My Name is Truman and I Am Funky

Today is Tuesday and you know what that means: new CDs & DVD releases. . . Have you heard “Black Sweat” yet? The first single off of Prince’s new 3121 finds the Purple One back in top form (ok, ok, he’s always been in top form). The rest of the CD lives up to the promise of the cut’s stripped-down funk. Robert Christgau writes in Rolling Stone: “the beats get pretty wicked here — wildly canted, eccentric, exciting.” Other notable CD releases: Ben Harper Both Sides of the Gun, My Chemical Romance Life on the Murder Scene, Chicago XXX.

Everyone from Oscar® on down agreed that Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s turn as the brilliant writer, social gadfly and mid-century heavyweight cocktailer in Capote was the year’s best. Insightful, nuanced, controlled — acting at its finest. If you haven’t seen this flick yet, what are you waiting for? Also out today: Chicken Little, A History of Violence.

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