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Trophy Wife - Trophy Wife: Album Review

The long-awaited self-titled debut from Trophy Wife has come at a time that can almost seem too late. Not a single peep has been heard from them since their Bruixism EP, and yet this year they have decided to released their stunning debut. In terms of actual music, the album is outstanding.

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9/10

- Kaity Shirley

Man of Steel - Fate of Your Planet Trailer [HD] - Official Warner Bros. UK

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From Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures comes "Man of Steel," starring Henry Cavill ("Immortals," TV's "The Tudors") in the role of Clark Kent/Superman, under the direction of Zack Snyder ("300," "Watchmen").
In Cinemas June 14th 2013

Daft Punk - Random Access Memories: Album Review

Daft Punk have sought after that delicate balance between the acoustic and the electronic whilst still staying true to their dance music roots, and by god have they nailed it right on the head.

The album, titled Random Access Memories, while almost abandoning their former use of samples (save for the end track) have really latched onto the idea of using a base of more acoustic instruments. Orchestral pieces, live bass and guitar along with drums are all present and take centre stage, with more synth driven music taking a back seat (a heard in the track Motherboard).

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9/10

- Kaity Shirley

Hangover Part III: Film Review

As with the norm, the Hangover saga has steadily declined in feasibility, originality and most importantly, humour.

After forcefully, yet thankfully, thrusting the first Vegas epic on us all, the alcohol – and such – fuelled flick made even a stiff grandmother laugh. It is unsurprising that we now find ourselves amid a trilogy.

The second Hangover saw Bangkok as the setting and without question simply retold the tale in a new environment. It was strangely reflective of a typical fan: get drunk at home and have a laugh; go to Thailand and do the same there in the hope that something magical will happen. While Bangkok undoubtedly does often offer that escapism and ‘next level’, the film did not see a similar effect.

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Director: Todd Phillips
Produced by: Todd Phillips; Daniel Goldberg
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifinakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, John Goodman
Release: 2013
Running time: 100 minutes

- Joshua Barrie

The Boxer Rebellion – Promises: Album Review

The Boxer Rebellion (no, not the movement you learnt about in you history class) are a London based indie rock fur piece of which all members herald from various corners of the globe. Their fourth studio album, Promises, isn't so much as a departure or makes any effort to make any sort of change to their sound or style, however extent it. Promises, like all other Boxer Rebellion albums, is the fruits of the band labour to craft atmospheric and emotional  tracks. They brood, with lyrics of romanticism and idealism and the instrumentation enveloping these words like a soft sheet of textured auditory cloth.

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8/10

- Kaity Shirley

BIPOLAR SUNSHINE - RIVERS *THE BRAND NEW VIDEO*

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Manchester based BIPOLAR SUNSHINE releases the fantastic new video for online hit Rivers; expelling summer vibes from every pore, Rivers is the perfect accompaniment to a summers day. Amassing over 55,000 hits on Soundcloud, getting spins from Zane Lowe and wowing crowds supporting the Klaxons on Friday at The Great Escape. With his debut EP ‘Aesthetics’ due June 17th and debut video for ‘Rivers’ getting its premiere on Clash, BIPOLAR SUNSHINE is set for big things.

Upcoming shows:

May

24 Manchester – Dot to Dot Festival

25 Bristol – Dot to Dot Festival

26 Nottingham – Dot to Dot Festival


June

20 London - Hoxton Bar & Kitchen [EP RELEASE SHOW]

21 Manchester – Soup Kitchen [EP RELEASE SHOW]

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D: Game Review

More fun than a barrel of bananas

2010 saw the return of a Nintendo favourite and his partner on the Wii. It was fun, vibrantly colourful and masterfully offered in a modern style. It was fondly received and has now been ported onto the 3DS. But does it live up to the 2010 Wii hit?

Going mobile the title was handled by Monster Games, the same guys responsible for Pilotwings, and for the most part it’s pretty much a carbon copy of the console version other than its lower difficulty level available for intermediate gamers. They’ve also removed those nightmarish motion controls like ground slaps.

Lowering the difficulty level has been dressed up as “New Mode” which makes one think that there might be something new and exciting to get your hands on. Perhaps lots of additional levels or characters? Sadly not, just think of it as “easier mode”, it’s much more fitting. To make it easier Donkey and Diddy get three life hearts instead of two whilst being given five opportunities to complete each level. The chances of failing completely are pretty slim as each level is littered with 1up balloons.

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Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KVX82n2UzY

- Adam Omar

PHAELEH: Announces New LP 'Tides'

PHAELEH

New LP 'Tides' out July 1st
on Afterglo Records

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'Whistling In The Dark' below

“Phaeleh’s debut album, ‘Fallen Light’, oozes quality” - The Guardian

“Stark, minimalist beauty” - MOJO

“Sublime, carries on from where Burial left off” - DJ Mag

Since his debut release in 2008, Phaeleh aka Matt Preston has developed an inimitable style of cinematic electronic music, which floats between the shifting tempos and timbres of dubstep, garage, electronica and house music.

Phaeleh’s last two long play releases on Afterglo Records - ‘Fallen Light’ and ‘The Cold In You’ - have cemented his position as one of the most exciting new producers to emerge from his current hometown, Bristol. Phaeleh’s downbeat and heartfelt sound honours the tradition of Bristolian forefathers Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty and Portishead, with a fresh outlook and penchant for sub sonics.

This time, he’s skirted round the easy option and stepped away from any formulas that seemed too comfortable. “I was very aware of certain tracks which did very well in the past, and was keen to avoid just painting by numbers and taking the obvious route”, says Phaeleh, “I wanted to make an album where I didn’t feel influenced by the need to keep DJs happy with structure or style”.

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Batman: Arkham Origins -- Official Trailer

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"Batman: Arkham Origins" - in stores 25th October 2013

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Watch: Jagwar Ma - 'Man I Need' Video

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“Like DFA Records, Matthew Dear and Tame Impala rolled into one cannoli” – The Fader

‘The summer starts here” – Q

Ahead of their highly anticipated debut album Howlin released June 10th on Marathon Artists, Jagwar Ma, the duo of Jono Ma and Gabriel Winterfield, are now pleased to unveil the video for their latest single 'Man I Need'.

Watch the video for 'Man I Need' Above.