How Sharknado changed cinema forever

Every now and then, a film will come along that changes cinema as we know it. Goodfellas. The Blair Witch Project. That One With The Blue Aliens That Was Really Pretty in 3D. And now, there’s another film we can add to that list: Sharknado. Yes, Sharknado. The one with …

30/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new DVDs: The Big Bang Theory, Legends of Tomorrow, Narcos and more!

Another week, another new crop of DVDs on the musicMagpie Store! Here’s what’s new… The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Ninth Season Season 9 of the ridiculously popular US sitcom sees everyone’s favourite science nerds (although the Stranger Things kids are strong challengers) dealing with marriage, pregnancy and family issues, …

30/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

Magpie Recommends: The best new and upcoming music, featuring Izzy Bizu, Myrkur, S U R V I V E & more!

Finding new music to listen to is pretty daunting, with tons of new albums hitting shelves (or whatever the internet equivalent is) every week. Luckily, we’re here to help. Every Wednesday, we’re going to share some of the albums we’ve been listening over the past week, as well as some …

24/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

When is the iPhone 7 coming out? And 4 more important things you need to know about the new iPhone…

Like night turning to day and Weetabix turning into a disappointing mush two minutes after exposure to milk, Apple releasing a new iPhone every year is one of life’s few certainties. At some point in the next few months, Tim Cook will step onto a stage and reveal the majesty …

24/08/2016

Chris Smith

Tech

This week’s new DVD releases: WWE, The Jungle Book and more!

WWE: Money in the Bank 2016 This year’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event saw Seth Rollins take on Roman Reigns for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, while Dean Ambrose, Alberto Del Rio, Cesaro, Chris Jericho, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn duked it out in the centrepiece Money in the …

23/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new CD releases: De La Soul and more!

There’s a bumper crop of new albums hitting the musicMagpie Store this Friday, so let’s get straight to it! And the Anonymous Nobody… ”“ De La Soul Bona-fide hip hop legends De La Soul funded their 9th album on Kickstar, raising over $110,000 in just under 10 hours. Early singles …

22/08/2016

Chris Smith

Friday Five: Are you David Brent?

Everyone’s favourite terrible boss and master of cringe David Brent is back, this time on the big screen in Life on The Road. After leaving Slough’s premier paper merchants Wernham Hogg, Brent decides to pursue his dream of becoming a music megastar (whilst working as a cleaning products sales rep …

19/08/2016

Chris Smith

This weekâ€™s new DVD releases: Criminals, Zlatan and more!

Criminal Kevin Costner plays a death row inmate who is given the powers and thoughts of a deceased CIA agent (played by Ryan Reynolds) in order to finish an important mission. It goes about as well as you’d expect, and soon CIA boss Quaker Wells (Gary Oldman) is on Costner’s …

19/08/2016

Chris Smith

New Releases

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