Reviews

Mini LP from Oxfordshire quintet follows 2002's fine Don't Bring Me Down

The soundtrack from Eminem's gamble-that-paid-off movie has done so well that second helpings have arrived. No verbals from the man himself here, but an irresistible set of just-left-of-familiar hip hop. Among the most inventive work-outs are OutKast's "Player's Ball" and Ol' Dirty Bastard's "Shimmy Shimmy Ya". Accompanying the movie's 'romantic' interlude—a wordless hump against a factory wall—is "You're All I Need" from Method Man and Mary J Blige.

Avant-garde noise merchant turns it down to brilliant effect

South London duo head out West to beef up sound for follow-up to The Optimist LP

Top-notch 1967 reissue plus zany studio and BBC sessions

Fully expanded reissue of Love brilliance culled from band's Elektra period

George Clooney's stylised spy drama based on the unreliable memoirs of Gong Show host Chuck Barris

Rerun of Swedish master's harrowing '60s classic

Lumet's underrated media satire now viewed as a visionary work

An opening tour of the interior of Snoop Doggy Dogg's mink-lined Cadillac gives an indication of the spiritual journey that awaits the viewer here. Essentially an extended promo for the roster of Snoop's label Doggystyle, this is a mixture of interviews, dull footage of Snoop cruising the 'hood and music videos, the whole exercise redeemed by the divine, Aretha-esque vocal interventions of La Toiya Williams.