Animation: Daring Do: the secret of XIII

Woah, where did this come from?  Hopefully you late-night crew, European/Australian/Asian/Non US timezone folks are around, because this is a full on 4 and a half minute long Daring Do animation that is amazingly well done.  They even threw some 3D effects in there.  I for one welcome our new AlStiff animation overlord.

Head on down below the break to check it out!

Radio Plays: The Vinyl Scratch Tapes S2 EP 1 / Doctor Whoof Adventures EP 3 Part 1

Both Doctor Whooves Adventures and The Vinyl Scratch Tapes released new episodes today! Open those ears of yours, and go listen to stuff! 

I'm kind of curious on how many of you are Doctor Who fans at that.   Might be time for a poll or something. 

1.) Doctor Whooves Adventures:(Goodnight ep3) Good Show Goodnight Prt1
2.) The Vinyl Scratch Tapes Season 2 - Episode 1: Back in the Saddle

Spotlight Music: BBBFF - StormWolf Remix / Spirit of Fire

The first 3 seconds of opening that second one made me think I was being Rickrolled. Luckily it's far from that. We start off with an awesome B.B.B.F.F. remix from Stormwolf, and finish with a 90's style Spitfire dedicated song from Psychgoth. It's kind of refreshing to escape the "Win the Crown" remixes for a bit. Check both out below!

1.) BBBFF - StormWolf Remix
2.) PsychGoth - Spirit of Fire (ft. Nowacking & Mysterious Bronie)

Drawfriend Stuff #880

You know what the biggest challenge for every cartoon villain is? Pulling off that smug ass sinister/planning/evil face.  Know who does it best? Trixie.  You might be thinking "but what about Chrysalis! Her villain face rocks!".  Unfortunately, she cheats.  Fangs are the biggest crutch in the evil mastermind world.  It's almost like using an aimbot in a FPS.  You aren't actually good, you are just being carried by something that makes you look good.  Trixie doesn't have fangs, and she doesn't use an aimbot in TF2.   Would you be friends with someone who aimbots? I would hope not.  They ruin games.

Have some art!

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Short EW Article on Upcoming Equestria Girls DVD

There isn't a whole lot of new here outside of a teaser clip to the bonus features that have been floating around on Youtube for a while, but I figured I'd make a mention of it anyway.  Entertainment Weekly has tossed an article up about the upcoming Equestria Girls blu-ray.  Head on over here to check it out!

Thanks to everyone that sent it in, and Masem for reminding me to post it! Derp.

The Hub's Fan Favorite Pony Campaign: Pinkie Pie (Promo)

The Hub has uploaded a short little promo for their election event going on right now at Hubworld, this one dedicated to Pinkie Pie and her crazy shenanigans.  It has a few neat lines near the end that are custom to the commercial.  Head on down below to check it out!

SFM: Sunshine and Celery Stalks

Remember that amazing Flutterwonder SFM Video? The creator of that one, Ferexes, has released a second one dedicated to Applejack and the old Pinkie Pie Swear song "Sunshine and Celery Stalks".  Expect awesome animation and atmostpheric effects, along with the usual PPS lyrical Gibberish that rocked the fandom back in the day. 

I'll stop blabbering though, because you need to go be amazed for four minutes.  Get it below the break!

Artist Spotlight: Pegawolf / HelicityPoni / Luted / Cenyo

The Artist Spotlight continues to impress as I now have about 120 emails with suggestions for me to go through, but that doesn't mean stop folks, keep sending them in! Tonight we've got some more artists you might never have heard of, but do some incredibly impressive work. Check after the break for all our spotlit artists!

In similar style to the Tumblr Spotlights, a group of 3-4 artists will be spotlit each entry along with a small short description along with a small selection of their artwork! In order to make this feature work though we need people to suggest artists to us so make sure to send artists you think need some exposure to calpain@equestriadaily.com. Please also include a short biography I can work with as well as what medium you work in most.

What sort of artists count? Suggestions should follow these criteria:

• No clop or extensive gore galleries as those typically violate our content guidelines. If the artist has a safe for work gallery separate from their not safe for work stuff they or their fans can submit the safe for work gallery. If there is a mix of SFW/NSFW on a gallery the decision whether or not to include them will be judged on a gallery to gallery basis.
• Those with below 500 faves on their most popular pony picture on dA or similar gallery (Furaffinity, ect) will take priority consideration in posts, but those who have above this number are still welcome to submit or have their fans submit.
• Don't be afraid to spotlight yourself as well as others!
• Artists of all types accepted -vector, OC, traditional, digital. As long as it is pony and of quality it has a chance of being spotlit. 

Now on to the artists!

More Blindbags Collectable Set Ponies, Plus a Clowny Rarity

 Coming in right after those two earlier, we have five more toys from various ebay auctions out of Hong Kong.  That Chrysalis especially has my interest.  Unlike the Thunderlane and Smarty Pants from earlier, All of these are in expected sets coming up, and I think a few were even at the last Toy Faire.   Hasbro needs to start sending more of these to Target so I can actually get some.  I still can't find the Manticore one to save my life.

Anyway, have some links:

Chrysalis
Twist
Silver Spoon
Lemony Hearts

And Rarity was found on Taobao. 

Thanks to Kirara for the heads up again!

Mystery Smarty Pants and Thunderlane Appear

The world of blindbag style toys appears to be expanding once again! Either that or some factory workers in China got a hold of a machine and copy of a 3D Design program to sell stuff on Taobao/Ebay.   We have a Thunderlane and Smarty Pants popping up here.  There isn't any confirmation if these are actually real yet, but considering the past track record of turning background/side characters into collectables, I wouldn't doubt it.

Thanks to Kirara for the heads up!

(Update: Smarty Pants was at the Toy Faire) 

Enterplay's Bronycon Exclusive - Twilacorn

"You know you want me~"

Enterplay has announced their exclusive promo card for Bronycon.  It looks like all of you attending will be able to pick up a Twilacorn.  Just bring your badge to the Packbreakers booth and ask for it.

And the full list for those collecting these:

F35 Pinkie Pie - was given out at Big Apple, Cutie Con, Trot Con, EQLA May, My Little Pony Fair

F36 TBA

F37 Rainbow Dash - gift with tin purchase

F38 TBA

F39 Fluttershy - gift with Deck Box purchase

F40 Derpy - Fiesta Equestria, Everfree NW

F41 DJ Pon3 - gift with poster purchase, MLP Fair

F42 Twilight Sparkle - Bronycon

F43 TBA

F44 TBA

 It's kind of amazing how much some of these go for on Ebay. 

Thanks to everyone that sent it in!

Simple PMV Compilation #41

It's Derpy with a lightsaber.  It's relevant to everything.

We are getting a load of PMV's lately. Season 4 really needs to release so we can get some new scenes in here!

We have five more tonight. Get them below.

Thoroughly Analyzing "The Best Night Ever"

We haven't heard from this guy in a while! He's back to talk about The Best Night Ever, and all the things that make it a brilliantly dark and subversive episode. Check out the video after the break!

Xbox Gamer Theme and Pictures Revealed

The marketplace for Xbox Live has been updated with the pictures and themes side of the My Little Pony line.  It's looking like the mane 6, Luna, Cadance, and Celestia are available right now.   The theme itself runs for 240 MS Points, and the picture pack at 160.

Head on down below for a video showing it all!

Thanks to everyone that sent it in!

Comic: The Beast of Old Pt 2 / The Town Pt 2 / CMC Potion Testers

Chapter 1

Lots of second parts to comics today it seems! It's nice to get something other than one shot pieces from time to time don't you agree? The one linked above goes to the start of chapter 2 which came out some time ago, but has quite a few pages added since then so make sure to find the rest in the description.

Click for full!

We Love Fine - Ponies Vs. Villians Winners Finalists Announced

We Love Fine has finally revealed the winners of the Ponies Vs. Villians event they ran over the last few months, or at least the first round of winners.  They still have voting available for the final battle.  Head on over here to check out the villians, here for the good guys, and here to vote on which of the finalists should win the 2500 dollar cash prize!

GalaCon's Music At The Gala

With just a few days away, GalaCon has a quick announcement about their Gala Evening event detailing what you can expect this year. Check it all out after the break along with a cool song serving as GalaCon's official theme this year!

Reminds Me of Hotel Dusk

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New BUCK Announcements!

With the big conventions in America winding down our European friends are picking up the pace! BUCK has some new information on their Summer Sun Celebration as well as some really cool T-shirts they have made for the event.

Check it out after the break!