FILM REVIEW - THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)

As of this post, I've seen THE DARK KNIGHT RISES 4 times (opening day, twice on Sunday the 22nd, once on Monday the 23rd).  The first was at the IMAX.  If you were there and saw people having entirely too much fun with stickers, that was our group.  The last three have been at two different Drafthouses.  Lauren has seen it three times.  We are big fans of this movie.

I walked into the first screening a blank slate.  I refused to read reviews or spoilers or watch any clips.  I just wanted to be surprised.  Contrast that with the Avengers, I was reading everything and watching and rewatching every clip.  Granted the Avengers plot is more simplistic, so it's not like there were any spoilers.  You knew that Earth was gonna be invaded, you knew that the heroes would rally, and you knew they'd win.  The fun was the execution and not so much the plot.  I read the reviews because I wanted to see the praise for Joss Whedon's masterful work.  With Nolan, you knew it would be masterful, and the fun was both the plot and execution.

WHIPPED CREAM OF THE WEEK

• The Sea and Cake- Harps 

• SBTRKT- GLOSS

• Flying Lotus ft. Earl Sweatshirt & Captain Murphy- Between Friends

• Crystal Castles- Plague

• RAC- Something About Us (Daft Punk cover) 

• Tame Impala- Elephant

• Bat for Lashes- Laura

• Balmorhea- Pyrakantha

NEW MUSIC: CRYSTAL CASTLES "PLAGUE"

Crystal Castles is back with a new single "Plague", and I must say that it makes my head spin (in a good way). It's got a doomsday feel to it like it should've been played during one the scenes in TDKR. Alice's voice sounds so ethereal and lovely. I've always been a general fan of the band but if this is the direction they're going I'll probably listen more intensely. You can download the song now for free. 

Crystal Castles - Plague by Crystal Castles

NEW MUSIC: THE PASS "WITHOUT WARNING"

It's been a minute since these guys from Kentucky have released anything. But The Pass are back with a new album, Melt and its first single. The track is just as good as I'd hoped with fun beats & synths all around. Listen below. 

NEW MUSIC TUESDAY

Stream then buy these gems that hit the shelves today. 

1 Purity Ring- Shrines

2 The Antlers- Undersea

3 Passion Pit- Gossamer

BAT FOR LASHES: NEW MUSIC & ALBUM DETAILS

Up above is the album cover for Bat For Lashes new album The Haunted Man. The album drops in the U.S. October 23. Watch and listen to the first single, the beautiful "Laura". She's only announced UK/Europe dates for now.

WHIPPED CREAM OF THE WEEK

• Marina & The Diamonds- Obsessions (oOoOO Remix)

• Tyler, The Creator & Toro Y Moi- Hey You

• Storm Queen- Let's Make Mistakes (Club)

• Nine Inch Nails- Survivalism (deadmau5 remix)

• Two Door Cinema Club- Sleep Alone

• Kendrick Lamar- Swimming Pools (Drank)

• Rick Ross ft. Dr Dre & Jay-Z- 3 Kings

THE FIRST 'MAN OF STEEL' TRAILER (BOTH VERSIONS)

This is the first MAN OF STEEL trailer. I've heard that it isn't currently playing before the Dark Knight Rises. (No trailers played during my IMAX viewing.) There isn't much to see, but it hints that something HUGE is coming. There are two trailers that show the same thing, but one is with Jonathan "Pa" Kent's (Kevin Costner) speech and the other is (Superman's biological father) Jor-El 's (Russell Crowe) speech.

Jonathan Kent

"You're not just anyone.  One day, you're going to have to make a choice.  You have to decide what kind of man you want to grow up to be.  Whoever that man is, good character or bad... He's gonna change the world"

Jor-El

"You will give the people an ideal to strive towards.  They will rise behind you.  They will stumble.  They will fall.  And in time, they will join you in the sun.  In time, you will help them accomplish wonders."

ELLIE GOULDING "HANGING ON" (ACTIVE CHILD COVER)

Download the track here.

MUSIC VIDEO: HOT CHIP "LOOK AT WHERE WE ARE"