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Ryan harbors a constant fear of losing his keys, prefers flip flops and will always choose cereal if it's an option. He maintains his own blog, Giddy Up America and hasn't gotten a speeding ticket in over the year. He has previously contributed work to UPROXX & Heavy. Ryan is on Twitter: @ryanoconnell79

• Friday Listening: Live Rustic Overtones

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/18/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  A little Friday listening: Rustic Overtones live at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston April 19, 2008. The unofficial original line-up (Gutter, Roods, Ward, Zoidis, McNaboe, Noyes, Albee)  rocking out with that recently re-united band smell. Highlights are “Combustible,” “History… Read More ›

• You Know Who’s Awesome: Dave Grohl

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/17/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  Dave Grohl is awesome. Loving Wife says I have a man crush on him. I can’t disagree. 5 Reasons Why Dave Grohl is Awesome: 1. He’s having a blast and not afraid to show it…ever. 2. He wrote a song with Paul… Read More ›

• Meet Tim Riggins, the Sponge Bob Chia Pet

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/16/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  This is Tim Riggins. Tim Riggins is a Sponge Bob Chia Pet who lives in our office. Here’s Five Things You Should Know About Him:      1.) He is named after Tim Riggins from Friday Night Lights      2.) He came from the… Read More ›

• Enter the DRGN KING: a Philly Band on the Rise

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/16/2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Back in Philly, I stumbled upon the good fortune of writing about music for two.one.five. two.one.five was a Philly-centric arts & entertainment website that was the cousin of the elaborately awesome print version that had been kicking around hipster bowling alleys, hipster… Read More ›

• John Legend Wins! The Most Badass Song of the Year & Thoughts on Django Unchained

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/15/2013 • ( 4 )

  

  2013 is still young, it’s not even crawling yet, but at least one thing is already written in stone. John Legend’s song from Django Unchained, is easily going to be the most bad ass, smooth operator jam released this year…. Read More ›

• A Morning with Springsteen: A Few Hours in a Springsteen Spotify Wormhole

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/11/2013 • ( 2 )

  

  “Since you’re a Jersey boy now…” Kim, my darling wife, didn’t just give me Bruce, the new Bruce Springsteen biography by Peter Carlin, for Christmas, she included a note inside. The note more or less said that seeing as how I’m… Read More ›

• Super Awesome Happy Time: Best Albums of 2012 and Initial Thoughts on 2013

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/03/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Yes, it’s 2013- wonderful! But before we get too far into whatever gadzooks craziness that this year has in store for us, allow me one more look back at 2012. The Officially Official Giddy Up, America Best Albums of 2012…complete… Read More ›

• The President’s Podcast Will be Lame & More Predictions for 2013

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/28/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  For me personally, 2012 has been a great year and I find myself miles away from where I was a year ago…and I mean this both literally and figuratively. It is time to look forward, though. What does 2013 have… Read More ›

• You Were Right, World: Finally Watching Friday Night Lights

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/20/2012 • ( 8 )

  

  I have finally watched an episode of Friday Night Lights. I feel like I just drank Brita water for the first time or just discovered the Internet. Right off the bat, I’d like to thank Netflix and their genius online… Read More ›