The French-German duo Dear Strange revives the spirit of New Wave with modern Electronica in a most captivating way on the debut album “Lonely Heroes.”
 
Some music just pulls the listener in from the very start. Dear Strange's epic Electro-anthem “Unicorn” is such a rare specimen which had the entire Out-Of-Line-staff hooked instantaneously. Now, the duo has completed work on the eagerly awaited debut and it is nothing short of a revelation. The powerful voice of Dorian E. reminds of Wave-legends like Siouxsie Sioux and envelops the listener in a maelstrom of emotions, while sound wizard Romain Frequency re-invents the feeling of the dark side of the Eighties with Minimal-Electro- and club-sound-elements coming from an armada of synthesizers. Walking a tight line between catchiness and atmosphere, retro-feeling and modernity, vivid emotions and explicit coolness, Dear Strange create a postmodern-futuristic scheme for Pop music with substantial depth. From the mighty Dark-Wave-prowess of the previously mentioned “The Unicorn”, via the fusion of French-Pop, German New Wave and modern club sounds in the German-language tune “Licht” to the breezy dance sound of the title track – Dear Strange always manage to impress, overwhelm and captivate, yet always remain accessible and full of floor-filling spirit. “Lonely Heroes” is the New-Wave-sound of the future!
 
1. The Unicorn
2. Lonely Heroes
3. Dystopia
4. I Can See Through This
5. Licht
6. Strangers As We Are
7. Between The Sunsets
8. Hand Full Of Nothing
9. Hysteria
10. Sweeter Than This
11. Minima Moralia

Jason Statham is coming back for another round of The Fast and the Furious franchise.

Speaking with Access Hollywood, Statham revealed he'll be returning for the inevitable next entry in the series.

"We're already talking about doing another one. Part eight. I'm a newcomer. I just got invited to the party in this last one, so it's nice to know I'm going to be doing another."

Furious 8 has been talked about a bunch since the box-office success of Furious 7, which has grossed more than $1.5 billion worldwide.

Vin Diesel has said it will be set in New York, and there's a rumour that Eva Mendes will be returning.

As an ex-stage dancer for Boy George and ex-model, Marc Massive has had ample opportunity to look behind the glitzy facades of showbiz and beauty-circus. In his band Massive Ego, he uses his experiences to create the hottest New-Romantic-Dark-Electro-Pop-Industrial-hybrid in recent history.
 
Sporting extravagant outfits and a deliciously mad live show, Massive Ego look like a modern upgrade of the New-Romantic-movement of the Eighties, while at the same time intelligently parodying the photoshopped surface of the beauty-industry's über-egos. Having had what seems a lifetime of opportunities to look behind the faux-magic of the business, Marc Massive syphons his experiences into a fusion of counterculture-glamour and a middle finger stuck firmly in your face, expressed through a wild mix of catchy Synth-Pop, dark Electro-Industrial-influences and New-Romantic-cool, garnished with a healthy dose of black humor. “I Idolize You”, “Dead Silence Rising” and “Low Life” (feat. Empire State Human) instantly implant themselves in the listener's brain with obsession-inducing earworm-qualities. Also including remixes from Aesthetic Perfection and Leaether Strip, plus an assortment of floor-filling alternative versions, “Noise In The Machine”, returns a much-needed element of anarchic glitz to the underground-discos. Please take care: highly addictive!
 
1. I Idolize You (Modification Edit)
2. Generation V (Frixion Mix)
3. Dead Silence Rising (Frixion Mix)
4. I Idolize You (Leaether Strip Remix)
5. I Idolize You (Aesthetic Perfection Mix)
6. I Idolize You (Modification Extended Mix)
7. Generation V (Frixion Extended Mix)
8. Dead Silence Rising (Hellfire Mix)
9. Low Life (Zarkoff Remix) Massive Ego & Empire State Human

WHEN MARNIE WAS THERE (Souvenirs de Marnie)
 
DVD and Blu-ray release on 1st July 2015

Director:Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Stars:Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Nanako Matsushima

A young girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.

Slick Little Girl, the first full length album from Long Beach CA’s FERAL KIZZY expands the hard- edged new wave sound of their previous self- titled EP (2013) into epic dark pop. At once catchy and haunting, it captures the intensity of their live shows, while focusing the energy directly into the listener’s ears and soul.

The five members of FERAL KIZZY bring a variety of influences to their music, from PATTI SMITH punk to grunge, classic rock, even hip-hop and soul, but blend them into a seamless, unique sound. There are hints of CONCRETE BLONDE, the YEAH YEAH YEAHS, glam BOWIE and Disintegration-era CURE, but the end result is purely their own.

Chantel Donnon writes in Music in Press, FERAL KIZZY exude a kind of cool that's both approachable and intimidating, complemented with an enthusiasm that can easily make them the unquestioned leaders of the music pack. The fire and skill they bring to the stage will melt down your mind and build something better from the goo that remains, and afterwards I promise you will never be the same.”
For months, singer Kizzy Kirk and musicians Brenda Carsey, Johnny Lim, Mike Meza and Kevin Gonzalez have locked themselves into Lim’s studio to carefully record and produce every single note heard on Slick Little Girl. On some of the tracks, the band was joined by Hannah Smith Keller on bass and Hannah Blumenfeld (from JAIL WEDDINGS and WHITE MURDER) added some final nuances on violin and cello.

Highlights such as Community Service, Lament, and Not My Mind develop like mini- symphonies, building into cathartic finales. Yet FERAL KIZZY are also capable of bouncy pop like The Way We Are and Sally And The Emcee. The album ends with the epic What Are You Doing and singer Kizzy Kirk hauntingly hollering deep from her heart. What is the point anyway?