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Hey everyone, I'm back again with another YouTube Spotlight. Last time I covered musician Dan Bull; this time I'll be covering two other musicians on YouTube who work closely together. Shadowlink4321 (Daniel Alvarez) and LeeandLie (Amanda Lee) have gained popularity through doing covers of various anime theme songs, translating and making English adaptions. Both have developed a solid YouTube fan base and have only improved with each release.

Shadowlink4321: Sometime during 2012 I was searching for the soundtrack of Ao No Exorcist; their opening songs were difficult to come by due to YouTube copyright’s policy, but I quickly stumbled across Shadowlink's cover of "ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D—In My World." After listening to the song I became intrigued and searched through his most popular covers, finding some amazing covers of Fullmetal Alchemist openings. In addition, Shadowlink does a series of fun videos on Smash Brothers Brawl hacks. With such a variety of content his channel is worth a look up!


LeeandLie: After becoming familiar with Shadowlink's work I eventually had videos of YouTuber “LeeandLie” suggested to me. At the time I had just finished the series Angel Beats and decided to give her cover of "My Song" by Girls Dead Monster a try. The English adaption was tremendous and reminded me of the final and powerful scenes of Masami Iwasawa from the Angel Beats anime. Following this I became a dedicated fan, much as I did with Shadowlink. In addition to her covers, she also has done some awesome voice acting work and has a whole bunch of untapped potential that I hope gets shared with the world.


In summary, both of them are very talented, with skills including voice acting, editing, and plenty of others. From my experience with their live streams they have shown to be genuinely awesome people, and I wish them all the success in the world. Make sure to hit their subscribe button and share their work with your friends and family! With that I'll leave you a cover they did together along with various other YouTubers of Attack on Titan's first opening.


Are you a fan of Shadowlink4321 and LeeandLie? Let me know in the comments below!

Also check out Addicted to Anime February 23rd 8PM EST as Stephen and Johnna Wago discuss and review Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter.

Also if you're a fan of MMA, check out Unanimous Decision, an MMA show hosted by yours Stephen Wago. We'll be covering UFC 170 real soon, if you're interested then like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Fanboys Anonymous is here once again to shed some spotlight on another member of the geek culture movement, this time focusing on the cosplay side of things with our showcased individual: Sara Moni.

Q: "What got you interested in cosplay in the first place?"

A: I always love dressing up and since I never celebrated Halloween, cosplay was the next best thing!

Q: "How long have you been cosplaying?"

A: Seriously since 2010
Q: "What was the first event you ever went to and what did you dress up as?"

A: I dressed up as my own psychedelic version of Alice, and I went to a party my family was having that was Mad Hatter themed.

Q: "How much time usually goes into making your costumes?"

A: Anywhere from two or three days to two or three weeks.


Q: "What has been your biggest challenge participating in the cosplay community?"

A: Money! LOL there are always going to be limitations with cost and travel.

Q: "What are some of your favorite things that you enjoy most about cosplaying?"

A: Bringing life to some of my favorite characters and doing the costume justice for other people who are fans of the character.

Q: "If you had to pick, what has been your favorite costume you've made so far?"

A: Sailor Pluto


Q: "What advice or tips do you have for people who may want to get into cosplaying?"

A: Think about characters you love. Don't be afraid to do your own variation if canon is too difficult. Have fun and meet friends that share your fandoms!

Q: "Do you have any upcoming cosplays that you're working on right now or looking forward to doing in the future that we can look forward to as well?"

A: I am going to debut my first sci-fi costume, my first Zelda costume, and I am rebuilding my wood elf for Renaissance fair!

Hey everyone, it's Stephen Wago back again. For the most part, I normally stick to podcasts and articles with regard to anime. However, I'm going to tread a little onto the Dace Man's territory and introduce you to one of my favorite YouTubers in this edition of YouTube Spotlight.

Dan Bull rapping about DLC already on the disc.

The YouTube channel Douglby is home to an independent rap musician known as Dan Bull. He covers a large variety of topics on his channel, including politics, social media, and hot topics in the news, but he mostly focuses on video games. Throughout his time on YouTube he's gained himself 400,000 subscribers. Most of his popularity stems from his "Skyrim Epic Rap" video.

That said, the reason I put him on the YouTube Spotlight is because, in my eyes, he is truly deserving of more. He releases high-quality content on a regular basis with his music videos, which is reason enough to warrant more attention. However, in addition, Bull also shines the spotlight on many other YouTubers in a segment he calls the "Love Bomb."

Through his video logs and the lyrics to his music, it's very easy to become emotionally invested in and appreciate Dan Bull and to see that he's a genuinely nice guy. Plus he truly sends out a great message as someone who has autism and other ailments yet has been able to accomplish many awesome things.

So with that, I ask you to dive in to the ill mind of Dan Bull.


What do you think about Dan Bull? Are there any YouTubers who you think deserve the spotlight? As always, you can catch me on Addicted to Anime; our next broadcast is scheduled for January 12 at 8PM EST on Mega Powers Radio. I'll be covering Sword Art Online, along with my wife Johnna. Otherwise, you can catch me every Tuesday at 10pm EST for Unanimous Decision MMA on Dream Elite Radio.

At any rate, the man behind the mask promises unique, spoiler-free reviews (such as the one above), good short horror stories (like the one below), and true horror in the watered-down world of lackluster scream films. In my opinion, he delivers on these promises. His May review is one of the most well-delivered reviews I've ever read, both because it really is about as accurate as you can get, and because of his well-employed dark comedy. May is one of my all-time favorite horror films, and simply by watching The Bleeding Critic's review, you can tell the amount of care and dedication he puts into his work. You can see he also delivers on his promise. No spoilers!

Since I began following him, the masked horror has teamed up with Scream Magazine and found loyal advertising from big-name Twitter horror tweeters like @DailyDeadNews and @BlackFlagTV. He's got his own advertising all over New York, including small souvenirs, posters, and clothing. Whether or not you have seen or plan to see his reviews, chances are you will be seeing him around. You just better hope you see him before he sees you.

  You can check out more reviews and stories on The Bleeding Critic's YouTube channel, BleedingTV.

What's up, fanboys? Tonight I decided to take a look at Sprint's latest campaign, which features acting legends James Earl Jones and Malcolm McDowell. The campaign is entitled Everything's Important, and the commercials have been airing in an effort to attract customers. Now, I know you're probably saying: "Chris, these are commercials, not YouTube videos. What are they doing on YouTube Spotlight?"

Well non-believers, they're on YouTube. So there. It counts.

The interaction between the two is fantastic, and they keep hooking me in every time they release a new video. For your viewing pleasure, I've attached my favorite one so far. Hopefully, they will continue this campaign and keep rolling out new ones.

Enjoy, kiddies!


As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no, it's not just porn), as well as all of the other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. Until then, for the few, the proud, and of course the Dacetacular, grab a beer—and in this case, a Sprint Contract or not, I'm not plugging shit here—and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!

Hey Hey Hey Fanboy Nation, It is I, Chris "The Dace Man" Dace returning with another YouTube Spotlight segment. This week we dive into the world of sports. We find four young lads to review Sunday football for you, the crazy NFL fans, but with one twist—they're hammered. Featuring the 1214 Crew Reviews Team (Brian, Pat,  Justin, and Anthony), the four yellow and hammer soldiers of Sunday Night Football review the current week of football. Kicking it off at the beginning of the regular season, the Review Crew attempts to break down top plays and games…well, to the best of their ability. Clearly, when you mix alcohol and football you get a kickass result, and this web series is that. You can catch weekly uploads on Brian Johnson's YouTube channel by clicking here. These guys post up a video each week recapping the NFL, so grab a beer and drink along. Here is NFL Week 5 reviewed by the 1214 Crew.



As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no, not just porn) as well as all of the other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. Until then, for the few, the proud, and of course the Dacetacular, grab a beer and a seat in front of your computer and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!

Hey there Dactacular Fanboys and Fangirls, it is I, Chris "The Dace Man" Dace bringing you another edition of YouTube spotlight! This week we take a look into the bizarre world of Bad Lip Reading (BLR). BLR broke onto the scene in March 2011 when an anonymous Texas-based music and video producer swapped out the music and lyrics to the annoying Rebecca Black hit "Friday" and replaced them with a newly created song called "Gang War." Upon its release to the Internet via YouTube the video garnered  millions of hits and thousands of subscribes, and from there the BLR channel blasted off into YouTube stardom. The channel went on to spoof many more music videos by artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, and Michael Buble.

In September 2011 the group decided to branch out into the ever-hot topic of politics. The first political video targeted presidential hopeful Rick Perry and would go on to spoof Obama, Romney, and many other politicians before again branching off, this time into movies and TV. Today the channel has nearly 2.5 million subscribers and 41 videos. Although its most recent posting was 5 months ago, the videos are humorous classics. The group behind BLR has been nailed with three copyright claims in the past but bounced back after the claims were dropped and the videos reinstated. Their last video is embedded below. Enjoy!

Hey Hey Hey F.A.N. The Dace Man is back with this weeks YouTube Spotlight!! This week we cover the gorgeous Lauren Francesca. This beautiful blonde bombshell not only entertain us on the interwebs but she graduated from the New York Institute of Science in pre-med and Biology. The actress inside of her yearned to escape and she began acting in 2008 and 2009 appearing in several commercials as well as a lead in music videos. Lauren also studied improvisation with the Upright Citizens Brigade. 

In 2008, Lauren hit the internet for the first time in videos for Barely Political. It wouldn't be till 2009 when Barely Political debuted a new channel and concept The Key of Awesome! Lauren would hit gold when she started portraying Lady Gaga in the bizarre videos and looking extremely sexy even in the odd Gaga outfits. She would go on to portray many other characters in Key of Awesome videos and still does today. In 2011 she finally debuted her own channel IWantMyLauren. To which all of us Fanboys agreed we do want our Lauren! Lauren would use this channel to collect all her work from the various groups she filmed with as well as post Behind the Scenes footage as well as Question and Answers to the fans. Laurens fame has only begun to take off and you can see her appear in the following films currently in post-production: Don Peyote, One Night Alone, Catskill Park and Muck. She is also working on a pilot with writer Rex Pickett, author of SideWays. So hats off to the beautiful Lauren Francesca and here's hoping to seeing her more on the big screen and small screen!!

Subscribe! http://vid.io/xEy

FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/laurenisfunny
TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/laurenfrancesca
INSTAGRAM http://www.instagram.com/iwantmylauren
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As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no not just porn) as well as all other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. So for The Few, The Proud, and of course The Dacetacular, grab a beer—a seat in front of your computer, and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!

What is up Dacetacular F.A.N.?!?!? Chris "The Dace Man" Dace bringing you another installment of YouTube Spotlight! This week we go to the parody specialists The Key Of Awesome! The group is headed up by Mark Douglas and Todd Womack from barely political and the two comic geniuses write parodies poking fun at the top hits and their artists.  Ranging from Lady Gaga to Kesha and even young Miley and One Direction, the two have pumped out with the help of many others YouTube sensations! The group formed in 2009 when Mark Douglas and Ben Relles with their first video ever, Heavy Metal Cats, which has a total of 10.6 million views!!! A quarter of a million subscribers later and seventy six music videos the Key of Awesome is still going strong!  The group has even seen success when they went on tour to perform many of their hits. The musical talents come from the core duo Douglas and Womack but the majority of female voices, and once Beiber, come from Mark's wife Anastasia. The man behind the camera Tom Small has directed the vast majority of videos we enjoy on YouTube. The group has seen much success but outside the core four there have been other contributes to the gang that help boost popularity, some of which we may see in future installments of YouTube Spotlight here on Fanboys Anonymous!

The group has hit huge success with their parodies of Ke$ha, played by the lovely Andrea Fczko,  and the always fun to play Lady Gaga, portrayed by the nerd goddess Lauren Francesca and lastly the Teenie Bop sensation Beieber presented by Jan Uckowski! The trio previously listed has stared in key roles for The Key of Awesome. Seeng some of the largest views the group has experience with their repeated portrayals of Lady Gaga, Ke$ha and Justin Beiber. Lauren Francesca out of the three holds the most apperances in Key of Awesome videos not only portraying Lady Gaga on numerous occasions but as well as other roles such as J Woww in the Jersey Shore Parody. Other re occuring roles have seen the infamous Bearded Nun! Though he lost his beard in the Lady Gaga Judas parody he was a key staple in the Key of Awesome franchise played by Michael Stevens. Two other main stays in the Key of Awesome line up are the mom and dad figures portrayed by Bricken Sparacino and Michael Birch. Oh and there's Jake....he shows up a lot to....

So check out the Key of Awesome on YouTube. Trust me you wont be disapointed.

Good day mates! The Dace Man here, bringing you another installment of YouTube Spotlight!

This week we are going to take a look at the lovely and talented Miss Lara de Wit! You all may know her from her popular music videos on her YouTube channel "Lara plays videogame music!".

I was first exposed to Lara's talent by a friend on Facebook sharing her Mighty Morphin Power Rangers video on my wall. Since that day, I have fallen in love with this woman. I find myself leaving her channel on during work hours and letting her play the soundtrack of the day. Playing songs from video games, pop culture, TV shows and awesome movies, the girl has tapped into geek kingdom and brings music to life via piano or violin. Under the YouTube handle of Lara6683, she has over 110,00 subscribers with videos that have over millions of hits!

Lara is such a hit on YouTube that she often tours conventions and the world playing with many other musicians. A very notable collaboration she recently did was with violinist Taylor Davis. The two put together an amazing CD collaboration that has not left my truck since I received it in the mail. You can purchase a copy of this awesome CD (called "Game On: 2 Player Mode") on iTunes. You can also read the Fanboys Anonymous review of the CD by yours truly here.

Lara posts videos all the time, further validating her commitment and awesomeness across the board. So now you need to do the following, watch the video and follow all the links muahahahaha. Experience the ecstasy that is Lara De Wit's music and you will not be disappointed.

Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Larawithabird
Like her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lara-plays-videogame-music
Catch her latest projects:http://www.youtube.com/user/lara6683

Buy her Digital Music: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/game-on-2-player-mode

Go old school and buy the CD: Game On: 2 Player Mode

As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no not just porn) as well as all other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. So for The Few, The Proud, and of course The Dacetacular, grab a beer—a seat in front of your computer, and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!

Hey Hey Hey Fanboy Anonymous Nation!!!  It is the mechageek known as Chris "The Dace Man" Dace here with another article and hopefully a new reoccurring feature spotlighting a YouTube sensation each week. To kick of the inaugural YouTube spotlight I travel up the NJ Turnpike to find a young aspiring voice actress Anna Brisbin or as many of us among the geeky internet community know her as BrizzyVoices.  This beautiful young YouTuber has over 360,000 subscribers and well over 25 million views for her videos. Her videos span from impressions of The Simpsons to South Park and to my personal favorite Pokemon. On top of her fantastic impressions she has a quirky Vlog where she express her opinions and shows off some of the enat stuff she owns and does in her spare time. Handling two channels on YouTube, Brizzy Voices and BrizzyVlogs, the young actress from New York, New York has taken the Internet by storm. Here's looking to a future where I'm watching Saturday Morning Cartoons and her name scrolls by on the credits as a voice actor. So this wraps up our first YouTube Spot light so make sure all you nerds out there to enjoy the clip and do the following:


Follow her on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/brizzyvoices
Like her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/brizzyv
Do whatever you do on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/brizzygrams
Catch her Voice Impressions: http://www.youtube.com/brizzyvoices
And make sure you catch her Vlogs:  http://www.youtube.com/brizzyvlogs

As always, check back regularly to see what Chris "The Dace Man" Dace is looking at (and no not just porn) as well as all other bloggers here at Fanboys Anonymous. So for The Few, The Proud, and of course The Dacetacular, grab a beer—a seat in front of your computer, and check out what's going on here in the Dace-Sphere. See ya next time!

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