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  • Abnormal Anonymous

    • 8 out of 10
    • Congo Norvell
    • Very few albums manage to capture snapshots of a quality of life in the manner that Congo Norvell's sophomore record, "Abnormals Anonymous," does.

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  • Supernature

    • 10 out of 10
    • Goldfrapp
    • On their latest CD, Supernature, Goldfrapp has put together a successful mix of 1980-era New Romanticism, German cabaret, and T. Rex glam that leaves you riveted even through the album's lulls. It's a great amalgam that sounds current without sounding at all dated.

  • Kind of Blue

    • 10 out of 10
    • Miles Davis
    • The jazz album to end all jazz albums. Miles Davis and John Coltrane and Cannonball Adderly and the list goes on. The who's who of who's who in jazz have assembled for this monumental record. Get this
  • War of the Worlds

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    • Jeff Wayne
    • With the new movie adaptation of H.G Wells' classic Sci Fi invasion tale, War of the Worlds, currently on theater screens everywhere, there's new interest in Jeff Wayne's rock opera version, and it is
  • Gimme Fiction

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    • Spoon
    • Gimme Fiction by Spoon is a terrific album by an Austin band that I was lucky enough to catch on an Austin radio station during a Christmas visit.

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Apple Adds Movie Rentals to iTunes

SAN FRANCISCO - Noting that consumers don’t want to rent their music but do want to rent movies, Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Tuesday introduced iTunes movie rentals, which are now available in standard resolution or high-definition. Over 1,000 titles will be available by the end of February from the six major studios: 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Sony. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Lionsgate, and New Line Cinema are also involved.

Pricing will be US$2.99 for catalog titles and $3.99 for new movies, which will become available 30 days after their release on DVD. High-definition films will be $1.00 more; over 100 of those will eventually be available, with 5.1 Dolby Digital surround sound included.

Users will be able to start watching films within 30 seconds of ordering a rental, with the option to move them to an iPod or iPhone even in the middle of the download. Rentals will be available for 30 days after purchase, but once users start viewing them, they’ll have 24 hours to watch all of it before it expires.

The new feature is part of iTunes 7.6, which is now available as a free software update. Rentals are also available directly from Apple TV, with no computer required. The rentals work with iPod classic, iPod nano with video, iPod touch, and iPhone.

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