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Sunday, May 31, 2009

The Fans Of Gabe Bondoc

Spintown News:
Today's blog post is a little different. Normally I feature popular YouTubers & popular viral videos that have to do with music or dance. Today I'm featuring the fans of 1 YouTuber...Gabe Bondoc. Gabe recently posted a video in which he sang the male part of "A Whole New World", and asked his fans to sing the female part. After going through 175 video responses looking for new talent to follow I decided to feature some of his fans. Not only will I be posting some of their video responses, and other videos from their pages, but a few even recorded brand new versions of "A Whole New World" at my request. I hope you enjoy this post, because I'd like to do more blogs like this, and I really hope Gabe appreciates the fans & the talent some of them displayed in response to his video.

PS: Sometimes YouTube Doubler can be a pain in the butt. So you might need to refresh the page or come back later if a video isn't working.

Kim Tran
Kim is still relatively unknown on YouTube (kimtraaan), but I'm guessing that could change if she keeps on singing. If you like her duet below I suggest you go subscribe to her channel HERE. Kim responded quickly when I contacted her about doing this, and she seems like a very nice girl. Keep in mind that I ran the video she sent me through 2 different applications that screwed the audio up a bit. Listening to her videos on her channel gives you a better idea of how incredibly talented this young lady is.

Make sure you follow the directions below or the videos will not be in sync. If you're reaction time is a little slow the videos may be a .5-1 sec off. So be QUICK, and hit the play button right as the #'s change.


To see these videos at YouTube Doubler CLICK HERE.

Sheila Pacariem
Sheila is just starting to grow a fan base on YouTube (mz8o8gurl), and now has over 2,000 subscribers. I'm hoping that number grows by at least a couple if you watch this duet. Sheila is used to singing duets, as it's something she does frequently on her YouTube channel. You can subscribe to her channel HERE, and see more of Kim & Sheila in the BOTR section below.


To see these videos at YouTube Doubler CLICK HERE.

Solis1112
This YouTuber decided not to sing at all. Instead he decided to make a mash-up video of Gabe & another YouTuber who is used to singing the male or female vocals...Nick Pitera.



SirhcEz
Out of the 175+ video responses that Gabe got, most were young girls. (shocking I know) There were a few guys that posted responses though. Chris did a pretty good job considering he was singing the female part.



noddonnoddon
Don is another guy that decided to sing the female role with Gabe (not that there's anything wrong with that :p ), but I featured him for his creativity more so then his voice. Good work Don.



James Story
I had no plans to feature a video not related to Gabe today. I subscribed to Kim & Sheila though, and Kim posted this sweet video just the other day. I thought I'd show you yet another reason to go subscribe to her channel.




Best Of The Rest:


1. This is a link to Sheila's original response to Gabe's video. CLICK HERE FOR A Whole New World

2. This is a link to Kim's original response to Gabe's video. CLICK HERE FOR A Whole New World

3. YouTuber 'mnmdot' has a great voice, and said she was going to send me a video for today. However it didn't get here in time for me to include it. I sent her a message saying I'd gladly feature her video another day if she still got it too me late. Hopefully she comes through, because she can really sing. CLICK HERE FOR Dot

4. This is another YouTuber who didn't get their video to me in time. Hopefully she'll send it so I can feature her another day. CLICK HERE FOR CarisseIris

5. Here's the last of the YouTuber's who said they would send a video, but got side tracked. If all 3 of these YouTuber's send in their videos late, I'll do a PART 2 of this blog post. Let's keep our fingers crossed. CLICK HERE FOR babynadz

6. I tried contacting YouTuber 'mmmich', but had no luck. She must like Gabe though. She's been a YouTuber since 2005, and her video response was her first video. CLICK HERE FOR Michelle

7. Sheila Pacariem does a song that I think I've featured more times then Miley has said "Yall". CLICK HERE FOR The Climb

8. Kim Tran covers a One Republic song. CLICK HERE FOR Stop And Stare

9. Kim Tran covers an Alicia Keys song. CLICK HERE FOR No One

10. Sheila Pacariem does a Keyshia Cole song. CLICK HERE FOR I Remember

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Charles?

Spintown News:
Do you want to animate a brentalfloss music video? Even better, would you like to be paid to do so? If you've got some skills, go bid on a job I just posted at iFreelance. CLICK HERE FOR Job Description The song has never been heard before, and you would be credited in every way possible for your work. Only artists who have the required skills need apply, and those who give an example of their work as described in the description will get serious consideration.

Charles?
A little while back I posted a dancer doing a funny dance to Taylor Swift's "Love Story". This is the only other video I've found including that dancer (Charles). If anyone else knows where to see more videos of him please let me know.



Baby One More Time
Ten Masked Men decide to do a death metal cover of a Britney Spears song.



Storm Serenade
YouTuber 'liamkylesullivan' breaks out a new character for us, but I still like Kelly better.



Lynfred
Here's a great original song written & performed by Tommy Knox.



Poker Face
YouTuber 'alekseyvanin' does a sweet rock cover of this Lady Gaga song.



Lion Toaster
I think I'll still buy mom a Blendtec blender for her birthday...we already got a toaster...



Skullcrusher Mountain
There are a number of reasons to like Len aka 'jawboneradio' on YouTube. #1 He's the producer of a weekly podcast I enjoy called "Jawbone Radio". #2 He's the talented artist behind Monster By Mail. #3 He's a Jonathan Coulton fan. #4 He's from Ohio...even if he does live in Cleveland... In this video he draws Dr. Brandon, Monkey/Half Pony & Scarface from Jonathan Coulton's Skullcrusher Mountain.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Youtrax.TV has been going downhill lately. This week the show features Lil Miss Keys & Celeste Kellogg. CLICK HERE FOR Show 19

2. I agreed with 2 of these 'Top 5 Summer Jams'. CLICK HERE FOR Sergio's White Hot Top 5

3. This is from the same people who made the Lion Toaster video above. CLICK HERE FOR The Herring Horde

4. Jess Delgado & Bryan Underhill take on a Death Cab For Cutie cover. CLICK HERE FOR I Will Follow You Into The Dark

5. This is the first time I've linked to a Chad Vader video. Chad sings a little diddy near the end of the video. CLICK HERE FOR Training Video Disaster

6. Here's the latest video from David Sides. CLICK HERE FOR It's Yours

7. Sarah LaMantia covers a Taylor Swift song. CLICK HERE FOR Crazier

Friday, May 29, 2009

Ice Cream Fight

Spintown News:
Brent Black sent me the final version of the song he wrote for me. Now I've got to get some pictures & clips together for the animator doing the music video...

Ice Cream Fight
DJ Goodwill shows us what it looks like in slow motion when a hot chick gets hit in the boobies by a scoop of ice cream. Boobies & ice cream...best combo ever...



Three Wolf Moon
If any of you are stumped as to what you should get me for Christmas....(XXL)



Eurovision Song Winners 2009
Catchy Little number from Norway that won this years Eurovision Song Contest by a Mile from any other Country



Fairytale
YouTuber 'singindork888' covers the Alexander Rybak song in the previous video.



Girls Rock A Giant Piano
This brings back memories of the movie 'Big'...still one of my all time favorite movies.



iPod Touch Commercial
Phillip Chbeeb & Moon put together this cool commercial featuring their tutting skills. By the way Phillip was on 'So You Think You Can Dance' tonight. You had better be watching the show if you're a dance fan. It's by far the best dance show on TV.



Floss Blues
Floss and JBoogie play the blues!




Best Of The Rest:


1. I started off the featured videos with hot chicks, so I think I'll start off the BOTR with another hot chick. CLICK HERE FOR Pole Dancer

2. Charlie should probably avoid a career in dance. CLICK HERE FOR Challenge: Hoedown Throwdown

3. Natalie should probably take the same advice I gave Charlie. CLICK HERE FOR Challenge: Hoedown Throwdown 2

4. Kata Hay performs one of my favorite Cyndi Lauper songs. CLICK HERE FOR Time After Time

5. Here's the latest video from David Choi. CLICK HERE FOR We're Trapped

6. Thia Megia made a wise choice by doing this Jeff Buckley song. CLICK HERE FOR Hallelujah

7. Can't say I'm supportive of the message, but this video has been hot lately. CLICK HERE FOR Sex With Ducks

Thursday, May 28, 2009

7 Things (ASL Song)

Spintown News:
I'm sorry my review of Song Fu 4 Round 1 is late. I forgot to put the CD I burned into my car before I left for work yesterday. So I just finished listening to everything in the car today. Anyways my review is in the BOTR section, with links to my favorite songs. To listen to all the songs, and vote on your favorites CLICK HERE!

In other news Brent Black sent me a demo for the song he's writting for me. He recorded the first 1/3 of the song, and wanted me to greenlight the rest of the song if I liked the demo. I LOVED the demo so hopefully in the not too distant future the entire song will be recorded. I'm talking with a couple animators who might be willing to animate the entire song for YouTube as well. I've got someone I'd really like to hire in mind, but I'm waiting on him to respond via e-mail at the moment. The big problem is I can't afford to pay much, so we'll see what happens.

7 Things (ASL Song)
These ASL songs rock, but why pick a Miley Cyrus song to cover?



NYPD Studio Demo
I feel a little less dirty after watching this, then the typical pole dance video that I post.



Outta Here
Olivia Thai does an Esmee Denters cover.



Butter Poo
I think I'll be laying off the butter for awhile...



Nuki Nuki
Here's the latest Gummy Bear song.



I Can't Tell You Why
Ana Free covers The Eagles in her latest video.



Immunize
Give it up for the The Nortorious P.I.G. featuring Lady N1 & Lil Boobonik.




Best Of The Rest:


Here's a reminder of what the Challenge was for Round 1 of Song Fu this time:

Write a song from the perspective of an inanimate object. This inanimate object must have no moving parts. Also no computers, no objects that look like living things, either human or animal (i.e. a statue, an action figure, etc.), and no celestial objects (i.e. the sun or the moon). Your song can be in any style you choose.

That’s it. The only other directive is that your song must run no shorter than 1 minute 45 seconds.

I was really disappointed that Molly Lewis didn't get a chance to submit a song for the first round of the competition. On the bright side a lot of the new competitors turned out to have talent. There wasn't much that stood out to me as being a great song, but almost all of them were entertaining. It seemed like most of the songs had something about them I really liked. Whether it was a good story, creative lyrics or just a good tune. Like I said though, few put it all those elements together in my opinion. Here's my top 10 picks from Round 1, for whatever it's worth:

1. Jarrett Heather - Trapped Inside Your Sofa

2. Caleb Lee - How Man Years Bad Luck If You Break A Mirror's Heart

3. AudioMohel - Hubcap Without A Home

4. Denise Hudson - Leave The Stone Alone, Yep

5. Lex Vader - Just A Rock

6. Edric Haleen - All For This Moment

7. "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson - Noose

8. Jeremy Pierson - Your Welcome Mat

9. Sara Parsons - Throw Me Away

10. Tom Milsom - The Raincoat's Lament

Well that's my top 10. If I was to sit here & think about it a little longer I might switch a few around, but these were definately my favorites for the round. There were a couple songs I'd like to make honorable mentions, because I really enjoyed them as well. Mike Lombardo - Rock Song & Andrew Thomson - Someplace 2 Land: Bush's Flight Suit's Lament

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Complaints Choir

Spintown News:
I saw Walt Ribeiro tweet about the Complaints Choir on Twitter yesterday. It's old news, but something I don't think I ever mentioned in this blog. So today I'm featuring some of my favorite videos this project has produced. You can see more at their website.

Philadelphia Complaints Choir



Chicago Complaints Choir



Birmingham Complaints Choir



Singapore Complaints



Penn State Complaints Choir



Sointula Complaints Choir



Canada Complaints Choir




Best Of The Rest:


1. The features are done, but here's a couple more complaints. CLICK HERE FOR Juneau Complaints Choir

2. Last one for the day, you can visit the website I mentioned if you want to see more. CLICK HERE FOR Gabriola Island Complaints Choir

3. Getting tired of people complaining? There's nothing to complain about in this pole dance video. CLICK HERE FOR UsLaGirl

4. Kina Grannis does a John Mayer cover. CLICK HERE FOR The Heart Of Life

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

2 Girls 1 Cup Rock Cover

Spintown News:
Go check out the songs from Round 1 of Song Fu 4. CLICK HERE FOR Fu-Ness I'll be listening to them to & from work Tuesday picking out my favorites.

2 Girls 1 Cup Rock Cover
Besides the reaction videos, this is the best thing that has come from that sick video being uploaded.



Part Of The List
Marie Digby does a Ne-Yo cover.



Gentlemen Don't
Gabe Bondoc sings an original song. FYI: Gabe is somewhat involved in an on going Spintown project...even though he doesn't know it yet.



What Are They Gonna Do?
I loved this song by Jonathan Mann, and it's about a subject that should concern us all.



Little Bribes
Ross Ching made a great unofficial music video for this Death Cab For Cutie's song.



Broken
This is a great song & video from Eg White.



Code Monkey Dance Montage
Emily (Code Monkey Dance Girl) Mark convinced Jonathan Coulton to include a montage of fans doing the Code Monkey Dance on his DVD. I sent in a video of myself doing about 1/3 of the dance so I could be included in the montage. Here's the finished video, right from the DVD. I know I look like a twit & I'm a terrible dancer by any standards, but it was fun. I'm the first & last person shown in the video, and I'm credited first. The entire DVD is incredible so go buy it, or buy some of JoCo's tracks by going to I-Tunes or his website HERE. You can see the original Code Monkey Dance & other great dances on Emily's YouTube channel HERE.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Warner Bros has released a new red band “preview” from the upcoming Todd Phillips‘ comedy The Hangover. It's scenes from the film, but not quite in the form of a traditional trailer, set to Mike Tyson singing a rendition of Phil Collin’s “In The Air Tonight”. CLICK HERE FOR In The Air Tonight

2. 'MrsAmandahBerkowski' has some issues. Why would anyone think this is a good idea? CLICK HERE FOR EarthQuake

3. YouTuber 'singindork888' does a Gary Jules cover. CLICK HERE FOR Mad World

4. Wow...here's another YouTuber that has some issues. CLICK HERE FOR More Issues

5. I love YouTube because otherwise I would have never heard of people like Andrew White. CLICK HERE FOR Walk In Light

6. I have a feeling you'll be seeing more of YouTuber 'kimtraaan' around here. *hint* CLICK HERE FOR Forever

7. Two Blokes, Two Ukes have been busy lately. New videos have been coming out, and they supplied me with a track for my next Pain For Laughs video. CLICK HERE FOR Hungry Heart

8. Here's an original song from YouTuber 'daniellesmagic'. CLICK HERE FOR The Forecast

9. This isn't a bad mashup video. CLICK HERE FOR Cookie Monster vs Ragga Twins

10. YouTuber 'adrianholovaty' just uploaded a solo acoustic guitar instrumental of a Billy Joel song. CLICK HERE FOR Uptown Girl

Monday, May 25, 2009

Don't Stop Your Screaming

Spintown News:
I'm expecting to have a Song Fu 4: Round 1 review ready for you for the Tuesday blog post. Might take until Wednesday if I get busy, but I expect to finish in time for Tuesday.

Don't Stop Your Screaming
This is the second parody of this song that I've posted in the last 2 days.



Dick In A Box - Side By Side
Ever watch the viral video "Dick In A Box", and think it would be better if they were dressed up as furries? I didn't either, but someone did. CLICK HERE FOR The Furry Version Only



The CCC Anthem
This isn't my favorite Jonathan Mann song, but it's very interesting to listen to the song, then go watch him create the song. CLICK HERE FOR Creation Process



Pole Dance
YouTuber 'UsLaGirl' isn't a bad girl...she's just misunderstood.



Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat: True Hollywood Story
Let's learn a little more about one of our new favorite memes.



What Song is This? Part 4
Can you guess the song this guy is singing? Oh, and he's singing it backwards.



Boom Boom Pow
Asher Roth cover the Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show on the 12th of May.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Let's get sensually specific tonight, baby. CLICK HERE FOR Anatomically Correct Slow Jam

2. It's time for my favorite highlights from the latest episode of Britains Got Talent. This kid has such quick movements...if he gets some real training, in the future he'll be amazing. CLICK HERE FOR Aidan Davis

3. I'm a huge Aerosmith fan, so the name helped this band out with me. Then the added surprize after the performance made it totally postworthy. CLICK HERE FOR Air-O-Smith

4. I thought this was going to be better then it was, but I did chuckle when they made Simon dance. CLICK HERE FOR Faces Of Disco

5. Walt must be pretty busy, but here's your first music lesson in over a month. CLICK HERE FOR Flavor Chords

6. Did you guys see Adam Lambert's duet with Susan Boyle? CLICK HERE FOR Supernews!

7. They're the soundtracks of our lives! Our shattered, devastating lives. CLICK HERE FOR Divorce Albums Of The 1980s

8. This is an original song from YouTuber 'kataandtheblaze'. It's not bad, but Hank Green's song 'I Know' is much better. CLICK HERE FOR I Know

9. Here's the most recent 'Inappropriate Soundtrack' video. CLICK HERE FOR Awakenings

10. Two Blokes, Two Ukes do a Flight Of The Conchords cover. CLICK HERE FOR Albi The Racist Dragon

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! WITH LYRICS

Spintown News:
Sorry I missed a couple days, but I have some words of advice. Next time your doctor tells you to finish off all of your antibiotics even if you feel fine....do it. I thought my strep throat was gone, but it came back with a vengeance because I didn't finish my meds.

Since I didn't post for a couple days I do have a ton of great videos backed up to share. Today's post is really good, don't skim, watch all the features...

Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! WITH LYRICS
Brent did a great job with the most recent 'WITH LYRICS' video. Now do me a favor, and go tweet Brent to make a "Life Force WITH LYRICS".



World Of Dance 2009 Pomona
Mr. Fantastic blew my mind when I first saw him on 'So You Think You Can Dance', and he's still doing it. Some of these moves are sick, and if you guys didn't know, the new season of 'So You Think You Can Dance' started last week. You should be watching if you like dance.



Ulcerative Colitis: A Song
Hank Green sings a song about a disgustingly funny & serious subject.



Musical At The Airport
I love it when musicals just spontaneously start while I'm waiting on a plane...



Don't Stop Believin'
This is now my favorite Nick Pitera YouTube video.



Outta Here
David Choi teams up with Amy Kuney to cover an Esmee Denters song.



Love Story
I love funny dances like this. I wish Emily, the Code Monkey Dance Girl, would make a comeback.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Kris Mark does a Marques Houston cover. CLICK HERE FOR Sunset

2. Kina Grannis does a Missy Higgins cover. CLICK HERE FOR Where I Stood

3. Erika David does a great job with this cover. CLICK HERE FOR Roc

4. Nalts retired from his day job so he can continue to exploit his kids on a full time basis. CLICK HERE FOR Lip Sync

5. There's dozens of pong shot montages floating around the web, but once in awhile you see one that stands out a little. CLICK HERE FOR We Came To Play

6. YouTuber 'singindork888' sings us a little Coldplay. CLICK HERE FOR Fix You

7. YouTuber 'hexachordal' shows us Google isn't perfect. CLICK HERE FOR Translate

8. YouTuber 'chestersee' took on a Kings Of Leon song. CLICK HERE FOR Use Somebody

9. Tommy Knox thought he would share his own take on the song. CLICK HERE FOR Use Somebody

10. Sungha Jung does a great Cyndi Lauper cover. CLICK HERE FOR Time After Time

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Consequence 3

Spintown News:
Things have been super slow during the past 3 days online. There's just not a lot of great content coming out right now, so you're getting a mini-blog today.

I do have some good news though. I've got a great idea for a blog in which I'll be collaborating with multiple talented (yet mostly unknown) YouTubers. I've already had 2 agree to help me out, but I don't expect to actually post anything until the end of the month. Until then you'll just have to wait, but I might drop a few hints about what's going on during the next 9 days.

Consequence 3
I've always loved "Bitter Sweet Symphony", and I thought this was a pretty cool idea for a video.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Here's Jennifer Chung singing a Ginny Owens song. CLICK HERE FOR If You Want Me To

2. Ever felt like writing a song about flapping your lips together? Probably not, but somebody did. CLICK HERE FOR Slow-Mo

3. Jordan Casanova does an amazing job with this jazz solo. However the video quality really bites, the limbs get distorted with every quick movement during the routine. CLICK HERE FOR Kill The Lights

4. Alyssa Bernal recently got over a case of the Oink Barf, but she's officially back now. CLICK HERE FOR Poker Face

5. It's really cool that HappySlip & Kevin Jumba are giving to charity, but I wish Christina would sing a little more often. She doesn't sing much in this, but I'm hoping some of you will go request more music from her. CLICK HERE FOR Let It Shine!

6. Randolph Permejo jams with AJ Rafael & friends 1 last time before his big move. Good luck Randolph. CLICK HERE FOR Stand By Me

7. YouTuber 'liantal' is healthy again...my prayers have been answered. CLICK HERE FOR Heartless Freestyle

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Re: Your Brains (ASL Song)

YouTuber 'CaptainValor' takes on another Jonathan Coulton song.



YouTrax 18
This time YouTrax features singing group Ahmir.



Walking Away
Kina Grannis sings another beautiful original song.



More From Miss Poledance Australia
Here's another video from 2006.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Here's the latest cover from YouTuber 'singindork888'. CLICK HERE FOR Fix You

2. Here's a guy who knows how to pop. CLICK HERE FOR Popin' Pete

3. This is a cool video uploaded by Charlie Bucket. Not really about music, but it has a decent background track. CLICK HERE FOR Fluid Sculpture

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

My Everything

Spintown News:
My live Jonathan Coulton DVD came in the mail yesterday. I just finished watching myself do the code monkey dance with other YouTubers on the DVD...how freakin' sweet is that?!

Brent Black (brentalfloss) sent me the first complete draft of lyrics yesterday as well. So progress is being made with that project. I should be getting a couple more songs from YouTubers this month for Pain For Laughs videos. Going to be very busy in the near future editing...

My Everything
This is the official music video for this Randolph Permejo song. Cathy Nguyen is his duet partner in the video.



Lily
I thought this was a cool music video from Grand Rose Band. It's also a pretty good song.



Get Happy
Here's a VideoSong from Jack Conte that I forgot to post. There's another VideoSong in the BOTR section as well.



Jam Wow
Here's another Sham Wow remix.



I Miss You
Here's an original song from YouTuber 'tsud123'.



Learning To Fly
YouTuber 'JeimusuJones' sent me an e-mail yesterday saying he should have a MP3 for Spintown very soon. It'll be used in a 'Pain For Laughs' video. Until then here's his latest original song.



Miss Poledance Australia 2006
2006 was a good year for poledancing...




Best Of The Rest:


1. Here's the other Jack Conte VideoSong I mentioned above. CLICK HERE FOR Out Of Nowhere

2. Here's another video of that street performer I featured yesterday. CLICK HERE FOR Step On My Trip

3. Here's another video from YouTuber 'TheGentleSurprise'. CLICK HERE FOR Couldn't Get It Right

4. Here's the latest cover from YouTubers 'Two4One'. CLICK HERE FOR Sober

Monday, May 18, 2009

Jaw Dropping Street Performance

Best street performance I've ever seen hands down. Thanks to Zadi, from Epic Fu, because I saw her tweet this yesterday.



Lola
TheGentleSurprise covers The Kinks, with the help of David Ingram (Guitar) & Dave Bamerger (Bass).



Super Mario Bros 3 WITH LYRICS!
Normally I would have made this the number 1 feature for the day. But I missed Brent's tweet about the new video being out, and I just discovered it. Since it's been out awhile already I figured I'd drop it down a notch. Still a great video, my bad on being late with it.



Naked French Girls
I hate little black boxes soooo much.



Poledance 2008
A lot of people seemed to like the poledance video from yesterday, so here's one from last year.



Kids Group Dance
These kids can dance, but the video editing was a bit annoying.



Why I Hate Danny Gokey
This is a funny little rap I thought yall might enjoy. (no comments on the "yall"....I know I'm a redneck)




Best Of The Rest:


1. Want to see how a serious news show covers a new trend in music back in 1981? CLICK HERE FOR 20/20 Hip Hop

2. Danger Mouse releases blank CD-R to spite EMI. Props to Danger Mouse for the creative screw you. CLICK HERE FOR Blank CD-R

3. Here's the latest cover from David Choi. CLICK HERE FOR Waking Up In Vegas

4. YouTubers "moymoypalaboy" are usually good for a laugh. CLICK HERE FOR Chorizo Burrito

5. Sungha Jung is so good it annoys me. In this video he covers an Alex Kabasser song. CLICK HERE FOR Slababaska

6. I still haven't decided whether or not I like Kata Hay enough to stay subscribed to her. I'll probably wait awhile to see what else she has to offer. CLICK HERE FOR Womanizer

7. It's hard to screw up this Leonard Cohen song. It's just a great song to cover, and YouTuber "ReinaDelCid" does a good job. CLICK HERE FOR Hallelujah

Sunday, May 17, 2009

The Punch Out Rap

Spintown News:
Song Fu 4 has officially begun. The challengers have all been revealed, as well as the first round challenge. CLICK HERE FOR List Of Challengers

I was disappointed to see that Hank Green & Jeff MacDougall weren't in the competition this time around. Hank did an incredible job in his first attempt in Song Fu 3, while Jeff is always one of my favorites. However Molly Lewis (Song Fu 3 winner) is back to defend her title, and new comer Tom Milsom will probably add a lot to the competition. There's a lot of new faces in the competition, along with past favorites like Mike Lombardo, so it looks like a pretty good mix of talent.

The first challenge seems pretty easy by Song Fu standards:

Write a song from the perspective of an inanimate object. This inanimate object must have no moving parts. Also no computers, no objects that look like living things, either human or animal (i.e. a statue, an action figure, etc.), and no celestial objects (i.e. the sun or the moon). Your song can be in any style you choose.

The Punch Out Rap
Because of the new Punch Out for the Nintendo Wii, there's been a lot of new Punch Out related viral videos going around lately.



DuckTales Theme Gone Horribly Wrong
You know I'm going to feature a parody of an 80's cartoon theme song given the opportunity.



Cute Girl Has Amazing Beat Box Skill
It's rare to find a girl beatboxer...especially a cute one.



I Love Delis
YouSuck and The Landline bring you this parody music video about deli sandwiches. Featuring and written by Travis Helwig, Kevin Mead, and Darren Miller.



Miss Pole Dance World 2009
This was the Encore performance.



Greg Pritchard
After listening to Greg on Britain's Got Talent, did anyone else think of YouTuber Nick Pitera?



Cool Hand Luke - Inappropriate Soundtracks
I love these Inappropriate Soundtracks. Ending with another Punch Out viral video is a good way to finish off the features for today as well.




Best Of The Rest:


1. These guys are just as paranoid as CNN, MSNBC, etc... CLICK HERE FOR Swine Flu Skank

2. Here's yesterdays song from Jonathan Mann. CLICK HERE FOR Old Man Sleeping By The Side Of The Road

3. This kid is 12, and has more that 90,000 subscribers on YouTube. He'll be able to retire before he's 21 from making YouTube videos. CLICK HERE FOR Sungha

4. If you haven't figured it out yet, Saturday is the day I go through the Britains Got Talent clips that have gone viral during the week. CLICK HERE FOR Shaun Smith

5. Street performers are usually pretty cool, but the 1 man bands are usually my favorites. CLICK HERE FOR Jord Peck

6. YouTuber 'oliviathai' wants to be on America's Got Talent. CLICK HERE FOR Her Audition

7. How this lady can justify embarrassing her family like this is beyond me. CLICK HERE FOR Frankie Siragusa

8. These 3 guys weren't very good, but they gave everyone a good laugh on Britain's Got Talent. CLICK HERE FOR Dreambears

9. This video posted by Kat Forsyth is hot if you like nerd chicks. My only complaint is that she's wearing too much clothing. CLICK HERE FOR Kat Forsyth

10. I just subscribed to Jessica Sanchez on YouTube. Here she does a cover with Sean P. CLICK HERE FOR Dead And Gone

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Know Your Enema

Spintown News:
Today Brent Black aka brentalfloss sent me some lyrics for the song he's writing for me. Looks like he's starting to make good progress.

Know Your Enema
Peter Coffin does a great job doing a Green Day parody. On a side note though: Peter you Tweet too much at times...pace yourself. :D



Blame It
This is a great Jamie Foxx/Barack Obama spoof. You'll see some cameo appearances from a few other famous YouTubers as well. Lisa Donovan, Cory Williams, Tay Zonday & more.



Poker Face
The Shures & Nick Pitera do a Lady Gaga cover together. Nick's voice is incredible in this video. A lot of the time it's too girlie, but not in this video.



D.C. Sleeps
This is a great video from Phillip Pacman Chbeeb. The choreo is by PacMan, Dominic (D-Trix) Sandoval & Hokuto "Hok" Konishi.



Anger (Better Than Despair)
I loved this original Tommy Knox song.



Single Ladies
This YouTuber did 2 "Single Ladies" dances. The original got a ton of views, but the one I featured is the better video. CLICK HERE FOR His Original



Band Of Horses, The General Specific
Who do you think does the better Video/Song: Julia Nunes or Jack Conte?




Best Of The Rest:


1. Here's yesterday's song from Jonathan Mann. CLICK HERE FOR If You're Going To Do It (Do It Yourself!)

2. This Elevator: Season Three promo has me excited to see some elevator humor. CLICK HERE FOR Promo

3. This is a really cool video. CLICK HERE FOR InfinIty

4. Batman has really let himself go, but at least he's picked up a few awesome dance moves. CLICK HERE FOR Fat Batman

Friday, May 15, 2009

Live Jonathan Coulton & ASL

First Of May
Jonathan Coulton is great about doing stuff with fans. Remember back when Emily (the girl who created the Code Monkey Dance) got to dance with him onstage? Well now another YouTuber who created something for one of his songs is performing live on stage with him.



I Love Bayside
Here's a parody of the "I Love College" video. Man I feel like watching some Saved By The Bell now.



Bo Burnham On Late Night
Bo Burnham recently performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Hopefully this video gets to stay up awhile before YouTube yanks it for a copyright violation.



Unicorn In C Major
You'll never look at Unicorns the same way again...



No Safe Way
I figured this video is a good way to stay on topic with the blogs theme, and provide a short PSA.



Second Chance
Here's the latest cover from YouTuber 'singindork888'.



Part Of Your World
I wish more YouTubers would cover Disney songs. Gabe Bondoc does a great job with this one.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Written for Albert and Barbara. These two maintained a long distant relationship after meeting in Rome. Barbara had to stay in Italy while Albert had to come back to LA. They stayed connected through Skype and would take every chance they could to see each other. Eventually Albert proposed, Barbara said Yes and YouTuber 'chestersee' wrote this song. CLICK HERE FOR From LA To Rome (The Wedding Song)

2. Oh those japanese...they be crazy. CLICK HERE FOR Rocket Launch

3. AJ Rafael & AHMIR do a nice collab together. CLICK HERE FOR I Thought She Knew

4. Two Blokes, Two Ukes AKA 'browian01' on YouTube recently sent me a cover of the Pain For Laughs theme song which will be used in my next video. These 2 videos should tide you over until then. CLICK HERE FOR What I'd Say & CLICK HERE FOR Stand By Me

5. You don't have to speak the language to enjoy this video. CLICK HERE FOR Black & White Remix

6. This is a great lyrical routine choreographed by Rebekah Meinert. Unfortunately the original song had to be replaced because of a copyright claim. CLICK HERE FOR Group Dance

7. I didn't expect to post a video about Mount Rushmore today...but you never know what you'll come across on YouTube. CLICK HERE FOR Bohemian Rhapsody

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Realistic Love Song

Spintown News:
Well it's finally here. You can now order the Jonathan Coulton live DVD online. I'm excited because I was told they would include a montage of fans dancing the Code Monkey dance. I sent in a video of myself doing the dance so I could be on the DVD. CLICK HERE FOR More Details

Realistic Love Song
YouTuber 'SuperSecretProject' uploaded a video that I promise will make you lol...multiple times.



Jake And Amir
Amir cracks me up in almost every episode of this web series. I love it when there's an episode that I can feature here.



Preshow
I already linked to these next 2 videos, but I had a couple people ask where to find them. Apparently not everyone reads the Spintown News section. So I decided to feature the entire Rhett & Link Concert that was recently held in Fairfield, Ohio.



Show
This is the second half the the concert.



Janeane Garafalo Naked
Don't worry, Janeane Garafalo is never shown naked in this video.



Skullcrusher Mountain
Acappella group Larger Rhythms does a great job with this Jonathan Coulton song.



Imbeciles
I liked this original song by YouTuber 'coomadoug'.




Best Of The Rest:

I Can Haz No Extraz.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

I'll Be Here

Spintown News:
Sorry I missed yesterday's blog, and sorry this is late today. Just been busy...

I'll Be Here
Here's the latest original song from Mia Rose.



Baby Man
This kid was born cool.



As I Lay Dying
YouTuber 'SSblind73' performs a nice drum solo.



Knifeman
The Bronx probably had a fun time shooting this music video.



What's The Name Of That Song?
I stumbled upon one of my all time favorite moments from Sesame Street the other day.



Money
These 15 year olds do a great job with this dance choreographed by Jimmy Peters.



Rhett & Link Highlights
This is the second video from the live Fairfield, Ohio concert that YouTuber 'jghue' has posted.



When You Go
Jonathan Coulton plays When You Go at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN. I know this is old, but it's a slow day, and it's one of the few JOCO songs I've never featured.




Best Of The Rest:


1. Not bad for a bunch of 13 year olds. This was choreographed by Jimmy Peters, Sarina Flores, Kym De Los Reyes, Deanna Ciotti & Erik Saradpon. CLICK HERE FOR Billion Dollar Baby

2. Mike Lombardo covers a Ben Folds song. CLICK HERE FOR B**** Went Nutz

3. Here's a video from Fabrizio, my favorite accordion player. CLICK HERE FOR Taxi Driver

4. Molly Lewis decided to sing a Beatles song with her mother for Mother's Day. CLICK HERE FOR Two Of Us

5. Here's the latest from YouTuber 'shiowchi'. CLICK HERE FOR Viva La Love Story

6. Nathan Wills just produced his first track using Pro Tools. CLICK HERE FOR Prosession

7. This is a beautiful dance, but unfortunately the orginal track has been replaced because of a copyright claim. Reguardless, it's a incredible lyrical solo performed by Brittany Brewer & choreographed by Jimmy Peters. CLICK HERE FOR Vienna