Mark Harrison Sep 22, 2017
It first appeared on screen in Mystery Men. But then All Star began to spread...
“Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me...”
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Once upon a time, there was a movie called Shrek. Back in 2001, the world was introduced to the titular ogre, a not-so-jolly green giant, as he literally wiped his arse with the traditional fairytale and burst through his outhouse door. Cue All Star by Smash Mouth, and a generational obsession that ripened with the emergence of mashup culture.
The track was composed two years earlier for Smash Mouth's second album, Astro Lounge, after guitarist Greg Camp was told by their record label Interscope that the new record lacked “a hit single”. Their punk/ska influenced debut, Fush Yu Mang, had yielded Walkin' On The Sun,...
It first appeared on screen in Mystery Men. But then All Star began to spread...
“Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me...”
See related Star Trek Discovery: take our special quiz here! Star Trek: Discovery trailer breakdown & analysis
Once upon a time, there was a movie called Shrek. Back in 2001, the world was introduced to the titular ogre, a not-so-jolly green giant, as he literally wiped his arse with the traditional fairytale and burst through his outhouse door. Cue All Star by Smash Mouth, and a generational obsession that ripened with the emergence of mashup culture.
The track was composed two years earlier for Smash Mouth's second album, Astro Lounge, after guitarist Greg Camp was told by their record label Interscope that the new record lacked “a hit single”. Their punk/ska influenced debut, Fush Yu Mang, had yielded Walkin' On The Sun,...
- 9/11/2017
- Den of Geek
Grab your time-turners because you're about to feel old. Ten years ago Neil Cicierega created The Potter Puppet Pals series, which took the Internet by storm. One specific installment, however, stood apart from the rest: "The Mysterious Ticking Noise." Although it was supposed to be the Harry Potter characters in puppet form sniffing out a bomb, the video proved to be so much more. Even puppet Professor Snape couldn't deny the catchiness of the ticking. "Snape Snape Severus Snape / Snape Snape Severus Snape," he says over and over again. Of course, Dumbledore pops in to shout "Dumbledore!" in rhythm with Snape's ticking tune. "Ron Ron Ron Ron...
- 3/23/2017
- E! Online
Before Adrien Brody was an actor, he did magic tricks. And on Sept. 1, Brody will return to the screen as the greatest magician of them all: Harry Houdini.
Brody learned the magic trade when he was six years old from one of his mother’s coworkers at The Village Voice who “had all these crazy gadgets and weird tricks and gizmos that he would review and discuss,” Brody said. “He would let me take a coin trick or something and show it to me, and I’d go around and practice on all of my mom’s coworkers and develop a pattern.
Brody learned the magic trade when he was six years old from one of his mother’s coworkers at The Village Voice who “had all these crazy gadgets and weird tricks and gizmos that he would review and discuss,” Brody said. “He would let me take a coin trick or something and show it to me, and I’d go around and practice on all of my mom’s coworkers and develop a pattern.
- 8/27/2014
- by Jacob Shamsian
- EW - Inside TV
Hank Green is the co-founder of VidCon, which means he's awfully busy right about now. Nonetheless, he has managed to find some time to educate his viewers on the early history of the online video world. In his latest video on the Vlogbrothers channel, Green noted a handful of pre-YouTube viral videos and discussed the ways they influenced future efforts. As Green explains, the first viral video was the "Oogachaka Baby", which spread via email in 1997. For Green, though, online video kicked into high gear in 2000 with the launch of Homestar Runner, which he claims "remains the best online video project in history." After mentioning a few other early Internet classics, such as The End of the World and Neil Cicierega's "animutation" videos, Green arrives at Ze Frank's the show, which he calls "the most important video series of all-time." According to Green, the show's two-way nature (in...
- 6/23/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Forget Batman Vs. Superman. The most unusual superhero mashup out there is coming back. Husband-and-wife-duo Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera have successfully raised $112,722 on Kickstarter to create nine new episodes of Baman Piderman, their absurd Mondo Media series. Baman Piderman follows its two heroes, who are "special" versions of Batman and Spiderman. In each episode, they go on a different adventure, whether it be drinking tea, telling a joke, or applying for a job. The series debut might be the silliest 30 seconds Mondo Media has to offer. Thus far, Baman Piderman has spanned 23 episodes and 25 million views, with the most recent one debuting in December 2012. While that represents a good run, the Small-Buteras wanted to give their creation the ending it deserves, so they went to Kickstarter in search of $50,000, which they would use to create a final five episodes. Thanks to their fans, the Small-Buteras more than doubled their initial goal,...
- 5/30/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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