Populist: Items of interest this week

Winter legwarmer Munich label Gomma's EP Casablanca Reworks features Peaches and Moullinex doing a cover of Flashdance hit Maniac . Oh, K! Josh Brolin's taking over from No Country co-star Tommy Lee Jones to play the younger Agent K in Men In Black 3. XXX (the Mixxxtape) Danny Brown's XXX album is out to download . Tim Jonze's On Shuffle warned you to look out for it last month, so you probably know it's there already. Bohemian like toons Dandy Warhols singer Courtney Taylor-Taylor has written his first graphic novel: One Model Nation, about a 70s art-rock noise band wrangling with the Baader-Meinhof. It's out in February. Lolsloths? Animal Planet's upcoming Meet The Sloths might not be the most scientifically rigorous nature doc but – look! – a baby sloth! They could be the new kittens. Black bananas Not just rotting fruit; now also a new project from Royal Trux/RTX's Jennifer Herrema. Tracks such as Acid Song and Killer Weed suggest the bunch hasn't fallen far from the tree. Cold winds rising … The late King Robert's brother Stannis (Stephen Dillane) is out for revenge in the chilly trailer for Game Of Thrones series two. twitter.com/guideguardian guardianguide.tumblr.com