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Music new releases June 12, 2012: Hot Chip; Pat Metheny; the dBs; Bill Evans; Brubeck; ELO; the Zombies, more!

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In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Unity Band by Pat Metheny

Falling Off the Sky by the dBs

Live at Art D'Lugoff's Top of the Gate by Bill Evans

Classic Albums Collection by ELO

Tomorrow Sunny & The Revelry by Henry Threadgill and Zooid

Complete Columbia Albums Collection by the Byrds

The Columbia Studio Albums Collection 1955-1966 by the Dave Brubeck Quartet

One Day I'm Going to Soar by Dexys

Treasury Shows 16 by Duke Ellington

The Complete RCA Albums Collection by Paul Desmond

Live at Metropolis Studios London by the Zombies

DVD new releases June 12, 2012: Sherliock Holmes: A Game of Shadows; Ghost Rider; Superman and the Elite; Sarah Jane Adventures Season 5; Chaplin's Gold Rush: Criterion Edition; Doctor Who, more!

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Harold and Maude (The Criterion Collection)

Superman vs The Elite

Sarah Jane Adventures: Complete Fifth Season

The Gold Rush (The Criterion Collection)

Doctor Who: Story 134 - Resurrection Of The Daleks (Special Edition)

Doctor Who: Story 48 - The Seeds Of Death (Special Edition)

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Julie Newmar photos

First pic of Matt Smith with new Doctor Who companiion Jenna Louis-Coleman

The BBC has released this new picture of the Doctor with new companion, Clara, played by Jenna Louise-Coleman.

From the BBC site:

We caught up with Matt Smith who told us, ‘It [filming on the new series] is going well. Jenna brings a really different energy to the show – one which I think is very interesting.’

Shooting is well-underway for the Doctor’s latest adventures and the second read-through featuring Jenna-Louise Coleman as the new companion took place earlier this week at the BBC’s Roath Lock Studios.

Teen Titans return in animated series

I thought the original 2003-2006 Titans series was a blast, so comes as great news. From the press release:

DC Nation, Cartoon Network’s home for action-packed animated series and original shorts based on characters from DC Comics (Saturdays 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET/PT), will soon be joined by a new generation of superheroes as Teen Titans Go!, a brand-new half-hour comedy-action series inspired by Warner Bros. Animation’s original fan-favorite series Teen Titans, shows the humorous side of being a teenage hero.

Teen Titans Go! features the return of Robin, Starfire, Raven, Beast Boy and Cyborg in all-new, comedic adventures. Character-driven comedy is the order of the day as this new take on the super hero series focuses on the funny business that happens between saving the world and living together as teenagers without adult supervision. They may be super heroes who save the world every day … but somebody still has to do the laundry! With the ability to turn into any animal or detach their robotic limbs, teenage pranks reach a whole new level. And even super heroes have to take Driver’s Ed. to get a license – especially after wrecking the Batmobile on an unauthorized joy ride to impress a girl!

Featuring the principal voice cast from the original series – Greg Cipes as Beast Boy, Scott Menville as Robin, Khary Payton as Cyborg, Tara Strong as Raven and Hynden Walch as Starfire – Teen Titans Go! recaptures everything audiences loved about the original show, while adding laughter at the lighter side of being a super hero. Executive produced by Sam Register (Green Lantern: The Animated Series, The Looney Tunes Show, Teen Titans), with Michael Jelenic (ThunderCats, Batman: The Brave and the Bold) and Aaron Horvath (MAD, El Tigre) as producers, this side-splitting series will premiere on Cartoon Network in 2013 as part of the DC Nation programming block.