MC Frontalot: second-sexiest geek of the year? We're glad this Violet Blue person did not peruse the available evidence. Perhaps we can hide Front's obvious lameness long enough to for her to locate him and pick him up at a bar in the Mission while he's home over the holidays.

Did you catch Front's guest appearance in The OC last week? Keep an eye on Jeff's site, there may be a surprise in store.

Our friendly neighborhood MC is way the heck behind in his listening. The stack of things he wants to hear is tall and wobbly! But he just got done playing the new Whoremoans album and it is shit hot. We think you can go to the (ow! the pain!) myspace and click on the album cover under "sounds like" if you want to buy it, or elsewise suffer through the Snocap dispenser. Also on the shit hot list: Doug Cheatwood's new CD. Another confusing pathway to purchase. Figure it out and you'll be glad. In the queue for Frontal examination? The debut Grammar Club EP, the Dual Core records, the new Wu Tang, and everything from this year's Pitchfork Top 50.

Word of the year: w00t. Wait, word of which year? It is supposed that we pay the M-W people to be meticulous, not prompt. Also: not indubitably branded.

Front has gotten done with his new song "Final Boss," but none of you can hear it ever for any reason. Unless of course you wait patiently for the PA game, in which the song will be included. In the meantime, play this heart-breaking low-res art object game thing in which there are no bosses, mini, final, or otherwise.

To all the folks who wished Front a happy birth-a-ma-day this week: much appreciated! The final single from the previous album sums up his misery regarding the whole business. You are all very kind to continue to listen to his senile rantings and in coming out to observe his rickety stage antics.

Alert! There is a fresh new Nerd of the Week segment from those irrepressible scamps at the Nerdcore Rising The Movie project. Observe it.