{"id":1292,"date":"2014-08-01T14:37:57","date_gmt":"2014-08-01T14:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2015-02-02T11:23:07","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T11:23:07","slug":"augusts-new-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/08\/01\/augusts-new-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"August\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s New Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good news: after last month\u2019s relatively barren release schedule, things have picked up again! Check out these movies, albums and games this August&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Movies<\/h3>\n<h4>Step Up: All In (1<sup>st<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-cBttI0W80U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou know the score by now: a bunch of fancy-dancing take on other fancy-dancing kids in a fancy-dancing competition, which will a) give them enough money to save the youth centre or b) help two ridiculously good-looking people get together. The dancing\u2019s good though.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Nut Job (1<sup>st<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fq4qP2oSpIA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nGritty Liam Neeson stars as a gritty raccoon (who is actually called Raccoon) in this animated thriller, which sees some squirrels attempt an audacious nut heist. We\u2019ll just leave it at that.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Inbetweeners 2 (6<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ISm8my1IciQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nEveryone\u2019s favourite high school losers are all grown-up and in Australia, where Jay has gone on a gap year. Early trailers suggest it\u2019ll be as gleefully immature as the series \u201d\u201c in short, it\u2019ll be brilliant.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>The Expendables 3 (14<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4xD0junWlFc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nSly Stallone and his rag-tag bunch of muscle-bound old people hit the road for more explosions and gun fights with people half their age. Interestingly, the big bad guy this time is Mel Gibson, in his biggest role since&#8230;well, you know&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Lucy (22<sup>nd<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVt32qoyhi0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nScarlett Johansson is exposed to a drug which helps her unlock the other 90% of her brain (we only use 10% apparently). It turns out this extra 90% includes the ability to knock people out with a single hand gesture, which would be incredibly useful now we think about it. Wise old Morgan Freeman plays a wise old man who helps Scarlett come to terms with her new powers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (29<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iFdPcx0W2w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe original <i>Sin City<\/i> was more noir than drinking a cup of black coffee during a blackout, and <i>A Dame To Kill For <\/i>looks like it\u2019ll continue in that vein. Joining series favourites Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke this time are Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Eva Green and Ray Liotta.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Music<\/h3>\n<h4>Pixie Lott \u201d\u201c Pixie Lott (4<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F7POcRxmpHQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nPixie Lott is such a good dry shampoo saleswoman that we almost forget she\u2019s got quite the voice on her too. Pixie\u2019s 3rd album is heavily influenced by soul, Motown and the 2010 Cher-flop <i>Burlesque<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Great Divide \u201d\u201c Twin Atlantic (18<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idEjWBrCEA8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nFans of Scottish accents, rejoice! Shortly after blowing the roof off T in the Park (which is quite a feat, as T in the Park doesn\u2019t have a roof), Twin Atlantic are back with another set of top rockers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Concrete Love \u201d\u201c Courteeners (18<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hc-IOuwqUN4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nManchester\u2019s biggest band (until the Gallaghers kiss and make up, at least) are back with a 4<sup>th<\/sup> album, the appropriately-titled <i>Concrete Love<\/i>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>My Everything \u201d\u201c Ariana Grande (25<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iS1g8G_njx8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt\u2019s impossible to talk about Ariana Grande without getting \u201d\u02dcProblem\u2019 stuck in your head. See?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Royal Blood \u201d\u201c Royal Blood (26<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ere2Mstl8ww\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nRoyal Blood only formed in 2013, yet they\u2019ve already supported Arctic Monkeys at Finsbury Park, performed at Glastonbury and been nominated for the BBC\u2019s Sound of 2014. With their debut album due out in August, hopefully they\u2019ll have time for a well-deserved sit down and a cup of tea soon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Junto \u201d\u201c Basement Jaxx (26<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0eS3zC3Jco\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nWe\u2019re still haven\u2019t decided whether we\u2019re going to buy Basement Jaxx\u2019s new album yet. We\u2019ll wait until the end of the month and see where our heads are at (nudgenudgewinkwink).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Pale Communion \u201d\u201c Opeth (26<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JHq9yMXw3iA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe Swedish metal giants adventures in prog continue, much to the dismay of anyone who wishes they were still a death metal band.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Games<\/h3>\n<h4>Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (19<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Dzjjik7B6c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<i>Ultimate Evil <\/i>is approximately the 10,000,000,000,000,000,000<sup>th<\/sup> version of <i>Diablo III<\/i>, but we\u2019ll probably still end up buying it anyway.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Madden NFL 15 (29<sup>th<\/sup> August)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NrKYDuZVbas\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nAll the fun of American football, without the broken bones and adverts every 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>DVDs<\/h3>\n<p>Take your pick from these beauties:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rio 2 | Divergent |\u00a0The Raid 2 |\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Calvary | Muppets: Most Wanted | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Transcendence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Need some cash for this month\u2019s releases? <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/\">Sell your CDs, DVDs and Games with musicMagpie<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good news: after last month\u2019s relatively barren release schedule, things have picked up again! Check out these movies, albums and games this August&#8230; Movies Step Up: All In (1st August) You know the score by now: a bunch of fancy-dancing take on other fancy-dancing kids in a fancy-dancing competition, which &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593,16,159,1048,22],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1292"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3033,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1292\/revisions\/3033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}