January 2011
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Film of the Day #64, #65, #66, #67 and #68
Black Swan (2010), Dir. Darren Aronofsky
10, zah, tio, diez, dix, dieci, X, TEN/10
Devil (2010), Dir. John Erick Dowdle 5/10
Law Abiding Citizen (2009), Dir. Gary Gray 5/10
Shoot Em Up (2007), Dir. Michael Davis 4/10
Rush Hour 2 (2002), Dir. Brett Ratner 6/10
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Alas
Honestly, shit cover. It would look good for the artwork for the next 7” but not for an album. The other 7” covers were better, and the shouldn’t look better than the album art…
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HIGHLY RECCOMENDED: Hercules And Love Affair //...
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Film of the Day #60, #61, #62 and #63
Do The Right Thing (1989), Dir. Spike Lee
7/10 (Funky AND emotional. What more could you want?)
1408 (2007), Dir. Mikael Håfström
4/10
Don’t Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood (1996), Dir. Paris Barclay
5/10
The Descent: Part 2 (2009), Dir. Jon Harris
6/10
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Peter, Bjorn And John // Gimme Some Review
I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels that not a week goes by without hearing the tune of Young Folks on an advert for furniture or playing on a supermarket’s own radio or on a game show on the television. It’s the token catchy song that gets ruined because of multiple plays. Peter, Bjorn & John, I’m guessing are proud of it and so they should be. That song made them. But surely they must...
hairywhitethighs asked: Peter Bjorn and John.
Put a band in my ask and I'll tell you my...
I like this idea… GO! :)
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What does everybody think of the new Peter, Bjorn...
I wanna know what y’all think. Review will be up today :)
I've been using Tumblr for like a year and I still...
It’s so weird. But anyway, think I’ma give a shoutout to some albums I’ve been enjoying lately that I don’t think I’m gonna bother reviewing…
Mogwai - Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will, Released: 14th Feb
Tapes ‘n Tapes - Outside, Released: OUT
Tennis - Cape Dory, Released: OUT
rossbirks replied to your post: I wish Spike Jonze had more films Have you seen his latest one, I’m Here? If not it’s here imheremovie.com It’s so good!
Hells Yeah! That film is astonishing. Even better soundtrack too!
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I wish Spike Jonze had more films
Love all his films, shorts and music videos. He’s up there as one of my faves. Just wish he had more films made. Sure he’s got BUR ideas
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Ducktails // Arcade Dynamics
Ducktails is the project of Real Estate bass player Matthew Mondanile. Ducktails is the moniker he uses for his opaque daze-y bedroom pop music. He’s one of better known musicians for this ever expanding fashion that uses four-tracks to record their music. And I wish this fucking expedition would come to an end.
The whole album reminds me of Atlas Sound’s Logos, which was released back in ’09....
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Film of the Day #57, #58 and #59
Fast & Furious (2009), Dir. Justin Lin
5/10 (The F&F series is a guilty pleasure, alright! This is easily the worst one though. But I was pretty much expecting it to be. And I hate how this film isn’t about street racing even in the slightest. I hope the next one goes back to its roots.)
Panic Room (2002), Dir. David Fincher
9/10 (Holy shit. Avoided purchasing this for so long...
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Lost and gained quite few followers and recieved a...
Pretty sure it’s cause of a couple of negative reviews I’ve written. It’s pretty sad that some people act as if I’ve chatted shit about their mother after they’ve read a bad review of an album they like. should it be illegal to express an opinion if it’s negative. Jeez. And in each review I do discuss whatever good merits the album has in detail. How weak must...
Anonymous asked: you should write for pitchfork. you're enough of a hateful elitist prick to do so.
hows the new ducktails bro?
hows the new ducktails bro?
Anonymous asked: Are you wanting to make movies or be a music writer? Your albums reviews are brilliant.
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Iron & Wine // Kiss Each Other Clean Review
Iron & Wine, although is a great name for a duo, is in fact the music outlet for the courageous Sam Beam, A crucial player in the indie universe whose music has reached out to more than the minority and loved by more people than the amount of hairs on his chin, which is a lot. I’ve fallen in love with his albums in the past and am too a sucker for his whispery melodies. Kiss Each Other Clean,...
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Film of the Day #54, #55 and #56
Crooklyn (1994), Dir. Spike Lee
7/10
Punch Drunk Love (2002), Dir. P.T. Anderson
8/10 (Loved this so much. Starting to think P.T. might just be my fave director. Boogie Nights, Magnolia and There Will Be Blood are three of my all time faves, and this is such a great little film that might not have the impact of those three films but it’s something very special. I need to get Hard...
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Sonic Boom blates just leaked Tomboy details. On... →
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No words can describe just how damn excited I am...
MF Doom is (probably) my all time favourite rapper. And his debut, Operation: Doomsday, has been out of print for a long time. Come Spring though, it will be back in print in a very special way. This is what it says on Stones Throw:
This Spring DOOM’s own label Metalface Records will be releasing the first complete & remastered version of OPERATION: DOOMSDAY, containing the original...
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Oh sheesh y'all. Never told Y'ALL what I think of...
Meh. Maybe I got my hopes up too much. Wait, no I didn’t, Jay-Z and Kanye, that’s a powerhouse of rap right there. It’s a great track but the beats and the whole opera thang going on really doesn’t work well at all until the end. Lex Luger produced it (fuck knows why they’re collabing with the guy who makes beats for Wocka Flocka fucking Flame) but I’m pretty...
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The Decemberists // The King Is Dead - Short...
I hate 3D. In my opinion it’s ruining cinema. It only works with state-of-the-art made for IMAX masterpieces in my opinion. This is like album production. It works for a few indie bands but epic and overproduced albums are becoming more and more frequent with bands that really don’t need it, just like 3D. In 2009 one band that really didn’t need it was The Decemberists, they created the most 3D...
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Film of the Day #52 and #53
The Green Hornet (2011), Dir. Michel Gondry
7/10
The Descent (2005), Dir. Neil Marshall
7/10
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Trish Keenan Rest In Peace. You made music so many...
Favourite Broadcast album?
rossbirks asked: It's a verrry interesting and experimental movie. Crazy editing and all sorts of other mental techniques that you'd expect from the 60s. I wouldn't say it's a great movie by any means but it's definitely worth checking out, if just because of how iconic and influential it is.
Though you'd do better to check out some other Nicolas Roeg movies like...
Though you'd do better to check out some other Nicolas Roeg movies like...
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Smith Westerns // Dye It Blonde REVIEW
Before this year, I never listened to Smith Westerns. I thought they were just one of the bombardments of many garage pop bands recently. I’m not too sure why I’m reluctant to listen to them all because the ones I have discovered such as Harlem and The Love Language etc. have released the albums I found myself returning back to over and over again, and Dye It Blonde is no different. It has...
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ULTRA Sorry about no reviews OR Film of the Days...
I’m back at uni, which means I’ve been drinking like a muthafucka and socialising and I haven’t had time to even look at Tumblr. BUT, I have still been watchin a film every day, more than one a day infact. But I’m not sure if I’ll carry on discussing them like I do because I don’t have much time anymore. Not sure what I’ll do. Might just bring back the...
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Film of the Day #38: Bananas (1971), Dir. Woody...
Woody Allen, hilarious as always. That is all I have to say. I’m sorry but it is 07:46am and I haven’t been to sleep yet. So you can forgive me for my short (but precise nevertheless) summary of the film :D
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Win Win
This band have their debut album coming out soon. And I don’t think they’ve gotten as much attention as they should have. Or maybe just not as much as I think a band would get when their upcoming album features the likes of Hot Chip and Gang Gang Dance. Okay, Hot chip are much, much bigger the GGD, but I adore GGD sooo much. And although the band have conjured some odd collaborations...
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Film of the Day #37: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World...
I bought this at the same time as Youth In Revolt, and like Youth In Revolt I spent a lot of money on the blu-ray only to kick myself in the arse for wasting my money on such an underwhelming film. It wasn’t bad but it’s more than overrated. The special effects and all the ‘cool’ fight scenes were all well done but I was just SO bored when watching them. I’m sorry...
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Kaputt>Destroyer's Rubies>Streethawk: A...
Fo’ Sho’
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Destroyer // Kaputt REVIEW (Probably better than...
Kaputt came as a surprise to me. A big surprise. I’ve always loved Dan Bejar in both Swan Lake and Destroyer, but with the latter, his main outlet for his poetic stories of love and war, I’ve never found it amazingly layered with cohesively well-structured songs that have the same style from start to finish. My favourite Destroyer album, Destroyer’s Rubies (2006), demonstrates this well. It’s my...
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Yes, yes, YES. Gonna be reccomending the shit out...
These guys manage to pull off so much on this. Mostly imitating The Beatles in that indie rock way eveyone’s getting bored of now. But it’s just so, SO well crafted. Gonna try and review it soooon…
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Revisiting this...
Forgot about this little gem. God knows how long it’s been hiding in my hard drive for. Any AF fan who doesn’t have this should really check it out. It’s very good. Might be a bit hard to get your hands on. Can’t even remember how I managed to get it. But yeah, stripped down Arcade Fire material. It’s interesting to listen to if only to see how raw their music was...
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Film of the Day #36: Youth In Revolt (2009), Dir....
Bad film. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Just another movie with Michael Cera playing Michael Cera. Really don’t get the big deal with him. He was funny in Superbad and the few episodes of Arrested Development I’ve seen (really need to start watching that from the beginning) but after that I just found him annoying. Don’t think I really laughed once. I really regret spending £14 on the...
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Watch“Nice drums”. Love letterman. Love The Walkmen even more…
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Following the amazing news I get about Beastie...
I find out that we’ll hear the first single from Jay and Kanye in no longer than four days! Even better news, Watch The Throne is gonna be out VERY soon. March 1st. Hells yeah. Man, today has been a good day for news. Anybody care to put the cherry on top? Avallanches? Broadcast? Clap Your Hands Say Yeah?
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Hot Sauce Comitee WILL be released in Spring! Best...
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Film of the Day #35: Shutter Island (2010), Dir....
Okay, why did I leave it so long to watch this! Such a great detective film. I was expecting great things but that doesn’t even begin to describe what shit goes down in the movie. It’s so tense and beautiful. My favourite scene is when they’re interrogating a couple of the patients. The two patients are so fucked up in different ways and Ruffalo and DiCaprio are treating each...
Rebel mag just dropped my Girls review :) →
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Contra sounds even better on vinyl!
Missed my record player but now I’m back in Manchester. It hasn’t stopped spinning for hours.
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How do I choose what to get on Blu-Ray and what to...
I have a huge, huge, HUGE DVD collection, but I have a beautiful TV and a PS3 now so I’ve started getting blu-rays. Thing is they cost SO much. There’s no way I’m going to be able to replace all my DVDs with blu-rays. I also buy DVDs on a daily basis, there’s no way I can do that with blu-rays. So how do I decide whether to buy a certain film on DVD or blu-ray? Can anyone...
Film of the Days #33 and #34
3rd January: Wall-E (2008), Dir. Andrew Stanton
C’mon, it’s Pixar. Of course it’s good. Fucking love their films.
4th January: Shrek The Third (2007), Dir. Chris Miller
Dreamworks managed to ruin the only good franchise they had. First two were awesome. This one is just awful. Not even worth talking about…
Also, the only reason I’m watching children’s...
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Two new Madvillian tracks from the most recent... →
Does this mean we’ll finally get a follow up to 2004’s Madvilliany this year? Goddamnit I hope so…
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Favourite Best of/Greatest Hits compilation album?
Normally I am against best of albums and greatest hits collections. I hate them so much, they weren’t intended to be listened to like that. I especially hate it when they’re bands who regularly change their sound with each album so the songs change dramatically each time. It makes me mad! It just doesn’t work. I never get the urge to listen to a certain song, rather I get the...
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Film of the Day #32: Once Upon A Time In The West...
Last night I watched this film for the first time. I had been sitting on it and was going to wait until I had watched the Dollars trilogy. But I had seen the opening scene to this before and I was in awe and simply couldn’t wait to see the whole film. So I watched it. And wow! Probably the best western film I have seen. So cinematic; Like when Bronson is playing that haunting harmonica...
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New Mogwai album is good..