EPIC FU

july 4th ideas, facebook dipping, diy radio

Bored for the 4th? There's always Facebook dipping, DIY crop circles, and candid photos of street fashion! Seth MacFarlane and Wil Wheaton are working on a new web series with Google, and our Artist of the Week is graffiti master Above. Plus, Steve gives a quick rundown of DIY radio resources! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

how to piss off fans, hadouken!, 365 days of trash

Prince's lawyers are busy again, Radiohead gets crowdsourced by 200 musicians, and we flap our cheeks for the new Word of the Week. We also take a look at creative ways to get rid of your trash, and the FU of the Week is served by Sustainable Dave - a man who pledged to keep all of his trash for 365 days. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com

george carlin, saul williams, is radio dead?

We thank George Carlin for making us aware of our words, we hear Saul Williams choose his words wisely, and we discover a social network dedicated to learning new languages. Our Artist of the Week does everything from tattoos to album covers and we talk to the band Salt and Samovar. Plus, we give away two of their handmade CD's! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

sporn, banned from the internet, kcrw

We play with the new Spore Creature Creator, laugh at the "seedy underworld" of Sporn, and the FU of the Week is served by KCRW, a public radio station in Southern California using the web to build a community of music lovers. Plus, France will take away your broadband if it catches you downloading illegal files, and the spotlight video is made by fans for a Thunderheist contest! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

reverse graffiti, face transformer, twitter clones

We take a look at a collaborative novel that mashes up Google Maps into the narrative, the Artist of the Week is The Reverse Graffiti Project, and we have a special segment about Twitter clones called The Rick Factor! Plus, the face transformer, social networks for artists, and a new flash game challenge! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

tesla supercar, how to get cheap gas, cat ladies

We look at the high price of gas and the tools available online to help get the most for your buck. The FU of the Week is served by Elon Musk of Tesla and his new 100% electric supercar! Plus, an awesome indie hip-hop video, and cat ladies! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

iphones, manbabies, hairhats, mix members

Ok, so the 3g iPhone is sweet, but it ain't as cheap as it sounds. Father's Day is coming up, and Internet memes are always a good gift, plus we have crazy pop culture musicals and we get to meet a few members of the EPIC FU community! We've also got hats made of actual (synthetic) hair, and two awesome dance videos. For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

firefox 3, nude remix, secret society, why tuesday

This week we're freaking in love with Firefox 3's RC2 release, we look at a super-simple event RSVP tool, and show some amazing and spooky steam punk art. This week's FU is served by Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday?, an organization dedicated to election reform. We've also got YouTube's new annotation feature, a look at Adobe's free web-based mini-Photoshop, and a crazy geeked-out spotlight video remixing Radiohead's "Nude" from In Rainbows. The FU is strong! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com.

jonathan coulton, muxtape vs. mixwit, rock band vs. itunes

After a long hiatus, we are back with a ton of news and contributions from MIX, plus we're announcing our licensing partnership with the good folks at Revision3! This week's FU is served by Jonathan Coulton, the ultimate geek rock star. We've also got music stars afraid of the Internet, music stars using video games to sell records, we take a look at music-sharing tools like Muxtape and Mixwit, and we hear your thoughts about the problems with global communication. The FU is back! For all the show links and everything EPIC FU, go to http://epicfu.com!

newsflash: get ready for june 5th!

wow, has it been that long? on june 5th we'll be back with tons of catching up to do!

from sxsw to berlin, kindermassive, mc frontalot

this week we are in berlin, germany! communication across nations is on our mind, we look at social network aggregators, and we go back to sxsw for an interview with nerdcore godfather mc frontlot about the new documentary nerdcore rising. for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

FU's from sxsw, the go! team, zuma

this week we're at SXSW! we get some FU's of the week from awesome peeps, but first we give you the lowdown on free sxsw music, play a new flash game, and follow-up on the 90 day jane campfire discussion. oh yeah, and that whole FUnetics thing... for all the show links and everything epic-fu, go to http://epicfu.com.

100th episode, what is FUnetics?

this week we celebrate our 100th episode, but something's not right. The show has been hijacked! You can help us figure out what's happening. For all the links and everything epic-fu, go to http://epicfu.com.

special: what filmmakers really think of the web

this week we have a special show from the red carpet at the 2008 spirit awards. we talked to producers, writers, directors, and actors to find out what they really think about the web and the way it is influencing filmmaking. some of the answers might surprise you -- they did for us. for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

art pr0n, 90 day jane, the decapitator

this week we look at why the web rules for artists and ask whether an artist can cross the line with a project about suicide. the FU of the week is served by an innovative graffiti artist in london, the upbeats and mofresh give us an amazing spotlight video, and we run down awesome free web design resources. for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

web attack, ghostface killah, vampire weekend

a full plate this week, starting with the mystery of the five severed undersea cables in the past two weeks. ghostface killah slams his myspace fans, we run down a few of our favorite things about the internet, find out about the jedi church, and we see the work of amazing sculptor nemo gould. the FU of the week is served by a site helping create informed U.S. voters, and as usual our viewers contributed buttloads of stuff to the show! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

anon vs. scientology, hollyweird, google car

this week hollywood is a f*cking mess topped off by the strange death of heath ledger, anonymous is taking on scientology, you can fly in space for US $200K, there may be a google car, and someone made a speed painting of zadi! the fu of the week is served by a guy defending his enemy and aesop rock rawks, plus tons of contributions by our viewers, wow! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

cloverfield review, justice d.a.n.c.e., 1 second film

this week we review cloverfield and highlight the alternate reality game around it, we have a crazy photoshop mashup from freaking news, how to find out about rotten neighbors, a service that anonymously sends, uh, stuff, in the mail, and an awesome french band that's playing at cochella. the fu of the week is served by people making a 1 second movie, and we have a new campfire discussion around barack obama and "tolerance fatigue." for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

ces losers, macbook air, music + file sharing

this week we do a quick ces wrap up, give our first impression of the macbook air, highlight an awesome indie music discovery site, and gather round the campfire for some video discussion. plus an awesome new torrent search engine has hit the web, we have a great blog post from rick about private trackers, and the FU of the week is served by MIT. for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

political madness, insane sports, gOS

january is off to a fast start. we take a look at citizen media with the uptake, ask whether mike candidates are indeed using subliminal images in their media, check out bill gates rapping with jay-z, see a couple of crazy sports (not all of them legal), and play a new game by mark burvil! plus, bat for lashes and the fu of the week is served by gOS. thanks for all your awesome logo submissions! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

wonderfully bizarre comment interpretations

happy new year! we can't believe it's 2008 already! this week we look at some of the most libelous, disparaging, weird, insulting, and wonderful comments we received in 2007, as interpreted by a calvacade of online video peeps at our epic-fu holiday party! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com

one crazy effing year

hard to believe 2007 is almost over. we've been all around the country and met tons of great new people. what an incredible year we've had and it's all thanks to the people who watch the show and participate in the comments and on MIX. thanks! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

gift guide, santa's depression, laptop giving

with only days before x-mas, this week we have emergency gift guides from annie, rick, and zadi that cover everything from chia pets to diy music videos. google continues to roll out the awesome and scary tools, and the FU of the week is handed out by an organization that gives when you receive. that sounds naughty! ;) have a great holiday! for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

rock band tips and tricks, santacon, seesmic

the holidaze are upon us, and who couldn't use a personal dna analysis? we talk about what your dna means (and doesn't mean), how to make some diy pop-up cards, and santa serves the fu of the week! well, kinda. also, we have 25 seesmic beta invites to give away, and this week we launch the epic-fu BLOG! w00t! tons more in the show. for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.

illegal beauty, wu-tang, everyday normal guy, superluckycat

there are so many amazing projects going on across the web. the fu of the week is served by an independent clothing company, and this week we talk about projects from the bathroom, projects from your pockets, and illegal projects. wu-tang released a new (and FREE) album, and we profile a couple of cool hip-hop community sites. plus a hysterical music video from jon lajoie, who is just an everday normal guy. ;) for everything epic-fu and all the show links, go to http://epicfu.com.