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  What do you get when you combine Ben Folds and William Shatner? “Has Been,” Shatner’s surprisingly pop-driven, lyrically potent collection of songs written by the duo. Listen to 11 tracks from the album, including “That’s Me Trying,” co-written by author Nick Hornby (”High Fidelity,” “About a Boy”). The song tells the heartbreaking story of an absent father’s desperate attempt at building a relationship with his daughter long after it’s too late. You can buy “Has Been” at the iTunes Music Store.   Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Tracey Edmonds, Russell Simmons and Jonathan Lewis aim to rock the vote this November with their remake of the 1970s hit “Wake Up Everybody.” The song features an all-star line-up, including Missy Elliot, Reverend Run (from Run DMC), Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige, Ashanti, Eve, Monica, Brandy, Wyclef Jean and many other artists. Watch the video for “Wake Up Everybody” and download the single now.  It’s the time of the season for some Zombies...no, not the walking dead, the great British ‘60s band. In their first studio album since 1967, Zombies founders Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent create 11 newly-recorded songs. Listen to all 11 tracks from “As Far As I Can See...”  “You’re gonna fall behind me / You’re gonna cry and beg for mercy / ‘Cause you’re not ready, baby / You got nothing on me” Unicorns, hard-rock, neon galactic rainbows, zodiac signs and Farrah Fawcett hair-styles. That combination could only translate into one thing — the video for the Donnas’ new single, “Fall Behind Me,” available at the iTunes Music Store. This all-female quartet from Palo Alto certainly knows how to rock.  Vocalists Cheryl Bentyne, Tim Hauser, Alan Paul and Janis Siegel form the Grammy Award-winning Manhattan Transfer. Preview the jazz quartet’s latest album, “Vibrate,” a fusion of progressive jazz, Latin, world and pop music. You’ll hear songs penned by Rufus Wainwright and even a Gershwin song (”Embraceable You”). The iTunes Music Store offers 17 albums from the Manhattan Transfer.  An all-star group of smooth jazz artists pay tribute to living legend Luther Vandross on “Forever, For Always, For Luther,” featuring 10 of his most popular hits, such as “Dance With My Father,” “Never Too Much,” “Any Love,” “If Only for a Night” and more. You can preview the original hits from Luther Vandross at the iTunes Music Store, too.  Silver-tongued devils, you better not come home late if you have a sweet li’l country girl like Shelly Fairchild waiting for you. Enjoy Shelly’s hot new video, “You Don’t Lie Here Anymore.” If you like what you hear, you all can find the single at the iTunes Music Store.  No other group demonstrates “such a commanding interaction between the grooves of 21st-century dance and the acoustic jazz-piano tradition,” says the London Times. If you like your jazz spiced up with a little contemporary groove, you shouldn’t miss the new album by e.s.t, “Seven Days of Falling.” Preview the album, which you can also find at the iTunes Music Store.  The ‘80s called and they want soccer mom Debbie back. Take a trip down memory lane in Bowling For Soup’s video “1985” (a great year, by the way). At the iTunes Music Store you can hear more songs from “A Hangover You Don’t Deserve,” Bowling For Soup’s latest album.  Following in the dance-steps of ABBA, Alcazar — Sweden’s number-one dance act — just released its newest single, “This is the World We Live In,” featuring a loop from Diana Ross’ “Upside Down.” Check out Alcazar’s moves in the stylish video for the single — you’ll see why the foursome holds a firm spot on the European Top 40 charts. Download Alcazar’s latest album, “Alcazarized,” and “This is the World We Live In” EP at the iTunes Music Store.  If “Southern Pop” existed as a musical genre, Tennessee band Ingram Hill would own it. Lead singer Justin Moore calls the band’s music “pop rock with a Southern twist.” Check out Ingram Hill’s video for the warmly-sung single “Will I Ever Make It Home.” Discover more music from the group’s new album, “June’s Picture Show,” at the iTunes Music Store.  “I’m giving him something he can feel / To let him know this love is real” En Vogue spices up “Gerald McCauley’s West Coast All-Stars” with “Giving Him Something He Can Feel.” Hear more smooth jazz hits on the album, including music from Chris Botti, Tom Scott and Jonathan Butler. If you like what you hear, download the album at the iTunes Music Store.  Objective: love without complications Strategy: coin-operated boys Watch the Dresden Dolls’ video for the catchy single “Coin-Operated Boy,” available on the Boston duo’s self-titled album.  Things are heating up for Palm Springs native Tyler Hilton. This 20-year-old possesses an intuitive grasp of melodic and lyrical interplay, as you can see in the video for his new single, “When It Comes.” You can purchase Tyler Hilton’s debut album, “The Tracks Of,” with a bonus track at the iTunes Music Store.   |
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  Jeremy Coon isn’t the only green filmmaker to strike Hollywood gold. But as both producer and editor of “Napoleon Dynamite,” the indie sleeper about a geeky teen from Idaho, he proved his talent on two fronts. And on the opening day of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival Coon sold the film, his first feature, to Fox Searchlight Pictures for $3.2 million. Not bad for a 25-year-old fresh out of school. “Napoleon Dynamite” had its genesis in the late-night dreams Coon shared with Jared Hess, his pal at Brigham Young University film school. At the student facility where both worked, Hess was in charge of production and Coon managed post-production. “That was the sweetest job,” says Coon with a laugh. “There was a lull when not many students were making films, so we hung out and talked. Jared had this idea for a feature and I said, ‘You write it and I’ll get the money.’” Read how Coon cut “Napoleon Dynamite” using an innovative QuickTime workflow.   
Now in its third year, radio program the Gamesome Mac has provided
listeners with gaming news, reviews, commentary and interviews from many
of the most influential figures in the world of Mac and PC gaming.
Guests include Glenda Adams of Aspyr Media, Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software, Graeme Devine of id Software, Ryan Gordon of Epic Games, Jeff Tunnell of GarageGames, Peter Tamte of Destineer/MacSoft and many others, plus composers Alex Dimitrijevic, Marty O’Donnell and Andrew Tokuda. The Gamesome Mac broadcasts live on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. PDT, but you can find archives of all broadcasts online.  
Team American, an international police force dedicated to maintaining
global stability, learns that power-hungry dictator Kim Jong II sold
weapons of mass destruction to terrorists. With the help of rising
Broadway star Gary Johnston, the heroes (an all-marionette cast) must
embark on a mission to save the world.
From the creators of “South Park,” the action-adventure film “Team America: World Police” opens in theaters today.  
As a sexy, suave British playboy, Alfie (Jude Law) prides himself on his
womanizing talent to maintain relationships and have one night stands
with several women a week. However, after one of his girlfriends
discovers that she’s pregnant, he must question his carefree existence.
Will Alfie continue as a philanderer or take on the responsibilities of a father? A reinvention of the 1966 classic, “Alfie” comes to theaters October 22.  
“Wonderful Electric — Live in London,” Goldfrapp’s recently released
first full-length DVD, features two sold-out live shows.
The July 2003 concert at Somerset House highlights Goldfrapp’s latest album, “Black Cherry,” and the November 2001 concert at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire features content from the debut album, “Felt Mountain.” The two-disc DVD set also includes two documentaries captured around the same time as the two shows. Catch a glimpse of one of Goldfrapp dramatic live performances in the video for “Black Cherry.” 
Hexstatic break new ground with the group’s second AV album (CD + DVD),
“Master View.” The two-disc set features 11 stereo and 12 video tracks.
Step into Hexstatic’s AV world and enjoy the videos for “Salvador” and
“L-Virata.”
The “Salvador” video combines Hexstatic’s electronica beats with Brazilian flavoring. Whereas the video for “L-Virata” steps back two decades in time to glorify the sounds and 8-bit cartoon characters of an Atari 2600 and Casio V-L Tone, creating a magical musical fairy-tale. Visit the iTunes Music Store to hear music from Hexstatic’s earlier album, “Rewind.” More on DVD  
The International QuickTime VR Association’s 3rd annual conference,
“Summit in Sedona,” October 25-29 offers hands-on instruction on
photography, image editing, VR authoring, interactivity, audio and
video.
The conference has something for everyone — from educators to professionals — with more than 20 sessions covering topics such as using VR on mobile devices, how to sell panoramic imagery as stock and more. Sedona provides a colorful setting for hands-on demonstrations with manufacturers and field trips, such as the optional Jeep back-country exploration day trip on October 30. Learn more about “Summit in Sedona.”  
Put yourself in the combat boots of a Marine Corps fire team leader in
modern urban combat with Destineer’s “Close Combat: First to Fight.”
Created with the help of more than 40 active-duty Marines fresh from firefights in the Middle East, this tactical first-person shooter feels so real the Marine Corps will use it for training. Check out the action in the “Close Combat: First to Fight” game trailer.  
Want to learn how to use Apple’s music creation software GarageBand?
Then don’t miss the movie-based GarageBand tutorial with Garrick Chow
from Lynda.com.
The tutorial provides an overview of the GarageBand interface, plus working with Apple Loops, creating and editing MIDI tracks, recording real instruments, mixing your songs and exporting them to iTunes. The tutorial even includes exercise files to help you move along at your own pace. Sample the first 45-minutes of the tutorial now and learn about the GarageBand interface, the timeline, creating a new song, the loop browser and previewing loops.  
U2’s new single “Vertigo” already made it as the No. 1 bestseller
download in all four iTunes international territories, plus it broke the
record for number of digital download sales in a single week in America.
Watch the newly released video for “Vertigo” — a cross between the iTunes Music Store/iPod ad and a music video. Visit the iTunes Music Store to download the free Single of the Week — “Teenage Dope Fiend” by Flickerstick. Check back every Tuesday for a new free download. Download the latest version of iTunes (v4.6) for Mac and Windows. It’s free. |
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