New Shit Tuesday

New CDs:

Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare - The music headliner of the week is clearly the follow-up to 2006's justifiably super-hyped indie dance rock group Arctic Monkeys. From what I've heard, the cd is excellent and I plan to buy it as soon as I can find it (which is actually an issue where I live...).

Verdict: Buy it, as soon as possible.


The Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution - I haven't heard much about this cd, but it's Tom Morello, guitar god from Rage Against The Machine, singing acoustic protest songs. Yeah, I'm there.

Verdict: Buy it, if it's cheap.


Patti Smith - Twelve - Ah, the cover album. No, not a Joe Cocker album or a regular album by a band that only plays covers. Rather, the cover album I'm referring to is when a respected artist gives their take on hits that inspired them over the years. Sometimes it's good (Rage Against The Machine), sometimes it's bad (Def Leppard is the obvious choice, but Tori Amos' wasn't very good either). Patti Smith isn't exactly in the prime of her career, but you never know what you're going to get from her. Based on the Hall of Fame inductions, her voice hasn't changed much over the years. It's just as ragged as ever.

Verdict: Borrow it.


Mando Diao - Ode To Ochrasy - I've heard their single and it's not bad. Still, I'll have to hear more before I recommend it.

Verdict: Borrow it.


Yoko Ono - Open Your Box (remixes) - REMIXES!?! OF YOKO ONO SONGS?!? AWESOME! It'll be like puncturing my own eardrums with a rusty screwdriver while someone messes around with a turntable! SWEET.

Verdict: Could cause spontaneous combustion and anal discharge. RUN! FASTER!


DVDs:

The Queen - The most critically acclaimed movie of 2006 comes to DVD. I've never had the chance to see it, but the buzz on it is so good that it's worth the purchase.

Verdict: Buy it.


Night At The Museum - A family comedy that was actually interesting enough to be worth seeing in theaters, but not worth a purchase on DVD.

Verdict: Rent it.


Deja Vu - A Tony Scott - Denzel Washington vehicle. Generally, this means that the film will be alright, but instantly forgettable. I remember seeing Man On Fire, but that's the only thing I remember about it.

Verdict: Rent it.


Thr3e - A sad serial killer thriller that only got made because it had a "Christian theme". By "Christian theme", I mean that exactly one element of this film has anything to do with Christianity and somehow that was enough to justify Fox Faith's production of an otherwise brutal slasher film rip-off of every successful brutal slasher film of the last 20 years.

Verdict: Buy a copy and burn it. Even the score.


Code Name: The Cleaner - Cedric the Entertainer used to be respected as an edgy comedian, right? I'm not just remembering that wrong, am I? This movie disappeared out of theaters faster than his variety show on Fox.

Verdict: Avoid it with a passion.


Summary: A couple of solid CDs, one great movie and a potentially good ones. Oh, and a lot of crap, too.