10 Ponder ThunderAnt, which is what you get when you merge Sleater-Kinney with SNL. | Source

9 Read Joey Cape of Lagwagon telling the Edmonton Journal: “If we’re old school, what’s Minor Threat?” | Source

8 View a nicely-made six-minute mini documentary on No Idea records produced by Full Sail video production students. |

7 Check out “Balls,” the new record from the Yuppie Pricks, which we’d be remiss not to link to since their name so close to ours. Great album cover too — an homage to the Black Crowes’ banned cover for “Amorica.” | Source

6 Read Ronen Kaufman’s memoir about his time in the New Jersey hardcore scene. It’s called “New Brunswick, NJ, Goodbye.” He also has a cool podcast called “Issue Oriented” featuring outspoken proponents of the DIY movement. |

5 Get excited about the upcoming record from the Jealous Sound called “Got Friends” available via iTunes on 10.14. Of their last album, “Killing Them With Kindness,” SPIN said: “Emo for the rest of us — heartfelt guitar rock capable of punching you in the gut and patting you on the back.” |

4 Debate the 100 Greatest Punk Songs, including “Johnny Hit and Run Pauline,” which was by X, not A+. | Source

3 Grab this before the holidays: Rapping paper, featuring the lyrics from your favorite hip-hop hits. | Source

2 Bookmark Tom Gabel’s blog to read about his upcoming Butch Vig-produced solo record and other musings. Sample post: “There aren’t personal TVs in the back of the seats on this flight, what else is there to do? I finished reading John McCain’s book “Faith Of My Fathers” and surrendered to a drink. I read Obama’s book first, “The Audacity Of Hope.” It’s interesting to read the book of someone whom you’ve heard talk so much on television. Your internal reading voice is replaced by theirs. Obama and McCain read their books to me, I just turned the pages.” | Source

1 Watch Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the RNC. |

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