Awesome Videos

La Blogotheque caught up with WU LYF bassist Tom McLung in Paris for a short outdoor set featuring songs from his indie folk alter ego, Francis Lung. He performed Back One Day and Where Life Come to Live, from his 2015 EP Vol. 1.

(SPOILERS, PG-13: Language) Many of our favorite characters are people that we wouldn’t want as friends. Lessons from the Screenplay uses Nightcrawler to show how writers can make characters that are engaging despite being morally bankrupt.

Real Engineering looks at one of the most basic electronic components, and how its ability to change between states is at the core of every bit of technology we count on every day. While early devices had just a handful of transistors, today’s computer chips pack billions.

Yes, Transformers really do exist, as is evidenced by this video of Letrons‘ amazing BMW that can turn from a car into a giant mech on command. And yes, the car can actually drive via remote control.

An amazing gem of a cover of Prince’s classic Purple Rain, performed back in 1992 by Tom Jones and Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Nothing will ever be as perfect as the original, but this is as close as you can get.

Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May return after leaving Top Gear in the dust, and tease us ever so slightly with some of the epic locations and crazy cars they’ll be driving in season one. Episodes will release weekly starting 11/18/16 on Amazon Prime Video.

2 Chainz and his DJ E. Sudd met with the owner of JumpnSpots to check out some of the latter’s crazy expensive kittens. The cattery is known for its “ocicats”, a mixed breed that’s playful and looks like an ocelot. They also have half-serval kittens that go for $15K each.

Artist Liam Underwood mashed up a video of three dogs that are each wearing a slice of bread to Denzel Curry’s Ultimate to create this unholy mashup. A masterpiece by two bored people. You’ll want to turn the volume down.

The latest from the warped mind of Andy Rehfeldt – a performance of Rammstein’s 1997 industrial metal classic Du Hast, mellowed out enough that even the most old-fashioned parents and grandparents should enjoy it.

Golden State Warriors’ all-around star Draymond Green dropped by Conan to talk about his gold medal, being friends with his NBA rivals, stalking Kevin Durant and how the Dubs pay for group dinners.

Most sunglasses and even prescription glasses are manufactured, sold and even prescribed by people who work for just one company – Luxottica. As one would expect from a near-monopoly, Luxottica jacks up prices and stifles or outright buys out its competitors.

Frame by Frame explains that the original Godzilla’s real enemy was time. Given only 6 months to finish the film, director Ishiro Honda eschewed stop motion in favor of rubber suits, puppets and miniatures to create his 1954 classic, a setup that persists today.

The Slow Mo Guys built a career on the backs of Vision Research’s Phantom high speed cameras. So it’s only fitting that the YouTubers checked out the company’s factory in Wayne, New Jersey to see how the cameras are assembled.

Researchers from the Hasso Plattner Institute show off a unique material – one which can have mechanisms built into it through the use of cellular grids. These allow for motion as they collapse and expand, eliminating the need for traditional mechanisms like hinges or gears.

The Can Cannon is an attachment for AR-15 and M16 rifles. Use it with mil spec blank bullets to propel unopened soda cans, tennis balls and other items up to 105 yards. X Products is also making other projectiles, such as a grappling hook, a net and more.

“They’re just a mob of crooks that’s all they are.” In this old clip from an Australian show, a TV reporter confronts a man who put up a seemingly racist advertisement on the local paper. Don’t worry, it gets much better.

CineFix enumerates some of the ways movies introduce their characters along with shining examples of each method. There’s Indiana Jones’ slow approach, James Bond’s slick intros, Darth Vader’s badass entrance and more.

(PG-13: Language) Anyone who’s ever had any exposure to multi-level marketing, pyramid schemes, or other sketchy businesses will get a kick out of Kevin Oeser’s dark comedy about a man who discovers he’s the only one in his hometown who hasn’t joined the corporate cult.

After ruining engagement rings, Adam Conover continues railing against the romance industry. American weddings used to be a simple home affair, but now they’re displays of wealth perpetuated by intense and manufactured social pressure.

Singer/songwriter Tom Rosenthal’s track tells the story of a very sad man named Bob, and a lizard who ultimately saves his life. The tale of hope is perfectly complemented by a Wizard of Oz-esque transition from black and white to colorful worlds by animator Dave Anderson.

(Gore) YouTuber kaptainkristian summarizes the contribution of painter H.R. Giger to sci-fi and filmmaking. His sexual biomechanical design for the xenomorph is at once terrifying and beautiful, unique yet timeless in its appeal.

(PG-13: Language) Videogamedunkey is disappointed at 2016’s gaming releases. But he’s hopeful for indies like Owlboy and Mekazoo. Besides, 2016 also brought us Overwatch, Uncharted 4, Deus Ex: MK, Bravely Second, RimWorld and more.

If you’ve ever watched an auction here in America, you know that the auctioneers speak a mile a minute, and what they’re saying seems almost like gibberish. In this video, auctioneer Barry Baker explains what they’re really saying in their so-called “chant.”