Favorite Modern Holiday/Christmas Songs »

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A bit tired of hearing Bruce babbling on about Clarence getting a new sax for Christmas? Us too. Here’s a holly jolly roundup of some little-known originals and some well-known classics done by some of our favorite modern (mostly indie) artists. Have a favorite tune you wish to share? Just Post a Comment (bottom of [...]

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 82: Giving Thanks for Everything That Deserves Thanks! Best Music, TV and Web Distractions of 2010 »

Topics: The Pros and Cons of Parades, Best Music of 2010, The Soup, Zooey Deschanel is the Worst, Great TV of 2010, Beatles, Todd has Sick Voice, Conan Needs a Little Help, Community vs. Modern Family!, Andrew Bird Really Loves Whistling, Dumb Spitting Wrestlers, Good Comedians, Unemployed Sidekick, eMusic Blows, New Sherlock Holmes! Playlist: Whole Sky Monitor, Paper Bird, Versus, Bad Plus

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 79: Listener Appreciation Show with Brad Sukala, Back to School Issue, iTunes Ping, New Stephen King, Oatmeal and ‘Our Bodies, Our Junk’ »

Topics: Listener: Brad! Back to School Fashions, Hot Oatmeal Action, iTunes Ping Review, iPhone Photographers, Growth Spurts, Thirst for New Music, Pop Country Radio Review, Chicago Transit Authority, Russ’s Dirtbag Mullet, Sax Solos Destroy Everything, Fishbone, The Dark Tower, Band from TV, Sufjan Stevens, Awesome Drummer Video. Playlist: Wow & Flutter, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Budos Band, Gemini

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Russ’s Favorite 20 Albums of 2009 »

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That’s right, Russ’s favorite. Not claiming to be an exhaustive list or a definitive list. So don’t tell me it was criminal of me to ignore the latest Jimmy Buffet album. It was downright heroic.

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 70: Holiday Special with Brian Seymour »

Musical Guest: Brian Seymour. Playlist: Dismemberment Plan, Sufjan Stevens, Brian Seymour, Centro-matic. Topics: Scott’s Mister Microphone, Jeff’s Made-Up Belgian History, Todd’s Perv Mustache, Brian’s Man Voice, Most Popular Holidays Albums, Top Songs of The Year, Billy Squier, Hall & Oates, Kings of Leon’s Very Bad Song, Chinese Music Fans, Feast of Seven Fishes, Ethnic Holiday Foods, Home Recording vs Studio Recording, Donut Thursday and Movie Talk!

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My (Bloody) Valentine’s Day List of Love Jams »

I don’t know much about “love” songs and I am definitely not a fan of the R&B love-making music (just seems a bit too silly for this white boy). That said, here’s a quick list of my favorite indie rock love jams (plus one classic rock gem):

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Best Romantic Indie Rock Video and Love Songs »

This got me thinking, “What is the most realistic video portraying teens in a boy meets girls story?” The answer: “Used for Glue” by the almighty and short-lived Rivals Schools .

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