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Film – Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

Film – Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

25th May, 2010 | No Comments »

Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time, conceived of by a strictly PG pairing of Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney, is a new exotic action-adventure film that’s loud, fast and has almost all the ingredients of a good summer popcorn film. The question is does the film – based off the multiplatform video game – work?

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Review: MGMT – Congratulations

Review: MGMT – Congratulations

24th May, 2010 | No Comments »

MGMT struck gold with their 2007 debut album, Oracular Spectacular. With the singles ‘Kids’ and ‘Time to Pretend’, they stumbled across the perfect formula for a band to break through to the mainstream. Read More

Review: The Indelicates – Songs for Swinging Lovers

Review: The Indelicates – Songs for Swinging Lovers

21st May, 2010 | No Comments »

When multi-millionaires Radiohead released In Rainbows under their pay what you want scheme, they caused a shift in music distribution. Taking this initiative, the not-so-rich indie bands are hot on their heels and armed with just a website and a Paypal account. Anyone can do this, but for it to work you have to be good. Luckily for The Indelicates, they’re fantastic. Read More

Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre

16th May, 2010 | No Comments »

THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE: WHO KILLED SGT PEPPER

The Brian Jonestown Massacre hit the mainstream consciousness in 2004’s Dig: a film that documents band leader Anton Newcomb’s slow disintegration from one tour and recording disaster to another. Read More

Review: Kate Nash – My Best Friend Is You

Review: Kate Nash – My Best Friend Is You

12th May, 2010 | No Comments »

Kate Nash’s boyfriend has rubbed off on her. Ahem. The boyfriend is Ryan Jarman of The Cribs, arguably Britain’s most exciting band. While her debut album, Made of Bricks, was a piano-led jaunt through whims and fancies and released in the heyday of Lily Allen-esque ‘Lahndhan’-voiced ladies, My Best Friend Is You is a somewhat radical departure. Read More

Review: Fe RAw

Review: Fe RAw

8th May, 2010 | No Comments »

SHE CAN’T RAP, SHE’S FXCKIN ASIAN – Mixtape

In this digital age, mixtapes continue to be an outlet for artists to show off their skills on the cheap. While they’re no longer mixing and rapping to cassette, free distribution over the Internet has proved a worthwhile successor to selling tapes from a case at shows. Read More

ALBUM : DEFTONES – DIAMOND EYES

ALBUM : DEFTONES – DIAMOND EYES

4th May, 2010 | 3 Comments »

The alternative metal veterans are back with their most accomplished album to date. Their ascent to fame paralled Nu Metal and they unfairly got lumped into their no brainer contemporaries but they have always been a cut above.

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REVIEW : IRON MAN 2

REVIEW : IRON MAN 2

30th April, 2010 | 6 Comments »

After the monumental release of The Dark Knight, many comic book fans and movie goers alike agree on one thing: directors need to start taking comic book material more seriously. Filmmakers have heard their calls and are promising to bring their favorite hero into a brave new dark world.

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Albums – Poubelle International

Albums – Poubelle International

21st April, 2010 | No Comments »

POUBELLE INTERNATIONAL – AVEC LA BOOM

The second incarnation of Hong Kong’s premier indie rock band, Poubelle International, have self released their debut five track EP. Read More

Albums – The Low Anthem

Albums – The Low Anthem

19th April, 2010 | No Comments »

THE LOW ANTHEM – OH MY GOD CHARLIE DARWIN

The tag Americana always seemed to me to dispel the authenticity in any other forms of home grown American music whether it be funk, techno, rockabilly or any of the other myriad genres that have spilt out of the heartland. Read More