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What to Download: New Music on iTunes
Tuesdays are big in entertainment-ville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. You may have heard that Coldplay's new album is out today (I reviewed here) and you can also sample the new Wolf Parade album before you download it.
Try Before You Buy: Wolf Parade, At Mount Zoomer
It's a big day for music — and yes, I'll be talking Coldplay and What to Download later on! But for the moment, if you're looking for some new music but aren't ready to commit to a purchase,The Listening Party on AOL's Spinner is even better than normal right now, with several of the week's most anticipated releases streaming in full.
Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer kicks off the party, and it's an interesting and eclectic listen.
BuzzSugar's Must Haves for June
Most of my must-haves this month are highly anticipated albums, though I'm also jonesing for the latest seasons of a couple of my beloved TV shows. And check out which funny memoirist is back with a book that's getting all kinds of raves. To see what I'm adding to my shopping cart this June, just hit "Start."
Link Time! 5/15
- OMG, Cinematical has video of a real-life Wall-E, spotted in L.A.! It may just be the cutest thing you've ever seen.
- The L.A. Times' Show Tracker blog warns us that this season's Lost finale looks like a major tearjerker.
- Pop Candy points us to an early review of M.
Link Time! 5/6
- Pop Candy has news on a fully Veronica Mars-themed cruise this Summer!
- Right after the premiere of the Twilight teaser trailer, MTV Movies Blog has the new poster for the movie and an interview with the poster's designer who already knows what he'll do for the posters for the Twilight sequels.
- This Cinematical writer wants more superheroines on the big screen — with directors like Jon Favreau or Bryan Singer making their stories come to life.
- TV Squad is all happy about the people providing commentary on the forthcoming Spaced DVD, including Diablo Cody and Kevin Smith.
- FilmExperience examines what happened to the nine actors who were featured in the 2000 Young Hollywood Vanity Fair article.
- Rolling Stone's Rock&Roll Daily has video of the 15 most memorable musical moments from The Hills. Remember what was playing when LC and Heidi called it quits?
- Popwatch is taking nominations to elect the characters on TV that have the best chemistry.
- The TV Addict has an interview with Gossip Girl's Matthew Settle.
- Stereogum gives the new Wolf Parade album a premature evaluation, calling it "great rock & roll."
- TV Worth Watching is not pleased with the threatening tone of the "you'll miss them while they're gone" TV ads on CBS.
Link Time! 4/22
- The Film Experience has a great collection of photos of Penelope Cruz trying out different hairstyles and makeup ideas for her next Pedro Almodovar film, Broken Embraces.
- The season finale of Oprah's Big Give left TV Filter feeling less than charitable.
- It's that time of year again: Head over to the MTV Movies Blog to submit your 3-minute movie spoof for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards.
- After last night's Gossip Girl, the TV Addict proposes new meanings for O, M, F, and G.
- The Merry Swankster has a track-by-track preview of the new Wolf Parade album.
- Popwatch wonders which TV guest stars have driven you to IMDb and Netflix their past work.
- TV Squad stands up for How I Met Your Mother co-creator Craig Thomas, who always seems to get left out of discussions about the show.
- Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily wonders why David Cook's best-selling album was suddenly pulled from Amazon's mp3 store.
Love It or Leave It: Wolf Parade's "Call It a Ritual"
Just yesterday, Stereogum premiered a track off Wolf Parade's next album, which will be the band's first collection since the 2005 indie hit Apologies To The Queen Mary. This new song, titled "Call It A Ritual," is totally easy on the ears, especially with the piano sounds that keep it marching along.
Take a listen and tell me: love it and can't wait for the album?
Song of the Day: Swan Lake, "The Freedom"
I'm a big fan of Dan Bejar's Destroyer and Spencer Krug's band, Wolf Parade, so I'm really not sure how I missed the album, Beast Moans, which came out in November. It's the debut release from Swan Lake, a collaboration between Bejar, Krug, and Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes, and from what I've heard, it really brings together the best of all three bands. I particularly like this rather invigorating track, called "The Freedom," which you can listen to below.
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