Hot Fuzz March 2007! 


Aintitcoolnews have posted their report from the 2006 Comic-Con, including this article on Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost’s next movie after the cult-hit Shaun of the Dead called Hot Fuzz. This is their attempt at the buddy-cop genre. The crowd apparently lapped up the 4 different scenes they showed at the convention. Being a long-time fan of Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost since their Spaced days, it’s cool to see them going from strength-to-strength. And it doesn’t look like there’ll be a Shaun of the Dead 2 or another series of Spaced. I don’t blame them. Both of these entities are perfect as they are. No need to go there again.

 
 
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Saturday, July 29 2006
 
Film General
 

Miami Vice Soundtrack 


Time to get out the white jackets and the pink T’s because Michael Mann’s reimagining of his own cult 80’s TV Show ‘Miami Vice’ has just been released in the States and in typical Mann fashion, features an awesome soundtrack. Pastel clothing free too :)

I’ve been iTuning this all day and if you’re a fan of the Collateral soundtrack, you’ll probably love this too. Mann runs the fine line of producing a ‘cool’ soundtrack and a plain cheesy one. Nonpoint’s version of Phil Collins “In The Air Tonight” is EXACTLY what you’d expect from a post-Collateral Mann musical mindset. Heavier guitar and lots of drums (hear the track here). While not as classic as the original, it’s still an OK cover. Not a fan of that metal guitar but I guess it does evoke an 80’s feel.

The Mogwai tracks fit perfectly and sticking Goldfrapp’s ‘Strict Machine’ was a touch of genius. The Moby track I could take or leave though. Whilst ‘God Moving Over the Face of Water’ was brilliantly used in Mann’s Heat, here it’s not as effective. At least from a listening standpoint. It might work better in context with the movie. Which is out August 10th here. Can’t wait.

 
 
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Friday, July 28 2006
 
Music Review
 

New Micah album on the way! 

Micah P. Hinson @ Northcote Social Club
I’ve previously raved about Micah’s debut album The Gospel of Progress here at Hooverdust, I saw him perform a stellar gig at the Northcote Social Club and he’s set to release a new album in October entitled Micah P. Hinson and the Opera Circuit. The story behind this album is that it was recorded in his home town while hefted up on medication from a unexpected back injury. From Pitchfork:

An over-excited friend punched Hinson in the back, a playful prank which over the next few weeks developed into an unrelenting injury marked by debilitating pain. After toughing out a European tour aided by becoming addicted to Codeine, Soma, Xanax, and Neurontin, Hinson returned to America and immediately underwent back surgery to mend the injury.

His follow-up to ‘The Gospel of Progress’, ‘The Baby and the Satelitte’ felt a little unfinished and unaccomplished to me, never quite reaching the emotional heights of his debut. But just listening to Jackeyed from the new album (available free and legal here), Micah has a full-band back behind him and it sounds like the great follow-up us fans have been waiting for.

 
 
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Tuesday, July 25 2006
 
Music General
 
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