Christmas Gift Guide: For Your Brother
This is a Christmas gift that even the sulkiest teenager will appreciate! The box set contains the entire radio series from David Mitchell and Robert Webb, stars of the hit TV series the Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look plus a bonus CD of sketches that have never been broadcast. Published by BBC Audiobooks on 1st October 2007.
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King of Clubs PS2 game
The sun blazes down relentlessly here in the Nevada desert. Route 66 is nearby but not that many cars pass this way. You could say it’s rather deserted…but all that is set to change because Big Bubba, the state’s leading entrepreneur is about to transform this less than lively location into a thriving tourist attraction! King of Clubs is out to buy now for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PC, by Oxygen Games.
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The Tudors: Season One DVD boxset
Britain’s bloodthirsty and lusty past is bought to life as never before! Telling the tale of the tumultuous early years of the reign of young Henry VIII, The Tudors: Season One is coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 10th December 2007, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. This compelling, big budget, Emmy-nominated drama, from the creator of the Oscar-winning Elizabeth, is currently airing on prime time BBC2, and is set to be released on DVD immediately after the finale airs.
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Doctor Who Collected Stories boxset
A 12 CD collection of stories read by cast members including David Tennant narrating The Feast of the Drowned, The Stone Rose and The Resurrection Casket, Anthony Head reading The Nightmare of Black Island, Shaun Dingwall reading The Price of Paradise, and Don Warrington reading The Art of Destruction. Published by BBC Audiobooks, out now.
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Linkin Park: 'Minutes To Midnight' album
Co-produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run DMC), ‘Minutes To Midnight’ was recorded at the infamous Mansion at Laurel Canyon and is already being touted by critics who have heard it as the band's best work to date. ‘What I’ve Done’. “We have put more into the new album than anything we have ever done before,” says bassist Dave “Phoenix” Farrell. The band spent over 14 months in the studio and wrote more than 100 song demos in the making of ‘Minutes To Midnight’, an album which vocalist Mike Shinoda sees as, "a breakthrough in the development of the band's sound". Out now on Warner Bros./Machine Shop.
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Gallows: 'Orchestra Of Wolves' album
Gallows are the most exciting band to emerge from the UK punk/hardcore scene in years. Formed in the conurbation town of Watford in early 2005, the quintet’s members cut their teeth playing in various lauded local punk/hardcore bands. Inspired by the early 80s hardcore scene (Minor Threat, Black Flag), 90s Swedish hardcore bands such as Refused, the metal riffs of Mastodon and the discordance of key underground bands such as Swing Kids, and JR Ewing, Gallows’ premier goal was to wrestle punk back from the fashion police and re-invest it with passion, brutality and menace.
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Serj Tankian: 'Elect the Dead' album
System of a Down frontman Tankian will release his debut solo album October 22nd on Serjical Strike / Reprise. Recorded in Tankian’s home studio throughout the second half of 2006, ‘Elect The Dead’ was entirely self-produced and self-recorded except for guest appearances from former Primus and GnR drummer Bryan ‘Brain’ Mantia and System of a Down’s John Dolmayan.
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Jack Penate: 'Matinee' album
Jack Peñate’s head is full of incredible pop songs and over the last year and a bit, he’s been bewitching sold out audiences with them, striking a real chord nationwide and making quite a name for himself. Hailing from South London and only 22 years of age, Jack delivers on many levels and does so with seeming ease. With his debut album, Matinée, now in the can, he’s lived up to his promise and proves he has many assorted bows in his repertoire – from upbeat to downbeat, heartfelt to joyous, he’s got all the moves. Out now on XL Recordings.
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Devandra Banhart: 'Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon' album
Devendra Banhart's latest release was recorded at home in Topanga, CA throughout the Spring of 2007, co-produced by Noah Georgeson and Devendra. The new album has a nocturnal feel with performances that respectively evoke hushed, twilight atmospherics or boisterous, late night partying. There’s wide but natural stylistic breadth evident, running the gamut of gently crooned ballads like “Bad Girl,” the loping Blues of “Saved,” epic rockers such as “Seahorse,” sprightly reggae tunes, sultry South American stunners like “Cristobal” and a few fun surprises mixed in for good measure. Out now on XL Recordings.
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Electric Soft Parade: 'No Need to Be Downhearted' album
With another twist of their nu-pop kaleidoscope, Tom and Alex White close the year with an extra special Electric Soft Parade tour and the single Appropriate Ending out on 26th November on Truck. Appropriate Ending is the third and final single from this year’s remarkable Electric Soft Parade return No Need To Be Downhearted. Self-produced at Truck’s studios on Steventon Farm it has proved an album of ambition and fortitude. Appropriate Ending will coincide with a new ESP tour which sees the band perform critically acclaimed orch-pop opus 'No Need To Be Downhearted' in it's entirety, with full visual accompaniment. Out now.
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2008 New York Deluxe Diary
Published by teNeues, priced £9.99.
'Earth: A Visitors Guide book
Packed with unputdownable trivia, Earth: A visitor's guide is full of everything you ever needed to know about our planet and the people who live on it. It has odd creatures doing very strange things – dressing pets up as movie stars and trying to walk backwards up mountains, playing bizarre sports such as toe-wrestling, and plotting extraordinary hoaxes and scams. Plus discover urban myths, famous phobias, popular fallacies and extraordinary endurance events. Published by Dorling Kindersley, out now, priced £16.99.
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'Happyslapped By A Jellyfish: The Words Of Karl Pilkington' book
Pack your suitcase and take an irreverent trip with the unlikely star of The Ricky Gervais Podcast Show, Karl Pilkington, to the furthest corners of Europe. From sunbathing in t-shirts and lizards the length of Toblerones, to a toxic apartment in Ibiza with a used loo that can’t be flushed – these witty musings could put you off travelling forever! Published by Dorling Kindersley, out now, priced £12.99.
'24: The Ultimate Guide book
Get under the cover now and discover all there is to know about Jack. From his family to the demons that lurk beneath his seemingly calm exterior. Explore the CTU headquarters and come face to face with your favourite cast: from Nina Myers, Tony Almeda to Michelle Dessler and Chloe O’Brian. Then get your hands on some of the gadgets that help in the fight against terrorism. Published by Dorling Kindersley, out now, priced £16.99.
Under The Influence Of Giants: 'Under The Influence Of Giants' album
UTIOG – Aaron Bruno (vocals/lyrics), Jamin Wilcox (drummer, keyboards), Drew Stewart (guitars), and David Amezcua (bass) – have been praised for their combination of rock energy tempered with pop sensibility, harmonies and a hefty dose of groove-based funk. “The album is a musical journey of many influences from different bands,” says Jamin. “We’re like a mousetrap ready to snap shut on the unsuspecting listener.” Out now.
'Zenith' book by Julie Bertagna
Sixteen year old Mara and her ship of refugees, having fled slavery and their sinking world, find themselves tracking the North Star. Desperate to find a homeland in the melted ice mountains of Greenland, their ship inadvertently ploughs in to the floating city of Pomperoy – unleashing a terrible revenge by its gypsea inhabitants. But Mara, her desperate band of refugees and the gypseas are not the only inhabitants of this cruel, drowned world. There is land, but Mara soon discovers its population is every bit as savage as the sea - leaving her with a terrible decision to make. Out now, published by Macmillan, priced £9.99.
Billy Talent: 'Deluxe Live' DVD/CD set
Billy Talent present "Deluxe Live", a 2 disc live DVD and CD, through Atlantic Records on 26th November. Renowned for delivering an unfailingly explosive and inimitable live performance, “Deluxe Live” captures the heart of Billy Talent to perfection. 2007 has seen Billy Talent take their intoxicating brand of raw power punk to an ever-expanding fanbase, wrapping up over 12 months of sold out tour dates with unanimously-applauded Carling Weekend appearances.
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