Geeks have come a long way since the era of pocket protectors, duct-taped glasses, and “Revenge of the Nerds”. The internet’s done wonders for dweebs with social networking sites allowing them to have a voice and style that was previously never seen or heard. With technology growing at a rapid rate, geeks will only become more… precious. So if you were one of those poor souls who had his head crammed down the toilet bowl in high school, now is the time to rejoice! Here are five reasons why it’s totally rad to be an awkward geeky dude. Read more after the jump!

Last week, Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” crushed the competition as it garnered 72% of the total votes. This week’s featured songs include joints by Destroyer, Guns N’ Roses, Neon Trees and collaborations from Kanye & Jay-Z and Dr. Dre & Eminem with newcomer Skylar Grey. Read Al Jones’ pics and see the videos after the jump!

When talking about the surf, sun, sand and sounds of summer – having plenty of smokin’ hot tunes are absolutely necessary to solidify the perfect season. COED spoke with Jared Watson – a founding member of Huntington Beach based band The Dirty Heads — and asked 5 quick questions that cover the basic necessities of being a super cool, red hot and wildly popular hybrid of rock, acoustic and hip-hop fun that is appreciated by everyone from coast to coast.

Funeral Party is an indie rock band that developed in an otherwise sonically hostile atmosphere of metal and hardcore music. The east LA suburb of Whittier California was more known for headbanging and growling anthems of the hard edged music scene, but these guys looked more towards classic sounds of new wave and contemporary indie and alt vibes. The combo is rather cool, at least how these guys pull it off. Modern danceable tracks that carry a subtle tinge of Blondie and Violent Femmes.

We embarked on a mission to track down the coolest new band, musical diversion, and just-under-the-radar sound you need to hear and we emerged with The Soft Pack. Their sound? Indie rock with traces of everything vintage and contemporary. A little surf and alt rock blended with, oh say perhaps a dash of the Violent Femmes, The Cure, Deathcab for Cutie, and Beach Boys.

We Are Scientists: Chick Lit

From the album Brain Thrust Mastery.… Click to read more