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What’s New In Games This Week
There's only two stand outs this time around (which is two more than last week's), but they're at least the cream of the crop, easily some of the best this year has to offer, and that's seriously no exaggeration.
What’s New In Music This Week
This Week: Hercules & Love Affair rotate artists and sounds; Philly's The War On Drugs brings American rock appeal; Yellow Ostrich jump from the blogosphere with a quirk and harmony; The Cool Kids When Fish Ride Bicycles finally drops; Jeff Bridges' self-titled release is further evidence that The Dude abides.
Pitchfork Paris Lineup
Curated by Bon Iver, who will also perform, Pitchfork will be hosting it's first event in Paris on October 28th and 29th. Aphex Twin, Iceage, Four Tet, Cut Copy, Real Estate and more will be there.
New On Netflix: 13 Assassins
Takashi Miike delivers what might be one of the best action movies of all time with this bloody, sword-swinging samurai tale set in feudal Japan.
Best Of Netflix: Obscure Shower Scenes, Volume 2
Just when you thought it was safe to get wet again comes another series of obscure shower scenes. Grab a towel and get steamy on Netflix Instant.
FACT Mix 270: The Horrors
To celebrate The Horrors' amazing new album Skying, FACT got them to make a mixtape. The artists range from influencers to compatriots, the track listing is as varied as you might expect for such a music loving band.
Newermind: A Tribute To Nevermind
Nirvana's Nevermind turns 20 years old on September 21st. Leading up to the big anniversary, Spin has put out this free tribute album with 13 artists performing each of Nevermind's 13 tracks in their original order. Artists include Titus Andronicus, EMA, Surfer Blood, and Nirvana favorites, The Vaselines and The Meat Puppets.
30 Minutes Or Less Movie Review
It's a madcap mad-dash to the finish line in this fast, hard and extremely funny crime comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari and Danny McBride.
New On Netflix: Moby Dick
William Hurt is the revenge-obsessed Captain Ahab and Ethan Hawke is his ever-scowling, disapproving First Mate in this occasionally spectacular two-part adaptation of Herman Melville's classic tale of pride and madness.
New On Netflix: Pitch Black
Vin Diesel crash-lands on a distant planet and battles nasty nocturnal beasties in this pretty terrific little sci-fi flick from director David Twohy.
Music For: Nostalgia
A song can take you back—both to places of your past and, interestingly, sometimes to places you've never been before...sometimes the artists haven't been either. Here is some music-evoked nostalgia for you.
New On Netflix: Ronin
Robert De Niro leads an amazing car chase from Double-Cross City to Triple-Cross Town in the late John Frankenheimer's manly thriller.
Ghostfunk
Producer Max Tannone is back with a new mix, this time turning his attention to swirling Wu-Tang's Ghostface Killa with Afro-beat/funk and psychedelic rock. Like all of Tannone's projects, it's a good one.
In Debt We Trust Documentary
Americans are maxing out credit cards. Power is shifting into fewer hands. Credit card companies, lobbyists and media conglomerates are ensuring a culture dependency.
New On Netflix: Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Steven Seagal returns as the Navy cook who's good with knives in this not-bad action sequel set aboard a speeding locomotive hijacked by bad guys who want to blow stuff up.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: Beirut's Balkan ballads; Widowspeak's downer lover songs; DOM brings in a top producer for their new one; Pepper Rabbit uplifts and haunts; Neil Young's "Lost Tapes" from 1991 are recovered.
New On Netflix: Vanishing on 7th Street
Brad Anderson's low-budget survivalist thriller featuring Hayden Christensen and John Leguizamo hiding from shadowy bodysnatchers has an A-level premise undone by a C-level script.
Best of Netflix: Swimming Pool Scenes
Summer's winding down, but that doesn't mean the pool is closed just yet -- here are a few movies that will help you beat the heat on Netflix Instant. Get your suit on and jump in.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Movie Review
The summer's smartest and scariest film is a gripping, crowd-pleasing rabble-rouser featuring astonishing work by Andy Serkis as one revolutionary simian.
New On Netflix: Get Carter
Sylvester Stallone avenges the death of his brudda and even sheds a few tears in this uninspired remake of the terrific 1971 revenge flick starring Michael Caine.
New On Netflix: Birdemic: Shock and Terror
Grab a bunch of friends, make sure there's plenty of alcohol on hand and watch the feathery terror unfold (starting at about 47 minutes in, anyway).
Music For: Headphones
We've been looking at music from a vibe perspective; this has brought us to headphones, one might say more beat-based stimulation on the whole—the stuff that can really move around the ear cabin.
New On Netflix: The Resident
For some reason, two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in this lame direct-to-DVD thriller about the dangers of having Jeffrey Dean Morgan as your landlord.
Electric Zoo 2011 Lineup
Labor Day weekend is going to be pretty crazy on Randall's Island in NYC. The lineup is major: DJ Tiesto, David Guetta, and Armin Van Buuren headline, with Moby, Chromeo, Afrojack, John Digweed, Benny Benassi, Plastikman (Richie Hawtin), Carl Cox, John Wink, Carl Craig, MSTRKRT, SeastiAn, and about 50 more acts DJing and performing.
Lollapalooza 2011 / Park Life
This weekend Grant Park will host the 20th anniversary celebration of Lollapalooza in Chicago. Whether or not you are going to make it to the festivities you can still rock out with this mix, kindly presented by Spin. Artists include Black Lips, Lykke Li, Foster The People, Ratatat, Titus Andronicus, Jay Electronica, Beirut and more.
Escape To New York 2011 Lineup
This weekend the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, NY hosts Escape To New York. This year's artists include: Patti Smith, Best Coast, Chairlift, The Vaccines, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Psychedelic Furs and Of Montreal.
New On Netflix: Trainspotting
There were few '90s movies cooler than Danny Boyle's alternately hilarious and harrowing portrait of young Scottish heroin addicts.
What’s New In Games This Week
Yet another slow week, but that just means one less trip to the game shop! Cuz everything you need can easily be found online.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: one of Wolf Parade becomes Moonface; Fruit Bats head in a refreshing direction; Collections of Colonies of Bees release their sixth album; Mode Moderne explore goth-pop; the Archers of Loaf re-release is on-trend for 90's nostalgia.
New On Netflix: Cool and the Crazy
Underground animator Ralph Bakshi's first and only live-action film is a fast and flashy '50s-set low-budget quickie starring Jared Leto and Alicia Silverstone.
