Beavis and Butthead Creator Reveals Animated Short Film of "Office Space"
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Educadorian born and American raised animator Mike Judge, best known as the creator of MTV's wildly popular 90's show "Beavis and Butthead," is easily one of the most talented and successful animators in American popular culture history.
Judge, also a writer, actor, voice actor, animator and producer, among other things, created an animated short of "Office Space" in 2000 that looks and feels alot like a spin-off of "Beavis and Butthead"; if nothing else, Judge's signature style is clearly evident in this short film.
Ultimately, the short inspired Judge to write and direct the cult classic, full-featured film "Office Space" - a movie that unearths the daily drudgery's of the office - paper work and forms, prick bosses who eog-trip off others' vulnerabilities, malfunctioning printers and copy machines, stale coffee and disgruntled employees who are literally driven to crime.
Update: Some how, someone just took the animated short off of YouTube a few minutes ago. Was it because of this post? I am looking for another version of the original short, so stay tuned. In the meantime, check out Judge's animated short for "Inbred Jed" - awesome!
The animated short here, clearly similar to Bevis and Butthead, shows Milton talking about his treasured stapler and what will happen if it is taken away from him again.
Nowadays, office jokes around the country about "Milton" usually always refer to the movie "Office Space". Judge is currently working on his indie film "Higher Than Hell."
Labels: Animated Shorts, Animation Art, Arthur Baker Bob Dylan and New Order Ash, Beavis and Butthead, Entertainment, Mike Judge, Milton Stapler, Office Space
The Fratellis Hit The Road for 2007 Flying High Off Coachella, SXSW and The Brit Award for 'Breakthrough Band 2006'
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
The Fratellis, still riding high off their amazing Coachella Festival performance and their Brit Award for Best New Breakthrough Band of 2006, have hit the road for a three-month jaunt around the globe to play for adoring fans.
The band has already made changes to their tour schedule, so check out the confirmed dates below.
In addition to their own concerts, the boys will also be playing at a number of rock festivals on the indie rock circuit, giving fans more than one chance to see them play. (I wish I could be at every rock festival!)
Links for The Fratellis
- View The Fratellis new tour dates with venue, city and ticket information.
- Listen to, view and download for free or purchase Fratellis' songs
- Fratellis Performance Live at the SXSW Festival
- Fratellis' official website
- Fratellis' official MySpace page
- Fratellis' official YouTube page
Labels: Brit Award Winners, Brit Awards, Hot Indie Rock Bands, Indie Rock Concerts, Indie Rock Festivals, The Fratellis, The Fratellis Concerts, The Fratellis MySpace, The Fratellis YouTube Page
Radiohead's In Rainbows and Ray Davies' Working Man's Cafe
It's a rare thing when a new album release becomes a classic almost overnight. But in the case of alternative rock icons Radiohead, the 2007-2008 releases of In Rainbows is being hailed as a masterpiece; some even say more so than the landmark releases of The Bends and OK Computer. This time around, Radiohead has drummed up their own multi-layered promotion, distribution and publicity machines thanks in large part to the band's revolutionary and bold move last fall to offer the new release - for a limited time - at a price determined by the consumer. While Radiohead was not the first to use the Internet this way - Ray Davies, the iconic singer-songwriter of The Kinks, gave away his latest CD Working Man's Cafe - for free this past summer. …
2008 Music Festivals
- Glastonbury
- Coachella
- Lollapalooza
- Bonaroo Festival
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Arctic Monkeys - Rare Christmas Booklet
During Arctic Monkeys' 12-show, sold-out U.K. tour last December, Big Issue magazine handed out a limited Christmas edition that included a ten-page spread featuring mainly of photos of the group taken during their 2007 world tour.
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