Vague Possibility of More Coco Pommel!

From the Twitter of Dave Polsky, it looks like we may possibly be getting a bit more Coco Pommel in the future.  Technically Rarity did hire her, so this isn't too far fetched.  I for one am more than happy to welcome out new 7th mane cast pony.

Thanks to Andrew for the heads up.

Dave Polsky Encore Visit on True Equestrian Radio

Dave Polsky is returning again this weekend to answer your questions about his pony work and his other writing credits! Make sure to join him with True Equestria Radio at midnight EST!

This Saturday night, at 11:59 Eastern, the utterly-unflappable Dave Polsky returns to True Equestria Radio for the second week in a row to answer your questions live on the air about his new episode, "Rarity Takes Manehattan". It's sure to be a fun time full of tough questions!

You can call in with skype via Blogtalkradio or toll-free from a landline or cell phone at 714-888-7471. You can also tune in on Fillydelphia Radio.

Music of the Day #242

So generous! Until she cracks at least, then she will be throwing those cookies at you.

We have 15 songs tonight. Get them all below!

Simple PMV Compilation #59

Ponies and Music, is there any sweeter blend? How relaxing.

That made absolutely no sense. I'm running low on ideas for captions these days though!

We have six simple pmv's for you all today, below as always.

Piano Tutorials of Pony-Like Wonderment!

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Hey, everybody! As EqD's resident guy-who-can-play-an-instrumenter, I'm excited to present to you not one, not two, but FIFTEEN piano tutorials and covers of MLP songs, all done by DrSentenial! Check out it out after the break! But first, an apology is in order: These got buried in my inbox due to procrastination, and I am mega late for posting them. It's all my bad. I am very sorry. I hope you can forgive me.

Spotlight Music: Makeout Spots / Vinyl's Dream / Hearts As Strong As Horses (Cover) - dBPony

We have a couple of songs from Jeff Burgess new album in the first few sections, followed by dBPony's rendition of Hearts as Strong as Horses in the last one! Get them all below.

1.) Jeff Burgess & The Bad Mares - 8. Makeout Spots (Vocal - Indie Rock)
2.) Jeff Burgess & The Bad Mares - 5. Vinyl's Dream (Vocal - Psychadellic/Ambient)
3.) Hearts As Strong As Horses (Cover) - dBPony (Remix - Rock)

Drawfriend Stuff #1036

My new favorite season 4 character right here.  Coco Pommel wins all the awards for best pony.

Get some art below!

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Discussion/Speculation: Spool of Thread and Rainbow Powers

I'm keeping this under a season 4 label for now, even though it is technically already aired and isn't really a spoiler.  For safety sake though, why not!

At the end of today's episode, we saw yet another little cliffhanger object, a spool of rainbow thread that "shines" with the same rainbow shine Rarity saw when noticing her friends weren't in the audience.   With Meghan's tweet up above, and the seemingly endless supply of end-of-episode foreshadowing this time around, it's pretty easy to think that at least a few of these are related in some way. 

So what do you all think? Are these the "keys" to the chest in the season intro? Or are they a sign of secret still-locked powers each of the mane six will discover in the end, similar to the "Rainbow Power" merchandise that keeps popping up?

Painted Style Map of Equestria

Cmaggot over on Deviant Art has taken that oldschool map of Equestria and turned it an epic scenery style painting. Everything from Canterlot to the unexplored Badlands are included. The one up there is marked with locations, but if you want a blank clean version, he also uploaded that over here.  And the best part? Both are a massive resolution! Desktop wallpapers and 4k TV's are GO!

Golden Muffin Awards Happening Now

The not-to-be-taken-too-seriously golden muffin awards are currrently going on as this post goes up.  Expect shenanigans from multitudes of guests from around the fandom, along with the results of the polls that were run back last month.

Head on over here to check it out!

Animations: Flutterbat and Happy New Year

I know, I know. Flutterbat is getting old, but you've got to acknowledge some good art when you see it. Check out this piece by Stoic5 (Warning, the rest of the tumblr is NSFW)! And after the break we have a slightly late, but groovy New Years video.

Livestream Saturdays and Drawfriend

Now that Rarity has had an episode, I expect to see a lot of Rarity (maybe some wet mane *wink*). So let's get to it! The first streams of the new year!

As always with this event, if you want to partake in the madness make sure to send an email to me at [email protected] with your name, the type of art you'll be doing, a gallery link (optional) a link to your livestream and a banner (also optional). Make sure that your stream follows our content guidelines as laid out under our submit tab and also make sure to that you can be ready to stream at our standard time of 4pm EST / 1pm PST on Saturday. Also, if you participated in this week's stream event please send me the art you made so I can include it in next week's Livestream Drawfriend.

Twitter: Calpain

Comic: BATS.MOV / A Flash of Disaster / Merry Christmas / Not Letting Go / The Price

Huh, not sure why I didn't think of this idea before, but it makes the most sense doesn't it?

Comics guys, have some old ones before the new ones hit the site!

Twitter: Calpain

Reverse Generosity starring Rarity

There is something inherently hilarious about watching the pony with the element of generosity being so... well just watch it. Video below the break!

WARNING: contains spoilers from today's episode. Don't go past until you've seen it!

Comic: Jason Takes Manehattan

That would be the weirdest song ever I think. Have your weekly Pixelkitties comic. Click the image above to grab it! 

Rarity Takes Manehattan - Episode Discussion

Look at that face. How could you not love that face? I hope you're ready for this - the first Rarity episode in a long time. Want to see? Check it out below the break!

Expect another fanfic event, and go hit up Meghan McCarthy and Dave Polsky for live AMA's during the episode! 

Canterlot University - Crowd Funding Campaign

Canterlot University, the first pony convention in Singapore, is starting a crowd funding campaign and is currently looking for help! Check out their press release after the break and help out if you can. Let's add another convention to the world map!