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Mixtape: Bombé & Mr. Caribbean “James Drake”
Take R&B superstar Drake. Add electronic/dubstep/R&B wunderkind James Blake. Blend. What you get is a beautifully swirled half hour featuring the best of both artists in a killer mashmix: James Drake.
New On Netflix: The Fly
David Cronenberg mixed the DNA of tragedy, romance, pathos and body horror into a sci-fi masterpiece featuring a career-best performance by Jeff Goldblum.
New On Netflix: The Edge
Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin are lost in the Great Outdoors with a hungry Bart the Bear in David Mamet's intense tale of survival and sexual competition.
The Governors Ball Lineup
It's only a one-day event, but it's a full day of great music in NYC. Girl Talk, Pretty Lights and Empire of the Sun headline the night with Big Boi, Neon Indian, People Under the Stairs, Passion Pit, Das Racist and more playing throughout the day.
Biggie and Tupac Documentary
Biggie and Tupac is a no holds barred investigation into the still unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars rap has ever produced; Biggie Smalls, and Tupac Shakur.
New On Netflix: Clerks
Kevin Smith's debut film about slacker philosophers (or is it philosopher slackers?) is a proud and still-charming relic from the nihilistic '90s.
What’s New In Games This Week
After a slow couple of weeks, the heavy guns are coming out with some long awaited sequels finally showing their game faces.
What’s New In Music This Week
This week: indie-tribal rockers WU LYF make a dangerously solid debut, Junior Boys keep doing what they do best, Sebadoh re-releases a 1994 favorite, Marissa Nadler gets honest, and Mathemagic's airy beach pop doesn't disappoint.
New On Netflix: Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino changed the face -- and the tune -- of the Cinema of Cool forever with his tale of a heist gone horribly yet oh so memorably wrong.
Best Of Netflix: Alien Abductions
Whether you believe in little green (or grey) men or think we're definitely all alone out here in the universe, these alien abduction movies will have you looking up at the night sky with a little more fascination - and caution.
Trollhunter
A "found footage" adventure fantasy about Norway's biggest unsung hero, Trollhunter is a somewhat uneven but ultimately delightful wintry yarn.
New On Netflix: Silence Of The Lambs
Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning examination of the relationship between a psycho cannibal and a naive but fierce FBI trainee just keeps getting better with each passing year -- and it's been 20, if you can believe that.
New On Netflix: Hackers
Angelina Jolie and Jonny Lee Miller make computers cool in one of the guiltiest pleasures of the '90s.
Listen to New Music From Bon Iver, Stars, Deerhunter, and The Vaccines
Stream new albums from Bon Iver and The Vaccines, a live performance from Deerhunter, and demos from Stars.
New On Netflix: Cop Land
Sylvester Stallone leads a powerhouse alpha-male cast (including Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta) in this none too plausible action drama.
Mixtape: The Hood Internet: Trillwave
Chicago duo The Hood Internet like pop, rap, r+b, indie and rock. And they like it all at the same time. Birdman and Washed Out, Jamie Foxx and Röyksopp, Drake and Beach House, you get the idea. Download or stream the mixtape.
New On Netflix: Basquiat
A gritty, grungy and exciting look at the brief life of graffiti writer/artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, played as a mumbling genius by Jeffrey Wright.
What’s New In Games This Week
It's E3 week and everyone's looking ahead to what's coming up, yet this week deserves attention for two very big heavy hitters.
New On Netflix: Mimic
Guillermo del Toro brings big bugs to New York City in this gross-out guilty pleasure starring Mira Sorvino.
Best Of Netflix: Take The Train
Why walk when you can take the train? There's something mysterious, strange and sometimes downright terrifying about riding the rails -- these train-themed films will take you to unexpected destinations, and the journeys en route are full of surprises. All aboard!
X-Men: First Class Movie Review
This origin story/reboot from director Matthew Vaughn is the best X-Men movie to date.
Submarine Movie Review
Richard Ayoade's smart and stylish coming-of-age film makes "quirky" a good thing.
Mixtape: Gorilla vs Bear “Summer-ish”
Gorilla vs Bear: Summer-ish Free Download Memorial Day has come and gone, the continuos flip-flop wearing and backyard bbqs have ...
New On Netflix: Resident Evil: Afterlife
The gorgeous and glorious Milla Jovovich returns for another round of zombie-stomping mayhem in this fourth installment of bloody video game hell.
New On Netflix: Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino's masterful, multi-layered tale of crime and redemption has somehow gotten even better with age.
Buena Vista Social Club Documentary
A group of legendary Cuban musicians were brought together by Ry Cooder to record. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana and watch footage from concerts in Amsterdam and New York City's Carnegie Hall.
New On Netflix: X-Men
Classy casting and director Bryan Singer's love of the material are the not-so-secret powers of this first mutant adventure.
Camp Bisco 2011
Once a little party in upstate NY, Camp Bisco celebrates it's 10th anniversary with its biggest lineup ever: Cut Copy, Disco Biscuts, Death From Above 1979, Ratatat, Wiz Khalifa, Bassnectar ,Yeasayer, Lotus, Neon Indian, Holy Ghost!, Das Racist, The Hood Internet, Tobaco, The Japanese Popstars and it just keeps going.
What’s New In Games This Week
Unfortunately, another slow week. Through two standouts, one a brand new IP from a trusted source and the other is the ultimate edition of a proven hit. Should be more than enough, right?
New On Netflix: The Funhouse
Teens fall prey to a deformed killer in director Tobe Hooper's underrated dark carny nightmare, The Funhouse.
