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Video-O-Rama: Library BMX, Ghost Hunting, Percussion, Burning Rules, The Consumers and Sparkle City Chicks

By Steve Shanafelt

The Spartanburg Library system’s Midweek Minute goes EXTREME!!! Well, not really. But they do have some BMX action that you won’t want to miss. Who says librarians aren’t hardcore? Having ghost problems? Thank goodness the Spartanburg Paranormal research Investigation Group is on the case! Here’s a teaser for their upcoming documentary on a case they’ve... »

Video-O-Rama: Fuji Reviewed, Student News, South29 Exposed, Dance Party and Some Irish Tune

By Steve Shanafelt

I’m not sure if it’s our repeated appeals for more local video blogs, a result of my not having scanned the local video scene in a few months (thanks Chris!) or just the video zeitgeist of our day, but there appears to be a much more robust collection of local vlogs and videos online... »

Video-O-Rama: Jam Night Critique, Jam Night Performance, Music Video, and Cheerleading

By Christopher George

After weeks of begging and pleading for the citizens of Spartanburg to get their vlog on. I’m pleased to announce that we’ve had someone answer the call. Local musician, blogger, Photoshop aficionado, and all-around renaissance man Bryan “ChAng” Teague posted this cool video critiquing a jam night event at Blues Blvd. Speaking... »

Video-O-Rama: A Little Help From My Friends?

By Christopher George

Easily the most tedious post each week here on the Spark is “Video-O-Rama.” The reason for this is pretty simple: There just aren’t that many people in Spartanburg posting videos, unless you count the local car dealers posting video ads. So, rather than do yet another post where I put up the Library’s Monday... »

Video-O-Rama: Songs, Jobs, and Armed Robbery

By Christopher George

Here’s a good tip for any of you aspiring musicians out there. Learn the name of the town you’re in, and mention it in a song that you “make up” on the spot. Got that? Well if you don’t, here’s a clip of up-and-coming singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson performing at USC-Upstate to... »

Video-O-Rama: Running Backs, Wound Treatment, Ironic Appreciation, and Cotton Jones

By Christopher George

Some of the biggest stories in local sports don’t occur during the game. Case in point, every local football aficionado had been waiting with baited breath to hear Byrnes’ star running-back Marcus Lattimore’s decision on whee he was planning to spend his college days. SEC analyst Jay Holgate posted this video, where... »

Video-O-Rama: A Little Sledding, Library, Haiti Relief Pilot, and a Song About a Clown

By Christopher George

You might expect that on an icy weekend where everyone in town was stuck inside, YouTube would be inundated with quality videos of winter weather activities, people sledding, having sleet-ball fights, making sleet angels, and generally entertaining those of us who take it upon ourselves to look at local videos.  If you did expect... »

Video-O-Rama: Slim Pickings

By Christopher George

It’s a slow week in the world of local video. Still, there are a few Spartanburg-related videos out there worth a mention, and one of those is the latest post from the Spartanburg Paranormal Research Investigation Group. In fact, it’s so good it might just make up for the rest of what’s... »

Video-O-Rama: jerk-konz, Teen Reading, Trench Rescue, and Emotional Distress

By Christopher George

It’s Sunday.  If you’re anything like me you need something upbeat to get you up and kicking on this laziest of days.  Keeping that in mind, I thought I’d start this week’s video rundown with something to get us all moving, so here’s the jerk-konz showing us all how the latest hip-hop dance craze... »

Video-O-Rama: Libraries, Cupid Shuffle, Sights, Ouch and Hedless

By Steve Shanafelt

It may not surprise you to learn that the Spartanburg County Public Library system is still vlogging like crazy. Here’s Ashley Layne talking about some of the huge variety of programs the library offers. Good stuff, as always. Some people spend Christmas Day gorging on food, enjoying new presents, watching TV or getting hammered in... »

Video-O-Rama: Haircut covers, KratosFan returns, JuicyBootyKeke’s Christmas Eve And A Snippet Of Song

By Steve Shanafelt

If you’ve ever wondered why YouTube might just be the best entertainment platform ever created, consider the following video. It’s a cover of the song “Loser” by 3 Doors Down as performed by Spartaburg-based acoustic rock band First Burn. By itself, this probably wouldn’t be interesting, and certainly not groundbreaking. But when you consider... »

Spark Specific: New Year Reboot

By Steve Shanafelt

For the next few days, the Spartanburg Spark will be inactive as we take advantage of the post holiday-lull to update the software that runs the site, revamp our design and make a few much-needed changes. This isn’t a major update, thankfully, but rather involves a bunch of little updates and changes. We expect... »

Video-O-Rama: Brass Band, Deadlift, Robots And Pole Dancing

By Steve Shanafelt

I suppose it won’t be a huge shock if I reveal that many of the videos uploaded this week relate directly to the Christmas holiday. Of course, now that Christmas is over, the last thing many of us really want to think about is more red-and-green costumes, carols, gifts and all the stuff we... »

Video-O-Rama: Panacea, Ecotherapy, Macbeth, And An Overdose Of Cuteness

By Steve Shanafelt

Local heavy rock group Panacea has a new video out. The song is called “3/30/33,” and it’s a slower, more somber tune than you might expect. Let’s take a look. If there’s any consistent, reliable indicator that Spartanburg’s culture is becoming a less rigid, more open thing, it’s the existence of programs like “Mindful Ecotherapy”... »

Video-O-Rama: Re-Freerunning, ABC, Thai-Music Getdown And SPO Does Handel

By Steve Shanafelt

Another Spartanburg freerunning video? With some Williamston and Pelzer action too? And with sound this time? Can I get a w00t? (Or at least an insurance waiver?) I’m not sure why a local dance troupe would name themselves Another Bad Creation, since that’s the name of a not-exactly unknown hip-hop act from the early 1990s,... »