EPIC FU is internet culture for the geek generation. It's our twice-weekly geek-out to cool art, tech, and music from the online and offline world. It's not us telling you, it's also you telling us -- it's a conversation.
10:05
fight for your right, indie music fest, creative commons
The show is jam-packed this week with U.S. voter tools -- register online, call b.s. on politicans, and track where their money comes from. The FU of the Week is served by Creative Commons, enabling a culture of content-sharing, plus, popSiren's Sarah Lane checks in with us from an awesome indie music festival! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we're immersing ourselves in the web for cutting-edge entertainment, to create collaborative fiction, and to check out some sweet beards. All while trying not to get banned. The FU of the Week is served by the creative team behind the Lonelygirl15 universe, and we have an insane music video road trip from Liars! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week it seems like everyone is watching the new fall TV shows, but what are you watching online? We run down a few of our faves, check out what Jimmy Fallon is up to, and watch McCain get Barack-rolled. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by an organization empowering young filmmakers, and the music video spotlight thrashes your brain! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
This week we're longer and stronger as we start off our new format with a FU from the new media production powerhouse that brought you Prom Queen. Plus we explode all over the place with hackable RFID, bus stop swings, hide and seek, and super hi-res satellite photos! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Lots of action at the RNC as the protesters steal the spotlight (and get gassed), lots of baby mama drama with Sarah Palin's underage daughter, and lots of geek arousal for Google's new Chrome browser. Plus, the FU of the Week is served by social music genius Lucas Gonze, spiritual father of all playlist-based music websites. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
We were in Denver and talked to lots of DNC peeps including young delegates, protestors, and attendees. Our Artist of the Week has a way with the human body, we check out a music video shot in Shanghai, and Sarah Atwood takes us to the Outside Lands music festival. All that, plus peace panties! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
It's back to bizness as usual as summer comes to an end, so we look at at angry professors who aren't afraid to show a little ass, an initiative to lower the U.S. drinking age to 18, and a few tips to help students get in the zone. The FU of the Week is served by Hayden Black, indie web comedy producer! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
We take a ride on the rollercoaster of American culture and explore the recent backlash against two icons: Michael Phelps and Radiohead. The Artist of the Week is typewriter-into-robot sculptor Jeremy Mayer, there's a crazy awesome new flash game, and Sarah gives us a rave review for the indie film The Wackness! To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
Zadi highlights a new grassroots campaign against street ads, we appreciate our inner manga self, and we look at the extreme sport of Star Wars-themed snowboarding. Plus, the FU of the Week goes to Doug Bresler, founder of indie animation studio Doogtoons, and we get a sneak peek of Zadi's plastic-free adventure. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
05:13
the video rebellion has begun
This week we talk to video rebels deported from China, we check out a video vigilante in New York City, and we wonder whether Google is making us stoopid. Plus, we spotlight a band with the greatest name ever, our Artist of the Week seems to be doing the impossible, and we hear your campfire video responses. To get the show early with all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com!
07:03
postcard secrets, killing plastic, emo hate
Google's Street View cameras are a voyeur's dream, emo culture is under threat, and we check out a redonk car mod for Batman-crazy fans. Today also begind the 7 Days Without Plastic project, and the FU of the Week is served by Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret, a website where people mail in their secrets on anonymous postcards. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
06:26
space sex, hand-drawn news, hipster inbreeding
NASA gets uptight about sex experiments in space, hipsters stick to their own kind, and city dwellers get their kicks with a hybrid sport called urban soccer. Plus, our Artist of the Week is actually a tree-bending artform called Arborsculpture, and we have a special report from Annie on the hand-drawn news organization Week In Review. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
The Montauk Monster mystery captivates the Internetz, female athletes get a "Y" surprise at the Olympics, and Japanese actors have a new rob. Also get ready for a new Flash Game Challenge with Dolphin Olympics 2, and the FU of the Week is served by freeway bike ridin' activists The Crimanimalz. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
05:26
olympic sh1tstorm, fugly celebs, mind control madness
Celebs get the fugly treatment, a Canadian band takes a stand against proposed copyright laws, and we take a look at a blazin' new mind control headset. Plus our Artist of the Week shows us what sound looks like, and we have a special report and a new campfire discussion about NBC's Olympic media restrictions.. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
06:11
dr. horrible writers, hot zombie love, arg mania
This week we're jam packed with alternate reality games, vampires, zombies, and mutant pigs. And that's just in the first 2 minutes! We've also got a new FUcabulary lesson and the FU of the Week is served by the writers of Dr. Horrible from Comic-Con! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
05:50
fashion police, tortured creatures, drive A
The U.S. economy sucks, so we look at how people around the world spend 5 bucks, how to save gas money with Google Maps, and how to sag your pants without getting busted by the cops! Fantasy illustrator Ryohei Hase is our Artist of the Week, and we interview the guys from rock band Drive A, whose average age is 16. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
If you can't make it to San Diego, Zadi shows us web alternatives to Comic-Con, and she does it with style, dammit! We have a heads-up on the Watchmen movie, portraits of costumed fans, and New Orleans sticker cars (wtf?). Plus, our Artist of the Week gives away his comics online for free! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
Lots of secrets revelead this week! Nine Inch Nails sends fans on a Google Map-powered treasure hunt, anonymous street artist Banksy is supposedly outed, and we debunk a UFO sighting in Poland! Our FU of the Week is served by sci-fi/horror novelist and podcaster Scott Sigler, and we go on a car hopping frenzy with this week's Flash Game Challenge! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
06:48
geek graffiti, sarah gets buzzed, rock band 2
This week Zadi rocks out for Rock Band 2, passes through Google's virtual world, and checks out an amazing video by Radiohead. Then Sarah Atwood gets buzzed and tells us about her thing for superheroes, plus geek graffiti and the Artist of the Week gives us eerie photos from foreign lands. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
05:19
gaming addiction, viacom vs. youtube, second skin
It's the week of the iPhone 3G, third-party Facebook apps are up to no good, Viacom ganks our viewer data from YouTube, and our Artist of the Week is the Basquiat-inspired TMNK (The Me Nobody Knows). Plus, Zadi talks to the filmmakers behind the WoW documentary Second Skin, and we catch up with all your campfire responses. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!
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