The current social distancing climate has artists turning to new ways of staying connected to fans, whether through Twitch or Instagram live, releasing cover songs, or in the case of Fall Out Boy’s Joe Trohman, dropping an entire animated series.
The Fob guitarist has released all 10 episodes of his animated series “Mondo Trasho 3042,” which were created with his friends Wade Randolph and Spencer Berman. Trohman kept the soundtrack in the Fob family, with music written by himself with singer Patrick Stump and bassist Pete Wentz producing. They considered pitching it around, but decided to release it for everyone’s stuck-at-home enjoyment instead.
The animated series follows the fictional band Mondo Trasho, which includes a murderous alien-fish creature and a robot, in the year 3042. The intro of each episode sums up the show’s tone and humor perfectly, “We’re Mondo Trasho. We’re a band. We should break up.
The Fob guitarist has released all 10 episodes of his animated series “Mondo Trasho 3042,” which were created with his friends Wade Randolph and Spencer Berman. Trohman kept the soundtrack in the Fob family, with music written by himself with singer Patrick Stump and bassist Pete Wentz producing. They considered pitching it around, but decided to release it for everyone’s stuck-at-home enjoyment instead.
The animated series follows the fictional band Mondo Trasho, which includes a murderous alien-fish creature and a robot, in the year 3042. The intro of each episode sums up the show’s tone and humor perfectly, “We’re Mondo Trasho. We’re a band. We should break up.
- 4/24/2020
- by Jessica Shalvoy
- Variety Film + TV
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, musical artists like Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, Toto, Hall and Oates, and dozens of others regularly popped up on each other's records, creating a golden era of smooth-music collaboration.
And 10 years ago (June 26th, 2005), an internet phenomenon was born. In 12 short but memorable episodes — first via the the short-film series Channel 101 and then online — Jd Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham and their friends redefined an era and coined a term for the sultry croonings of McDonald, Fagen, et al.
And 10 years ago (June 26th, 2005), an internet phenomenon was born. In 12 short but memorable episodes — first via the the short-film series Channel 101 and then online — Jd Ryznar, Hunter Stair, Dave Lyons, Lane Farnham and their friends redefined an era and coined a term for the sultry croonings of McDonald, Fagen, et al.
- 6/26/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Audrey Whitby will revisit her role as Britannica Walsh in the film version of Terry the Tomboy, based on the popular YouTube series. Now airing on Nickelodeon, Terry the Tomboy is a series of video skits from AwesomenessTV. Story: DreamWorks Animation to Acquire Online Teen Network AwesomenessTV Whitby will join Lia Marie Johnson, who also is reprising her role in the feature film version. The series follows a 15-year-old tomboy (Johnson) who has a video blog that covers dirt, power tools, bacon and other assorted processed salty meat products. Wade Randolph is writing and directing the film,
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- 9/25/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Serving as a handy rave primer for the trance and Ecstasy uninitiated, Greg Harrison's "Groove" is a heady slice of San Francisco's nightlife that is populated by colorful characters and a rich sense of milieu.
Harrison, a film and music-video editor who makes his directorial debut (the picture had its premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival), has a terrific eye and ear for capturing the underground subculture. He has supplied a group of likable personalities to go with the scene.
But instead of placing more trust in the very specific environment he has created or letting the body language and propulsive music do most of the talking, Harrison occasionally allows his characters to become just a little too self-analytical. The resulting babble is a drain on the film's ambient energy.
So, while not quite a rave, "Groove" nevertheless packs enough youthful grooviness to attract select-site partiers. It also establishes Harrison as a filmmaker with considerable promise.
It's certainly fun to watch rave disciple Ernie Steve Van Wormer) and his crew quickly descend upon an abandoned Bay Area warehouse and convert it into ground zero for a rave within a matter of hours.
Among those who have picked up the e-mail scent are Colin (Denny Kirkwood), who's planning a surprise for his girlfriend, Harmony (Mackenzie Firgens), and wants his tech-writer brother David (Hamish Linklater) to be there.
The straight-laced David reluctantly agrees, and he suddenly finds himself thrust into a strange new world of jungle and techno beats, not to mention an illicit alphabet soup of E, LSD and GHB.
Helping him through his Ecstasy high is Leyla (Lola Glaudini), a transplanted New Yorker who, like David, is stuck in a life rut. The two work out their obstacles as Ernie tries to convince a suspicious cop (Nick Offerman) that the noise and lasers are part of a small office party. Meanwhile, a nonstop lineup of guest DJs (including rave demigod John Digweed) ply their trade.
To be sure, Harrison has created an infectious environment, and his generally engaging cast of fresh faces, including Ari Gold as the on-duty dispensing biochemist, does much to make it accessible.
But all the navel-gazing, particularly from David and Leyla, tends to get in the way, making the movie seem like a Whit Stillman film ("The Last Days of Disco") minus the wit.
Fortunately, the soundtrack picks up much of the slack. The throbbing lineup of DJ-spun mixes will get even the most beat-resistant viewers into the groove.
GROOVE
Sony Pictures Classics
Director-screenwriter: Greg Harrison
Producers: Greg Harrison, Danielle Renfrew
Executive producers: Jeff Southard,
Michael Bayne
Director of photography: Matthew Irving
Editor: Greg Harrison
Music supervisor: Wade Randolph Hampton
Color/stereo
Cast:
Leyla: Lola Glaudini
David: Hamish Linklater
Colin: Denny Kirkwood
Harmony: Mackenzie Firgens
Anthony: Vince Riverside
Beth: Rachel True
Ernie: Steve Van Wormer
Sergeant: Nick Offerman
Cliff: Ari Gold
Running time -- 86 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
Harrison, a film and music-video editor who makes his directorial debut (the picture had its premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival), has a terrific eye and ear for capturing the underground subculture. He has supplied a group of likable personalities to go with the scene.
But instead of placing more trust in the very specific environment he has created or letting the body language and propulsive music do most of the talking, Harrison occasionally allows his characters to become just a little too self-analytical. The resulting babble is a drain on the film's ambient energy.
So, while not quite a rave, "Groove" nevertheless packs enough youthful grooviness to attract select-site partiers. It also establishes Harrison as a filmmaker with considerable promise.
It's certainly fun to watch rave disciple Ernie Steve Van Wormer) and his crew quickly descend upon an abandoned Bay Area warehouse and convert it into ground zero for a rave within a matter of hours.
Among those who have picked up the e-mail scent are Colin (Denny Kirkwood), who's planning a surprise for his girlfriend, Harmony (Mackenzie Firgens), and wants his tech-writer brother David (Hamish Linklater) to be there.
The straight-laced David reluctantly agrees, and he suddenly finds himself thrust into a strange new world of jungle and techno beats, not to mention an illicit alphabet soup of E, LSD and GHB.
Helping him through his Ecstasy high is Leyla (Lola Glaudini), a transplanted New Yorker who, like David, is stuck in a life rut. The two work out their obstacles as Ernie tries to convince a suspicious cop (Nick Offerman) that the noise and lasers are part of a small office party. Meanwhile, a nonstop lineup of guest DJs (including rave demigod John Digweed) ply their trade.
To be sure, Harrison has created an infectious environment, and his generally engaging cast of fresh faces, including Ari Gold as the on-duty dispensing biochemist, does much to make it accessible.
But all the navel-gazing, particularly from David and Leyla, tends to get in the way, making the movie seem like a Whit Stillman film ("The Last Days of Disco") minus the wit.
Fortunately, the soundtrack picks up much of the slack. The throbbing lineup of DJ-spun mixes will get even the most beat-resistant viewers into the groove.
GROOVE
Sony Pictures Classics
Director-screenwriter: Greg Harrison
Producers: Greg Harrison, Danielle Renfrew
Executive producers: Jeff Southard,
Michael Bayne
Director of photography: Matthew Irving
Editor: Greg Harrison
Music supervisor: Wade Randolph Hampton
Color/stereo
Cast:
Leyla: Lola Glaudini
David: Hamish Linklater
Colin: Denny Kirkwood
Harmony: Mackenzie Firgens
Anthony: Vince Riverside
Beth: Rachel True
Ernie: Steve Van Wormer
Sergeant: Nick Offerman
Cliff: Ari Gold
Running time -- 86 minutes
MPAA rating: R...
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