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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

• The 31st Best Hey Oh! Song of 2013

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/13/2013 • ( 2 )

  

  We have a late arrival to the Best Hey Oh! Songs of 2013…”Collared Greens” by Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar.

• Heidi Klum, Roy Halladay, Bonnie & Clyde Walk Into a Bar

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/10/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Some things to think about on a snowy Tuesday- things like Gronk, Roy Halladay, Vance Joy, Bonnie & Clyde and Elijah Ocean

• The Kanye-Free Zone

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/03/2013 • ( 7 )

  

  Giddy Up America is now a Kanye-Free Zone.

• The Show Must Go On

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/02/2013 • ( 3 )

  

  A review of the new album by Rustic Overtones, Let’s Start a Cult Part Two

• The 30 Best Hey Oh! Songs of 2013

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/02/2013 • ( 8 )

  

  This is not merely a “Best of” list or a “Most Played” list. This is a list of the top 30 songs from 2013 that elicited a big ol’ Hey Oh! when I heard them.

• And the Award Goes to…

  By Ryan O'Connell on 11/25/2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Handing out season-ending awards for the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire

• Drinking Buddies: Scandal (first edition)

  By Ryan O'Connell on 11/21/2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Which character from Scandal’s first two seasons would be the best one to go out and do some drinkin’ with?

• For Your Ears, For Your Mind

  By Ryan O'Connell on 11/19/2013 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s Tuesday. Here’s something to listen to and something to think about.

• Kick Out the Jams: The Red Hot Chili Peppers Edition

  By Ryan O'Connell on 11/15/2013 • ( 5 )

  

  A playlist of Giddy Up America’s favorite Red Hot Chili Peppers’ songs