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like this idea: "A site where musicians recommend new music to new listeners. As simple as that.." Steve "Sonic Youth" Shelley, Elf Power, Tennis, Everything Everything up so far
6th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Enemy of the State
This conspiracy thriller is aging well and is still the highlight on Tony Scott's showreel.
6th Jul 2010
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Promo Promo: The Coral - 1000 Years
The Coral rocking the desert/astronaut look in their new video
5th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Never Ask a Graphic Designer To Help If You've Lost Your Cat
just in case you've missed this latest online cats meme, here's I Am Not A Big Fan Of Cats
5th Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
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Pearl Harbour
Michael Bay turns it up to 11 in his unsubtle, entertaining, bombastic epic.
4th Jul 2010
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Land of the Lost
Unadventurous, misdirected action comedy vehicle with Will Ferrell reviving the throwback TV show.
4th Jul 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsSunshine Cleaning
Two sisters set up a crime scene cleaning business. Nice premise.... very, very slowly executed.
4th Jul 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsStar Trek
Disappointing reboot as the confusing plot points eat themselves again. Fake lensflare in every shot too.
4th Jul 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviewsI'm nominating the new Star Trek movie for a 'most unsuitable use of @beastieboys ' award.
3rd Jul 2010
Read on TwitterDeath Race
No surprises from this over-confident futuristic car chase blood bath. Statham watchable as usual.
3rd Jul 2010
Read more 2.5 star reviews'Dink' is definitely the favourite word for commentators this \#worldcup 'Tempo' is so last season.
3rd Jul 2010
Read on TwitterGreat episode of Elmore Leonard's 'Justified' this week. It's shaping up to be one of the best shows on TV.
3rd Jul 2010
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Trailer Park: Let Me In
Trailer up for Let Me In, the US remake of Swedish-Indie-Vampire-Hit Let The Right One In. It's directed by the guy that made Cloverfield - and looks pretty good, though this early review over at AICN might suggest otherwise...
2nd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Big Boi For Dummies
Big Boi from Outkast is back in action this month, with new album "Sir Lucious Left Foot ...The Son Of Chico Dusty" ready to pick up a grammy for best album title if nothing else.
As a refresher, Big Boi has worked with DJ X-Rated and DJ Esco to compile a mix-tape of previous work - which you can download for free right now over at bigboi.com
2nd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
How Lego Is Built
Tedious news from Aint-It-cool about the development of a possible Lego movie, but worth noting for highlighting this awesome video of how Lego is made. And how fast Lego is made.
2nd Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
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2nd Jul 2010
Read on TwitterJeff Tweedy
Union Chapel, London
Jeff Tweedy cemented his position at the top of the league this week, with another top-notch performance - this time without the help of backing band Wilco and in the serene setting of Islington's Union Chapel. I've been looking forward to this one since missing his 2005 solo show in favour of seeing an ageing Bob Dylan at Brixton. A shocking mistake that I have regretted since, particularly as Dylan has returned several times since.
With just a guitar and his booming voice, the Wilco front man worked his way through a diverse range of classics from Wilco (Jesus Etc, Via Chicago, Kidsmoke), Uncle Tupelo (New Madrid, Acuff-Rose), Loose Fur (Laminated Cat, The Ruling Class) and a good selection of tracks from the Woody Guthrie albums on which Wilco teamed up with Billy Bragg (Remember The Mountain Bed [awesome], California Stars). He even bowed to "some asshole's" request for a Bob Dylan cover.
There was one exception to the solo status, as Tweedy was joined on stage early on by his 'hero' Bill Fay, with the two singing a charming duet of Be Not So Fearful. The more delicate setting placed a real emphasis on the lyrical quality of many of Tweedy's songs, highlighting his real talent as a talented and prolific songwriter, rather than just the front man of a brilliant rock band.
New tracks also made for some of the highlights (One Wing, Impossible Germany), but the star of the show was Tweedy's charming presence and wit - making the choosing of tracks by the audience like an episode of VH1's Storytellers starring Jack Dee. Brilliant.
2nd Jul 2010 - 1 comments - Add Comment - Tweet
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Diss Is It
"I don't like your jerk-off name, I don't like your jerk-off face, I don't like your jerk-off behaviour ....and I don't like you, jerk-off."
Hardly an editing masterpiece, but pretty sure I've seen at least 98 of the movies featuring the 100 best insults of all time.
Via Defamer
1st Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Promo Promo: Not Band of Horses
Bizarre cover, even more bizare (NSFW) video. Cee-lo does Band of Horses.
1st Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Lost: The New Man In Charge
more details on the bonus materials coming on the Lost S6 boxset - 11 and a half mins of Hurley and Ben running the island after Jack. Dharma snacks for all!
1st Jul 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
#Spotted: Lost's Man in Black as an IRA honcho in 'Sons of Anarchy'.
1st Jul 2010
Read on TwitterMatador at 21 = GBV Reunion
Matador Records are celebrating their 21st birthday in style - with a 3 day blow out at The Palms in Las Vegas. Highlights include a Guided By Voices reunion ("The classic '93-'96 line up"), Superchunk, Spoon, Chavez and Kurt Vile.
I'll be honeymooning in LA at the time, so will see if I can trick Mrs CSF into attending.
Update: The tour is expanded, and GBV will be playing in LA. Too tempting.
30th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Cast Away
Tom Hanks' solitary performance lifts this Hollywood take on Robinson Crusoe out of the ordinary.
30th Jun 2010
Read more 3.5 star reviews#Spotted: Big from Sex & The City as not-Tom Hanks in Cast Away.
30th Jun 2010
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Randall Wallace's ambitious start-of-the-Vietnam-war movie promises much but delivers cliches.
29th Jun 2010
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Promo Promo: Sour
It's won some best video awards and had 2M+ hits on YouTube. Check out the Gondry-esque maniacal organisation of SOUR '日々ã®éŸ³è‰² (Hibi no neiro)'.
Via Sound Theory
29th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Radiohead Secret Glastonbury Show
Thom and Johnny G showed up for an acoustic(ish) set at this year's Glastonbury - great run of Weird Fishes / Pyramid Song / Karma Police etc - and Vampire Weekend's Rostam filmed some of it from his stage view. Like the McEnroe headband
(via Pitchfork)
29th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
Mr. Fusion
OK, it's not quite on a par with Doc Brown's banana skin eating Mr. Fusion, but Gucci web-developer-turned-physicist Mark Suppes has built his own fusion reactor in a workshop in Brooklyn.
Via BBC
29th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet
I imported 10 bars of Cote D'or chocolate on this weekend's Paris field trip, then promptly left it on a train bound for Croydon. Mon dieu!
28th Jun 2010
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Charming and touching tale of Japanese kids left at home alone. Even if it is torturously long.
28th Jun 2010
Read more 3 star reviewsMoon
Interesting and original - if not totally successful - sci-fi, with great performances from Sam Rockwell.
26th Jun 2010
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Stumbled across secret radiohead gig at \#glasto \#quitehappyrightnow
25th Jun 2010
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The Big Picture: Korean War
It's 60 years since the war started in Korea. The Big Picture has a round up.
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24th Jun 2010 - Add Comment - Tweet