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The Fiv5: Your Weekend Shopping List

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 12/26/09 @ 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: Good Old War/Cast Spells Split EP


Looking for an upbeat toe-tapper to help beat the post-holiday blues? This split EP from Good Old War and Cast Spells might be just the soundtrack you need to keep you from going insane in all that mall traffic..
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2. DVD: (500) Days Of Summer


Tell me if you've been there, guys. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Girl thinks love doesn't exist. In this "non-love story," Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are playing characters in a scenario that at least one AP editor has lived through.
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3. GEAR: Freestyle watches


Sure, your phone and iPod and high-tech socks tell you what time it is these days. But you don't wear any of those on your wrist. These new designs from Freestyle are reasonably priced and will make one of your arms all the snazzier.
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4. GAME: Guitar Hero Van Halen


Don't assume that this installment of Guitar Hero can only be enjoyed if you've rocked out in your car to "Panama." (Although it helps.) This new version features 25 Van Halen songs but 19 songs from other artists, too. Now you can pretend that you've been kicked out of Van Halen at home!
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5. BOOK: The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz


Written by one of the founders of Amoeba Records in Hollywood, The Vinyl Princess is about a 16-year-old girl working her dream job at a record store and getting noticed for a blog on vinyl. Think High Fidelity meets Sex And The City.
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69sarahjane Posted 12.26.09 at 06:32PM
I got 500 Days of Summer for Christmas! And The Vinyl Princess looks kool, thanks for recommending. I got High Fidelity the book for Christmas as well.



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