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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

• Monday Listening: My Morning Jacket live

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/18/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Start your week off with some live My Morning Jacket

• Ranking The 20 Artists Who’ve Had The Best Second Acts In Music History

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/15/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  One of my latest UPROXX pieces- ranking the best second acts in music

• GoT Plot Line Power Rankings: Week Five

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/12/2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Week Five of this season’s Game of Thrones Plot Line Power Rankings

• Drop the Mic: I Can Smell Summer! edition

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/12/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Summer is the air and it’s a playlist to celebrate

• Best of the Mallet Brothers Band

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/07/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  A playlist of Giddy Up America’s favorite songs from the Mallet Brothers Band

• Making Lemonade from Lemons

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/07/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  A review of the new Spencer Albee album, Mistakes Were Made,’ told via Wes Anderson .gifs

• GoT Plot Line Power Rankings: Week Four

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/05/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Week Four of this season’s Game of Thrones Plot Line Power Rankings

• There When You Need ‘Em

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/04/2015 • ( 0 )

  

  In anticipation of the HBO doc, Montage of Heck, looking back at Nirvana

• Driving Song or Campfire Song?

  By Ryan O'Connell on 05/01/2015 • ( 1 )

  

  A review of the new Mallet Brothers Band album and a song by song guide via the Situational Listening Companion