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Overrated Music, More Tim & Eric, Sad Alec Baldwin and Iron Man Fun in Philly »

Quite Possibly, The Greatest TV Show Ever: Tim & Eric, I mean “Jim and Derrick,” are all Turbo Fueled up and are X-tremely in your face with their tats, trucker hats and mad piercings… “Hey G4 and Fuse, you can suck it! There’s a new graphics-heavy, stoner-hip-hop-skater-slacker tech culture show in town!” View this: Awesome [...]

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UsedWigs Radio Podcast 51 with Nicole Brewer and El Vez! »

Guest: Nicole Brewer from CBS3 Philly! Interview: El Vez. Topics: Dated Olympics Talk, Stormtrooper Eating Habits, “Beauty Contests,” Geekadelphia, New Facebook, Philly Accents, Russ’s Africa Trip, Small Audiences, Todd’s Hair Update, Cologne, Polyphasic Sleep. Playlist: Bound Stems, Jukebox the Ghost, Spoonfork, El Vez, Johnny Foreigner.

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Google Chrome, Tim & Eric, Greg Giraldo, Ghosticorn and Underwater Photos »

Sorry Firefox, There’s a New IE Hater in Town! Hey designers and developers, you thought checking your code for two browsers on two platforms was a pain? Let the CSS hacks begin!
Google Chrome hopes to be your new web browser and more importantly, the catchall utility to manage your web experience and your life. Do [...]

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Video: “Restless” by Langhorne Slim »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElwMp0qK1xc

If you dig really sweet songs and enjoy videos of the whimsical nature featuring a wooden lumberjack, this one’s for you.
Download Free MP3: “Restless”
More Langhorne Slim:

Kemado Records
MySpace
UsedWigs Interview

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Friday Distractions »

Photos: Stunning imagery of Rage Against The Machine and the Iraq Veterans Against the War at the DNC.
Punk: If I wasn’t so lame, I’d book a flight to Chicago in October to attend Riot Fest and enjoy some killer bands: Lawrence Arms, All, Bosstones, Big Drill Car, Paint It Black… very impressive.
Web: Sorry kid, [...]

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Unearthed: “Smile” by Onelinedrawing »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0OuPCtKCQ

Have a good weekend. 

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Orangutans Rule, The Office Goes German and Philly Gets More Classic Rock! »

“Right Turn, Clyde!” I usually forget everything I read at night by the time I wipe the morning sleepies from my eyes, but here’s a little tidbit on primate intelligence that stuck with me:
“There is a saying among primate keepers that if you give a screwdriver to a chimp, it will throw it at someone. [...]

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Welcome Amy Grimm to The Team! »

It’s no secret the UsedWigs staff is a bunch of cranky older gents who don’t get out of the house enough, so we wisely decided to bring in some fresh blood. Please welcome Amy Grimm to the team with a big old cyber group hug!
Amy will be our “NYC Music Correspondent” (like that fancy title!). [...]

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China Calls in Sick to Work »

[beep]… “Um, hey (cough cough), I’ll be taking a sick day today. It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and I put in a lot of serious O.T.  with the “big show” and I’m like, just really wiped out, ya know. If I see another firework or drum or that Misty May whatever, I’ll seriously [...]

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