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Album Focus: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks – 'Real Emotional Trash'
Encoded | 07 March 2008
For this week's Album Focus show, we've hand-picked Stephen Malkmus' new release, Real Emotional Trash, which is his fourth solo album since leaving Pavement, and came out on Domino Records last week. Like his previous band's releases, no two Malkmus albums are the same, and where on his last solo outing he delivered a collection of short, sweet, catchy pop songs à la Pavement's Wowee Zowee, Real Emotional Trash sees him return to the stoner retrospection of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain.
Reel Weekend | 07 March 2008
Pete Travis' Vantage Point is very much a post-24 action thriller, with jerky handheld camera work, sweaty FBI agents running around and a real-time urgency to the plot. It focuses on the attempted assassination of the US president, played by William Hurt, at an anti-terrorism summit in Spain, and we see it from the perspective of eight individuals, including Dennis Quaid's secret service agent, Sigourney Weaver's newswoman and Forest Whittaker's camcorder-wielding tourist...
Video View: Blood Red Shoes, The Young Knives and Editors
Encoded | 06 March 2008
In the show this week we take a cheery look at videos from post-britpop twosome Blood Red Shoes, whose single 'You Bring Me Down' takes things to a darker place; The Young Knives, who kick some butt in 'Up All Night'; and Editors, who want you to 'Push Your Head Towards The Air', in slow motion. Send us links to any videos you think are worth checking out by posting in the comments section below.
Encoded | 05 March 2008
In Encoded's Live Listings show this week we've got some dates for the former Beach Boy Brian Wilson's just-announced tour; details on the Summer Sundae Weekender at De Montfort Hall in Leicester in August; news on the oh-so-trendy Hox to Dot Festival, which will funnily enough be held at various places in London's hip Hoxton; and info about REM's European leg of their forthcoming tour. Make sure you stay tuned for more gig news next week.
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.
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.
Album Focus: I Was A Cub Scout – 'I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope'
Encoded | 21 February 2008
This week's Album Focus show is all about synth-pop duo I Was A Cub Scout, who released their first proper album, I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope, this week. The album follows on from the growing success of their singles, the most recent of which, a re-release of 'Pink Squares', has been getting major radio play from 6 Music and Radio 1. You can catch I Was A Cub Scout out on tour right throughout February, supported by the amazing Rolo Tomassi.
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.
Music Videos | 07 February 2008
Mask-clad quartet Clinic's 'Free Not Free' is somewhat comparable to a particularly strong cup of coffee – a dark, immersive experience with a beautifully bitter aftertaste. The track is released along with 'Thor' as a download single, which you can get for free by clicking on the link below. Following their Visitations album and Funf collection, on 7 April the band will release their fifth studio album Do It, which includes these two songs, on Domino.
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Reel Weekend | 01 February 2008
This week we've got a bumper selection of goodies to give away to celebrate the release of Doug Liman's sci-fi blockbuster Jumper. Three lucky entrants will each win a whole host of booty and all you need to do to enter is tell us the answer to one straightforward question. Click on the player above for more details and then email us with the correct answer to be in with a chance of scoring this prize.
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