Watch: 2012 Cinescape [The Year In Film]

Words: Saam Das

Happy new year! As we begin 2013, we look back on 2012. We'll be going through our favourite films, albums, and tracks of the year shortly but first, here's a fine retrospective piece on the cinema of 2012. Edited by Matt Shapiro, the engrossing short takes on everything from passionate embraces to spectacular explosions from a selection of films from 2012.

Listen: M83 Featuring Zola Jesus - Intro [Album Preview]

Words: Saam Das

I imagine I'm one of a select group of bloggers to not have been impressed by either the recent return of Zola Jesus (download 'Vessel') or M83 (listen to 'Midnight City') yet now the two have come together, I can't get enough of it. Listen to 'Intro' below, the magical collaboration that features on the forthcoming M83 album, 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming'.