holiday gift guide: for the music lover

’tis the season for fashionable gift giving! This year, I decided to skip the grouch factor and get in the mood. So as a friend, I’m here to help you find the best gifts to give. Welcome to the 2012 Miss Whoever You Are Holiday Gift Guide.

First up - the consummate music lover. We all have that friend whose love of music goes beyond a song or two. They’re the friend you know will go to whatever concert with you, they play/sing/are in a band, and - after a brief tryst with a musician myself, I can vouch for this one - live and breathe music. Give them something that will amplify the bass to Olympic proportions (1), is portable (2), and can turn their home into a personal arena (4). Of course, you can always be the friend who gives them an entire collection (3, 6, 9) or the newest to hit the charts (5, 7, 8).

1. SOL REPUBLIC Anthem Tracks HD On-Ear Headphones // 2. iPod Touch // 3. “The Studio Albums 1968-1979,” Joni Mitchell // 4. Bose® - SoundLink® Wireless Mobile Speaker // 5. “Unapologetic, Rihanna // 6. AC/DC The Collection // 7. “Red,” Taylor Swift // 8. “Babel,” Mumford & Sons // 9. The Notorious B.I.G. Greatest Hits