10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Music Lovers

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6. DJ starter kit (prices vary)
All you need to get the party started are two nice turntables (Technics or Numarc), a mixer, some headphones and lots and lots of vinyl. "Every music fan should be lucky enough to know what it feels like to make a club full of people bust out singing to Meatloaf's "Paradise by the Dashboad Light" or The Beach Boys' 'Wouldn't it Be Nice,'" says Paste associate editor Steve LaBate, "to inspire a happy horde of drunks to get up and start shaking it to 'ABC' by the Jackson Five or 'Heat Wave' by Martha & the Vandellas; to drop the 'Sugar Bomb' at 1:30 in the morning with James Brown's 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag'; and to see everyone off at last call with the holy trinity of 'Purple Rain,' 'Free Bird' and 'Here Comes a Regular' by The Replacements. If you really love your music-loving friends, get them everything they'll need to be a local party DJ."

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7. Electronic Drum Kit Shirt ($29.99)
Everybody needs a shirt with a playable drum set on it! You hit the drums with your fingers and hear it through built-in speakers. It's really tacky but perfect for a dorky drummer.

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8. Chill Pill mobile speakers ($49.99)
This self-contained speaker system is perfect for your iPod or Zune. Plus it's really fun to just take it apart and pop up the speakers.

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9. Paste Digital VIP subscription ($47.40/year)
In addition to Paste's digital edition, Digital VIPs get monthly full-album downloads from some of our favorite emerging artists, weekly exclusive mp3s from the Live at Paste sessions, quarterly DVDs with music videos and short films, an exclusive t-shirt and more.

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10. Paste's Indie Rock Alphabet Book (Coming soon!)
Paste's first book is coming later this week. Check back for ABC awesomeness.