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Looks like good friend Jim Renaud has started himself a new music blog - in which he shares his various (good) taste and hilarious stories like this one. It goes without saying that I highly recommend you start following him along right away. The title of the blog might make you apprehensive but the content will keep you there. The EYE M SICK blog does a good job of providing insightful writeups on LOST episodes and maybe, just maybe, providing a bit of insightful speculation about the references being made and what the writers may really be getting at. It's along the same lines as the Doc Jensen weekly insights but not quite as lengthy... still a worthy read tho.

Friday Videos - Mar. 5th, 2010

Hit or miss? You decide. Here's the playlist and the breakdown....

• Gary's Mattress - most racist commercial ever? More than likely but the man is just trying to sell some mattresses!
• Power Mix Dance Party 1991 - I don't expect anyone to subject themselves to the entire 8+ minutes of this but I think it's worth a peek both for the attire and for the actual music. The early 90's are now twenty years past and it really shows. Via Paige.
• Trololololololo - this guy has basically been all over the Interwebs lately and I'd be remiss if I didn't share. You've likely seen it by now but give Mr. Trololololololo a go if you have not.
• Pink Terror - from Mike Barzman. It's sorta like A Glorious Dawn but with way more Stephen Hawking and slowed down violence. Approved.
• DSi Depth - apparently this is the new rage in Japan and I'm curious to see more of it. Some faux depth created using the DSi camera abilities.. pretty awesome.
• Pedigree Dogs at 1000 FPS - slow motion dogs catching treats? Yes please.
• Zach Galifianakis interviews John Wray - or vice versa. I'm still not over Zach G's interview style.. always a fun little treat.
• Predators dancing - I think that title says it all. It's in need of a better music overdub but the imagery is undeniable.
• Police Safety - if you are currently producing a safety video of some kind know that, eventually, it will be viewed as hysterical as this. Well, maybe not quite this absurd but it seems that all these safety videos end up being hilariously terrible given enough time.
• Dog vs Balloons II - methodical killer.

BONUS

• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - starts off strong.. ends a bit lackluster.
• Penguin Books iPad vision - books are dead, long live Book Apps.
• Gorillaz - Stylo - I guess I don't really know the "story" of the Gorillaz because they seem to be missing a member and one of them is a robot now. Regardless, it's a super well done piece of 3D work.. particularly given how creepy the Gorillaz members themselves look as "real" beings.

Have a great weekend!!!

Ferris and Kelly Studio Visit

Fecal Face took a little studio visit with Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall. The images are great and there's even a video to go along with it.

Be sure to check the new Ferris prints at the bottom of the page - the Tuff Taco vs Burger vs Pizza series is hilariously great.

Movie Trailers to watch, enjoy and critique

The trailer for The Exploding Girl seems to push all the buttons on the typical "indie romance" setup - a friendship that could be more, quirky moments, a ton of quotes regarding emotional performance and an unknown issue that may or may not rear its dramatic head at some point during the film. The thing is, it works.. totally hooked and want to see it. I doubt it will have the quiet moments it seems to have in the trailer but it's a nice thought. This is the sort of wacky movie setup we've all been missing as of late - one actor (Edward Norton) playing two parts.. and carrying the film in doing so! Sure, we had Adaptation with Nic Cage but this is a comedy and it looks all sorts of wacky. As much as I enjoy Edward Norton that is something hilariously unbelievable whenever he plays a character with a thick southern / redneck accent.. regardless, I'll probably still see this. Watch the trailer for Leaves of Grass.

Unhappy Hipsters

New single serving blog Unhappy Hipsters has been making the rounds and I suggest you partake. The images could be construed as humorous on their own but you really must read the captions in order to get the full effect - some hilariously great entries.

Via Arlo and several others.

The NASA Puffin

I'm all for futuristic travel techniques as much as the next guy but reading up on this NASA Puffin Project really raises an eyebrow of doubt. If it's meant for military means, it seems like a waste of R&D because we've already got unmanned drones that can surely do just as good of a job. If it's intended for personal use, it's a recipe for disaster because there's no way that people are going to be better at flying single-occupancy helicopter vehicles moreso than they are cars; and we have plenty of car wrecks as it is. I'm chalking it up to a dumb idea that will likely never get off the ground (pun intended).

On the bright side, at least we get this hilarious video demonstrating its potential.

Friday Videos - Jan 22nd, 2010

This weeks videos are less insane / obscure and more just enjoyable in their own right. Hope that's alright. Watch them here or in the embed above.

• We Got that B-Roll! - this is probably old to most people but it's new to me. Hilarious.
• Exit Through The Gift Shop: A Banksy Film - there's a lot of Shepard Fairey in the trailer but I suppose when no one knows what you look like, you have to feature other people rather than yourself. It's a great trailer and I can't express how much I want to see this.
• I'm Here - theatrical trailer for a new Spike Jonze short film. It's oddly sponsored by Absolut Vodka but they seem to have a track record with sponsoring weird things so it's not that big of a deal. Looking forward to this finding its way to the Internet in its entirety as well.
• Adult Swim Offer to Conan O'Brien - today's the last day of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien.. Adult Swim offers him a home with them. Ridiculous.
• LOST: Flight 815 in Real Time - no spoilers here.. just a fan made film compiling all the footage from the various seasons to show what was going down with Oceanic Flight 815 before, during and after it crashed.. in sequential order. Not so much funny as it is a treasure for LOST fans. Via Jeremy.
• The 100 Cheesiest Movie Quotes of All Time - it's ten minutes long but there are some real doozies in there.

Bonus - watch this.. silly but an entertaining rollercoaster of emotion.

Have a great weekend.

Friday Videos - Jan 8th, 2010

Starting off the new year right with some quality entertainment. Watch the playlist or the embed above..

• Greenscren Grandmas - the idea behind this is hilarious enough as it is but the noises the two of them make is off the charts. I'm laughing with them, not at them.
• Dog eats Dan's New Heart - despite never having seen the show I was under the impression that One Tree Hill was a drama. With that in mind, this is probably the funniest thing I've seen from TV in a long long time.
• Turkish Star Wars Training Montage - At first I thought this was just a parody having nothing to do with Turkey or Star Wars.. but then I verified the existence of it with this. The music is an overdub but the montage is real. Very very real.
• Incredible Tape Measure Tricks - yes, they're fake but they're well done and entertaining enough.
• Atomic Bomb Underwater Explosion - this is almost incomprehensible in terms of the amount of energy being expelled..
• Jan Pehechan-Ho - courtesy of Mohammed Rafi and KMS, this should be your new soundtrack for the weekend.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening

Take a moment to watch the "Sheets" video from the forthcoming Aziz Ansari release, Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening. There's some NSFW language but it's hysterical and worth losing your job over.

Related: Follow Aziz on Tumblr and Twitter.

Also related: Follow Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel as well.

Forget about using Twitter to keep up with people you actually know.. it's best served as a tool for incoming hilarious blurbs.

Friday Videos (Mid-Week Christmas Edition) - Dec. 23rd, 2009

It's that magical time of year again when the Internet pretty much stalls out entirely for a few weeks and the amount of new content free flowing your way actually subsides to an alarmingly slow level. With that in mind, this will be one of the last posts of the year for me until 2010. There's probably one or two more left in me but maybe not.. we'll see. Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Christmas, a Happy New Year and partakes in some hardcore R&R.

Today's playlist and the breakdown...

• Nintendo 64 Kid - yes, you've seen it. Yes, you need to see it again. The box scratching is out of control hilarious.
• Jingle Cats - What Child is This? - sit through the whole thing. No scrubbing through it or skipping, really experience the Jingle Cats! Everything from the looped cat videos, the insanely poor blue screened dog, the almost demonic pitch shifting and the absurdity of the concept in general is just too perfect.
• Sledding Accident - very AFHV style but I won't deny the appeal of those. Also, I'm fairly sure I've personally done this a load of times.
• Welsh Corgi Puppies - because your heart needs warming.
• Fozzie and the Snowman - sadly this cuts off a little prematurely but Muppets make Christmas just right.
• The Christmas Song - the video is not really something to watch but I was reminded this past weekend how great this song is.

If you're still in need of some Christmas video goodness - be sure to look at last years Friday Videos and BetaMaXmas to fill the void. Oh, and don't forget these tunes that you need in regular rotation.

Merry Christmas!

Digital Short: Tizzle Wizzle

Say what you will about SNL as a whole but the Digital Shorts are, hands down, the best part of the show. The Lonely Island guys honestly rejuventated the show and it's great to partake in their offerings. The latest, The Tizzle Wizzle Show, is ridiculous, absurd, hilarious and a bit psychotic. A kids show song with the line "The pills take hold of your mind and flesh / Your brain is strong, you don't fear death" is just my kind of humor. If you haven't seen it yet.. enjoy.