a new live coding platform to write dynamic music pieces in the browser!
Put another way, it's a text based interface where you write music instructions that change in real time. As you can see from Switch Angel, it also has just the right amount of visualizations to take it from boring command line interface to futuristic hacker style goodness.
Like any coding language, it looks confusing and foreign at first but as you learn the shorthand, it makes more sense. Switch Angel's narration (which must be practiced, it's too perfect) provides another layer of comprehension.
I am sure there are other Strudel artists out there but just Subscribe here and enjoy the recommendations that will now come your way. It's a treat every time.
Lots of bad news comin' at ya at all times. It's rough out there! You should consume it and make sure to take action where you can. You should also browse every jjjjjohn GIF available to you and enjoy the aesthetic of it all. Make sure to follow on IG as well. Here are some more distractions:
Everyone Dies - public access performance that takes a wild turn around 40seconds. Soak it in and enjoy it (spoiler alert: NSFW). There are additional performances worth watching too.
Coding Music for Cold Machines - frankly this deserves its own post but Switch Angel is a musician that uses a live coding environment called Strudel to make these compositions. The narration is intentional and the results are fantastic. It's ten minutes and it's consistently riveting. Ironically, well connected to Vibrations in its own way.
Professor crashes out over cheating students - 11 minute sketch that escalates in a way that you don't see coming. I know 11 minutes is a long time but stick with it. If you don't have time for that, watch the IG edit.
I also suggest diving into the whole Almost Friday account - lots of treats to be found.
My Pet Toucan, Chester - this bird sounds like dinosaur and is delightful. It's 90 seconds, enjoy.
I searched Giphy for Weird Santa and ended up with this Weird Satan. I'll take it! Turns out this is from a 1959 film called Santa Claus vs. the Devil that was also on MST3K. It all makes sense.
Mr. Microphone, 1978 - at your next Christmas party, just set the dial on your FM radio and go nuts with Mr. Microphone. Please watch the whole thing, the examples are truly ridiculous. Also, if you're a musician, bring this back.
N-E-S-T-L-E-S - do you remember this extremely dramatic NESTLE commercial? I did not but now I can't get that song outta my head. 1986 advertising bop.
Faith No More - Sweet Dreams - apparently Mike Patton felt the same in 1991; opening this show in Rio with the same jingle.
Meels - Willow Song - it's a Hee-Haw tribute and features a racoon puppet playing the harmonica. It's also not jokey at all. Yea, I'm putting it in Friday Videos.
when the DJ is feeling that Sonic R sunshine - a particularly strange one. Sonic running through a landscape set to House music. But if you stick with it, the game extrudes, warps and projects itself in a way that I've literally never seen before. The explanation is nice but the TLDR is, the effects are very clever!
Happy Halloween! Nice to have the festivities fall on a Friday. Hope you get to enjoy them fully! Here are some treats for you. First, enjoy some Mundane Halloween Costumes. Then, make sure you queue up John Paul Bullock's2025 Halloween Mix. Then, enjoy these vids!
Mambo de la muerte - 1951 performance from Tongolele. There are a lot of people dressed in DIY skeleton costumes, tons of horns and dancing. Impossible not to love. via Falfa.
Squirrel Nut Zippers "Hell" - I haven't listened to thsi in 20 years but this week I woke up every morning with this song in my head. Truthfully: it rips.
Jan Terri - Get Down Goblin - you may not listen to the entire song but that chorus is gonna stick with you for awhile.
The Monster Club Dancer - perfectly campy horror movie from 1981 that has this dancer scene between stories. The transition that occurs is fantastic. Jump to 2:36 to get it going (but the whole song rules).
Rapping Werewolves Spotted in Middle Tennessee - a more pessimistic version of me would have rolled my eyes at this but I can't deny its charms. If I saw a pack of werewolves downtown rapping, I'd be enamored.
Boo Dudes - Skeleton Dog - we talked about this already but I keep coming back to it. Stupid but delightful.
The Company of Wolves - the quality on this trailer is downright awful but I can't help but be completely intrigued by those wolves!
Pumpkin Dance - you've seen it. It's a classic. See it again.
Masque of the Red Death Credits - really amusing Vincent Price movie from 1964 with some very cool closing credits. You gotta jump to 1:40 to get the goods.
The previous Friday video GIF is an all time best. Not sure we'll top that one for awhile but a bootleg pumpkin dance man ain't half bad. Let's get to it.
Foxwarren - "Deadhead" - Director Joe Cappa should win every award available for this delight. The gift that never stops giving.
GBoard Dial Version - a very dumb idea that these Google employees fully commit to. Bravo!
Catfish Haven on Chic-A-Go-Go - revisited this band recently and stumbled on this performance. Let's all hope that Cable Access TV never goes away. What a gem.
Ace Frehley on Tom Snyder - I do not consider myself much of a KISS fan, especially their band interviews. However, this one is quite special as Frehley is especially funny and affable the whole time as Gene Simmons wants to look like a bad ass so hard. The silent clash is wonderful. Maybe don't watch the whole thing but skip around to whenever Frehley talks, it's great.
The Dark Half 1992, DOS Playthrough - for some unknowable reason, the 1992 film The Dark Half was made into a point-and-click video game. On one level it's impressive that this much work was put into such a thing but on another level, why did they do this? It does not look particularly fun but it has some incredible cut scenes. Consider this an endurance challenge - 1 hour of a game you did not know existed about a movie you've probably never heard of.
2001 Nissin Milk Seafood Noodles - speaking of classic Japanese commercials. Nothing will ever top ole Cheesieboy and Pepperman. Well, maybe this? Tough competition.
The Legend of Beavis - can you mix footage from The LEgend of Zelda cartoon and Beavis? Turns out the answer is, "Yes, perfectly." Huge props to KhalidSMShahin for the amount of work this must have taken. I know ten minutes is long for a Friday vid but if you enjoy a Beavis, this hits the right spot.
Introducing A Toilet In The 18th Century - I'm happy Mitchell & Webb are back with a new series, mostly because I'm always on board to see David Mitchell be impatient, incredulous and perturbed.
Recently I've been playing a lot of Snood - the 1996 Mac OS puzzle game. I did not have a Mac in 1996, so there's no nostalgia for me here - I'm just enjoying the weird characters and just challenging enough gameplay. I'm also learning that "Snood" is that fleshy protuberance on a turkey forehead and, in more modern parlance, a turtleneck + scarf combo. One could argue that those popular face coverings being leveraged by police / ICE agents are snoods. I welcome referring to them as exactly that.
But you aren't here to be reminded ICE exists, you're here for distractions. Honestly, the best thing you'll see this year is here but embedding Instagram is a pain, so you'll have to click through. Otherwise, here we go!
Breakdance Fight - a Friday Video style classic: a b-movie fight that doubles as a ballet breakdance.
Keyes on Van Nuys - endurance challenge. It's only 30seconds but it's maddening.
Tape Bowing Ensemble - this made the rounds a few weeks ago but if you missed it, do watch it. Playing Tape Machines with bows.. unbelievably cool.
If Deftones Wrote "Paranoid Android" - the ole Deftones are having a bit of a resurgence in 2025 (thanks to TikTok, I think?). This mashup cover from Mac Glocky is pretty spot on, imo.
Karl Pilkington in Zelda, Mountain Trail - it's also been a long minute since I thought about Karl Pilkington but this channel has created an unbelievable mash-up from his travel show and Zelda footage. Stranger still, there's lots more of it.
Star Trek Pen Infomerical - go for the transporter pen but please stay at least 28s for the phone operator. Please!
It takes longer to compile a solid list of Friday Videos these days but let's be honest, your Instagram and TikTok apps are keeping you plenty fed on nonsense. This is just a bonus.
What's that cover image? I haven't the slightest clue.
The Ballon Dare - I recently caught this on Instagram and enjoyed every single second of it. I look forward to any number of imitators.
Friendship extended scene - this is one of many extended cuts between Tim Robinson and Connor O'Malley. When Robinson says "What kind of guy are you!?" I lose it. I love this so much.
Aphex Twin - "Korg Funk 5" - artist Nadia Lee Cohen reimagined this 2017 track into what I'm calling a psychedelic Suspiria but others have called a "surrealist Hollywood hellscape." Tomato, Tomatoe.
Friday Videos is no longer a weekly feature but I still enjoy it when I've compiled enough ridiculous things to share with you. You know how crazy it is out there, give yourself a few minutes to unwind and enjoy the absurd.
DRAM - Cash Machine - found myself revisiting this video recently. Still an absolute delight start to finish.
NES Commercial? - I could not begin to tell you if this was real or parody. Either way, I think this aesthetic is making a comeback.
Two Talking Tom Test - this is 13 years old so it's likely you've seen it or it's even been on this site before.. but I enjoyed the revisit. I was impressed it had an upper threshold!
Steve Jobs Opera - in all honesty, if I saw this in person I would be delighted. But seeing it as a 30second Internet commercial, I'm aghast there was funding for this to exist.
Paving - I found myself visiting more modern works from Yoshinao Satoh. I really admire how much he is able to do with constraints and repetition.
"Bring Me Everyone" - you know that outlandish scene in Leon: The Professional where Gary Oldman screams his line like a madman? Apparently that was just meant to be a goof!
The Goof - been a minute since I watched this chunk of The Ten. Great goof.
Can We Fool The VFX Wizard? - I'm unfamiliar with the Nounish channel but have been enjoying what I've seen. Sort of like Dropout, there's a lot of recurring contributions.
The 11 Body Systems - nurse Reup gives you a real education on the human body!
600m Glass Water Slide - YouTube loves to serve me up first person perspective experiences of rollercoasters around the world. Watch this and maybe it'll start doing it for you too.
I've also really been enjoying this Full Comedy Actor Roundtable with Seth Rogen, Adam Brody, Jason Segel, John Mulaney, Julio Torres and Ted Danson. There are many of these from The Hollywood Reporter, so let this also be a door opening your recommendations.
It's okay to be tired. Just have some bottomless coffee and stare off into the distance. It helps. Here's some entertainment.
Conner O'Malley - "Slugs" - Over the years, O'Malley has gone more and more subversive with his videos. This is a fantastic piece of work containing plenty of the absurd and true social commentary. The very end made me extremely uncomfortable, which I think is the point? Hopefully it is taken for the satire and commentary that it is.
Kiwi Nutrition Reform - a campaign to help get Japan eating healthier.. with Kiwi. Of course the commercial is incredible start to finish. There's another one worth watching too.
Woman & Octopus Are Best Friends - I don't care that this is The Dodo and it's something your aunt would send you on Facebook. It's delightful.
SNL's Chloe Fineman on Letterman - in 2004, Chloe Fineman appeared on Letterman to show off her own stupid human trick of bird calling. It's legimately impressive and truly stupid at the same time.
Criterion Closet: Ben Affleck Picks - these are always entertaining but Affleck is much more of a cinephile than I think he gets credit for. Also, his comments on Dazed & Confused and Armageddon are a delight.
The Making of Charli XCX Joke - really enjoying everything I see from the John Mulaney Netflix show. This stupid joke with behind-the-scenes sendup is just more affirmation that it's a treat! Another good one here.
Lindy Hop Moments - I personally have no interest in being a competitive dancer but I'd be lying if I said this isn't impressive. It's wild and seems like they're having a blast.
Dschinghis Khan / Starparade 1979 - In 2025, this isn't particularly outlandish to see anymore but that doesn't make it any less refreshing. A 46-year old musical performance of some heavily themed pop music from Germany that looks like the precursor to the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers should not go unappreciated.
Fun fact, this week I was selected for jury duty and considered for this trial of US Govt vs (Allegedy) Corrupt Politician. I did not make the cut. While I will never know exactly why I was not selected, I like to believe that the Prosecution really pulled for me. I'm going to go ahead and let you in a little secret: the defendants are guilty! Maybe that's why I wasn't picked!
Anyway, lets have some distractions, why don't we?
It's Claritin Time - this has been making the rounds on social media. If you were raised in the 90s it may not raise an eyebrow but looking at it objectively, the whole is madness.
Switch 2 with Paul Rudd - this is nostalgia bait taken to its extremes but I won't deny that I enjoyed it. Good to see Joe Lo Truglio pop up in there too.
AIRBOARDERS trailer - as part of my deep dive into all things Game Changer, I'm partaking in Jacob Wysocki's comedy troupe Bath Boys. This is peak Internet here - originally posted in 2013.
The Most Injured Man in America - Director Seth Pomeroy just announced his new documentary and it reminded me that I need to revisit this incredible montage of clips where he played an injured person receiving settlements. Still absolutely brilliant.
Welp, it finally happened! The COVID caught me. It's been five years and I've managed to avoid it this whole time but I started feeling real brain foggy the other day and decided to take a test just as a precaution.. positive results! In a bad way! No clue where I got it but I'll blame the Deftones show I went to. Had to be that, right?
If you haven't watched this yet, please do. It'll mean a lot to me. Otherwise, here's some distractions for you and for me!
Treadmill Fruit Race - the ultimate fruit and vegetable race on a treadmill. Make sure you watch the more recent rematch.
Fully Flared Intro - this Spike Jonze skate video intro is insane. Watch it and then watch....
Fully Flared Making Of - great behind the scenes footage and insight on how that video was made. Those skaters were in some legit danger!
John Mulaney, Bone-Thugs Intro - if you have not heard the tale of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony appearing on Mulaney's Netflix show, enjoy this treat.
Bob Mortimer's Magnificently Unhinged Magic Show -there's a British "reality competition show" called Last One Laughing in which a bunch of comedians hang out in a room trying not to laugh at one another's attempts. Apparently the show has been around for a decade but Amazon recently picked it up? Not sure on the whole history but Mortimer is a great entry point. There's loads more clips on YouTube. Here's one vs Richard Ayoade.
Gou Miyagi - Heroin's Video Nasty - even if you do not consider yourself a fan of skate videos, please watch this. There is so much delightful absurdity woven in here that it's impossible not to appreciate.
The Fibrovisor - turning a dollar store fiber optic wand into an actual lo-res display. The end result is quite neat but the process to get there is unfathomable. The patience required! Remarkable little project.
George Harrison 1992 "Taxman" - some rehearsal footage for an MTV performance at Shepperton Studios. I don't claim to know much of the history of this clip but I love the alternate lyrics and seeing members of The Heartbreakers playing with him.
ULTIMATE SOUR MILK SEA MASH-UP (2025) - speaking of Harrison, "Sour Milk Sea" was a Esher demo from him, properly recorded by Jackie Lomax (with multiple Beatles backing him up) and now subject to a lot of Beatles fans using AI tools to create new versions. It's a fascinating mashup and a very fun rabbit hole to explore.
Daffy in Wackyland - I swore I posted this previously but maybe not! I don't consider myself much of a Daffy Duck cartoon watcher but the style and manic energy of this is undeniable. It's like Claymation Beetlejuice, Ren-and-Stimpy, Sifl and Olly Show, Gumby and Memphis Group design vibes got thrown in a blender and put back together in the best possible way.
I was gonna use this Veep GIF for the cover but it was just too real. You're here for relief, not reminders. So, let's get to the enjoyable distractions!
Lifeforce trailer - have we talked about this 1985 Tobe Hooper movie about Space Vampires? It recently got the whole restoration treatment and I think it's time I finally saw it.
C64 Demo: Phonics Is Dead - YouTube has realized that I need to be aware of all things Commodore 64. This demo is fantastic but considering it was made on a computer from 1982 is unbelievable.
David Lynch on Living & Dying - the only upside to Lynch's passing is that clips like this bubble up. This is not your typical Friday Videos fodder but, damn, it's 3 minutes of delight.
TV Wheel: The X Box - did you know Joel Hodgson (or MST3K) had a 1995 pilot called TV Wheel, funded by HBO? It's sketch comedy show with a single camera mounted inside of a giant rotating mechanism. It's 37 minutes! I can't really decide if it's funny, which isn't a great sign, but there are lots of familiar faces in there (I spy David Cross).
Backflips - I continue to highly enjoy Montessori Boy and continue to wish they posted more on YouTube, as I can't quite seem to get TikTok into my regular rotation.
Fofão - have I mentioned Fofao here yet? The Brazilian children's show mascot that is pure terror? I don't think I have. I'm sorry to bring this to your attention if you weren't already aware but if I have to know it exists, so do you.
The Superbowl is this weekend, please consider following this kids lead and decorate yourself with ice cream. I mean, just try it out. Here's some videos I've been hoarding that I'm now ready to share:
Chazmo Finally Goes Home - this Tim Robinson / Sam Richardson commercial series has been around for a bit but this is the Superbowl version. A bit gruesome but a fitting end to the series. If you have not seen the others, please watch them.
February is the worst month - apparently this weatherman's screed against February is from 2016 but I'd never seen it before this year. His deadpan delivery is spot on. I don't agree with him but I love his vibe.
Fountain by Zilvinas Kempinas - there's not much to this video but this cassette installation piece is mesmerizing. I'd love to see it in real life.
Corgi Skateboard - America's Funniest Home Videos walked so this Internet video could run.
Mike Patton, Adult Themes for Voice transcription - I was already familiar with the vocal insanity of Mike Patton but was not aware that he released an album in 1996 called Adult Themes for Voice - a noise album recorded in hotel rooms while touring with Faith No More. It's difficult to listen to but this transcription from John Curry makes it a bit more engaging.
David Lynch on the Quest for the Perfect Milkshake - as you may know, David Lynch went to Bob's Big Boy every day for seven years. One of the reasons for this was the quest for the perfect milkshake.. which he actually obtained a few times!
David Lynch With His Boys - from the Eraserhead bonus materials, David Lynch hanging out with this five Woody Woodpecker dolls. He saved their lives. If this makes no sense to you, that's okay. It's Lynch!
Subpixel Snake - Friday Videos shouldn't be 5 minutes long nor should they be educational but this is both. It's also wild that this person built a game of Snake using only subpixels. You can't play it because you can't see it! But it exists.
The LaserDisc Turtle - apparently if you had a LaserDisc player and put the disc in upside down, you'd get this delighted little turtle. I love him. He seems so content to be wrong side up.
Plenty of hard news out there, let's have a little respite with some Friday videos. That's the belated David Lynch as Jack Dall above - a helluva fine performance. If you haven't watched these Lynch acting clips, do that next.
For now, let's enjoy some more distractions:
Gordon Keith interviews Zach Galifianakis - maybe I've seen these before but enough Internet Time has passed that I've forgotten. Keith is a masterful deadpan absurdist - a perfect match for Galifianakis. There's plenty moreofthese if you wanna dive further.
The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T - a 1953 film written by Dr Seuss (story, screenplay, and lyrics). I'd never heard of it but it looks perfectly bonkers.
Halcali - Baby Blue - I mentioned the work of Nagi Noda the other day.. here's a music video from them featuring a lot of Pandas with some surprising turns.
Nintendo Power Raw Footage - you may have seen the clips of this previously but a solid 19 minutes of people talking on the phone from the late 80's is an excellent salve for whatever ails you.
UFO Exclusive (1978) - do I expect you to watch a nearly 2 hour documentary from the late 70's about UFO's? No. Do I hope that you'll jump ahead to the 5:26 minute mark and watch the psychedelic intro that unfolds? Yes, yes I do.
We're in that lost week between Christmas and New Year's - a wonderful time of, hopefully, doing as little as possible. I'm going to post a little Friday Videos rundown (admittedly, it is Thursday) and then figure out what's next for this site. A redesign is overdue. I digress! Enjoy and unwind.
Jacuzzi Suit - Luann Van Houten, Milhouse's mom, dons the jacuzzi suit. May we all be so lucky.
SEIDÄ PASS KRAMPUS - I know we're outside the bounds of Christmas at this point but these kinds of Krampus parades fascinate me year round.
Sitting & Smiling #300 - truly unbelievable. a man sits motionless for four hours with an unnerving smile. Motionless. I am sure there are some therapeutic, meditative, upsides to this but wow it is unsettling.
I dunno what's going on with that psychedelic dolphin but I figured as we head into the holiday season, we all need something to stare into for a little reprieve from it all. It's actually a great image to start a deep dive from - you're gonna see a lot of weird things. Good things but weird things.
Here's a handful of distracting videos for you. They aren't particularly holiday themed but I find them enjoyably ridiculous.
Jaguar - Copy Nothing - this Jaguar ad campaign has been making the rounds. This is a few weeks old but I still can't tell if it was meant to be dead serious or satirical. I fear the former.
WKNDR Concept Car - some friends were really losing their mind over this one. Personally, I can't tell if this is serious or satire! These vehicles look like bad CG renderings from A Sound of Thunder! How is this better than The Cybertruck?
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear - speaking of bad movies, this looks like one for the books! Noah Wyle as action star isn't a terrible stretch but 2004 undertaking just didn't have what it takes.
NEMESIS (1992) Trailer - I saw a review of Alien: Romulus that said the film was completely ripping off Nemesis from 1992. I don't understand how someone connected those dots but I am certainly entertained by this trailer. It's a B-movie but it is really offering up some innovation!
Russian Floating Folk Dance - the Beryozka is a dance troupe that performs in long flowing gowns and dresses with a movement that looks like floating. There are loads of videos of this on YouTube and it's mesmerizing. Take the deep dive.
life in 99 - Kyle Mooney does a little promo for his new A24 movie, Y2K. It's a perfect sequel to his early works. Dude has not lost it.
The Korgis - Rovers Return - after that 10 hour undertaking of Taco Bell bongs, you deserve a downright delightful holiday-ish song from 1980. Heavy rotation for me these days.
Sometimes Beaker is the perfect encapsulation of *all the things.* Truth be told, just about any Muppet losing their mind fits the bill. Hope you're having a good week, here's some distractions to slide you into the weekend.
FKA twigs - Drums of Death (choreography glitch) - do I know anything about FKA twigs? No. BUT you don't really need any context to appreciate this combination of choreography, office setting and Aphex Twin style flipping out.
Drive Share - remember the go90 streaming platform of original content brought to you by Verizon? Yea, me neither. But Paul Scheer and Rob Heubel made a series for it called Drive Share and it's pretty funny. All the episodes are here and there's a ton of cameos from names you like. I rather enjoyed this Jason Mantzoukas / Jessica St. Clair episode.
The Curious Case of the Blocked Window - watch this March 1972 BBC broadcast in full and then tell me if it's parody or entirely earnest. I honestly could go either way.
Voyager meets Frasier - in 1996 there was a TV special / documentary called Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond. It's mostly a clip show and talking heads exhalting the show (rightfully). But there's also a sketch about 30 minutes in featuring Captain Janeway with a rather surprising new crew. It's corny but also legitimately entertaining, especially if you grew up on both of these. No shame in enjoying this!
Stupid Cookie Sketch - still enjoying the absurdity of Montessori Boy, even if I'm lightyears behind by watching on YouTube instead of TikTok.
The Ross Sisters - Solid Potato Salad - this takes a full 1:30 to really start. Then it takes another full minute to reveal itself. Stick with it. Insanity awaits.
Who's ready for some fun? Or, at the very least, some momentary distraction? I certainly am! Not all of these are the bite sized absurdities you may be used to as a long time yewknee dot com reader (that's what TikTok is for) but I am confident you can turn your brain off for awhile here. Let's get to it...
Marbula One S5 GP4 - the qualifying rounds for some pretty gripping marble runs. Yes, that's right, marble runs. If you've never enjoyed the high paced thrills of marbles running down a track, strap in! And these are just the qualifying rounds! Go deeper.
Robert Smith's Funniest Moments - I think the new album from The Cure is phenomenal but I will never tire of seeing Robert Smith be a cheeky little cutie.
The Interrogation - speaking of TikTok, Montessori Boy posts many funny things buuuuut they aren't really also available on YouTube. Here's a good one and then you can make the leap.
MF Doom - Vomitspit - celebrating the 20 year anniversary of MM.. FOOD, the animation style on this video is fantastic.
The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet Was Finally Found - if you have dabbled in lost media at all, you've definitely heard of "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet" - a bootlegged recording that no one has been able to determine the source of for 17 years. It seems they've finally cracked it!
Lloyd Langford Standup - I watch a healthy amount of Taskmaster, any of the English speaking variety I devour. Langford was a competitor on the Australia version and quite amusing. His bit here about ice cream really got me.
