Bob Mould & Peter Buck covering Neil Young and Cheap Trick from a 1990 show in Georgia. Yup, it’s great.

The Posies – “Dream All Day” from Frosting on the Beater

Sugar - “Tilted” from Beaster

Why these two video relics from the 90s you may ask?  Because this lucky boy is going to see Mr. Mould & Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star)  in NYC tomorrow night at some fancy place called The City Winery.  Sure I’d rather them play at The City Beerery but that’s just hard to say and probably doesn’t exist… yet!  I’ll make do,  I’m sure they won’t mind me sneaking in a sixer of my favorite canned beer.

More Jon Auer: @jonauer

More Bob Mould: bobmould.com

Handy Site for Screw-It-Yourselfers: There, I Fixed It

Santastic: Very cool customizable “From Santa” video for the kiddies.

“It’s Funny Because It’s True”: Eight ways to kill an idea

Do They Know It’s Christmas? The Award-winning Canadian hardcore band Fucked Up has just released their star-studded remake of the Band Aid holiday classic. It features Andrew W.K., Bob Mould, David Cross, Ezra Koenig, GZA, Kevin Drew, Kyp Malone, Tegan & Sara & Yo La Tengo. It’s quite good. Grab it on iTunes.

Behold Our Domain! Russia unveils new Sochi 2014 Olympic logo, the first to include a URL.

Jawbox! J Robbins and Co. performed live for the first time since the 90s. Thanks to Hulu you do not have to watch the entire Mr. Giggles Show, just the good parts.  View Jawbox performance plus two bonus songs!

Your Positivity Positively Blows: Why Fake Optimism Is the Worst Way to Deal with Life’s Problems

Never Disappoints: National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009

See The Photos That Inspired The Art: Norman Rockwell’s use of Models and Photos

Mystery Science Theater 3000 is Back! Win Tickets to MST3K Cinematic Titanic Dec. 31! (compliments of Geekadelphia)

Cinematic Titanic, the new feature-length movie riffing show from the creator and original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000, continues the tradition of riffing on the unfathomable, the horribly great, and the just plain ‘cheesy’ movies of the past.

Living on The Edge: Clifftop Communities

When You’re About to Lose Your Marbles and Tell Entire Sales Team How Your Really Feel About Their Input: Don’t. Calm down, take a breath and think of this:

Big Phoot: Wildlife photographer Todd Marrone took a  Polaroid of a phanatic in its unnatural habitat.

Perspective: infoMania’s Ben Hoffman chimes in on the new Facebook:  F*ck My Facebook!

Top-notch Time Waster: “The 10 Best Aqua Teen Hunger Force Episodes” selected by the show’s creators.

This American Life – Live! Our pal Dave Hill will be performing with everyone’s favorite smart guy Ira Glass on April 23rd.

Ira Glass will host an actual episode of the radio program, performed onstage by some of our favorite contributors. Dan Savage, Starlee Kine, and Mike Birbiglia will tell stories. David Rakoff and Dave Hill will conduct a ‘special investigation.’ Plus a new cartoon by Chris Ware, additional visuals by Arthur Jones, and a very special appearance by Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! The performance will last around two hours. We’re going to capture the whole thing with a bunch of HD cameras, and send it live* to movie theatres all over the country.

More details from Dave>

Loving: Stephen Colbert Rips Apart Glenn Beck

The Comic Vs. Audience Comedy Show! Join Dave Walk and some very funny comics for a night of engaging and hilarious stand-up comedy on Monday, April 6h. Brought to you by the Philly Improv Theater and ComicVsAudience.com. More Info>

Bob Mould is Sad Again: “Ripped Out And Displayed, The Heart Of A Heart.” Sad stuff, but it makes for great music. Check out tracks from his latest  CD “Life and Times” he recorded for his Daytrotter session (Free downloads!). Sparse, acoustic brilliance. Bob is Philly: April 03, 2009, Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar. TIX here.

Louis C.K. USO Blog: Riveting words from a very funny man and an impressive photographer. He uses a Leica MP 35mm Rangefinder film camera. Nice.

The Big Picture Rarely Disappoints: Signs of Spring

Sehr Gut: German retro-futuristic group-dancing

Highly Recommended: Oh Canada! Sloan rocks.  I’ve been hearing about these power-pop lovin’ fellas for a long time but I never followed up and took a good listen until I heard them played twice on the Best Show on WFMU.  Thanks @scharpling for the enlightenment. Here’s a good start: “A Sides Win : Singles 1992-2005″

Nice Bit of Music: Iron Maiden’s  “Run to The Hills”  in 8-bit (via geekadelphia)

“King of Kong” Redux: Gaming champion Steve Wiebe will try to reclaim the Donkey Kong record on June 2.  (via popcandy)

Shush Shepard Shush: I think the more Shepard Fairey talks, the more he hurts his case.

TV Guideless: That unwatchable channel, made a little less unwatchable.

Gloom and Doom Break: Dog Makes Friends With Duck (via @waltpsu):

Currently Digging Hard: I cannot stop playing “Human(e) Meat” by the  Propagandhi (the entire album “Supporting Caste” is outstanding, might be their best yet). I sincerely well up when listening, the heartless slaughter and manufacturing of animals boggles my mind and boils my blood. Sorry, I try not to preach, but good lord…

Remember Friday Night Videos? You’d watch it back in the 80s after a six-hour D & D marathon waiting all night for “Subdivisions” by Rush? Sweet. Well since I don’t go out much on Friday nights, I figured I’d bring the show back, but will a lot less crap. Actually no crap. This will be much closer to 120 Minutes, with me as your unseen cyberhost, less handsome than Dave Kendall but a bit more fit than Matt Pinfield. You game? Here we go.

Let’s Go Back to Rockville!

A bunch of top-notch bands (new and old) are coming together for the big R.E.M. Tribute/Benefit concert in March. Let’s check out some of the bands on this impressive bill:

“Neverland” by The dB’s

“Sooner or Later” by The Feelies

“Not Too Soon” – Throwing Muses

“It’s Too Late” – Bob Mould

“Finally” – Glen Hansard

“Sitting Still” – R.E.M.

“Tidal Wave” by Apples in Stereo

Calexico – All Systems Red

“Never Believe” – Elf Power

The Notwist – “Good Lies”
CD: The Devil, You + Me
MP3: Download

Fucked Up - “Black Albino Bones”
CD: The Chemistry of Common Life

The Hold Steady – “Constructive Summer”
CD: Stay Positive

Stuyvesant – “Victorian Lawns”
CD: Linden Calling
MP3: Download

The Hush Now – “Traditions”
CD: The Hush Now

The Gaslight Anthem – “Great Expectations”
CD: The ’59 Sound

+/- {plus/minus} - “Subdued”
CD: Xs on Your Eyes

Dungen – “Marleras Finest”
CD: 4

Bob Mould – “Silence Between Us”
CD: District Line

Mogwai - “The Sun Smells Too Loud”
CD: The Hawk Is Howling

Ninja Gun – “Restless Rubes”
CD: Restless Rubes
MP3: Download

Deerhunter - “Nothing Ever Happened”
CD: Microcastle
MP3: Download

Parts & Labor – “Nowheres Neigh”
CD: Receivers

Jealous Sound – “Got Friends”
CD: Got Friends

R.E.M. – “Supernatural Superserious”
CD: Accelerate

Unwed Sailor – “Aurora”
CD: Little Wars

The Stills – “Being Here”
CD: Oceans Will Rise

Johnny Foreigner – “Salt Peppa & Spinderella”
CD: Waited Up Til It Was Light

Nada Surf – “See These Bones”
CD: Lucky

Fey is indebted to the hard-to-stomach Loren Michaels, true, but there is a point when you say, “Is it still funny, or just completely expected and lazy easy?” Now that the election is over, hopefully the impression is dead and buried, but once the SNL ratings go in the toilet again, she will surely get a phone call and a request to revive. Here’s to hoping she says no. Now onto her show…

30 Rock is a great show, fabulous! But it seems to be on the trajectory that has doomed many a fine comedy: “Let’s jam pack it with Big Name Guest Stars every week! Seinfeld! Oprah! Aniston! Jonas Brothers! The Pope! Awesome!” No, not awesome. The majority of stories that center on the guest stars are tepid, awkward and restrained, merely ego-stroking devices that take away quality air time from the insanely funny secondary performers.

Since we’re thinking out loud here, wouldn’t a few shows that are not Liz-centric also be refreshing? Methinks, yes. Give us whole show on Kenneth (again), Frank (please!), Jenna, Toofer (where’d he go?) or Pete, they’re all established comedians playing engaging characters who could easily fill 22 minutes worth of quality ha-has. An episode or two about office assistant Cerie (pictured) wouldn’t kill ya either.

Music Nerd Alert, Start Complaining Now: Philly’s 100 Greatest Songs of All-Time

Inside The DC Insider: Shrake’s Own Secrets of the 2008 Campaign!

Somewhat Predictable White Guy Mix: Dave Hill’s exceptionally good Mix Tape. For a less “predictable” mix, check out Bob Mould’s latest mix.

Marriage: Olbermann eloquently and emotionally gives his view on love, marriage and proposition 8. Kudos to Keith.

A Short History of the Bagel: The chosen food.

Yum! Top Chef: Season 5 debuts tonight (November 12th).  I’ll pick Ariane to be the first one booted.

Don’t Know You, But I Know I Don’t Like You: Lobbyist Jeb Mason (and your big dumb hat)

Holiday Shopping Idea: Thinking of getting  a holiday gift for your 8th favorite Philly web-based purveyor of nonsense? How’s about: NADA SURF “1994-2008″ Vinyl Box Set.

Web Dev Geek Tool: XRAY is a very cool web tool that lets you peek beneath the skin of any web page (see the code) right in your browser. Lots of great web tools and tutorial at www.westciv.com.

Let’s manage the hell out of some content! Philly DrupalCamp is coming to Philly! If you dabble in the Drupal, the premiere open source content management system and live in the Philly area, attend Philly Drupal Camp!

Clone Wars: Let the inferior Lego knockoff avalanche commence!

Secret Santa Simplified: www.elfster.com

Topics: Epcot, Dark Sky Parks, The Smurfs Movie, Scandinavia, Puppet Comedians, Daytrotter, Perfect Whopper Construction, Album Covers. Playlist: Bob Mould, Wolfkin, Vampire Weekend (Daytrotter Session), Say Hi, Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band and Ferraby Lionheart.

Preview: “That sounds like the worst trip anyone could ever go on.”

Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast44.mp3

Subscribe: iTunes

Website: www.usedwigsradio.com

Related Links:

• Daytrotter
• Dark Sky Park
• Isolation Tank
• Joe Rogan
• “The Smurfs” Movie
• “The King of Kong”
• “What I Should Have Said Was Nothing”
• Alex Steinweiss
• Mint.com
• Street Sketchbook