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The Funk: Crystal Castles

It’s true that kids who grew up in the 80s are now at the age when we’re steering the edgiest music out there. This phenomenon is evidenced by Crystal Castles’ debut, which features a lot of inspiration from 8-bit video game sounds, augmented by digital hardcore shouts. The band, named for She-Ra’s castle (see, another TV tie-in), has previously remixed a lot of other bands’ material.

Personally, I like Crystal Castles at their most intense — when the electronic blips are going out of control and singer Alice Glass is screaming the hardest. Not that you asked, but if you want to download some songs, I’d recommend Xxzxcuzx Me or Alice Practice. However, their video is for a more subdued track called Courtship Dating. You can kind of get a feel for their vibe here — at least the darkness and robotic tendencies.

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Battlestar Galactica: Preview

I’m not sure why Battlestar suddenly decided to take a little breather in the middle of the season — it’s been a long couple of weeks long week now that we’ve gotten used to a weekly serving of Adama and the gang.

(Apparently there was a new episode on Friday that I’m going to have to find some way of watching online. Why doesn’t Sci-Fi schedule Battlestar on normal nights? Accordingly, this might be an old preview. I care about you guys enough to warn you that it might be an old clip, but not enough to track down something new. Sorry.)

But this Friday’s episode is finally new and it promises to have a helping of long-lost Cylon Deanna played by Lucy Lawless. The following preview hints that we may finally find out who one of the final five is.

Have a look-see.

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The More You Know: Nobody likes a dead Locke

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