Internet Broadcasting

Motorcycle Plows Into Bike Riders In Malibu (VIDEO)

It's been a bad year for bicyclists getting hit by motor vehicles in Los Angeles. Often the collisions are of the hit-and-run variety. Sometimes they're fatal. More and more, they're caught on video. This week a YouTube video surfaced of an amazing motorcycle-versus-bicycle crash in the hills above ... More >>

How to Make Your YouTube Video Blow Up

Kevin "Kereal" Walker and Tommy "Tgunnz" Piccirilli have been rapping together for the better part of a decade. The duo -- known as KT Borderline -- have their fair share of stories about day jobs and failed label meetings. But it looks like they're about to turn a corner. Their song "Fresh In T ... More >>

Top 10 Food-Centric YouTube Clips

The way to a music video audience's heart, it seems, is through its stomach -- or at least that's the route these videos take, with varying degrees of deliciousness. From rank amateurs trying to grab a little YouTube stardom to established rock stars, food is a good way to establish a connection w ... More >>

Los Angeles Restaurant Web Series: Inside My Kitchen

In a world where attention spans are rapidly decreasing, it's tough to stay afloat unless you have a catchy storyline, good characters and, preferably, scrumptious photography. Inside My Kitchen, a YouTube-funded web series, is doing all of that. Launched in Sept. 2012, the Los Angeles-based prod ... More >>

Julie Brown Doesn't Care About the Super Bowl, But Will Watch the Half-Time Show, "Because That's Always a Train Wreck."

Top 10 Geek Heroes of 2012

In 2012, Stan Lee got his own comic book convention, Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo came to town, web sensations like the comic Homestuck and series Dick Figures had wild success on Kickstarter and Lloyd Kaufman put a whole ton of Troma films on YouTube. Sure, there's plenty more that happened in 2 ... More >>

Craig & Robbie Billboard Defaced On Beverly Boulevard; Anti-Gay Hate Crime?

The L.A. billboard of of a gay online radio show has been defaced for the second time, according to its Hollywood broadcaster. The advertisement for "The Craig & Robbie Hour" looks like it's been splooged by a massively horny fan, but the internet radio company is taking it as a "hate crime." Acco ... More >>

Dublab's Internet Radio. Be Very Afraid

[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Internet radio station Dublab is less KCRW and more MOCA. Thirty rotating "Labrats" operate as a permanent exhibit, seamlessly switching between the mode ... More >>

Assembly District 49: Chau's Video Featuring Lin's Wife's Social Security Number Still Up Online, Despite Suit and Restraining Order

The San Gabriel Valley showdown pitting two successful Asian-American professionals, a doctor and a lawyer, against one another is getting cutthroat in the dwindling hours to election day--with accusations of tax evasion, lawsuits and a restraining order to boot. Joy Lin, wife of candidate Dr. Mat ... More >>

Cindy Lee Garcia Sues Google, Innocence of Muslims' Maker

Cindy Lee Garcia, made famous after Gawker tracked her down and got from the actress that she felt duped into performing in the controversial Innocence of Muslims film, is suing the producer and Google, parent of YouTube. The filing, made yesterday in L.A. Superior Court and forwarded to the Weekly ... More >>

Rapper Wax on 'Rosana' and Little Mamacitas Who Don't Play

I recently meet up with local rap sensation Wax, whose raunchy hit "Rosana" is all over radio and YouTube. (Its equally raunchy video is below.) We're at Melgard Public House, and I'm informed that I just missed something newsworthy. "Just before you got here, there was a homeless guy that pulled do ... More >>

How Dick Figures Broke the Kickstarter Record for Funding of an Animation Project

See also: *Dick Figures, a Hit YouTube Series That References Memes, Video Games and Skrillex *L.A. Weekly's YouTube Issue It's been a whirlwind few months for Ed Skudder and Zack Keller, creators of the popular animated web series Dick Figures. When we first met, they were at Los Angeles Animation ... More >>

5 SoCal Artists Who Succeeded on Fiver.com, Selling Their Art (and Alter Egos) $5 at a Time

Fiverr artist Professor Hans Von Puppet created this video above, to introduce this article. Can you dance a jig in spandex while playing the accordion, craft words in water out of tiny boats, or speak the Dothraki language from Game of Thrones fluently? Then call up Mom and give her a big I-told-y ... More >>

Alan Quigg On How Reddit Forced CHP Take Note of the I-5 Road Rage Video

Jerry Patterson says three men in a Volkswagon Jetta tailed him for two miles after he accidentally cut them off on the I-5. When both cars were stopped in traffic, things turned violent. The two-on-one brawl left Patterson limp, lying on the side of the freeway as his assailants sped away. Foota ... More >>

Food Network Alumni Bruce Seidel and Duff Goldman to Launch YouTube Channel HUNGRY

July 2 will mark a the emergence of a new platform for food television, thanks to former Food Network and Cooking Channel veteran Bruce Seidel. The Associated Press reports that Seidel, the creator of Food Network Star and Iron Chef America, will spearhead the launch of HUNGRY, a specialized YouTube ... More >>

Jenna Marbles: The YouTube Star

One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. One Friday in July 2010, Jenna Mourey drove home from her job at a tanning salon in Boston; she had to shower and change for her night gig as a go-go dancer. As she walked into ... More >>

L.A. Riots: 5 Most Disturbing Videos on YouTube

While we were talking to LA Weekly photographer Ted Soqui about his coverage of the L.A. Riots, he mentioned that he'd only recently realized how much riot footage was up on YouTube. "I didn't get to see much live TV coverage because I was either shooting or processing; I was in a bubble with my ph ... More >>

Five Comedy Web Series You Need to Watch Now

Last weekend, the third L.A. Web Series Festival (a.k.a. LA Web Fest) took over the LAX Radisson Hotel, bringing a wide variety of Internet-based programming to screening rooms. I stopped by the event on Saturday afternoon and got to check out episodes from over 20 series. The annual convention ce ... More >>

Shelf Life: Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt Bring Action Figures to Life in Web Series

Actors Tara Platt and Yuri Lowenthal know how to make things happen fast. Last spring, Platt had an idea for a story about action figures living on a shelf in the bedroom of a 10-year-old boy. By summer, they were working on the first season of Shelf Life. Season two of the web series, produced by t ... More >>

Shit Bartenders Say: More Fun With Mixologists on YouTube ("Aquavit Bores Me")

Just three years after Jonathan Gold wrote about Los Angeles's blossoming craft cocktail scene, comes this hilarious YouTube video poking fun at the often extreme measures bartenders take to fix you a tasty drink. The viral video features several second long frames in the style of other popular "Sh ... More >>

Tons Of Punk Videos Yanked Off YouTube: Here's What Happened

Robert KenneyGreg Ginn, second from left​By Nicholas Pell On Wednesday morning, several punk bands awoke to find their videos had been removed from YouTube. They were understandably irritated; that's almost worse than running out of beer. In their places were notes that they'd been yanked d ... More >>

Video: Shelf Collapse Destroys 6,810 Wine Bottles

A sea of wine at Superior Discount Liquors in Wisconsin.​When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you broken wine bottles, make an internet video. That's what Superior Discount Liquors of Sheboygan, Wisconsin did after a 78-foot section of shelf collapsed and more than 6,000 ... More >>

My Drunk Kitchen's "Advice From The Hart": What to Save From a Kitchen Fire Best Utensil for a Zombie Apocalypse

Being the queen of YouTube cooking shows means presiding over a fuzzy and often unfunny wasteland. But Hannah Hart's My Drunk Kitchen is the real deal, meaning of course that, if we ran the Food Network, Hart would be hosting every program: cocking eyebrows over a smudged champagne flute and stum ... More >>

Fight in Downtown L.A. Caught on YouTube: Nobody Moved, Nobody Got Hurt

YouTubeDowntown's fight club.​Forget amateur singers. The hottest thing on YouTube lately seems to be Southern California fist fights. And they're not just for taco shops, either. The latest comes straight out of downtown L.A., where a bevy of boozed-up onlookers at a bar appeared to be treat ... More >>

Alexandra Wallace: Asian American YouTube Responses to Her Racist Rant Call Her 'Slut,' 'Bitch' While Others Laugh it Off, Express Hurt

YouTubeDavidSoComedy has some words for Wallace.​The video response to UCLA student Alexandra Wallace's now-infamous anti-Asian rant was swift and sometimes angry. Asian Americans took to YouTube to show off their displeasure, while others used the occasion to post remixes of Wallace's video ... More >>

Anupam Sanyal, 23-Year-Old Virginia Tech Student and Aspiring Musician, Dies in Late-Night Santa Monica Street Race

kalka182 via YouTube23-year-old Anupam Sanyal​Updated after the jump: Turns out Sanyal survived the Virgina Tech massacre of 2007. According to an LA Weekly commenter, he even tried to run in and stop the shooter. During what Santa Monica police believe to have been a street race down Wilshir ... More >>

Radiohead's Haiti Relief Show at the Fonda from Last Summer on YouTube (Watch)

​Our colleagues at Brand X found on YouTube a really nice treat for you LA Radiohead freaks. Now that you can broadcast longer YouTube videos, some enterprising fans have uploaded the entire LA show Radiohead gave last January as a benefit for for Oxfam America's Haiti Earthquake Response Fund ... More >>

Hollywood Superheroes Are Back! ... On YouTube's Craigslist TV

Craigslist TVSuperman will return (to your laptop).​Updated with exclusive teaser video, after the jump. Superman is back ... on Craigslist TV. Hollywood's masked superheroes of the street were unceremoniously swept from the Walk of Fame last June, the victim of their own success and complain ... More >>

HOW MANY LIBERTARIANS DOES IT TAKE . . . ?

Cee-Lo Now Selling "Fuck You!" T-Shirts, Rush-Releasing Digital Single

http://www.ceelogreen.comCee-Lo sez FU​Cee-Lo Green is no fool. After going mega-viral with a lyrics-only YouTube video for his song "Fuck You!," the Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley vocalist has now released the soul jam himself as a digital download through his website. Cee-lo is giving you t ... More >>

Which '80s Hair Metal Video Has Just Surpassed 10 MILLION Views on YouTube?

Which Hair Metal screamer with 10 million YouTube views am I?​Hair Metal was very popular in the '80s. That means a lot of it was made (most of it right here in El Lay) and a lot of it was consumed. Nowadays Hair Metal is not that popular to make but the one made back then is still INSANELY p ... More >>

WHAT A CREATIVE WEB WE'VE SCREENED

Activist Says City Park In Lincoln Heights Turned Into Dirt Parking Lot

YouTube​Has Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights been turned into a dirt parking lot? One activist says so, and he's not happy about it. The park houses the city's Plaza De La Raza and, according to YouTube, there's plenty of parking in the neighborhood, including curb-side spots. But for some reas ... More >>

LAPD's Aggressive Swarm Of House Party Caught On Video; Internal Investigation Underway

YouTube​The Los Angeles Police Department has initiated another internal investigation into the actions officers based in part on video posted on YouTube. In the latest case, a birthday party Saturday night in Pacoima in which police received numerous noise complaints was broken up Sunday morn ... More >>

Pedro Almodovar Takes Over YouTube, Claims Flamenco Dancer Invented Hip Hop, Brings on the "Global Gay Chic" with Raquel Welch-Cher Duet

YouTube has had the brilliant idea to allow celebrities to "curate" their front page with their 5 favorite YouTube videos. Today was Pedro Almodovar's turn and his selections are expectedly amazing, including making the claim that a Spanish cult actress (and Flamenco singer and dancer) invented hip ... More >>

Mash-Up: Star Wars vs. The Big Lebowski

Have you ever wondered what Mos Eisley Cantina might be like if it were Lebowski-fied? We haven't, but YouTube user mrdreamisasleep did. ​

Ghost in the Shell vs. Sealab 2021 Mash-Up

Fans of Ghost in the Shell, of which we assume there are many, might want to check out this mash-up featuring audio from Sealab 2021. To echo the comments on YouTube, I'm surprised that more people haven't viewed "Ghost in the Sealab." It's just over seven minutes long, but worth the time.

Supreme Court Says No To YouTube Streaming Of Gay Rights Trial

​The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily prohibited online video streaming of the San Francisco-based trial that could uphold or knock down California's ban on same-sex marriage. The court also prohibited any other "broadcast of the proceedings" at least until Wednesday afternoon (PDF). ... More >>

Cooking With Christopher Walken: 'Man Makes Chicken With Pears'

If you liked Cooking With Werner, you'll love this one, in which Christopher Walken cooks chicken with pears. Unlike the Werner Herzog skit, this video actually features Walken himself. No dancing, no sudden violence: just a man thoughtfully preparing chicken and roasted pears. Of course YouTube is ... More >>

Sara Lov's Cover Series: Olivia Newton John and Silversun Pickups

The other night at the Silverlake Lounge we met, very briefly, the singer/songwriter Sara Lov, whose debut album for Nettwerk Records, Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming, came out Tuesday. She told us about a great project she's working on through her MySpace and YouTube pages. Each week for the past thre ... More >>

Ted Nugent is Visited by the Ghost of Christmas Past

Back in September I had the pleasure of attending the launch party for Seth MacFarlane's new Web series, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, and got a sneak peak at what the animated YouTube series had in store for the coming year. One short I didn't get to see was this little gem, "Ted N ... More >>

Election Humor Video: Same Bat Candidates, Same Bat Campaign?

You know, I thought one of the best lines that Barack Obama got in as he and John McCain roasted one another at last night's Alfred E. Smith charity dinner in New York, was the one where he sent up criticism of his popularity, even his perceived invincibility, in a supremely geeky way: "Contrary to ... More >>

Visions of Radiohead

Celebrating the 21st century's most interactive band

Weiss Muxtapes #7 and #8: I Can't Live Without My (Internet) Radio

Have you ever read this blog and wondered to yourself, hmm...this Jeff Weiss fellow has some self-righteous and ill-founded opinions, is it possible that he may be in the wrong medium? One would hope. Yet despite my repeated attempts to turn these misguided ideals into a viable run for the GOP nom ... More >>

YouTube Topper

Amid online one-hit wonders and blog stars, Regina Spektor rises above

Endangered Radio

. . . Is Good is really good, but are its days numbered?

The Year Blogs Got Lame, Business Got Hip and Nostalgia Was King

Is Anybody Listening?

The beautiful chaos of Kill Radio

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