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The Hot Spot

Dennis Hopper-directed noir-by-numbers from 1990. Don Johnson's ambiguous stranger drifts into a sultry small town to run a con, and gets caught between lust for married Virginia Madsen and troubled teen Jennifer Connelly. Routine; but cherish this movie for the once-in-a-lifetime soundtrack Hopper persuaded Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker and Taj Mahal to jam.

Woven Hand – Blush Music

16 Horsepower frontman's score for a Belgian dance company

Turbonegro – Scandinavian Leather

Smart-bomb metal and high jinx from Sweden's latest kick-ass export

Liquid Assets

Second album since the 2000 reunion, and first on Mike Scott's own label

Wire – Send

First new album in 12 years from post-punk legends

Tricks Of The Trad

Glorious fifth album proper from ever-shifting Bostonians reaches down through the years

The Osmonds – Osmond-Mania!

Twenty-eight-track compilation of Utah saints' greatest hits, with sleevenotes by Alan Osmond

Various Artists – Waves II

Filtered French house par excellence

Dark Water

Classic ghost story from Ring writer and director

Fulltime Killer

Stylish slice of sub-John Woo heroic bloodshed
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