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Stereogum “March 2012″ Mixtape
The very nice folks at Stereogum have put together a mix of Interweb freebies from this month. Listen to some new music! Lemonade, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, El-P, SpaceGhostPurp, Dive, Action Bronson, Moonface and more.
New On Netflix: Skateland
Life is a roller rink in this pleasant homage to the late, great John Hughes starring Shiloh Fernandez and Twilight beauty Ashley Greene.
New On Netflix: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-Long Blog
This Internet series chronicling the exploits of singing supervillain Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) ended up being one of the best things Joss Whedon has ever made.
New On Netflix: Metropolitan
Whit Stillman's enjoyable comedy of manners follows high society's college freshman as they make the rounds of various Manhattan debutante balls over Christmas break.
Pitchfork Festival 2012 Lineup
More names added for 2012's P4K Festival including Sleigh Bells, Dirty Projectors, Flying Lotus, Danny Brown, Clams Casino, Iceage and Purity Ring.
New On Netflix: New York, I Love You
This mixed bag of shorts films exploring various romantic entanglements in the City That Never Sleeps makes for a wildly uneven viewing experience.
Best Of Netflix: ’90s Animation
The '90s gave us some of the best (and two of the longest-running) animated series of all time. Go back to the decade when cartoons started to become a little more grown-up. . . and considerably weirder.
The Hunger Games Movie Review
Gary Ross' entertaining but ultimately somewhat empty adaptation only skims the surface of Suzanne Collins' passionate, ferocious and deeply disturbing novel.
Street Fighter X Tekken Falls Short
Fans of both Street Fighter and Tekken were initially hyped about the meeting of the two forces in Street Fighter X Tekken, but sadly Capcom has brought nothing new to the party.
New On Netflix: Slacker
Richard Linklater's unique look at a day in the lives of the various bohemians and misfits of Austin, Texas gave rise to the independent film movement of the early '90s.
DJ Food: Kraftwerk Kovers Kollection Vol.3 Mixtape
Several years ago DJ Food made a meticulous series of mixes based on Kraftwerk featuring covers, sample-heavy tracks or songs that clearly owe a debt to the quartet. Originally aired in January of 2005, it's available for download now and features everything from Jay-Z to Bowery Electric to U2.
New On Netflix: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Jim Jarmusch's terrific urban fable features a completely convincing performance by Forest Whitaker as a Mafia hitman and a great soundtrack courtesy of RZA.
New On Netflix: The Killing: Season 1
Who killed Rosie Larsen? All of Seattle wants to know in this alternately fascinating and tedious mystery series.
Reading & Leeds 2012 Lineup
Twin festivals Reading & Leeds announce their lineups for August 24th-26th. Kasabian, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, The Cure, Florence & The Machine, The Shins, Justice, Foster The People, The Horrors, Azealia Banks, OFWGKTA and so forth.
New On Netflix: The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie is perfectly cast as a space alien corrupted by television, alcohol and sex in Nicolas Roeg's trippy science fiction film.
What’s New In Games: Kid Icarus, Ninja Gaiden 3
Time to dust off that 3DS for a Nintendo flashback. And if you've ever wondered what it would be like to kill that punk Leon S. Kennedy, now's your chance. Plus, some ninja action to round out this week's new releases.
What’s New In Music: The Shins, White Hills, Tanlines
This Week: The Shins are back with their first album in five years and only James Mercer; White Hills bring another stoner monster; Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo explores the singer / songwriter element; Brooklyn electronic duo Tanlines bring heart to the dancefloor.
Best Of Netflix: Blaxploitation Classics
You're not likely to find a more sweet and badasssss collection of films anywhere else. Get reacquainted with an all but long-lost genre on Netflix -- damn right!
New On Netflix: The Boxer
The third team-up of Daniel Day-Lewis and director Jim Sheridan is a scrappy Irish tale about a pugilist trying to go straight (and kiss Emily Watson) after serving 14 years in prison
21 Jump Street Review
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum make for an excellent on-screen odd couple in -- surprise! -- the year's first must-see comedy.
New On Netflix: Cocaine Cowboys
Billy Corben reveals Miami to be a city built out of white powder in this exhausting documentary that chronicles the illegal drug trade of the 1970s and '80s.
What’s New In Movies: 21 Jump Street, Casa di mi Padre, Jeff Who Lives At Home
Get frisked by the 21 Jump Street reboot, habla espanol with Will Ferrell in Casa de mi Padre, get our of your mother's basement and embrace your destiny with Jeff, Who Lives at Home and Adrien Brody gets you educated in Detachment.
Free Press Summer Fest 2012 Lineup
Houston, TX is the place to be June 2nd & 3rd for the Free Press Summer Fest: The Avett Brothers, Snoop Dogg, Willie Nelson, Primus, Flaming Lips, Afrojack, Major Lazer, Best Coast, Danny Brown, Shabazz Palaces, Diplo, JEFF The Brotherhood and lots more.
New On Netflix: Bad Lieutenant
Bad boy filmmaker Abel Ferrara lays on the Catholic guilt in this gritty NC-17 New York fable featuring a career-best performance by Harvey Keitel.
New On Netflix: Weird Science
Two high school nerds take a page out of Frankenstein and create the perfect woman with their computer and a bolt of lightning in John Hughes' gonzo '80s comedy
New On Netflix: Archer
The adventures of the world's most, well, something secret agent are chronicled in Adam Reed's fitfully funny animated series.
What’s New In Games: Yakuza, Silent Hill, Journey
It’s a very big week for PS3 owners! Also, a potential candidate for game of the year emerges and Silent Hill brings the creep factor.
What’s New In Music: The Decemberists, Delta Spirit, Grinderman
This Week: Americana rockers Delta Spirit make a sonic leap; Spoek Mathambo's arty, left-field hip-hop keeps your interest; Nick Cave's Grinderman gets remixes from members of The National, UNKLE and A Place To Bury Strangers; Decemberists fans rejoice - a double live album; Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood teams up with a personal idol, Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
New On Netflix: Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's eerie documentary chronicles the work of Timothy Treadwell, an extremely dedicated environmentalist who lived amongst bears in the wild for 13 years before being violently killed by one.
Best Of Netflix: Totally Radical 80s Television
Duh. duh-duh! Duh-duh, duh! Yeah, you know the theme song to The A-Team when you read it, right? Jump into our cool black van and go back to a time when television was totally '80s -- and totally awesome.
