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On his first solo venture after the break-up of indie rock band Guided by Voices, Robert Pollard just released the 26-song “From a Compound Eye” album. Listen to the entire album via a chapter track enhanced stream, complete with album art and some lyrics. You can download the album, as well as earlier work from Guided by Voices, at the iTunes Music Store. 
“You’re my past, my future. My all, my everything. My six in the morning when the clock rings. And I open my eyes to a new day. My laughs, my frowns. My ups, my downs. It’s a feeling that you get, when you know that something’s true. When I think of love, I think of you.” If you need something romantic to write in your Valentine’s card, just quote the chorus from Lee Ryan’s new single, “When I Think of You.” Unless, of course, you’re blessed with his amazing voice and good looks — forget the card and sing it, honey.
Fronted by Björk, the Sugarcubes rank as one of the most popular bands to ever emerge from Iceland. See videos from the 13-track “Live Zabor” DVD, featuring live performances from 1988 and 1989, as well as interviews with band members. Visit the iTunes Music Store to preview more music from the Sugarcubes and Björk.
Blending traditional Irish music with lush contemporary pop, the Corrs are driven by the passion to shed new light on traditional songs. “Home” features the brilliant harmonies for which the sibling-based band is known. The album includes two tracks in Gaelic, marking the first time the Corrs have recorded in their mother tongue. Listen to “Home,” which you can buy at the iTunes Music Store.
An elegant and legendary vocal superstar, Roberta Flack wraps an unmistakable delivery around a timeless R&B sound laced with beautiful hints of jazz, pop and soul. Spanning 1969-1991, “The Very Best of Roberta Flack” includes 17 favorites, including “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” “Killing Me Softly with His Song” and “Feel Like Making Love.” Buy this essential compilation of hits and classic songs at the iTunes Music Store.
Mew’s latest single — “Why Are You Looking Grave?” — is a fragile and melodic sojourn laden with escalating vocals and exploratory guitar riffs. Watch the video to see why Mew earned the title of “Best Danish Act” at the 2005 MTV Music Awards.
Scottish-based El Presidente mixes ’70s Elton John, Chic and indie-pop, to deliver an instant, unforgettable hit with “Turn This Thing Around.” At the iTunes Music Store, preview the “Rocket” single from El Presidente.
“American Idol” alumna Kelly Clarkson is tearing up the house — literally — in her “Since U Been Gone” video, featured on the “Brit Awards 2006” dual-disc DVD/CD. If you like the video, you can download the video or audio single at the iTunes Music Store.
Spanning 1991-2005, “Fade to Red” is a look at the unique and compelling videos that have been so integral to Tori Amos’s creative vision. The collection includes the gold-selling VHS release “The Complete Videos,” plus five additional clips, including two from her 2005 release, “The Beekeeper.” Watch “Past the Mission,” “Hey Jupiter” and “A Sorta Fairytale.” For more music from Tori Amos, check out the iTunes Music Store. 
Need help getting your podcast iTunes-ready? See the “Podcasting and iTunes: Technical Specifications” for answers to file types, RSS feeds, how to get your podcast featured on the iTunes Music Store, adding episodes, removing or blocking your feed, tracking usage and all your other burning podcast questions. Be sure to visit the QuickTime tutorials page for tips on creating your next audio or video podcast with QuickTime 7 Pro.
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Following a sold-out UK tour which culminated in a victorious show at London’s Brixton Academy, Starsailor just released “On the Outside,” its third fantastic album. In a special QuickTime player, created by Bluish using QuickTime skins, enjoy clips of the group passionately performing new tracks live and in the studio. On the tour the single “This Time” became a new crowd favorite, capturing the essence of the band’s new material while maintaining the piano driven sound that propelled the band to its early success. See the music video for “This Time” and “In the Crossfire” performed live at the Brixton Academy. And listen to “This Time” performed live at Nottingham Rock City and “Believe Me,” an exclusive new track. You can also preview earlier work from Starsailor at the iTunes Music Store. 
Weddings are often opulent affairs, but it’s virtually unheard of for
one to feature $50,000 animatronic puppets, millions of dollars worth of
camera and computer equipment and Tim Burton.
The culmination of a 10-year engagement, “Corpse Bride,” directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson, is a revolutionary marriage of stop-motion animation techniques, digital photography and digital movie editing. Shot with Canon digital cameras and edited with Final Cut Pro on Power Mac G5 computers at Three Mills Studios in London, the film marks the first time stop-motion animation has been shot in digital. Enjoy the trailer for “Corpse Bride,” now available on DVD. And find out how Final Cut Pro and QuickTime played a key role in production of the film. 
In “Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005,” create your own golfer and take the
amateur or pro road to golfing stardom. Compete in tournaments, pick up
new skills in golfing lessons and compete against such legendary pros as
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger himself in the Legends Tour. Game Face II lets
you play with every aspect of your golfer’s appearance while Tiger
Proofing takes course tweaking to new heights. Assemble your own Dream
18 course and attract legendary professionals who will want to play on
it.
Read more about the video game and watch the trailer.
Celebrate the beauty and musical heritage of Kaua‘i with Norman Ka’awa
Solomon’s “Na Mele O Kaua‘i, Volume One.” Soulful sounds and stunning HD
H.264 imagery bring paradise alive.
Life on Kaua‘i moves at a decidedly slower pace. People gather on the roadsides and beaches to watch their beloved sun perform its daily ritual of rising and setting. The sound of this album embraces this feeling. Whether you are a local or a visitor, when you listen you will be enveloped in the sounds and feelings of the Garden Island. Enjoy the beauty and essence of Kaua‘i.
If you missed Macworld 2006 in San Francisco last month, you can still
check out the latest and greatest in iPod accessories and gadgets, such
as iSee video recorder and player, MyVu personal media viewer, iWoofer
AM/FM radio and 2.1 subwoofer/docking station, TuneCenter multimedia
dock, OnTime AM/FM clock radio and much more.
In this VideoClix-enabled movie, just click on any of the products shown to learn more about them.
Computer security specialist Jack Stanfield (Harrison Ford) works for
the Seattle-based Landrock Pacific Bank. A trusted top-ranking
executive, he has built his career and reputation on designing the most
effective anti-theft computer systems in the industry, protecting the
bank’s financial holdings from the constant threat of increasingly
sophisticated internet hackers with his complex network of tracers,
access codes and firewalls.
But there’s a hidden vulnerability in the system he didn’t account for: himself. When a ruthless criminal mastermind kidnaps his family, Jack is forced to find a flaw in his system and steal $100 million. “Firewall” opens in theaters today.
Does your application need to create a custom visual display from
QuickTime movie audio, similar to the iTunes Visualizer? Or extract the
audio from a home movie so it can substitute for audio in another video
clip?
If so, then the new audio extraction API, introduced with QuickTime 7, is the tool for you. This new API allows you to very easily extract and mix the audio from multiple sound tracks contained in a QuickTime movie and convert this audio to raw PCM (pulse code modulation) data. You can then use the raw audio data for playback, export or direct manipulation in your application. Find out how with the audio extraction API, you can do all this and more.
Want to take those beautiful H.264 high-definition (HD) movie trailers
on the road with you? Well, now you can. The newly-released, blazing
fast MacBook Pro with the new Intel Core Duo processor packs all the
horse power needed to view H.264 HD movies anywhere you go.
See the recommended hardware configurations for H.264 HD playback to see if your system is up for the task.
Premium cable programming from SHOWTIME is now available on the iTunes
Music Store. Programs include the first full season of the critically
acclaimed Golden Globe nominee “Sleeper Cell”; the complete first season
of the groundbreaking “Weeds,” starring Golden Globe award-winning
actress Mary Louise Parker; and the complete first season of “Fat
Actress,” starring Kirstie Alley.
Download the iTunes Music Store free Single of the Week — “How Many
Times” by Zack Hexum. Check back every Tuesday for a new free download.
Download iTunes 6 for Mac OS X or Windows. It’s free. |
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