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What’s New In Music This Week
This week: debut albums from the Danger Mouse/Daniele Luppi/Jack White collaboration and Canadian synth outfit Austra, as well as releases from Planningtorock, Thee Oh Sees, and a posthmus re-release of Jay Reatard's early tracks.
Listen To Planningtorock, Thurston Moore, Thee Oh Sees
Stream entire albums from Thee Oh Sees, Planningtorock, Thurston Moore, Glasvegas, and others.
New On Netflix: Kick-Ass
Real-world violence and would-be superhero heroics don't always mix in director Matthew Vaughn's uneasy adaptation of the super-hip comic book series.
Best of Netflix: Troubled Marriages
No one can turn love into a battlefield quite like Hollywood. Here are a few films where marriage isn't so much a contract of mutual compassion but a source of heavy (and we do mean heavy) conflict.
Minty Fresh Beats “Jaydiohead”
NYC dj/producer Max Tannone crafted this mashup of Jay-Z and Radiohead. Tannone, who also goes by Minty Fresh Beats, got a lot of buzz around this mix, with even Jay-Z tweeting, “There are 3 or 4 real gems on Jaydiohead.” That means it's good.
Hesher Movie Review
National treasure Joseph Gordon-Levitt burns bright and hard in this dark fable about a foul-mouthed, ultra-tattooed and quite possibly insane guardian angel/demon.
New On Netflix: Jason Goes To Hell
This bizarre and gory tale of demonic possession is the most ghoulishly creative entry in the Friday the 13th series, at least until our hero blasted off into outer space in Jason X.
New On Netflix: Last Man Standing
Bruce Willis has two guns -- one for each side as he walks the line between a couple of Prohibition-era gangs in Walter Hill's mobster take on Yojimbo.
M-Rock “The Best of A Tribe Called Quest”
M-Rock, who's Kanye mix was one of Heavy's most popular downloads, has whipped up another one, this time mixing hits from one of the all-time greats, A Tribe Called Quest.
New On Netflix: eXistenZ
David Cronenberg wants you to play. Or does he? Connect your game pod to your bio-port and find out the truth. Play it. Live it Kill for it.
DIG!
Anton A. Newcombe of the Brian Jonestown Massacre and Courtney Taylor of the Dandy Warhols are star-crossed friends and bitter rivals - DIG! is the story of their loves and obsessions, gigs and recordings, arrests and death threats, uppers and downers, and the delicate balance between art and commerce.
What’s New In Games This Week
It's another big week for releases, with something for fans of Team Fortress, Jack Sparrow, Wii Sports, and cheap-asses in general.
Music To Know Festival Announces Inaugural Lineup
A new NYC music festival, Music To Know, has just been announced for August 13th+14th in East Hampton. NYC locals Vampire Weekend co-headline with Bright Eyes, while Tame Impala, Chromeo, Cold War Kids, Ra Ra Riot, Matt & Kim, and more fill out the roster.
New On Netflix: Young Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes and John Watson make like Indiana Jones in this rollicking romp from Barry Levinson and Steven Spielberg.
Best of Netflix: Stay Out Of Your House
We showed you why it's not safe to go in the water or fly in the air. Here we show you that it's not really a good idea to stay home, either.
The Weeknd “House of Balloons”
One of the most hyped mixtapes of the year so far, Houses Of Balloons features Toronto-based r+b butter-voice Abel Tesfaye. Beautiful and twisted jams that sample a variety of hipster-buzz sources, and some of the most NSFW lyrics you've heard in awhile. Get it.
New On Netflix: Repo Man
Emilio Estevez finds his fate in the trunk of a '64 Chevy Malibu in Alex Cox's weirdo sci-fi cult classic.
Last Night Movie Review
While it's somewhat shallow and contrived, this portrait of potential infidelity casts a spell.
On Any Sunday
On Any Sunday is to motorcycles what The Endless Summer is to surfing. Bruce Brown released this cult classic in 1971 to showcase the sport along with its' celebrities, including Steve McQueen and Malcolm Smith. Watch the full movie.
New On Netflix: Maverick
The west gets wilder with Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner in Richard Donner's mischievous Western.
New On Netflix: Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro get in the ring to tell the sad, sordid story of boxer Jake La Motta.
New On Netflix: Chattahoochee
No orderly is safe as Gary Oldman starts a mental hospital revolution in this gritty institutional drama.
What’s New In Games This Week
This week's offerings are great if you're a Xbox 360 person. But for you PS3 users out there who still can't get online it's hit or miss.
New On Netflix: Purple Rain
Prince's vanity project is misguided '80s excess to the extreme, but the soundtrack is still rockin'.
Best of Netflix: Stay Out Of The Air
We recently told you to stay out of the water, 'cause there might be sharks or aliens or piranhas or Dustin Hoffman down there. Now we're saying it might be a good idea to stay out of the air, too, because a little gremlin or Pac-Man-ish monsters or bad jokes or Bruce Payne might be lurking.
Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) tours the Middle East to discuss the war on terror with Arabic people and tries to track down the Al-Qaeda fugitive. Watch the full documentary.
DJ Sparkle Bomb “The Dance Experiment”
Sparkle Bomb gives you a dance-tastic 100+ minute mix featuring Nightmares On Wax, De La Soul, Outkast, Spank Rock, Lady Sovereign, Common, Jamiroquai, Simian Mobile Disco, Cut Copy, Justice, Hot Chip, and Peaches.
New On Netflix: xXx
You thought the Fast and the Furious movies were absurd? Wait until you get a load of this Vin Diesel action flick.
