John Holden’s videos (The Total Vom Show) are some of the best out there. He’s a real artist. He’s smart, hilarious and has a unique style. I was lucky enough to have him over at my post-Pixelodeon party and we had a little screening of a bunch of his videos including my favorite, Amy & Lanae. We were laughing so hard, one of my neighbors yelled at us to “shut the fuck up.” You may have noticed John in my Pixelodeon video expressing his fear about his next video which is sure to draw “like 20,000 hits” He asks, “Do I want that? Do I want to draw this fire onto me?”
Well I hope he’s ready. Because the video is awesome. It’s a response video he made with the YouTube elite at Pixelodeon. He challenges the YouTube stars directly, both for their lack of quality content and for cheating on view counts and popular tags. And nothing drives traffic like a little rivalry. Check out YouTube Inner Circle Infiltrated! and decide for yourself. Personally, I think John is incredible. He may not reach the level of fame of some of the YouTube stars enjoy and I imagine YouTube will not be paying him any time soon. But he’s got a real voice and he’s at the top of my very short list of videobloggers I watch without fail. I can’t wait to see what he does next.
John also publishes a zine with his brother called Detrimental Information. You can buy the issues online for a dollar a piece. He gave one to Yuri and I liked it so much, I read it three times.
So bravo, John. You are an inspiration to those of us interested in this medium as a real artform. Keep up the good work.
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I laughed my ass off! John Holden is a genius.