Tim dog

13-track compilation features newly discovered track and a little dubious tinkering

Long-lost session tracks retrieved from BBC transcription discs and cleaned-up AM radio broadcasts

Johnny Depp in decent Stephen King pic

The glory years of 1992-1999, thoughtfully compiled on two CDs

Cut from classic troubadour cloth, North Carolinan Holcombe has been recording for 20 years, though dogged by bad luck (dropped by Geffen, his previous album, A Hundred Lies, was only released after fans Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams found him a label). His husk of a voice and country-blues finger-picking is reminiscent of Eric Andersen and Tim Hardin, but closest to JJ Cale. The 48-year-old's stream-of-consciousness lyricism is unique, though, bearing the scars of a troubled past.

First album of original material for eight years

Subtle, surprisingly gritty Sundance-winning comedy-drama

Misunderstood pop maverick's heyday ('71-'75) and later forays reassessed

Spinal Tap are back. Sort of

From 1953, one of the classic texts of Japanese cinema