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Things have been pretty busy lately so this is a combination list for the past few weeks.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
Ice Age: Dawn of The Dinosaurs (2009) 6
Superhero Movie (2008) 6
*Bridesmaids (2011) 6
The Invincible Iron Man (2007) 1

Books
*The Graveyard Book 7
The Real Hole 6

New Band
*Sonny Burns

Old Band
*Weird Al Yankovic

Slow Week

Kind of a slow week on all fronts. Here is this week’s mini list.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*Super 8 (2011) 8

New Band
*Black Veil Brides

Old Band
*Neil Young

E3 Week

With tons of E3 coverage being aired this week there was not a lot of time for much else. But I did get a chance to go out and see a movie. Here is this weeks list.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011) 7

Books

New Band
*All Time Low

Old Band
*Iron Maiden

Some decent movies this week and one that was one of the best I have seen in a long while.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*X-Men: First Class (2011) 9
Martian Child (2007) 7
The Condemned (2007) 6

New Band
*The Vaccines

Old Band
*Ozzy Osbourne

Getting Back to It

Things are still getting back together but the list is starting to fill back out again. Here is this week’s list.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*The Hangover, Part II 7
Talhotblond (2009) 6
Mulan II (2004) 5
The Piano (1993) 1

Books
*The Red Pyramid

New Band
*Amon Tobin

Old Band
*Lady Gaga

Slowly Getting Back

After a few weeks of no movies or books. I am slowly getting some time to watch and read some stuff. Here is this week's list.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) 8
Alien: Resurrection (1997) 6

Books
*Hullabaloo ABC 6

New Band
*Hank Williams III

Old Band
*The Go-Go's

Just Music Again

Things have been pretty busy around here so it's just music this week again. Here is this week's picks.

* - The Pick of The Week

New Band
*Laura Cantrell

Old Band
*Randy Newman

Just music

Just music in this week's round up.

* - The Pick of The Week

New Band
*Loudon Wainwright III

Old Band
*Rob Zombie

Compilation
*Now That's What I Call the 80's Hits

Alright Week

Not too bad of a week of a week. No terrible movies and a good book and a bad one.

* - The Pick of the Week

Movies

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) 6
The Devil’s Rejects (2005) 6
*Death Sentence (2007) 7

Books

*Bossy Pants 7
The Book Thief

New Band

*Silverstein

Old band

*Bowling for Soup

Tough Decision

The band decision this week was tough. But I was able to narrow it down and pick a winner.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
*Water for Elephants (2011) 7
Father of The Bride (1950) 1
The Invention of Lying (2009) 6
The Changeling (1980) 6

Books
*Mockingjay 9

New Band
*Ralph Stanley

Old Band
*Brian Setzer

Various Artists
*First Impulse: The Creed Taylor Collection 50th Anniversary

Not Too Bad

Not too bad of a week with some average movies and a great book.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
Your Highness (2011) 5
Duplicity (2009) 1
*Death Race (2008) 7
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)6

Books
*Catching Fire 9

New Band
*The Pretty Reckless

Old Band
*Bob Dylan

Great Book

dd Nothing really great on the movie front. With books however I finished one of the best books I have read in a long time and everyone should definitely check it out. Here is this week's list:

Movies

I sell The Dead (2008) 1
The Day The Earth Stood still (2008) 6
Killers (2010) 7
From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1981) 5
Thelma & Louise (1991) 1
Going My Way (1944) 1
The Old Man and The Sea (1990) 1
*Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011) 7

Books

*The Hunger Games 10

New Band

*Alison Krauss & Union Station

Old Band

*Sublime

Slight Change

There is a slight change in format this week. I have tweaked the band section and from now on I am only going to pick a new band, a not new band, and a various artist album. Also whether a band is new or not is determined by whether I had heard of them prior to the week.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies

*Source Code (2011) 8
I Am Omega (2007) 1
Yes Man (2008) 7
Mindhunters (2004) 7

New Band

*She & Him

Not New Band

*Pearl Jam

Soundtracks
*Take Me Home Tonight

No Movies

I did not end up seeing any movies this week. But I did read some books and also checked out some bands that had some albums coming out this week. So here is this week's list:

* - The Pick of The Week

Books

*A Cook’s Tour 8
Return of The Dapper Men 1
Heart Transplant 7

Bands

*Art of Dying
Boat
Protest The Hero

Bands not new to me but have albums coming out this week that are worth noting

Josh Turner
Saliva
Billy Currington
Aretha Franklin
Peabo Bryson
*Green Day
Josh Kelley
Ke$ha
Rick Nelson
Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
Soundgarden
Yellowcard

Various Artists Albums this week that are worth noting

*Sucker Punch - Original Soundtrack

Hectic Times

Things have been crazy hectic lately so this is a couple of weeks late but here is the list. I have added a new section for Band of the Week where I also pick a band that is not new to me but have a new album coming out and is worth noting.

* - The Pick of The Week

Bands

Johnny & Clyde (1995) 5
The Apartment (1960) 7
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance (2007) 1
Bring It On: All Or Nothing (2006) 6
Open Season 2 (2008) 6
For Whom The Bell Tolls (1943) 1
*Grown Ups (2010) 7
Funny Girl (1968) 6

Books

*Mysterious Benedict Society and The Prisoner's Dilemma 8
My Booky Wook 1
Safe Haven 1

Bands

Buffalo Tom
Les Breastfeeders
Elbow
Middle Brother
Rise Against
The Naked and Famous
*Screeching Weasel

Not New Band

Nick Lowe
Noah and the Whale
*Placebo

Nice Big List

Here is this week's list and it is quite a big one. There was a while where we were in quite slump though. Also there is a new section that I am starting up with a band of the week. Where I will list some bands that have albums coming out this week that I think are worth noting.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies

A Mighty Heart (2007) 7
Brokeback Mountain (2005) 1
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010) 7
The Doors (1991) 1
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009) 6
Bugsy (1991) 1
Missing (1982) 1
Capturing The Friedmans (2003) 6
*Drive Angry 3D (2011) 7
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937) 7
The Last Song (2010) 1
Casino Royale (1966) 1
Delgo (2008) 1
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day (1996) 1
Crazy Love (2007) 1
Fanny and Alexander (1982) 1
Crimes of the Heart (1986) 1
From Here to Eternity (1953) 1
Damage (1992) 1
Mourning Becomes Electra (1947) 1
Defense of The Realm (1986) 1
Metropolitan (1990) 1
Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room (2005) 1
Women in Love (2005) 1
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (2010) 7
Battleground (1949) 5

Bands

Admiral Fallow
*Forever The Sickest Kids
Dennis Russell Davies
Those Dancing Days

Roundup

Nothing much to say really so here is this week's list.

* - The Pick of the week

Movies

Ice Dreams (2009) 1
Ice Castles (1978) 1
*Unknown (2011) 8
Blood and Chocolate (2007) 1
The Marine (2006) 6
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) 1
Jabberwocky (1977) 1
The Lodger (2009) 1
Black Narcissus (1947) 1
A Grand Day Out with Wallace and Gromit (1989) 7
Wallace & Gromit in The wrong Trousers (1993) 7
Wallace and Gromit in A Close Shave (1995) 7

Another Roundup

Compared to last week this week's list is pretty small. But there are a couple of good things there. Here is this week's list:

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies
Accidentally in Love (2011) 7
Garden State (2004) 1
*Deep Impact (1998) 8
The Sandlot 3 (2007) 6

Books
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey 8

Back in the Swing

Alright we're back up to a usual size list of movies this week. We were kind of in a slump for a bunch of it though. With some pretty bad movies.

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies

The Lovely Bones (2009) 7
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) 1
Arthur 2: On The Rocks (1988) 1
Broken Arrow (1950) 1
Buster (1988) 1
*Julie & Julia (2009) 8
Uncorked (2009) 1
Valley Girl (1983) 1
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987) 1
Humpday (2009) 1
Auntie Mame (1958) 1
Black Hawk Down (2001) 1
Avalon (1990) 1
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) 1
Chooch (2003) 1
Becket (1964) 1
Flower Girl (2009) 7
A Kiss at Midnight (2008) 1
Your Love Never Fails (2011) 1
Smooch (2011) 1
Sicko (2007) 7
Letters to Juliet (2010) 1
Punisher: Warzone (2008) 7

Short Week

Just a short list this week. Just too much other stuff going on!

* - The Pick of The Week

Movies

*Tangled (2010) 8
Night at The Museum: Battle of The Smithsonian (2009) 6
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009) 6