Populist: Items of interest this week Jul 20th 2013, 05:00
From next year's Oscar bait 12 Years A Slave to Warp Records
Please academy
A Brad Pitt, Chiwetel Ejiofor- starring, Steve McQueen-directed slavery epic? 12 Years A Slave looks like true Oscar bait to us. Check the trailer out here.
Blind faith
Bon Iver has produced the new Blind Boys Of Alabama LP with tUnE-yArDs, Patty Griffin and Sam Amidon guesting. Harmonygasms incoming.
Sharks will fly
In the wake of Sharknado, marine biologists have indicated that a 'Sharkicane', where sharks are washed onshore by a hurricane, could be a genuine danger.
Taped crusaders
September 7 has been designated Cassette Store Day, with classics from the Flaming Lips and At The Drive-In to be reissued in boombox-ready format.
Wish-fulfilment, much?
Pencilled in for 2014, Peter Serafinowicz-directed I See What You Did There tells the tale of a comedian who murders a heckler.
End of the credit crunch
Good news, credits fans: the Beeb is to shelve its policy of smooshing down cast and crew lists at the end of shows. Annoying talking over the top will remain, though.
The label not to f**k with
"They're like a honey badger – small but not to be underestimated": Jamie Lidell invokes the internet's favourite animal to describe Warp Records.
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