With competition rearing its head from Apple Music, Spotify have introduced a new feature.  Discover Weekly.  A weekly playlist put together by, I assume, an algorithm buried away in Spotify which look at what you’ve listened to and comes up with other bands that it thinks you might like.  It’s a nice feature for those wanting to move outside of their musical comfort zone, but does it really work?
Wilson – Right to Rise
Wilson grabbed everyone’s attention with their debut album Full Blast Fuckery, a beer fuelled orgy of hard rock.  Tracks like ‘Viking Pussies Fuck Off’ were perfect at catching the attention.  This year they’re back with their second album, Right to Rise, which sees the band growing up and cementing themselves as one hell of a hard rock outfit.
Ant Man
In Marvel’s quest to conquer the universe, Ant Man has been their troubled production.  With the news that Edgar Wright was dropping out three weeks before the start of filming, geekdom was thrown into turmoil as they already begun to lambast the Wrightless film.  Sadly we will never see Wright’s version of one of Marvel’s more unusual superheroes, even though he and Joe Cornish still receive writing credits, and instead are left with Peyton Reed‘s effort.
Battleground
Battleground is very much a B + PPV.  Coming just ahead of Summerslam, it is one of those classic middle of the road WWE shows, which is more likely to set up Summerslam than do anything spectacular itself.  However, with rumours swirling last week about who might show their face.  Battleground suddenly became a lot more interesting to a lot more people.  So let’s have a look and see exactly what went down.  Unsurprisingly, this will contain spoilers.
Song of the Sea
Some films revel in action and set pieces.  Massive blockbusters often want you to remember what happens in the film.  They want you to stare agog as characters leap from building to building.  Dodging death by the skin of their teeth.  Then there are films that just create a world and a setting that you want to be a part of.  They make you fall in love with their landscapes and the characters that inhabit them.  Song of the Sea manages to do that and so much more.
Her Story
Her Story has had an incredible amount of attention in the last few weeks. Â Coming seemingly out of nowhere, it has captured the imagination of many and been written about all over the place. Â It’s also something that is incredibly hard to talk about without spoilers, so you should only read further if you have played the game or have no intention of ever doing so.
Diva Revolution
Raw this week finally saw the debut of three of NXT’s Four Horsewomen, as Charlotte, Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch were introduced by Stephanie McMahon to shake up the Diva’s division. Â It’s a moment that has been long overdue and almost instantly elevates the Divas division. Â However, we have seen NXT women being called up before and lost in the shuffle, so is it going to be different this time?
Terminator Genisys
It’s becoming increasingly clear that the only thing worse than a needless Hollywood reboot is a needless Hollywood reboot done for contractual reasons.  With the Terminator film rights set to revert to James Cameron in 2019, it’s time to milk that cash cow and Paramount and Skydance Productions have brought us Terminator Genisys, a film almost as messy as it’s spelling.
Second Chances – Nekrogoblikon
Until recently my only real experience of Nekrogoblikon was on the Kerrang tour in 2014.  Sharing a bill with the wonderful Baby Godzilla (now known as Heck), the not really my thing but aren’t they good live Crossfaith and the yes they are ridiculous but god they are fun Limp Bizkit, it’s safe to say they stood out.  Mainly for being a bit shit.  I don’t know if I missed something, but the selling point seemed to be the fact they had a bloke dressed as a goblin.  And that wore thin fast.
Refused – Freedom
The band that changed punk rock or the ultimate sell outs.  Refused are a lot of things to a lot of people, but very few can deny the power of The Shape of Punk To Come.  The album which was thought to be their last was released before the band imploded in a basement in Virginia.  Afterwards they declared they would never play music together again.  But times change and people grow and seventeen years later they are back and not just playing shows, but releasing a whole new album, Freedom.
