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Album Focus: Los Campesinos! – 'Hold On Now, Youngster'
Encoded | 28 February 2008
Those serial exclamation-mark abusers Los Campesinos! are busy peddling their hyperactive indie pop with the release of their debut album Hold On Now, Youngster. Lead single 'Death to Los Campesinos!', which came out last week, has finally put them in the spotlight after a couple of introductory releases last year, and the seven-piece from Cardiff have just finished their latest UK tour. Dose yourself up on sugar and strap on your dancing shoes, it's about to get happy...
Live Listings: 27 February 2008
Encoded | 27 February 2008
In this week's live listings show we can officially bring you news of The Zutons, who are doing their bit for the environment by embarking on a self-sustaining forest tour in June; Duffy, who has just announced her third tour in four months; and The Kills, who are covering the country with their electro beats and grimy guitars in April. Don't miss out – tune in next week for more gig news.
Video View: Laura Marling, The Cribs and British Sea Power
Encoded | 26 February 2008
We've once again been seeking out the very latest music videos and have helpfully condensed our top picks into this slick show, presented by Nate Lanxon. Making it through to this week's final cut is Laura Marling's video for the beautiful single 'Ghosts'; The Cribs' 'I'm A Realist', which features sexy girls in underwear and death by plant pot; and British Sea Power's very own scary movie 'No Lucifer'.
Gadget Reviews | 25 February 2008
The Cowon A3 is the most capable video player we've looked at to date. It has the best screen we have ever seen on any media player. Playback for most videos is smooth and glitch-free and audio quality is close to perfect, supporting multiple codecs, making it a killer for its price of £250.
Live Listings: 22 February 2008
Encoded | 22 February 2008
In this week's live listings show we bring you news on love-them-or-hate-them electro brats The Teenagers, who will be spending most of April and May in the UK after announcing two tours; Nashville tearaways Be Your Own Pet, who are back in the country briefly next month for a handful of shows; and BRIT School graduate Adele, who has just announced her first proper UK tour. Grab your tickets now.
Reel Weekend | 22 February 2008
Aussie horror flick Black Water takes the classic victims-in-a-single location setting and gives it a fresh spin. A trio of holiday makers on an outback expedition make the unfortunate decision to hire a boat to head upriver into remote jungle. When their boat is upturned by a huge crocodile, our heroes clamber to apparent safety. Unfortunately, they're miles from civilisation, and the only way out is to get back in the water...
Episode 5: Far Cry 2 and Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Start/Select | 21 February 2008
In this episode of Start/Select, GameSpot UK's Guy Cocker travels to snowy Montreal to talk to the developers of two of this year's biggest releases: Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 and Far Cry 2. While he's there, he's also treated to a taster of what it's like to work at Ubisoft, one of the biggest independent game publishers in the world. Can they really call this work?
Album Focus: The Mae Shi – 'HLLLYH'
Encoded | 15 February 2008
Welcome to Encoded's brand new Album Focus show, in which we pick out the most exciting release of the week, telling you everything you need to know about the band in a nice little bite-sized chunk. This week we focus on the new album from LA's synth-punk superstars The Mae Shi, whose album HLLLYH has just come out on cool London label Moshi Moshi...
Reel Weekend | 15 February 2008
Be Kind Rewind is the latest film from French maverick Michel Gondry, who previously brought us Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and last year's The Science of Sleep. Jerry (Jack Black) and Mike (Mos Def) are given the job of looking after a crumbling VHS-only video store when owner Mr Fletcher (Danny Glover) goes away for a few days. Unfortunately, Black gets magnetised while committing an act of environmental terrorism, and somehow wipes every tape in the store. So the bungling duo take it upon themselves to remake the movies using just themselves and an old camera...
Live Listings: 15 February 2008
Encoded | 15 February 2008
Nate Lanxon returns to our screens with this brand new Encoded live listings show, in which he helpfully sifts the musical wheat from the chaff and lets you know which gigs are worth getting in a sweat over. This week's episode brings festival news from Glastonbury and End of the Road, tour dates from Holy F**k and Emmy the Great and the joyous news that Australian electro combo Cut Copy are playing a number of dates in Blighty this month.
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