ARTS. Have an idea for a story or review? Contact the editor at arts@theotherpress.ca Dancing ‘til the AM Arctic Monkeys heat things up with AM’ By Aidan Mouellic, Staff Writer he latest offering from the Arctic Monkeys has been one of the most highly anticipated albums of the past year. Thankfully, the group’s fifth album AM does not disappoint, and instead delivers a stream of sweet nectar to the ears. Before the album’s release, singles such as “R U Mine?” “Do I Wanna Know?” and “Why’d You Only Call Me When You're High?” were already definite highlights. Really though, almost any song off this album could bea single. AM is a tour-de- force from track one to the sexy closing track “I Wanna Be Yours,” which pays homage to the legendary punk poet John Cooper Clarke. As an added bonus, Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme also leant his vocals to the tracks “Knee Socks” and “One for the Road.” A dance floor-ready record from the Arctic Monkeys is a surprise, but AM manages to mix that in with some Black Sabbath-inspired rock ballads with amazing results. Curiously though, their sexiest and most danceable new tune, “Stop the World I Wanna Get Off with You,” was released as a B-Side. The group’s move to Los Angeles to record seems to have energized the lads from Sheffield, who have created a masterpiece with AM. Their latest offering is available in Canadian stores on Tuesday, September 10. Pin ‘The Worlds End’ review By Angela Espinoza, Arts Editor a A“ our beautiful Canadian summer gradually came to an end, with it came the late August release of The World’s End. Director Edgar Wright's final entry into his “Three Flavours Cornetto” trilogy was made with the goal of ending this trio of fantastic films with a literal bang. But was that feat accomplished? The World’s End brings back Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the former portraying eccentric alcoholic Gary King and the latter portraying his opposing sober ex-best friend Andy Knightley, as their old high school gang gets together for one last pub crawl. Unbeknownst to The third and final flavour them, this might actually be their very last pub crawl, as the fate of the world unfortunately rests in the hands of these five middle-aged drunkards. New and very welcome additions include straight man Paddy Considine, baby-faced Eddie Marsan, and everyone's favourite Sherlock-assisting hobbit Martin Freeman. This main cast of The World’s End brings with them perfect comedic timing, whether they’re eloquently describing the act of drinking or are just being downright slapstick. Asa longtime fan of Wright's previous two “Cornetto” films, Hot Fuzz (2007) and Shaun of the Dead (2004), I will say The World’s End is definitely the most ambitious of the three, and is just as hilarious (although Hot Fuzz will remain my favourite). Catch The World’s End while you can, and remember to go in knowing as little as possible. The less you know, the more incredible the experience. Looting demons from hell all over again Diablo lil console review gx wr Sr» wr» @e & & & & Af 4 4 4 By Steven Cayer, Contributor ast year, a little game called Diablo III, developed by Blizzard Entertainment, was released to PC and Mac computers. As someone who doesn’t play computer games, I was angry because everybody was talking about this fantastic new game, and I couldn't play it on my PS3. Well, on September 3, I finally got my wish. The console version of Dtablo IIT is pure fun. The controls are tight, the game is extremely long (which is good), and I’ve never seen better cut- scene graphics in my life. I can only assume they’re the same graphics that were on the computer version last year. Diablo IIT is the kind of game that I will definitely go back to many times, especially with friends. Diablo IIT has seamless four- person co-op, offline and online, just as advertised on Amazon. The more people playing, the tougher the enemies get. You and your teammates can pick between five classes: Barbarian, Demon Hunter, Witch Doctor, Monk, or Wizard. Going into this game for the first time was admittedly jarring. The inventory is pretty complex, with six different kinds of armour alone. Any mention of Diablo ITI’s plot has been notably absent from my review so far, and you might be wondering why. Essentially, there really isn’t a plot to mention. A star falls out of the sky and lands on a cathedral in a town called New Tristram, and demons run amok— that’s basically it. Now, despite the lack of a storyline, I’ve had hours upon hours of fun with Diablo HT, and will continue to have more.