Rather than slogging through a lake of reviews to find something you’re just going to put down after 10 minutes, Cult of Mac has once again waded through the iTunes store to compile a list of the best new albums, books and movies to come out this week.
Enjoy!
Albums
Dum Dum Girls – Too True
At 31 minutes in length, half of the 10 tracks on Dum Dum Girls’ third album, Too True, barely make it past the three-minute mark, which is great in that the songs take you somewhere fast but Dee Dee’s commanding, playful voice leaves you wanting to stay a little longer.
iTunes – $8.99
Actress – Ghettoville
While Darren J. Cunningham announced that Ghettoville, his fourth album as Actress, would be the project’s final album, Ghettoville is supposed to be the sonic sequel to Actress’ first LP that came out five years ago. The sound is dark, tense complex and very obscure. Great for listening at home in the dark to unwind.
Supreme Cuts – Divine Ecstasy
Before combining forces to form Supreme Cuts, Mike Perry and Austin Kjeultes tried to make it as solo rap producers, so naturally their second album relies heavily on a lot of guest vocal performances to tie the productions together. The end result are 14 tracks you could imagine some of hip-hop’s biggest names rapping on.
iTunes – $9.99
Books:
Call Me Burroughs: A Life
by Barry Miles
Counter-cultural writer and artist William Burroughs one of the most influential characters in the Beat era and definitely the strangest cat in the bunch. He painted, made collages, took thousands of photos, wrote novels but also had an obsession with Scientology, UFO abductions, took tons of drugs, and had weird theories that giant intergalactic insects that control everything, making Barry Miles biography one of the most interesting reads of the month.
iTunes – $16.99
Badluck Way: A Year on the Ragged Edge of the West
by Bryce Andrews
Taking off and living on the western edge of civilization is kind of one of my fantasies. Bryce Andrews has actually done it, ditching life as a city kid to becoming a ranch hand in the windswept Sun Ranch in southwest Montana. His memoir describes what it’s like to live in one of the few places where the West still feels wild, building fences, riding, roping, and just plain old getting your hands dirty.
iTunes – $12.99
The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently
by Sunni Brown
If you’ve ever been busted by a teacher for doodling in school, rest assured that your great mind is kin to Einstein, John F. Kennedy, and Henry Ford, all of whom were doodle-crazy. Sunni Brown’s new book Doodle Revolution busts the myths of doodling and reveals how the silly little drawings lining the edges of your notebook is really deep thinking in disguise. So take that with you to detention, kids.
iTunes – $14.99
Movies:
Ender’s Game
The Seabirds and Ponies are set to clash in the Big Game this week, but the stakes of the Lombardi Trophy are nothing compared to the consequences facing Ender and his team of elite young soldiers if they don’t successfully defend earth from a terrifying alien species.
iTunes – $19,99
Schooled: The Price of College Sports
Pro football players will be all over your TV this weekend, but don’t forget about the other professional athletes that will be invading the living room this spring. No not the NBA, or NHL, we’re talking about the huge business of college sports. Sam Rockwell narrates Schooled, which gives a comprehensive look at how money has influenced collegiate basketball and football, and how the rights of student-athletes have been compromised in the process.
iTunes – $9.99
Off The Rez
While phenomenally talented college athletes take the stage in Schooled, Off the Rez follows Shoni Schimmel, a high school basketball star living on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon. The documentary reveals the changes in Shoni’s life after her mom takes a job as a Portland high-school coach. Leaving the rez, provides a host of new challenges for Shoni who’s out to prove Native American woman can be champions off the rez too.
iTunes – $12.99
