OBSESSIVE COMPULSIONS: FILTER’s Weekly Picks

FILTER likes music. There's no hiding it. We also like our own opinions a whole bunch, so once a week we give the masses a fleeting glimpse into our selective stereos and Internet browsers to let them see firsthand what fuels our endless devotion. We like to think of it as community service. We're selfless like that. So without further ado, here are the official, inarguable, objectively good FILTER Weekly Picks—providing everything from new LPs you should be spinning to the latest good-fer-you videos. Yeah, we're good at what we do:

Debbie Carlos.
Why: A friend of mine recently forwarded me her site, and I bought a couple of prints I'll have framed.  I love her work, and right now it is sooooo reasonably priced. - Monique Gilbert 


 

Royal Headache - "Royal Headache"
Why: It seems like every year, something comes across my desk from the previous year that I completely missed out on, and it completely blows me away. Well, it's happened this year already, and it's from Sydneysiders Royal Headache. This is straight up guitar punk without a wink or a nod. Pure awesome. Is it too late to amend last year’s Top 10? - Wes Martin


Built to Spill Live @ HARD ROCK  SD
Why: Because we present it  - Alan Sartirana

Time Traveling Through Your Parents' Garage
Why: I spent the weekend my folks' place where I was tasked with gathering together all my crap from 1986–present. Threatened with "take it with you or we're putting it on eBay" I now find myself the proud re-owner of some seriously classic gaming systems. Now, who wants to come over and play Crazy Taxi 2 on Dreamcast? It can get on the Internet (via Windows 95!), too, you guys. - Breanna Murphy





Puss In Boots
Why: Available from DreamWorks Animation on Blu-Ray/DVD combo pack, this swashbuckling romp stars the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris and more. I am not ashamed to say that I find animated kids’ movies more enjoyable than 97% of the other “grown-up” movies being made today, and this Shrek prequel detailing the rise of Puss In Boots made me LOL consistently. And yes, I just said LOL. - Pat McGuire