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WATCH: Boxer Provokes Sonny Bill Williams During Weigh-In, Gets Knocked Out During First Round [VIDEO]
09 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday Sonny Bill Williams claimed the NZPBA Heavyweight Championship title in the first round! He basically made it rain fists on his opponent, Clarence Tillman III. This happened a day after Tillman III pushed and threw a punch at Williams during their ceremonial weigh-in for the media. I’m sure there is a valuable life lesson to be learned here. Watch both incidents after the jump.
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Kimmel Strikes Again, See Fans React When Superbowl Broadcast Is Cut Off Mid-Game [VIDEO]
08 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Super Bowl is literally the biggest sporting event in the US, it eclipses the World Series of MLB, the Olympics, and any World Cup tournament. So what happens when the TV gets unplugged at the most crucial part of the game; chaos ensues.
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Dolphins Swim And Jump Alongside Surfer [VIDEO]
08 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A teen surfing in the wake of a yacht off the Gulf of Mexico was pleasantly surprised when two animal friends decided to join him. Watch this very cool video – featuring a pair of curious Bottlenose dolphins swimming and jumping beside the boy – after the jump.
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First Theatrical Trailer For “The Amazing Spider-Man” [VIDEO]
08 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Sure, Marvel dropped their ‘Avengers’ trailer during the super bowl too, but if there’s one thing Marvel likes it’s making money, and nothing makes money like overstimulated comic book movie fans. And this trailer for Marc Webb’s ‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ starring Andrew Garfield & Emma Stone, is very, very stimulating.
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Check Out Marvel’s Awesome Superbowl Avengers Trailer [VIDEO]
07 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Inbetween all the hoo hah around last minute touch downs, Madonna’s cartwheels and Clint Eastwood’s voice overs, Marvel dropped this little gem during the much hyped Superbowl XLVI this past weekend.
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Die Antwoord’s New Release Is Streaming Online
07 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So! Die Antwoord’s new album, TEN$ION, is coming out tomorrow – the first release on their new, Interscope-free, indie label, ZEF Records. Which is cool. Even cooler is the fact that it’s available for free streaming on Dutch broadcasting channel 3VOOR12, in case you’re somebody who likes free stuff. Listen here.
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WATCH: Die Antwoord On David Letterman Show [VIDEO]
07 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 17 Comments
Ninja and Yolandi Vi$$er performed on David Letterman’s show yesterday, and we managed to get the video for you. Click ‘Continue Reading’ to check it out and tell us what you think. Or rather, tell us what you think Americans will think?
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OK Go’s Insane Chevy Music Vid [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, OK Go released their new music video for Needing/Getting, which doubled as a Super Bowl ad for the Chevy Sonic. The band drives a Chevy fitted with retractable arms down a 3km stretch of desert lined with 1 000 instruments to perform a version of “Needing/Getting” that took four months to prep and four days to shoot.
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“Be The First In The Water” – Rad New Cell C Campaign [VIDEO]
06 Feb 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Check this video of black semi-pro surfer, “Avo” Ndumase – so rad!
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OK Go Wins The Internet Again. With Sesame Street.
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
OK Go did a song about the primary colours on Sesame Street. No other band would make me care about this, but OK Go are sort of the kings of viral videos. So click through for some stop-motion, a new track, and primary-coloured theme outfits. No spandex this time, though.
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US High School Students Demonstrate Their Wonderful Lack Of General Knowledge [VIDEO]
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The US, the most powerful nation in the world both in terms of their economy and military seem to be lacking in one crucial area; education. A recent short study done by a high school student portrays the average American student as not knowing all too much about their own country.
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SpaceX Test-Fires ‘Super’ Rocket Engines [VIDEO]
03 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spaceflight start-up, SpaceX – those guys who want to put a person on Mars in the next decade or two – has been demonstrating the potency of its SuperDraco rockets at their test facility in Texas. Take a look at the fancily-named rockets in action after the jump.
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NASA’s Recording The Dark Side Of The Moon [VIDEO]
02 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
People who like Pink Floyd references, rejoice, because NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission has beamed back its first video of the dark side of the moon. Click through to see what that astronaut that everybody forgets about saw while Armstrong and Aldrin were hogging all the glory.
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Human-Shaped Remote-Controlled Planes Fly Around NYC [VIDEO]
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I’m not entirely sure I care that this is just some publicity stunt for a mediocre-to-bad “found footage” film about super heroes. This is awesome advertising. Click through to see how 20th Century Fox teamed up with Thinkmodo for their unusual viral promotion for the upcoming Chronicle.
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The Full Ferris Bueller 2 Trailer [Video]
31 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is we have found the full trailer of that “Ferris Bueller 2” teaser we saw the other day. The bad news is it’s not a feature film – it’s just Honda using Matthew Broderick in a new TV commercial. It’s pretty damn good […]
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Tech Vibe: Ep. 12 – Henk Kleynhans Talks About The Future Of Wireless Internet
27 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
This week Ryan talks to Henk Kleynhans, the founder of Skyrove Wireless, about the barriers and downright hassles of WIFI spots in South Africa. He also reviews the nifty ION USB Turntable, and catches you up on the latest Tech News. Proudly brought to you by:
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Fantastic 90’s Megamix Played On A Mouth Piano [VIDEO]
27 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You remember those little piano’s that you blow with your mouth to make a sound? Remember the music of the 90’s? Both are pretty awesome. Here is a great little video of a guy playing all the greatest hits from the 90’s on just such a little organ. It’s a whole lot of awesome. Full video after the jump.
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Vanilla Ice Is A Hipster Now [VIDEO]
26 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
White rap’s favourite son, Vanilla Ice, has dropped his bass for a ukulele and channelled his inner hipster. He’s moved to Echo Park, Los Angeles – an area notoriously populated by hipsters – to take up indie rock and the wearing of plaid shirts and thick-rimmed reading glasses. But has he?
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Check Out This Die Antwoord Parody, It’s Red Hot! [VIDEO]
26 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the world anxiously awaits the release of Ten$ion, the next Die Antwoord album, check out this timely reminder, via a homage to the enfants terribles of Afrikaans hardcore, that gingers are people too.
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Beautiful HD Video Of Yosemite National Park Goes Viral [VIDEO]
25 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The ability to record footage in high definition (HD) has literally changed the way we look at digital media. And when used to bring out the best of nature’s inherent beauty, the results are simply jaw-dropping.
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Violist Interrupted By Nokia Ringtone, Brilliantly Incorporates It Into Recital (VIDEO)
25 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is weird to think that there are still people in this world who forget to turn their cell phones off during concerts. This happened during a recent performance by Slovakian violist Lukas Kmit, when a concertgoer’s Nokia ringtone suddenly interrupted the show. But the violinist responded by cleverly incorporating it into his performance, and the video has since gone viral. See it after the jump.
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Google Changes Privacy Settings Across Board – Users Can’t Opt Out
25 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Whoops. Looks like somewhere between Eric Schmidt and Larry Page, Google forgot their ‘don’t be evil’ rule and turned into the creepy uncle of the internet. Well, the other creepy uncle of the internet. It now follows users’ activities across YouTube, Gmail, Google Plus and Google Search, among others. Everybody, clear your history.
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Die Antwoord Drops Teaser For New Album [VIDEO]
24 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As if they haven’t scared us enough with the release of their latest album cover and music video for its first single, “Fok julle naaiers”, check out what Die Antwoord is up to next. They’ve just released a very graphic teaser trailer for Ten$ion, which is set to release in February. Check it out after the jump.
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Anonymous Deny Reports Of Plans To Attack Facebook
24 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Members of “hacktivist” group Anonymous have denied that they’re planning an attack on Facebook, in spite of a video claiming to speak for the group that has declared that the social network will be brought down on January 28th. This would be the second fake Anonymous threat in some months.
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Time-Lapse Of ISS Passing Over Stormy Africa [VIDEO]
24 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Start your Tuesday the way your forefathers did, with an amazing time-lapse video of the International Space Station passing over a storm-struck African continent with the Milky Way popping in to say hello in the background. Also visible is Comet Lovejoy, two weeks after its near-fatal sunburn. Please, go look. You’ll feel better about being up.
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8-Year Old Aussie Metal Head Goes Viral On Youtube, Number One On iTunes [VIDEO]
23 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is little Juliet. She’s eight years old, and she and her mummy recently posted a video to Youtube where she sings about her pet dog Robert, whom she loves, and her stinky fish tank. All set to thrash metal. Odd doesn’t quite cover it, but who can argue with 12 million hits on YouTube. Take a look.
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Radvertising: Megan Fox Island [VIDEO]
23 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Alright. Yes. Pairing your product with an attractive woman is not exactly an original advertising tactic, and if anything the world could do with a little less of that. But because this happens to be a Brazilian TV ad for a language school, and a funny one, we can put these concerns momentarily aside.
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Obama Sings “Let’s Stay Together”, Not Half Bad
20 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Political views and campaign promises aside, Barack Obama seems like a pretty cool guy. Often he indulges not-so-serious questions, jokes with reporters and he always seems to keep a level head in just about any situation. At a recent fundraiser in Harlem he once again demonstrated his ability to keep it real.
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Tech Vibe: Ep. 11 – Rolling Stone SA’s Top Technology Predictions For 2012
20 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This week Rolling Stone’s Tech Editor, Bradley Shaw, gives us his blue sky technology predictions for 2012. Ryan also reviews the DSTV WALKA, and as always, your latest Tech News. Proudly brought to you by:
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Mbeki Questions Twitter’s Social Usefulness, Twitter Flips Out A Little
17 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Following his opening address for the International Knowledge Conference at the University of Stellenbosch Business School, former president, Thabo Mbeki voiced some concerns about Twitter as “a great conveyor of reliable knowledge,” pointing to Gaddafi’s overthrow as a consequence of “false knowledge,” rather than the social media. Mbeki immediately started trending on Twitter.
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