Before the video begins it prompts you to enter the address of the home you grew up in and then it generates a unique video for you to enjoy.  Awesome idea, well executed.

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Well, there’s only one week left until Christmas. One week left until I go back home and spend a few nights in my old bedroom at my parent’s house. I always feel kind of strange when I walk back into that bedroom. A weird mixture of nostalgia and emptiness is the only way I can think of to describe it.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a sad feeling, I guess being home for the holidays just offers me a ton of time to reflect on my past/present.

I have a feeling that Paul Baribeau can relate.

Check out Paul’s Music HERE.

1)  Parry Grip’s Animal Songs

I’m not one to ususally post youtube videos but Parry Grip (aka the lead singer of Nerf Herder) just blew my mind with how funny a stupid animal video coupled with an equally stupid song can be.

Boogie Boogie Hedgehog

Hampster on a Piano Eating Popcorn

Cat Flushing the Toilet

Shopping Penguin

Parry Grip Website HERE.

His Youtube videos HERE.

I came across Foals Olympic Airways video this afternoon and didn’t know what to think at first. The band’s music is comparable to a mixture of Battles/Minus the Bear/and Bloc Party. There are a lot of high end guitar lines soaked in reverb and chorus. Lots of tremolo picking and riff swapping between the two guitarists with the drummer and bassist holding down a steady dance-punk beat. Their CD seems to be getting mixed reviews. Pitchfork gave it a 5.5 a few other sites gave it between an 8 and 9.

The video itself is really gorgeous. It’s what made me want to write this post. The shots are incredibly detailed, the lighting seems perfect, and it reminds me of a summer day. It actually brought to mind a MewithoutYou tour poster where all the band members are sitting in an overgrown field of grass and cattails. Olympic Airways was directed by Dave Ma, a 29 year old director from England who has done 3 other videos for Foals. Check the close up shots of the bass at 46 seconds and tell me this video doesn’t rule. At 3:15 there’s a shot of a guy shooting off roman candles over a lake as the sun sets that is really great. Check it in High Def if possible.

2) The Box Doodle Project

A cool idea. Have people rearrange a box to make an original package, send in pictures, post them online.

More HERE.

I’m not sure who created these images, but whoever it was is a comedic genius who should pat herself on the back right now. I wish I had enough readers so that I could get some nipple art replies from a few people. Anyone?

2) Thriller Acapella

One man recreates Michael Jackson’s Thriller using 64 video tracks and his voice. Pretty impressive. Also an extreme waste of time. I’m pretty into the creepy voice he uses at about 4:30.

3) The Dancing Plague

The outbreak began in July 1518, when a woman, Frau Troffea, began to dance fervently in a street in Strasbourg. This lasted somewhere between four to six days. Within a week, 34 others had joined, and within a month, there were around 400 dancers. Most of these people eventually died from heart attack, stroke, or exhaustion.

The rest HERE.

4) The Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic

The epidemic seems to have started within a small group of students in a boarding school, possibly triggered by a joke. Laughter, as is commonly known, is in some sense contagious, and for whatever reason in this case the laughter perpetuated itself, far transcending its original cause.

The rest HERE.