Michael*

Yet more Babyshambles.

Don't know much about this one, heck of a cast though.

Another new track from Kings of Leon. I was cautiously optimistic about the new album, but this one is rather more 'Come Around Sundown'-y than I'd hoped. We'll see though...

Zola Jesus goes upbeat (well, slightly).

^I can't help thinking that the three guys should have been played by Hanson, but apart from that, it's a good one!

Feel Good Hit of the Summer / Queens of the Stone Age

^ Good job it wasn't Wes Brown, would have been a six-month lay-off.

That is interesting. I suppose it's debatable since most of the music incorporated elements of punk and metal, and while Nirvana and Pearl Jam were very punk-inspired, Soundgarden and Alice In Chains leaned more towards metal/hard rock. Personally though, I'd classify them all as Grunge, since it was a scene and they were all a part of it. They were from Seattle, had a certain appearance, were anti-mainstream rock, and had similarly dark lyrics.

More Yuck.

Agree on that, Green River were a hugely significant influence on the Grunge sound, but in terms of threatening to make a commercial impact on a wider world and the whole movement aspect (it was the first single on Sub Pop), I do think 'Touch Me I'm Sick' was the breakout moment, even though Mudhoney, for whatever reason, never really broke out themselves.

I've only recently made my first foray into 'Breaking Bad', but I'm assuming the show eventually ends as follows - Walt goes into witness protection, changes his name, and gets married. And so begins 'Malcolm in the Middle'.

Great topic. In terms of the poll, I’d have to go with Nirvana. They were the band that meant the most to me when I was younger and I think out of all of them, they had the highest highs. I too think of Grunge as a movement rather than a musical genre, since a lot of it centered around Seattle and the Sub Pop label in the late eighties, and I consider Mudhoney's 1988 single 'Touch Me I'm Sick' to be the opening salvo. Although of course, the 'big four' were the ones who took the commercial baton and ran with it.

Saul Colter Father Lazarus

Europe 3.5

Ree M Claire Juliet Maria

I enjoyed the first one, but in many ways, I too thought of it as the weakest of Marvel's Phase 1 crop. Still, now that the obligatory origin story is largely out of the way, the follow-up should be relatively easy to get right. Nice to hear that Scarjo and Hayley Atwell will be involved again.

http://youtu.be/SEciT096lvU

Pacific Rim

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Release Date: April 4, 2014 Director: Joe & Anthony Russo Synopsis After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, DC and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a SHIELD colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy — the Winter Soldier. Cast Chris Evans - Steve Rogers/Captain America Scarlett Johansson - Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Sebastian Stan - Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier Robert Redford - Alexander Pierce Anthony Mackie - Sam Wilson/Falcon Samuel L. Jackson - Nick Fury Cobie Smulders - Maria Hill Maximiliano Hernandez - Jasper Sitwell Emily VanCamp - Sharon Carter/Agent 13 Hayley Atwell - Peggy Carter Frank Grillo - Brock Rumlow Toby Jones - Dr. Arnim Zola Garry Shandling - Senator Stern Georges St Pierre - Batroc

'To Rome With Love' movie screening, New York June 2012

Town & Country Magazine April 2012 With Aubrey Plaza, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Caitlin Fitzgerald and Carrie MacLemore

The East movie premiere, Los Angeles May 2013

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Another new one from Arctic Monkeys, and another pretty odd video.