Tag Archives: youtube

YouChef

Written by Brandon. Posted on March 7, 2012. No comments.

As YouTube continues to encourage creators across genres to continue honing their craft, it seems as though the homegrown cooking star genre is very ripe in fact it’s really heating up for some break out stars… (Please no tomato hurling.) We’ve seen cover song artists, vloggers of course, and make up tutors really pop in terms [...]

The NEW (YT) Playbook!

Written by Brandon. Posted on February 27, 2012. No comments.

YouTube continues to be a juggernaut in its quest to provide creators a rubric for aspiring and current partners to be successful on the platform. Their strategic acquisition of Next New Networks seems to really be manifesting itself in the way that creators are an increasing focus for YouTube. The LA Times just reported on [...]

Ballsy DIY TV Pilot

Written by Brandon. Posted on February 16, 2012. No comments.

I first met our friend and one-time collaborator, Nathan Marshall, at an independent TV conference when web video was really just budding. Fast forward 4 or so years, and Nathan has co-written and directed an ambitious TV 1/2 hour pilot, “about a couple in LA who are so underwater on their mortgage that they can’t [...]

Friday Music Video Round Up: 2.4.2011

Written by Peter. Posted on February 4, 2011. No comments.

You know how we roll on Fridays… James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream” – Directed by Alexander Brown Echo Lake – “Young Silence” – Directed by Dan Nixon. Shot on Microsoft Kinect by the way… The Lonely Island – “The Creep” Young Galaxy – “We Have Everything” – Directed by Sinbad Richardson No Age – [...]

Daniel Tosh TV Show Starts A Blog

Written by Peter. Posted on January 24, 2011. No comments.

Whether you like him or not, Daniel Tosh is turning into a face for the YouTube generation. It’s all thanks to his show Tosh.0, which riffs on the dumbest viral and buzzworthy web videos out there. It’s the stuff we all watch because we don’t want to fall behind on our quick-changing pop culture references. [...]

Have You Seen This Yet? Ray Ban Viral Where the Sun Don’t Shine

Written by Peter. Posted on January 19, 2011. No comments.

I noticed a new viral video while trolling the net and thought I’d confront it. It was posted yesterday on YouTube. Then BuzzFeed picked it up yesterday and Laughing Squid picked it up this morning. It features a guy running through a subway train in the opposite direction that it’s traveling, so he stays even [...]

Videos From One Day on Earth

Written by Peter. Posted on January 19, 2011. No comments.

No, this isn’t the Ridley Scott film that was hyped on YouTube. Planning for the project, known as One Day on Earth, began two years ago which included coordinating thousands of people around the world to film a day in their life on 10.10.10, and then creating a full-length film out of it. Beyond that, [...]

Posterchild Messes With Phonebooth Advertisements

Written by Peter. Posted on January 18, 2011. No comments.

Posterchild is a Toronto-based street artist who likes to mess with your mind in public places. His most notable project was hanging giant Mario blocks in public, which influenced some copycat incidents. This time he’s trying to get people to think better of public phonebooths – which are no more than just sidewalk protrusions for [...]

Have You Seen This Yet? Tom Selleck Predicts the Future

Written by Peter. Posted on January 14, 2011. No comments.

This video of 8-year-old AT&T commercials has been around a while – even on YouTube – but surprisingly there aren’t THAT many views on it. Somehow I missed Mashable‘s post on it the other week, but maybe you did too. So what’s the deal with these AT&T commercials you ask? They’re from an old campaign [...]

NASA Gets Called Out For Being Social Squares

Written by Peter. Posted on January 11, 2011. No comments.

Here’s another YouTube voice rising up. User damewse is so fed up with NASA’s failed attempts to connect with the American public that he’s putting out his own material using repurposed footage and the hypnotic combination of minimalist piano and Carl Sagan. It’s actually pretty humbling and encouraging stuff – although keep in mind it’s [...]

Tuesday Laughs: Babies, Product Placement, Cats and Oranges

Written by Peter. Posted on January 11, 2011. 1 Comment.

The new year has yet to produce many worthy “Tuesday Laughs” videos, but these all made the cut. Enjoy a little humor to get you through the week: A completely ridiculous video about a baby that commits one serious crime. I think this video is pretty funny and I’m actually fascinated with some of the [...]

The Ted Williams Story: A Different Breed of Viral Video

Written by Peter. Posted on January 5, 2011. 1 Comment.

This morning I read about this homeless man who’s story is spreading rapidly across the internet. The YouTube video about him demonstrates his gift, an incredibly classic voice for radio and voiceover. I watched it (and you probably have too by now). I took a moment to reflect on what I just saw, and then [...]

Kanye’s “Monster” Muppet Style

Written by Peter. Posted on January 4, 2011. No comments.

Kanye West and Muppet fans everywhere should watch these funny fan-made music videos that just dropped this week. The loveable Muppets show their gangster side as they take on Kanye West’s banger “Monster.” Watch the two different version below, although the second one is definitely the shit.

Friday Music Video Round Up: 15 Best of 2010

Written by Peter. Posted on December 24, 2010. No comments.

Today we’re bringing you a special round up of some of the year’s craziest music videos; 15 of them in no particular order. Hopefully we found a few you haven’t seen yet. Happy Holidays! Twin Shadow – “Slow” – Directed by Alex Markman Die Antwoord – “Zef Side” – Directed by Sean Metelerkamp OK Go [...]

Tuesday Laughs (12/14/2010)

Written by Peter. Posted on December 14, 2010. No comments.

Now on Urgensia, we’re bringing you our favorite funny videos every Tuesday. Why? Why the hell not? Yogi Bear meets The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford in this twisted alternate ending to the upcoming Yogi Bear film (via The Daily What) Art Thoughtz: Post-Structuralism by Hennessy Youngman – “If you can’t [...]

Friday Music Video Round Up (12/9/2010)

Written by Peter. Posted on December 10, 2010. No comments.

Friday is supposed to be the fun day at work, so why not spend some of your day watching cool new music videos? Here are some recent favorites: Flying Lotus – “Zodiac Shit” – Produced by Adult Swim Daft Punk – “Derezzed” “Memory” by Pedro Maia / Music by Panda Bear Gatekeeper – “Mirage” – [...]

2010′s Most Innovative Viral Video Ads (via @mashable)

Written by Peter. Posted on December 9, 2010. No comments.

Mashable published a list of the 10 most innovative viral video ads of 2010 today and, needless to say, it’s definitely worth checking out. Every year the effect of viral video ads gets closer to eclipsing television ads – and this year I feel like viral definitely killed TV. Sure, TV ads still get more [...]

Edge of Progress Tour Hits Home

Written by admin. Posted on December 7, 2010. No comments.

That’s a wrap! Urgent recently finished production on the Edge of Progress Tour‘s stop in San Francisco. MacKenzie Fegan, along with our crew, stopped by GAFFTA (Gray Area Foundation For The Arts) to chat with executive director Josette Melchor. GAFFTA is a nonprofit dedicated to building social consciousness through digital culture, and is located in [...]

Friday Music Video Round Up (12/3/2010)

Written by Peter. Posted on December 3, 2010. No comments.

Friday is supposed to be the fun day at work, so why not spend some of your day watching cool new music videos? Here are some recent favorites: Tame Impala – “Expectation” - Directed by Clemens Habicht The Miracles Club – “Church Song” – Directed by Judah Switzer Reading Rainbow – “Always On My Mind” – [...]

@Billboarddotcom’s New Social 50 Music Chart

Written by Peter. Posted on December 2, 2010. No comments.

Billboard announced today that they have a new chart tracking the 50 most social musicians in the world. I’m not sure how much people pay attention to Billboard charts these days, but if they do, I guess this is a new incentive for musicians to be awesome at Twitter, Facebook, etc. This might become a [...]