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vhxtv: We’re very proud to announce that VHX is powering the...

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:52:07 -0400

We’re very proud to announce that VHX is powering the worldwide release of Indie Game: The Movie on June 12.

Indie Game has come a long way since their ambitious Kickstarter project. Two years later, they’re armed with an amazing film, a basket of accolades, and an eagerness to redefine what indie distribution truly means. We could not dream of a better fit for VHX for Artists.

You can pre-order it now and you’ll get high quality streaming and DRM-free downloads. If you want to find out more, you should watch the trailer!

I’ve spent the week in Nashville attending my...

Fri, 18 May 2012 21:11:23 -0400

I’ve spent the week in Nashville attending my father-in-law’s junkyard gym, Bucks Gym. Even the rainy one you see above. I just can’t believe how much it evolves during the time I’m away and how many dedicated members there are.

Jessamine and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary! We have not...

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:24:00 -0400

I was nervous

Jessamine and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary! We have not been in Nashville for our previous anniversaries, so we never ate our leftover piece of wedding cake until now. Surprisingly good!

starwarsuncut: Attention New Yorkers: The Film Society of...

Thu, 03 May 2012 15:19:13 -0400

starwarsuncut:

Attention New Yorkers: The Film Society of Lincoln Center has introduced the addition of a Summer Midnight Movies series to their weekly programming. We’re very excited to announce that Star Wars Uncut will be kicking off the beginning of this series at midnight of June 1st. We could not be more excited!

It’s hard to believe Star Wars Uncut will be lined up next to the great classics: David Lynch’s LOST HIGHWAY, Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, Sam Raimi’s THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD II, Ralph Bakshi’s FRITZ THE CAT and many more.

Huge thanks to Ted Hope and Gavin Smith for making this event possible. Thanks to Malcolm Sutherland for illustrating the official movie poster. Thanks to Aaron Valdez for remastering Star Wars Uncut for the big screen (it’s now widescreen!). And of course, thanks to the Uncut team, Star Wars fans and all the passionate and talented Uncut contributors.

Put on your favorite Star Wars costume (trashcan R2-D2 anyone?) and grab some popcorn - it’s gonna be a blast! Tickets will be available soon. Stay tuned.

Read more from the official press release…

Can’t wait!

yewknee: Uncle Skeleton - All Too Human Please do me a huge...

Tue, 01 May 2012 11:59:52 -0400

yewknee:

Uncle Skeleton - All Too Human

Please do me a huge favor and go listen to this album. I am 99% sure that you will find yourself loving the likes of Sophisticuffs, Dot, Berlin to Frankreich or maybe even Beeshie.

I put this record out with Uncle Skeleton on my little hobby of a label, yk records, and I think it turned out astoundingly well. I try to be brief about these sort of self promotional posts so I’ll leave it at that. Have a listen, spread the word. Thank you.

Loving it!

vhxtv: We believe artists should make more money from their...

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:51:03 -0400

vhxtv:

We believe artists should make more money from their work. Our upcoming platform lets you sell videos directly to your fans, restriction-free. Learn more

vhxtv: VHX is proud to announce the world premiere of Aziz...

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:08:07 -0400

vhxtv:

VHX is proud to announce the world premiere of Aziz Ansari’s new comedy special Dangerously Delicious, available exclusively at azizansari.com. Pay Aziz $5 and you can instantly stream the 60-minute special or download a DRM-free video file for offline enjoyment. No ads, no bleeps. Watch a free preview if you’d like.

We believe artists should be keeping more money from their work, and we’re excited to help push this new approach to film distribution forward — cut out the middlemen, focus on your fans, tap the real potential of the Internet — as pioneered by folks like Louis CK and Kickstarter.

VHX’s Emmy Award-winning expertise in video technology and online communities made it easy to say yes when Aziz approached us about building the site. We worked closely with him and his team to design something memorable but effective, and created a billing and video streaming platform from scratch that works hand-in-hand with our embeddable video player.

We’re excited to share more information about a new endeavor — VHX For Artists — which makes it easy for anyone to sell videos directly to their fans. Get in touch.

I really enjoy creating alternate versions of the VHX.tv logo as...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 10:22:00 -0500

I really enjoy creating alternate versions of the VHX.tv logo as identity exercises. I realized that this version I created with a single line translated perfectly into neon. I’ve also discovered that neon signs are relatively cheap to get produced! Desktop background sized version here. More versions coming!

yewknee: Some new free music for you today courtesy of Uncle...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:36:27 -0500

yewknee:

Some new free music for you today courtesy of Uncle Skeleton - the first single from the forthcoming double-LP All Too Human. Please go preview and/or download “Sophisticuffs” at your earliest convenience.

If you’re more of a Soundcloud kinda person you can hear it here - but the real goods are over at Bandcamp.

Good vibes!

This article in NYmag about Star Wars Uncut is a great read....

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:47:12 -0500

This article in NYmag about Star Wars Uncut is a great read. Also, the comparison between Casey’s and Warhol’s work is uncanny because Casey just got a new haircut (shown here).

cputv: It’s official folks. Stick this in your queue. Read more...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:08 -0500

cputv:

It’s official folks. Stick this in your queue. Read more about it here: http://bit.ly/xJsFBL

I’m so happy this is out there now.

vhxtv: We’re excited to launch UrbanDictionary.tv, a...

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:43:09 -0500

vhxtv:

We’re excited to launch UrbanDictionary.tv, a collaboration between VHX and Urban Dictionary (a top 100 website and everyone’s favorite Jeopardy category).

Anyone can contribute videos related to Urban Dictionary slang definitions, then play them back in continuous-play VHX-style. Watch now or read more…

vhxtv: Playlists. Mixtapes for video. Are you a curator?Music...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:03:00 -0500

vhxtv:

Playlists. Mixtapes for video.

Are you a curator?
Music video connoisseur?
Artist with a bangin’ portfolio?
Band with behind the scenes footage?
Or maybe you just really like cat videos?

Playlists make it easy to create, organize and customize videos and show them off in wonderful ways.

Learn more about playlists

I’m the proud creator of the feature playlist for VHX. It’s 2 hours of cats, FYI.

Agreed

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:37:00 -0500

andreaallen:

Dear Internet,

I would like to see a compilation vid that contains clips of people at sporting events who don’t realize they’re on the jumbotron, but are then alerted to the fact that they’re missing their big moment, only to have the feed changed right when they look up to see themselves.

I feel this is important enough for me to encourage it myself through a reblog.

vhxtv: We’re testing our sexy, new bookmarklet that has...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:13:00 -0500

Right click bookmarklet and click edit

bookmarklet.js -> bookmarklet_v2.js

vhxtv:

We’re testing our sexy, new bookmarklet that has playlist support built-in. Want to try it out and give us feedback?

Right-click and Edit your VHX bookmarklet

You’ll find “bookmarklet.js” buried deep within the URL text box. Rename it to “bookmarklet_v2.js”

Hit OK and you’re set!

Lovin’ it! My Cats playlist is already benefiting from it.

While working on finding a cohesive set of colors for our...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:04:51 -0500

While working on finding a cohesive set of colors for our graphing assets on Profitably, I discovered the Jewel Chart, which is just a pie chart but more expensive.

dalasverdugo: (via Pseudolectual - We can do it, y’all!) ONE...

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:30:16 -0500

dalasverdugo:

(via Pseudolectual - We can do it, y’all!)

ONE LAST REMINDER!

"Imagine, if you will, a man who, as Speaker of the House, orchestrates the impeachment of a..."

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:13:12 -0500

“Imagine, if you will, a man who, as Speaker of the House, orchestrates the impeachment of a President for an adulterous affair with a White House aide twenty-six years his junior while he himself is conducting an adulterous affair with a congressional aide twenty-two years his junior, having earlier left the first of his three wives while she was hospitalized with cancer. Imagine a man who attributes these behaviors to “how passionately I felt about this country.” Imagine a man who, told he can’t sit in a front section of Air Force One, shuts down the government. Imagine a man who becomes the only House Speaker ever to be disciplined for ethics violations. Imagine a man who, in a country just staggering out of the worst recession of the past fifty years and facing the threat of worldwide economic collapse, proposes to hire small children to work as janitors, mopping floors and cleaning toilets in their schools (or their orphanages, perhaps). Imagine that man as Commander-in-Chief.”

- Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker. (via langer)

Vote VHX for "Best Time Sink" in the 2011 Crunchies!

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:56:25 -0500

Vote VHX for "Best Time Sink" in the 2011 Crunchies!

Perfectly executed side-stache on me. whiskerino: In case you...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:11:00 -0500

Perfectly executed side-stache on me.

whiskerino:

In case you can’t grow your own moustache, there’s always Mustachify.me