We are getting back together
Re-formed Swedish punks Refused have shared their first new song in 17 years, and it’s pleasingly heavy, despite being co-written by Taylor Swift collaborator Shellback. Listen here.
Gone flat
Zombieland writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese are tackling something even more apocalyptic with their next film: Coca-Cola’s catastrophic New Coke launch.
More than she berghained for
Season five of Homeland is going to be set entirely in Berlin, so expect Carrie to spend the run dressed in PVC and listening to minimalist techno.
Simply the West
Recently uploaded to YouTube: an unverified mixtape of Kanye’s earliest known beats, full of sunny pre-College Dropout soul samples, which, even if it isn’t legit, is still pretty good. Listen here.
Let the Paxo see the stuffing
“I have (watched The Only Way Is Essex). I didn’t like it as much as I like Take Me Out, which I think is a fantastic show.” Jeremy Paxman, this week appearing with the upstarts on Channel 4’s Alternative Election, tries to burnish his cool credentials.
All play and no work
If, like us, you’ve never watched The Shining without thinking, “This film is crying out to be made into an impressively detailed Atari-style game”, you’re in luck. Play here.
For FFS’s sake
We’re enjoying the Franz Ferdinand and Sparks pair-up FFS, particularly their choice of song titles: after Piss Off and Johnny Delusional comes their latest effort, Collaborations Don’t Work. Listen here.
