It's Friday, Teen Advice readers. That means it's time for your weekly mixtape -- something to make your weekend a little bit better.

If you're new to this blog, Friday Mixtape is your space to share your excellent taste in music with thousands of other teens who read this blog. Learn about music you haven't heard of and launch your favorite musicians' names into the blogosphere.

Here's what to do:

1. Set your iPod on shuffle.
2. Write down the first 10 songs that come up on the list.
3. Share 'em here by clicking on the "Comments" link below.

Here'e my random list of 10 songs for this week:

1. Wicked Annabella - The Kinks
Cast Off Crown - Deerhoof
2. In The City - The Jam
3. Dayvan Cowboy - Boards Of Canada
4. Save Me - The Jesus & Mary Chain
5. Phanta -Le Tigre
6. Lives - Modest Mouse
7. Lightheaded - Pernice Brothers
8. Easy Living - Billie Holiday
9. Guitar Blues - Woodie Guthrie

Volunteering isn't just for goody-two-shoes types. It's a way to find out what you're really interested in and do some good int the process.

Some Seattle teens are putting a new spin on their local chapter of the Audubon Society, a nonprofit organization that's dedicated to helping and appreciating wildlife, especially birds. You can do something similar in your community -- or something completely different, whether it's helping kids learn to read, organizing a tree-planting program, or spending time with the residents of a nursing home.

It's Friday. It's the Teen Advice blog. It's time for your mixtape.

Yes, right here each Friday it's your chance to share your marvelous taste in music with thousands of other teens. It's a wonderful way to learn about music you haven't heard of and share your favorites with others, too.

Here's what to do:

1. Set your iPod on shuffle.
2. Write down the first 10 songs that come up on the list.
3. Share 'em here by clicking on the "Comments" link below.

Here'e my random list of 10 songs for this week:

1. Feel To Believe - Beth Orton
2. Cruising - Erase Errata
3. Silver - Pixies
4. 5.15 - The Who
5. Blundertown - The Birthday Party
6. Sweet And Dandy - Toots & The Maytals
7. Little One - Beck
8. Troubled - Land Of Talk
9. Rules Were Meant To Be Broken - Lyrics Born
10. White Composition - Darker My Love

Tobacco companies don't just make teens want to smoke, they make them want to smoke particular brands of cigarettes, according to a new study by the Office on Smoking and Health at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The researchers found that boys and girls tend to prefer different brands of cigarettes and that teens take in a ton of tobacco ads. Read the U.S. News & World Report story and let us know what you think by writing in the Comments section below.

It's Friday, Teen Advice readers. That means it's time for your weekly mixtape -- something to make your weekend a little bit better.

If you're new to this blog, Friday Mixtape is your space to share your excellent taste in music with thousands of other teens who read this blog. Learn about music you haven't heard of and launch your favorite musicians' names into the blogosphere.

Here's what to do:

1. Set your iPod on shuffle.
2. Write down the first 10 songs that come up on the list.
3. Share 'em here by clicking on the "Comments" link below.

Here'e my random list of 10 songs for this week:

1. Central Reservation - Beth Orton
2. Sing It Again - Beck
3. Blood On The Motorway - DJ Shadow
4. Too Many - Sloan
5. Boogie Down - MGMT
6. Audience Of One - Rise Against
7. The Classical - The Fall
8. Proper Lofi - Chris Clark
9. Anything, Anything - Dramarama
10. Wham City - Dan Deacon

Depression is a common problem among people both young and old, including teenagers. Especially teenagers, in fact.

A recent study at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School found that teens who watch a lot of TV have a greater risk of developing symptoms of depression when they become young adults. The findings indicate that the relationship between TV watching and depression is especially strong for guys.

Do you think TV and depression could be linked, or do you think that watching TV might just be a symptom of already being depressed? How can you best help a friend or family member who seems depressed. Sound off in the Comments section below.

It's Friday, Teen Advice readers. That means it's time for your weekly mixtape -- something to make your weekend a little bit better.

If you're new to this blog, Friday Mixtape is your space to share your excellent taste in music with thousands of other teens who read this blog. Learn about music you haven't heard of and launch your favorite musicians' names into the blogosphere.

Here's what to do:

1. Set your iPod on shuffle.
2. Write down the first 10 songs that come up on the list.
3. Share 'em here by clicking on the "Comments" link below.

Here'e my random list of 10 songs for this week:

1. The Fox in the Snow - Belle & Sebastian
Alienation - The Rapture
2. No Bulbs - The Fall
3. Train - Uncle Tupelo
4. General Hospital - Dr. Octagon
5. Trailer Trash - Modest Mouse
6. A Beautiful Thing - The Handsome Family
7. Hater's Anthem - Jean Grae
8. New Round - Beck
9. Miss America - Blur

McKay Hatch is a teenager who started a club (The No-Cussing Club) to help teens clean up their language a bit. It's been getting a lot of positive attention, but some very negative -- and violent -- reactions, too.

Why do you think the No-Cussing Club has generated such strong reactions in some teens? Do you think swearing is a big deal, or is it something to just deal with? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.

It's Friday. It's the Teen Advice blog. It's time for your mixtape.

Yes, right here each Friday it's your chance to share your marvelous taste in music with thousands of other teens. It's a wonderful way to learn about music you haven't heard of and share your favorites with others, too.

Here's what to do:

1. Set your iPod on shuffle.
2. Write down the first 10 songs that come up on the list.
3. Share 'em here by clicking on the "Comments" link below.

Here'e my random list of 10 songs for this week:

1. Still Light - The Knife
2. Rhinoceros - Smashing Pumpkins
3. Crash and Burn Girl - Robyn
4. Bad Harmony - Frank Black & The Catholics
5. Ghost Writing - Neko Case
6. Satellites - Parts and Labor
7. The Perfect Me - Deerhoof
8. Anonymous - Sleater-Kinney
9. Advert - Blur
10. London Girl - The Pogues

AlterNet.com has an interesting new story about virginity pledges and whether or not they are a useful thing for teenagers.

The author of the article argues that teens who take these pledges aren't any less likely to wait until they get married to have sex. What do you think? Join the debate by clicking the "Comments" link below this post.