New Ted Leo, Bad Twitter Billboard, Holiday Songs, Dumb Runners and 2009 Most Popular Searches

Good Buzz: Ted Leo's debut CD on Matador Records will be called ‘The Brutalist Bricks" and will be available on March 9, 2010. Can't wait til then to get your Ted on? Well, read this and grab the following freebie below. I've been a big fan of Ted's since his Chisel days, he's a master of marrying the punk ethos and urgency with effortless melodic pop sensibility.

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists will be in Philly on Wednesday, Dec. 2, at The First Unitarian Church. Hope to see you there! Show Info

• Download MP3: “Even Heroes Have To Die”

MUST KNOW NOW! Is Twitter down or is it just me? Facebook down or just me? I need people to know about my busy busy morning right now!! Social media addicts check here: downforeveryoneorjustme.com

Good Question: "Has your favorite holiday song changed over time?"

Guilty! "Local TV learns the consequences of posting your breaking news tweets on an electronic billboard." (via @tvnewser):

10 Things You Don't Give a Shit About Anymore: Bing’s 2009 Top Search Terms: Michael Jackson Beats Out Twitter

Marathon Recycling: Runners are annoying for many reasons, I could and should build a website to list them all. One of my major peeves is all the self-centered race participants who carelessly toss their clothing on the side of the road at the beginning of the race and also during. "I'm important and rich, behold my discarded clothes laying at your feet! I need not these oppressive garments, do with them what you will! Pick up my packets of GU while you're at it!"

Listen, I'm a runner (and annoying) and I ran the Philly marathon and witnessed way too many of these wanton wastrels chucking their warm-ups over the crowd like it's some sort of serious runner ritual. I'd rather be freezing my underdeveloped calves off at the beginning of the race then part with even one piece of my limited amount of running gear because, A.) it's expensive and B.) Grandpa Daphne always said, "Waste not, want not... now get me another can of warm Schaefer from the back shed."

In years past, the majority of these clothes were put in the trash. Lovely. It's nice to know now someone smart and with a heart decided to collect the clothes and donate them to the homeless.

Put on Your Super Dancing Shoes: Marvel Cartoons of the 1960s with Music and Lyrics (via metafilter)

"We Built This City! Doot Doot! We Built This City... Un-Der-Ground!": Chairman Mao's Underground City

I Like This Kid: Corduroy Skirts Are A Sin