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New Video: OK Go Do ‘The Muppet Show Theme’ [VIDEO]
25 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
OK Go did a rendition of the theme song from The Muppet Show in their Green Album. Now they’ve made a video; it’s sort of like all of their other music videos, except it features Muppets. I don’t like suggesting that something going viral is a foregone conclusion, but this thing going viral is a foregone conclusion.
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Chinese Propaganda Video Accidentally Reveals Cyber Attack Against US.
25 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Screenshots from a Chinese military propaganda video uploaded to YouTube last month reveal a cyberwarfare app designed to make attacks look like they’re coming from any IP address. In the video, the Chinese government can be seen sending attacks from an IP address belonging to the University of Alabama.
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Watch This White Girl OWN Chris Brown’s ‘Look At Me Now’ [VIDEO]
24 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Meet Karmin, a duo from Boston in the States who are doing things to RnB tracks that make the original artists sweat in their Ice Creams. Take a listen below! I’m prepared to bet you’ve never heard Chris Brown’s ‘Look At Me Now’ done this way before.
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Stuntman Ascends Germany’s Highest Mountain Via Cable Car Cable [VIDEO]
24 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
46-year-old Swiss stuntman Freddy Nock is a bigger bad-ass than you are. And he proved it by tight-rope walking. He scaled Germany’s highest mountain — the Zugspitze, which stands 2962 metres above sea level — by walking along its kilometer-long cable car cable. Without a balancing pole.
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The Best PK Given To Someone With An iPad, EVER [VIDEO]
23 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Man, don’t you just hate little brothers? Check out this laaitie trying to irritate his brother, who is playing on an iPad. After repeatedly getting kicked by his younger brother, ouboet finally loses his cool. What happens next? The best PK via iPad you’ve ever seen. Guaranteed.
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Popcorn, Jack Daniel’s And Mustangs – Where Were You?
23 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month, in the persistent spirit of defiance, 2oceansVibe and Jack Daniel’s took nearly 100 exhausted, hardworking Capetonians to the movies on a working Friday afternoon. Press play on that video and ask yourself why you weren’t there. Work was bunked, whiskey was drunk, gourmet treats courtesy of Miss K were snaffled, and for the […]
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Time-Lapse Of The 9/11 Memorial Construction [VIDEO]
23 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The National September 11 Memorial is due to open in two weeks, on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks of 2001. The memorial has been under construction for the past seven years; click through for a time-lapse condensation of the construction process. Go on, make your day a little more poignant.
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News Reporter OWNS Chris Brown Live On Air [VIDEO]
22 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The other day Chris Brown decided to give up planking by tweeting the following: “No more planking for me unless it’s on a sexy lady.” Fox news reporter Andy Levy retweeted the post, adding: “You spelled ‘punching’ wrong.” Chris took offense and replied: “@andylevy children conduct themselves better! Much love and success!” You simply have to watch Andy’s LIVE response to this on TV.
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New Icelandic Video For Bon Iver’s “Holocene” [VIDEO]
19 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Bon Iver does nice music, and Bon Iver does nice music videos. It’s Friday, it’s raining, you really ought to be at the bar by now anyway, so take a look at their latest offering. Be prepared for big ol’ Icelandic vistas, volcanic terrain, and some kid doing stuff that may or may not pertain to the song lyrics.
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Guy Gets Fire Extinguisher Let Off In His Face By London Rioters [VIDEO]
19 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
CCTV footage caught this video of a guy trying to reason with a group of rioters in London last week. The 10 or so yobbos were busy robbing a shop in Clapham Junction when he walked by and tried to stop them. For his troubles he got a fire extinguisher unleashed in his face.
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Anne Hathaway Raps About Paparazzi’s “Dark Knight” Obsession [VIDEO]
18 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anne Hathaway decided she should show off one of her hidden talents to Conan O’Brien on his show: rapping. She was on the show to chat about her latest film, One Day, but of course she will also feature as Catwoman in the next installment of Batman. The “Paparazzi” rap proves that Hathaway is not just a pretty face.
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Exclusive Interview With The Smurfs
18 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You should by now be aware that “The Smurfs”, the movie, is coming out soon. It’s gone ballistic overseas and also happens to star Sophie Vergara, of Modern Family fame. I know – how cool is that? Anyway, we managed to secure the SA exclusive for this interview. WITH the actual Smurfs. Check it out!
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‘Flash Mob’ Robs 7/11 In Less Than A Minute [VIDEO]
17 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
And suddenly the real use of online flash-mobs becomes clear: stealing junk from convenience stores. Yesterday, a group of about 28 ‘young people,’ believed to have coordinated online, cleaned out a Maryland convenience store in under a a minute.The police have attempted online identification, but no arrests have been made.
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Dave Chappelle’s First Interview In Five Years [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You guys remember Dave Chappelle, right? The comedian. He was sort of a big deal. Then he burnt out on the Chappelle’s Show and disappeared for about five years, staying almost entirely away from the press, until he turned up on San Francisco’s WiLD 94.9 for a morning interview yesterday. Give it a whirl.
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Footage Of Chaotic Municipal Strike In Cape Town [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Things got heated down in Cape Town with the Municipal Strike today! As you’ll see from this video, a fires were even lit in Adderley Street. You’ll also see a gentleman missing several front teeth saying “die Kaap is kwai!” to the camera, whilst a protester gets tackled by several policemen in the background.
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WATCH: Documentary On John Lennon and Yoko Ono In Bed [VIDEO]
16 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
During the Vietnam War John Lennon and Yoko Ono held two week-long “Bed-Ins for Peace” in Amsterdam and Montreal, which were their non-violent ways of protesting wars and promoting peace. In the process, a very cool documentary was made from. Yoko Ono, bless her heart, has posted it for free online viewing for a couple of days. Watch inside!
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These Guys Made A Robot Bird [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
They made a robot seagull. It flies by flapping its robot seagull wings. I mean yes this is a huge breakthrough in terms of flight engineering, but even if that’s not your jam, you’re going to want to take a look at the awesome two-metre wide flying robot on display at TEDGlobal.
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Levi’s Drops Advert In The UK Depicting Riot Scene [VIDEO]
15 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Trying to get your brand to tap into certain subcultures’ wallets is hard at the best of times. Increasingly, brands are pushing the limits of message delivery, but Levi’s certainly couldn’t have predicted that their new advertisement featuring scenes from protests resembling the London riots would cause such a stir.
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Heavy Construction Equipment And Swimming Pools: Together At Last [VIDEO]
12 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You’ve probably wondered about this yourself. What would happen if you had access to a backhoe, and a swimming pool, and weren’t constrained by issues like the law, or those stupid labels saying ‘do not operate heavy machinery while intoxicated’? Well you don’t have to wonder anymore; these Hungarian folks have the answer.
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Flash Mob Wedding Proposal In Sandton City [VIDEO]
10 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
More often than not these kind of feel-good stories seem to emanate from other parts of the world. Not this one however. This one is proudly South African and happened in Sandton City this past Saturday when a man cleverly orchestrated a flash mob to intercept his bride-to-be for a romantic proposal opportunity.
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London Rioter FAILS Trying To Throw An Umbrella [VIDEO]
10 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Angry youths are taking over the streets of London. But rioting is a profession rather best left to the professionals. The guy featured in this video hopefully learned a valuable lesson: if you can’t even throw an umbrella properly at the bobbies then you should rather go back to being on the dole. Because that move was well embarrassing, innit?
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Crowdsourcing London’s Riot Clean-Up
10 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There is something encouraging coming out of the past three days of rioting and looting, even if it is a remote silver lining: the online mobilization of volunteer clean-up operations, mostly organized via Twitter and Facebook. By this time yesterday, #riotcleanup, was the second-highest trending topic worldwide.
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Rowan Atkinson On Top Gear
08 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A lot of people have been talking about Rowan Atkinson’s car crash of late. And with every report of his crash came the mention that he had been on Top Gear a mere fortnight before, posting their fastest guest lap ever. He also spent part of the interview discussing his beloved McLaren F1 supercar – […]
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Pablo Francisco Impersonates EVERYONE On 2ov Radio [Video]
07 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
One of the funniest men on the planet (proof here), Pablo Francisco cruised into the 2oceansvibe Radio studio last week, and proceeded to impersonate Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, Al Pacino (Scarface), Chris Rock, Sylvester Stallone, Ozzy Osbourne, Michael J Fox, Dr. Phil, Tracy Morgan, Bill Cosby, Pauly Shore, Mel Gibson, Dennis Hopper, Gary Busey and Danny […]
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“What’s The Vibe With The US Debt Crisis And ‘AAA’ Rating? [Video]
06 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
Our extremely popular “What’s The Vibe” weekly online TV feature seeks to explain news stories which have grown faster than you’ve been able to keep up. Told in a humorous, intelligent and clear manner, you’ll be fully informed in under 5 minutes! If you missed last week’s “What’s The Vibe With The Rupert Murdoch Phone […]
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2oceansvibe Nails 1 Million Visits For 2011 So Far
06 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Our usual thanks and bowing and scraping goes out to all you crazy 2oceansvibers out there who seem to be joining and multiplying by the day! Google Analytics has confirmed that between 1 January 2011 and 31 July 2011, 2oceansvibe received 1,109,969 visits, made up of 563,280 unique visitors and resulting in 2,379,820 page impressions. […]
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Rugby Vibe – Ep.1 [Video]
05 Aug 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 9 Comments
Steven Morris hosts the first episode of “Rugby Vibe” – our soon to be weekly show, covering the world of rugby. This week Steve discusses the Tri-Nations, the World Cup and the Currie Cup. Special guest on the show is SA’s own England World Cup winning centre, Stuart Abbott MBE.
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Blink-182 Rewards Fans For Pirating Their Music [VIDEO]
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on when it comes to pirating music, you have to respect the guys from Blink-182. For their latest single, they used several unauthorized fan clips that appeared on YouTube to make a music video for their latest single.
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Radvertising: Stop-Motion Film Made With 350 000 Post-It Notes
05 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Melissa, a Brazilian footwear brand, is doing it right. They created this giant time-lapse video on the side of a building in SãoPaolo using Post-it notes as analog pixels. I’m not totally clear on why this would make me want to buy shoes, but whatever it looks amazing.
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Old Spice Duel Draws 22 Million YouTube Hits
04 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Recently 2oceansVibe told you about a certain duel that was going to happen live on YouTube, well kind of, between Isaiah Mustafa, the old Old Spice Guy, and Fabio Old Spices, the new Old Spice Guy. Isaiah defeated Fabio after some heated bathroom exchanges, but the real point of interest is that 22 million people have watched.
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