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The Fiv5: Your Weekend Shopping List

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/7/09 @ 7:00 AM - altpress.com

Cash burnin' a hole in your pocket? Each week, we spotlight five hot, new products that we'd buy if we had the loot. But we got into journalism, so...

1. MUSIC: The Almost Monster Monster


You can't call yourself a bona fide Gillespie booster until you have the sophomore full-length from Aaron's other band, the Almost. Released just this week, the alt-country/power-pop combo is also the lead record review in AP 257 (you know, the one with AFI on the cover). So pick that up while you're out...
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2. DVD: Dear Jack


Jack's Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon documented his battle with cancer with a video camera affixed to every scary, heartbreaking, uplifting moment. You don't have to be a Jack's Mannequin fan to appreciate this-just, ya know, a human being. Read our interview with McMahon about the movie here.
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3. GADGET: Motorola Droid


The mobile world has been waiting for years for someone to come along and challenge the iPhone. Many have made promises. Many have failed. This week, Motorola unveiled the Droid-a super-fast smart phone with Google technology, a touch-screen and a QWERTY keyboard and a ton more.
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4. GAME: Band Hero


Sure, Gwen Stefani is peeved about it, but the Guitar Hero spin-off is a seriously sick game. Play any combination of four fake instruments on a boatload of songs from the likes of Fall Out Boy and Dashboard Confessional and chase the dragon for days. (South Park references will not be explained.)
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5. BOOK: Alex Rider: Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz


As if it isn't difficult enough being a kid spy, Alex Rider now has to deal with a hitman on his tail and having his past exposed by the media. In the eighth novel of the Alex Rider series, you get action, intrigue and enough page-turning drama to get you through study hall for weeks.
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