6 of the unlikeliest heroes in film

6 of the unlikeliest heroes in film

The leading men and women of film are generally extremely good-looking, with their characters boasting exceptional skills in one or more fields (usually ”˜guns’, ”˜saying cool things under pressure’ and ”˜driving really fast without crashing’). Some film heroes, however, are almost entirely unsuited to the terrifying tasks set before them. …

19/10/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

Dissociation - The Dillinger Escape Plan

With the Release of ‘Dissociation’, Get To Know The Dillinger Escape Plan

“I think we all still feel like decimating every place we go through. We’re all pirates, man” ”“ Ben Weinman, The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Announcing your impending break-up before releasing another album is a pretty bold move, but nothing else can be expected of this erratic mathcore band. Their …

18/10/2016

Katie Grimsditch

Music

Magpie DVD Club: The Angry Birds Movie, The Boss and more!

Looking for something new to watch? Here are some of the best new films coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on the musicMagpie Store over the next couple of weeks! The Angry Birds Movie When The Angry Birds Movie was announced, a lot of people wondered what it’d be about. After …

17/10/2016

Chris Smith

Movies

Magpie Recommends: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Saint Motel, Jamie Lidell and more!

There are loads of amazing new albums hitting the musicMagpie Store over the next few months. Here are a few of the records we recommend you check out this week; come back next Wednesday for even more! Dissociation ”“ The Dillinger Escape Plan Dissociation is the final album by mathcore …

12/10/2016

Chris Smith

Music

5 alternatives to the Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung have announced they’re ceasing production of their flagship Note 7 phone after a series of incidents where the device overheated and even caught fire. The move follows a recall in September after reports of devices emitting smoke. Samsung issued replacements to affected customers, although the replacement devices appear to suffer from …

11/10/2016

Chris Smith

Tech

How Drive made movie soundtracks cool again

Since Nicolas Winding Refn’s ultra-aesthetic, ultra-violent crime-thriller Drive premiered in 2011, its cinematography and score have been subject to great praise. It was initially reviewed as one of the highest-ranked and most-featured films on critics’ top 10 lists- and this hasn’t changed. Full of action (and Ryan Gosling), the film …

10/10/2016

Katie Grimsditch

Google Pixel: is it the best Android phone to date?

The most surprising thing about the Pixel, the first smartphone designed entirely by Google, is that it didn’t launch sooner. Having developed the world’s most popular mobile operating system, the Mountain View giants are the obvious candidates to get the most out of it. Still, better late than never. The …

06/10/2016

Chris Smith

Tech

Magpie Recommends: Pixies, The Shires and more!

Want something new to wrap your ears around? We’re here to help! Here are some of our favourite new and upcoming albums, all of which you can find on the musicMagpie Store. Head Carrier – Pixies For better or worse, Pixies will always live in the shadow of Surfer Rosaand …

05/10/2016

Chris Smith

Music

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