This week is perhaps best summed up by the words of the English poet William Blake, who remarked: "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." As much as we'd like to claim that we've actually read Blake, we stole that from 24-Hour Party People. Did we forget anything? Let us know. M O N D A Y film · The Austin Film Society presents the Texas Filmmakers' Production Fund screening of "The......

Here are our picks for the week... Annie – Anniemal “Kylie Minogue for hipsters.” The Aquabats – Charge!! The first release in nearly six years finds the Aquabats recharged with more of their quality playful pop-punk. Coldplay – X&Y Old fans should continue to love their sound, but don’t expect any variations from that typical Colplday format. Kraftwerk – Minimum-Maximum A 2-disc recording of their 2004 European tour live show that sounds just as......