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I had a chance to go and see this crazy looking anime flick during the flatpack festival in Birmingham. Being in a period of moping at the time, I didn't bother and now I'm gutted as I have no idea when it is going to be properly released in the UK (if at all).

The plot concerns a newly invented device that allows psychotherapists to enter their patients dreams to sort out any unpleasantness. One of the devices is stolen for nefarious reasons and, if the trailer is any indication, everything goes completely postal. The images on display include salarymen jumping off skyscrapers, speeding mermaids, giant dolls being blown up and all sorts of reality warping strangeness and nastiness, seemingly has the potential to make the fairy tale-on-mushrooms Spirited Away look like a particularly dull episode of Heartbeat.

More details on the web site, but no release dates for the UK. Sony Pictures Classic: Sort it out, you cocks.

You know that bit near the start of Taxi Driver, where Travis bemoans having to sometimes wipe the blood and cum off the seats of his cab? That is a bit like the daily experience of deleting all the spam comments that get left on this web site. Now and again someone leaves something interesting, angry or at least not mentioning cock size, free prescription drugs or crazy hardcore milf action.

The other day the best comment ever appeared and made my day, if not my week. Hank Starrs, of the legendary Animals That Swim (easily the most underrated band of all time) left a message that provided probably the only exclusive bit of music news that we will ever get our hands on. At the invitation of Eddie Argos he has done a bit of singing on the new Art Brut album, not only that but the experience just might be the catlyst for an ATS gig of some sort. This is big news in my world and if you've got an ounce of humanity, style or taste it should be big news in your world too.

More on the completely ace Animals That Swim on this very site: Firstly, why they are so great and secondly the greatest hits album that came out a few years back.

Plus there is an interview with Eddie Argos about the forthcoming Art Brut album It's A Bit Complicated on Pitchfork. They are touring supporting Maximo Park fairly shortly, but we here are already looking to get tickets for when they return to the Birmingham Academy on their own in June.