This is the 3rd episode of this series, and this time we get to learn about a dancer on YouTube. Sasha (or kyaaakya) is gaining some popularity by recreating jpop & kpop dance routines on YouTube. Not only does she dance, but she reaches out to the YouTube community to make some really cool collab videos. She's entertaining & family friendly so please check her channel out.
Sasha's Profile: YouTube Channel: kyaaakya Joined YouTube: September 11, 2006 Channel Views: 219,000+ Subscribers: 2,544 Blog: Choco Blog
f(x) - Chu This is Sasha's most recent upload on YouTube. I like the editing done for this video a lot. (Original Dance)
Morning Musume - "Songs" This was a really cool project in which Sasha had other YouTubers create a dance to a song. Then she took all their dances, and made an entirely new dance. The video on the left is the collab video, and the one on the right is just Sasha dancing the entire thing.
SHINee - Love Like Oxygen Sasha dances the part of Minho in this video.
Morning Musume - Naichau Kamo The video on the left is a collab that Sasha created, while the video on the right is Sasha doing the entire dance. (Original Dance)
This is the best Mario viral video I've ever seen. Basically 4 gamers get together & perform Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now".
Pretty Fly Lip Dub I've seen 2 of these massive college lip dubs now, and this is definately better then the first.
Modern Warfare 2: Rick Roll This is such a great Rick Roll. It's only a little disappointing because the guy who gets Rick Rolled apparently has never heard of a "Rick Roll".
The Plum Song This "is the newest music video created by Omodaka, the Japanese experimental electropop group that describes itself as a "mutational fusion of music and motion graphics." It features the voice of folk singer Akiko Kanazawa and art direction by Teppei Maki, and pays homage to the Edo period (1603-1868) red light district in Tokyo called Yoshiwara."
Pencils, Pulp Fiction & Guitar This is a strange way to cover a song, but entertaining.
Only Watch The First 90 Seconds You've been warned...don't come running to me if you can't follow directions.
The last challenge over at Song Fight was titled "She Already Knows", and I predicted that efemjay would win. Or at least that was my favorite entry. Well I was wrong, and Don't Tell Betsy got the win. I had it ranked 3rd, and it was a good track. There's a whole new batch of songs over at Song Fight, so I suggest you go pick your favorite song for the current round. My picks are listed below:
Voted For: (Right Click "Save As" on the artist's name for a MP3 of their entry.)
Making music out of everyday items & sounds...there's been so many of these videos lately.
Let's Talk About Sext My parents were too uncomfortable to really ever give me "The Talk". I don't think they could have brought up this topic either.
Household Jam Session The MysteryGuitarMan & DeStorm teamed up for a cool collab.
Speidi Free The Venetian Princess uploaded a parody of the Britney Spears song "3" yesterday.
Bad Romance Well it looks like The Shures have changed their minds about the whole interview thing. Last few attempts at contacting them I got no response. They may be backing out of the interview, but I still like their music & videos. Enjoy their recent Lady Gaga cover.
The Sexy Pilgrim If only history classes were this entertaining.
Spintown News: Well the voting for Song Fu 5: R1 is now over, and TMA member Joe "Covenant" Lamb walked away victorious. I'll list the top 10 vote getters below, and put the people I voted for in bold. I got 4 of the top 5 right, so I must have a better ear for this then I thought. Right Click "Save As" the top 5, if you want to listen to those songs.
1. Joe Covenant Lamb - #297 Mr. Tom Furby (191 Votes) 2. Sara Parsons - #573 Miss Miriam Poisonblisters (145 Votes) 3. Chas Lilly - #567 Mr. Angelo Openjaw (131 Votes) 4. Josh Holober-Ward - #422 Mokey (95 Votes) 5. Jason Morris - #019 Thomas Ashley Innersun (70 Votes) 6. Kylie Petto - #141 Devil Anse Doubledirt (59 Votes) 7. Gorbzilla - #414 Nick Nolte (57 Votes) 8. Jeff Fardink - #623 Jenna Frogtalker (56 Votes) 9. "BucketHat" Bobby Matheson - #139 Mr. Genuine Hissfurther (48 Votes) 10. Jubilee Jews - #487 Lady Antonia Oddpolyps (47 Votes) 19. Jonathan Mann - #612 Mr. Barry Screwskull (29 Votes) I really thought Jonathan Mann's song would get more votes. It was a good song, but I think his fans may not have voted because he posted his video for the song way before voting started. I'm sure he'll come up with another good song for R2, hopefully he'll get more votes then. There were 35 total songs entered in R1, 754 people voted, and you could vote for up to 5 songs. Go HERE to listen to all the R1 songs, and go HERE for a lot of other R1 goodies.
Lean On Me Nick Pitera sings the "Glee" version of Lean On Me....with himself.
Thanksgiving Song The girls from Whatever Hollywood sing us a little diddy about what it's like to be on the west coast for the holiday. I'd really like to interview these girls for season 2...
Two Worlds Collide Ft. Reba McEntire This SNL Digital Short is alright, but SNL is still only a shadow of it's former self.
This guy took his dull job, and turned it into an art.
Binoculars Julia Nunes decided to feature a bunch of her fans in her latest video. If you pay close attention you'll see Wade Johnston, Lauren Fairweather, Jack Conte & Nataly Dawn.
Eighth Wonder This is the latest music video from Lemon Demon.
Lost In Space It was such a slow day that I didn't even include a "Song Of The Day" section. Hopefully this will tide you over awhile.
You You You This is probably the most annoying song Tay Zonday has ever sang. I like Tay, but this was hard to listen to.
2 Blondes, 1 Web Cam You know it gets old writing video descriptions for girls shaking their asses....so just watch.
Laser Engraver Plays Mario Theme Just when you think you've heard every possible type of cover for a videogame tune...
"600 photos of a stuffed monkey, traveling across the world at 12 frames per second, to the tune of Jonathan Coultons song: Code Monkey." - YT video description
(Too Many Minorities) Not My Water Park South Park is offending people yet again, but I think this song is pure awesome.
Jason Segel The Swell Season perform a song with Jason Segel on 11-18-09. I just thought the guy was an actor?
Punch Out Rap I used to love this video game, but I could never beat Tyson. I could get to him almost every time, but he always kicked my butt.
Penn State Blue Band Halftime Show This was performed on 10-10-09 at the Eastern Illinois game.
I Want A Goat This was a funny "I'm On A Boat" parody done for charity. For more information on the charity click HERE.
Spintown News: The 2nd round challenge for Song Fu 5 has been announced HERE. You can still vote on your favorite 1st round song for another day or so. Currently TMA's own Joe "Covenant" Lamb is in the lead...with a couple other TMA members in the top 5. w00t!
"That’s right - a song about a number. It can be any number, and it can be describing or representing anything. The number you choose will be the title of your song. The song can be in any style you’d like. Your song must run no shorter than 1 minute."
If you aren't following Walt Ribeiro's "For Orchestra" project you should be. If you listen to THIS recent "Code Monkey" cover, you'll probably become a Walt Ribeiro fan in less then 30 seconds.
Pink Glove Dance "Our employees put together this video to generate breast cancer awareness throughout our hospital system." - YT Video Description
2 Year Old Touched By Michael Jackson And not in the creepy way you're probably thinking after reading that title...you pervert. This video actually made me tear up a little. MJ released a number of songs that really moved me when they first came out, and knowing those days are gone for good is saddening. Watching this kids reaction will make you smile in the end, but if you're a fan like me, you'll be a little sad as well.
I Wanna Sex You Up: The Literal Video Version @SeanieMic sent me this "Literal Music Video" that he did. It's not my favorite, but it's not bad either. If you want to learn more about "Literal Music Videos" CLICK HERE to see my interview with the guy who created the first.
Rest This Heart I found a new YouTuber I really like. This is a good song & video, and I plan on posting more from Lana in the future.
Dances With Wolves: Inappropriate Soundtracks These always make me smile.
Shop Theme I'm a bigger fan of these videos then an actual fan of Ocarina Of Time....that's where this song is from...
Spintown News: We've gone a few days without a 'normal' blog post here. I did a Song Fu review blog & posted a Frank Bell themed blog over the past 2 days. So to get back on track I've got a great blog for today.
OK Go: The Making Of "WTF" Music Video If you haven't seen this music video, you should definately check it out HERE.
Generative Music This was an interesting episode of Rocketboom.
Lady Gaga vs. Christopher Walken vs. Cartman This is definately one of the top remixes I've heard all year...top 3 hands down.
Abby Never I originally posted this Mike Lombardo (TMA co-founder) VideoSong with my Song Fu R1 review. However a couple more Song Fu videos were posted shortly after so I took it down & added the Song Fu videos. So I had to repost this since it's probably my favorite song that he's written.
Me And My Dick Act 1 Part 1 I you enjoyed this first video as much as I did, you'll click HERE to see the whole musical.
Girl Murders National Anthem ...and it was not a quick painless death either...
I think I discovered Frank shortly after he posted his song "The Penguin" onto YouTube. I've been a fan since, and I'm thankful that he was willing to sit down for a couple minutes to answer some questions.
Music By: Sammy Kablam Opening Animation By: "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson Len Peralta Will Flip Your Face At: Flip Face I'm going to keep an up to date playlist of all the interviews I do HERE. (Frank did get a "Fred" question similar to Dustin's, but decided to skip it. I'm going to guess that he's too nice a person to say anything bad about someone, and that's why.)
Frank's Profile: Main Website: http://www.frankbell.net/ YouTube Channel: Faure45 Joined YouTube: September 08, 2006 Channel Views: 300,487 Subscribers: 6,219 Twitter Account: @frankbellmusic MySpace Page: frankbell You can also buy some of his work on iTunes.
Shades Of Grey Here's Frank singing one of his original songs.
Frank Bell 2 x 2 Originals 1. The Penguin 2. Red 3. Stuck 4. Nothing Last FOURever
Shy That Way Frank sings a Jason Mraz song with Meghan Tonjes.
Delicate Frank's most recent video on YouTube is a Damien Rice cover.
Frank Bell 2 x 2 Covers 1. Maroon 5 - Secret 2. James Morrison - Wonderful World 3. Ray LaMontagne - Burn 4. Sam Sparro - Black And Gold
Collab x2 Here's a couple more collabs from Frank. 1. with JR Ray - Soul 2. with Tim Sargent - Assurity
The Fu is finally back! After listening to 20+ Song Fight songs yesterday, I had to listen to 30+ Song Fu songs today. First off I have to say I was disappointed with the challenge for the first round. Here's the description posted by Ken Plume:
"Your first task is based upon the work of Friend-of-the-Stop John Hodgman - specifically, the “700 MOLE MEN” listed in his second book, More Information Than You Require. You’ll find the full list of “700 Mole Men” - and their descriptions - HERE. Your task is to choose one (1) and write a song about that Mole Man, based on the description provided by Hodgman. The title of your song will be the name of the Mole Man you’ve chosen, and its corresponding number on the list. You are free to write your song in any style that you choose."
This challenge gives the songwriters a lot of room for creativity, which is good for a first round challenge. However, I didn't think 30+ songs about "Mole Men" would have a lot of replay value. After the listening party, and listening to the songs a second time around Tuesday, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed most of the entries. I still don't think the songs have a lot of replay value compared to songs from previous rounds, but I was impressed nonetheless. I'm especially proud of all the fellow TMA members who participated. It'll be a little weird picking my favorite songs this time, since I know about half the people in the tournament. I'll give you the 5 I voted for, and maybe a few others I felt I should mention. If you're not mentioned, you shouldn't assume I didn't like your song. There's 30+ songs, and I can only pick a handfull. YouTuber sevinPackage will probably do a much more detailed review of the round at some point. I suggest you vote only after listening to all the songs HERE.
Honorable Mentions: 1. Gorbzilla - #414 Nick Nolte - The music in this song actually makes me feel like I'm in a dark, dirty tunnel with various mole men swinging pick axes all around me. If he would have picked a different mole man, or told a different story I would have voted for this song. For some reason I couldn't get into the story. 2. Steve Chatterton (TMA member) - #042 Miss Claudia Inward Burrowdown - I've always liked Steve, and this was just a fun song for me to sing along with. 3. Ian "2 Shades" Johnson (TMA member) - #145 Mandibular-Jaw Johnny - If a song can make me clap my hands to the music, that means I probably liked it right? Although I am white, so the frustration of not being able to clap in unison with the music might have kept it out of the top 5. ;D 4. Gifted Gear - #580 Old Man Hades - An a cappella song in Song Fu? Takes some guts, and I like it. 5. Lex Vader - #153 Permanent Unsex - The music is catchy, and that's why I liked this entry.
After listening to them all twice I narrowed my list down to 12 songs...then it got real difficult to narrow down any more. Props to everyone who participated, I look forward to more Song Fu'ness in round 2. Please listen to all the songs, and support these great artists. You can find links to their various sites with their profiles HERE.
Genuine Hissfurther, A Declarationist (#139) “Buckethat” Bobby Matheson (TMA member) made an awesome VideoSong to go along with his Song Fu entry. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
Mr. Larry Screwskull #612 Jonathan Mann actually posted this video a few days ago, but I wanted to save it for my Song Fu post. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
#145 Mandibular Jaw Johnny Ian "2 Shades" Johnson (TMA member) took long enough to finally make this video, but better late then never. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
#573 Miss Miriam Poisonblisters Sara Parsons (TMA member) is adorable, and this is another good Song Fu entry. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
#423 Red Johannes Schult (TMA member) teamed up with Susanne Wolff, and became Manticess. One thing is the same...Johannes kicks ars. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
#315 Mr. Dennimore Evercrouch This is a video that Peter Benedict made for his Song Fu song. Right click, "Save As" HERE for the MP3.
The last challenge over at Song Fight was titled "Welcome Home Frank", and I predicted that TV's Kyle would win. Or at least that was my favorite entry. Well I was wrong, and Erin K & Tash got the win...again. Last week they won with, what I considered, a subpar song. This time I enjoyed their song, and actually had them ranked at #4. There's a whole new batch of songs over at Song Fight, so I suggest you go pick your favorite song for the current round. My picks are listed below:
Voted For: (Right Click "Save As" on the artist's name for a MP3 of their entry.)
Spintown News: Been having some chest pains lately, don't know why. But it does get pretty bad at times, so if I miss a blog that's why. However, if I don't get any worse you can expect a Song Fight review on Tuesday & a Song Fu review on Wednesday.
The NaNoWriMo Song I liked this Kristina Horner music video because I know a few people attempting to actually do this.
Star Wars Gangsta Rap: Chronicles All your favorite Star Wars characters are spittin' rhymes like Young MC in this animated music video.
Hot Girls Plunging Billy Reid knows that it doesn't really matter what the song is about, as long as you include hot chicks in the music video.
Book Of Love Nataly Dawn covers a song from The Magnetic Fields in her most recent VideoSong.
Love Story This is a cute video, and to see more of the cute couple CLICK HERE.
Web Cam Dance Hot chick, tight pants, and a web cam... I wish I had some hot fans willing to dance while holding a "Spintown" sign. The bigger blogs/sites like Break & Phun manage to get great advertising from their hot female followers.
So far I've been very disappointed with the videos coming from "The Station" on YouTube. But this music video from Liam Kyle Sullivan is a step in the right direction.
1234 YouTuber "daiyel" does a great job covering this Plain White T's song.
Hot Chicks Love The Top Gun Song Well I don't think this guy is going to get lucky with this approach, but it'll definately make an impression.
Bucket Of Shit rathergoodstuff often posts some rathernastystuff on YouTube.
There's No Buisness Like Show Buisness I watched this movie last night for the first time in years. I remember it being good, but I had forgot how good. This is probably one of my top 10 movie musicals ever. Since it's another slow day, I thought I'd post multiple numbers from the movie. You can watch the movie trailer HERE. 1. There's No Buisness Like Show Buisness - Ethel Merman 2. Alexander's Ragtime Band - Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor & Johnnie Ray 3. A Man Chases A Girl Until She Catches Him - Donald O'Connor 4. Lazy - Marilyn Monroe with Donald O'Connor & Mitzi Gaynor 5. Heatwave - Marilyn Monroe
This video has been in production for a long time. Back when Brent & I were working on my video "Internet People 2" (check sidebar) I remember him saying that it had already been in production for a long time. It was definately worth the wait however, because it's probably his most EPIC video yet. Know Your Meme: Auto Tune This episode has "Weird Al" Yankovic as a special guest.
My Universe Revolves Around You Danny Tieger did a great job with this song & video.
Finger Tutting It's been a little too long since I posted a good tutting video.
Autotune The Meme Now that you know all about auto tuning, here's a recent viral video featuring the fad.
World Spins Madly On YouTuber 'doppimus' teamed up with Meghan Tonjes to cover this song by The Weepies.
Spintown News: I stayed up until 4AM waiting for Ken to post the 1st Song Fu 5 Challenge, along with the list of participants. He's not off to a good start as far as being prompt & making deadlines, but he finally got it done. Looks like the format will be the same as Song Fu 4, but I'm hoping the voting system is better (otherwise it'll be a joke). There's a lot of TMA members in the competition this time: Jason Morris, Edric Haleen, "Buckethat" Bobby Matheson, Russ Rogers (Godz Poodlz), Joe "Covenant" Lamb, Ian "2 Shades" Johnson, Sara Parsons & more. I'm also excited that I was able to get Jonathan Mann to join this time. You might know him as the Game Jew, seen his current project "Rocket Cookie Bottom" in which he's writting a song every day, or seen 1 of his various other web or TV projects. To view the complete list of challengers & find out what the first challenge is CLICK HERE. I'm hoping that more Song Fu contestants will sign up for "Too Much Awesome". I know we've already got 1 new member; Craig Richie.
Christmas Cash Fred Figglehorn has a new music video....and I have a feeling I'm going to lose a lot of repeat viewers by posting this crap.
Flute + Videogame = Win Cute nerd chicks rock, and this chick does it with a flute.
The Trooper Jonathan Faganello covers an Iron Maiden tune on a harp.
Dino Besides the Song Fu news, it's been a slow day on the superintertubes. You know what that means....it means I'm posting more musical clips from old movies & television. I'm going with my favorite singer of all time to start things off. In the first video Dean Martin & Ella Fitzgerald sing a purdy medley, and in the second Dean performs with The StepBros to show he used to be a hoofer as well.
Leslie Caron This clip is from the 1952 movie "Glory Alley". The movie itself is incredibly bad, and this short clip is about the only part worth watching. It's the 1st or 2nd movie Leslie did after Gene Kelly discovered her, and put her in "An American In Paris".
Eleanor Powell This clip is from the 1936 movie "Born To Dance". The movie isn't as bad as the previous one, but still not something I'd recommend. I didn't expect a fail with so much star power. Not only does the movie star Eleanor Powell, but it also stars a young James Stewart who sings & dances (badly) in the movie. Buddy Ebsen & Virginia Bruce are also cast members, but star power alone wasn't enough to make me want to see this again.
SNL isn't what it used to be, but I laughed pretty hard at Taylor Swift's monologue last Saturday.
Today's The Day Inverse T. Clown (TMA member) wrote a great song that Edric Haleen (TMA member) decided to do a cover of. It turned out great, and after watching you'll have to agree that it's Too Much Awesome.
Do You Wanna Date My Avatar "Truman State University's co-ed a cappella group, Sweet Nothings, performing Do You Wanna Date My Avatar from The Guild at A Cappella Fest 2009. Solo by Lisa Holmes." - YT video description
Lin-Manuel Raps For The President I'm all for edutainment done right, and this is a good example.
Glottal Opera This video is kind of gross. Somehow someone video taped 4 people's larynx openings singing opera.
Ten Thousand Bedrooms It's a slow day, so I'm including a couple clips from a Dean Martin movie I watched a few days ago. The movie wasn't great, but Dean Martin is by far my favorite singer of all time. Click HERE to watch the original trailer for the 1957 movie starring Dean Martin & Anna Maria Alberghetti. 1. Dean Martin - You I Love 2. Dean Martin - Only Trust Your Heart
The last challenge over at Song Fight was titled "Who Needs Sleep", and I predicted that The Ice Man would win. Or at least that was my favorite entry. Well I was wrong, and Erin K & Tash got the win. I didn't care for their track, didn't really even make my top 6, but you can decide for yourself if it's good or not. There's a whole new batch of songs over at Song Fight, so I suggest you go pick your favorite song for the current round. My picks are listed below:
Voted For: (Right Click "Save As" on the artist's name for a MP3 of their entry.)
