Coppell student quickly developing as a rapper
By Seth Slover Staff Writer In a country where musical talent is abundant, it can be difficult for young musicians to succeed. Coppell junior Raylon Hart knows that, but it is by no means stopping him. Hart, a rapper under the name of “Lil’ Ray,” has been rapping since age 12. “I’ve always had a love for music, particularly for rap,” Hart said. “I grew up on rap, and I learned that I enjoyed making it myself.” Over the past few years, Hart believes he has produced close to 220 songs. “I have a lot of inspirations that really inspire me to make music,” Hart said. “True lyricists like Tupac, Biggie and Bob Marley are…
Hunt’s departure takes hilarious spin in student YouTube video
Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Coppell High School has been mourning the loss of Brad Hunt as its principal – so much so that a student created a “Hitler finds out” YouTube video. For those who are not familiar, “Hitler finds out” is a video meme in which a person takes a famous clip from the movie Downfall and add fake subtitles to the German dialogue, dealing with everything from Hitler finding out his gaming account has been banned from XBOX Live to Hitler finding out Sarah Palin resigned from resigned from office. The Hunt video, created by sophomore Ben Cowlishaw, features stabs at the administration and CHS, but, more importantly, shows how much CHS cares about…
YouTube: channels worth watching
Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Over the years, YouTube has gotten the reputation of being a place to watch people fall down or cats play with toilet paper. However, since Hulu bought the company, the video site has become more and more of a sustained source of entertainment. Vloggers (video bloggers) are some of the most popular entertainers – but where do you start if you’ve never gotten in to them? Here are a few vlogger channels you might want to subscribe to: Meekakitty: A very hyper, but charming, 20-something who is obsessed with Star Trek, video games and all things nerdy. Has a thing for purring and random jump-cuts. Charlieissocoollike: The #1 most subscribed vlogger in…
YouTube Project for Awesome launches tomorrow
Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Sure, YouTube has given us some quality comedy gems (Keyboard Cat? The Bed Intruder Song?), but amidst the humor, it can be easy to forget the power and impact the site can have. Tomorrow, December 17, vloggers across the globe will help remind of us that power during the Project for Awesome (also known as p4a). The basic premise of the Project is for vloggers across the world to share their favorite charities and how they can change the world. Vloggers have been asked to make videos centering around their charity and will post the video on YouTube at noon tomorrow – therefore flooding the site with charitable options. If you’re interested…
Pomplamoose makes music unique again
Addy Buigas-Lopez Staff Writer Nowadays when I turn on the radio it’s hard to tell what the song is because all music is sounding the same. Recently, a friend of mine showed me this YouTube phenomenon, Pomplamoose. This French duet has created a new way to see music; playing multiple simple instruments that they then harmonize under a pure voice. They put together sounds of xylophones, maracas, and clapping aside from the typical piano and guitar. Not only do they cover songs by other people, Pomplamoose also creates their own songs. If you’re into a sort of Indie-rock, sweet and pure sound this is the music to listen too. Nataly Dawn and her partner Jack…
Potter-mania revived with “A Very Potter Sequel”
Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Last year, I wrote a story about a little YouTube production from Starkid Productions called “A Very Potter Musical”. If you can’t tell by the tone of the article (or by the fact that I dedicated an entire article to the production,) I’m kind of in love with this show. So imagine, if you will, my excitement upon hearing that Starkid had followed up on their internet success and made a sequel, appropriately titled “A Very Potter Sequel“. Here’s a good image: I screamed. Loudly. I literally did not sleep for a few nights, staying up in to the wee hours of the night to watch as much of the show as…
YouTube beginning to charge viewers
By Julia Kim Staff Writer The world’s most popular video site is planning to charge its users to watch videos. YouTube is considering introducing a movie rental system similar to Apple’s iTunes and Netflix. Five films from the Sundance Festival will be available for online rental beginning Fri., Jan. 22. YouTube will offer Bass Ackwards, The Cove, One Too Many Mornings, Homewrecker and Children of Invention to its viewers for $4 each until Jan. 31 Eventually, this fledgling video rental program will include mainstream fare from Hollywood as well as independent filmmakers.
Potter musical parody achieves fan base
While on mylifeisaverage.com this week, I came across an entry that talked about a Youtube video I’d never heard of: A Very Potter Musical. It seemed amazing to me at the time that a Youtube video existed that I had not seen, so I immediately found it and watched it. I was impressed. Really impressed. If you haven’t heard of it, don’t feel bad; not many have. In fact, it only has several hundred thousand views on Youtube. But it has a fan base that is growing fast. The musical is parody of the Harry Potter series, but it’s really more of a tribute. The creators are a group of University of Michigan graduates, which is…