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  • One Word Extinguisher

    • 8 out of 10
    • Prefuse 73
    • It's an album about a breakup, done with beats instead of mopey lyrics. But the beats are raw, and the emotions are there, even if there aren't many words on top of it. While possibly not Scott Herren
  • The Stooges

    • 8 out of 10
    • The Stooges
    • Another pillar of my musical foundations, The Stooges' first album is one those records whose influence far outweighed its popularity. Like The Velvet Underground & Nico, hordes of people wh

  • The Wall (Deluxe Packaging Digitally Remastered)

    • 10 out of 10
    • Pink Floyd
    • Okay, someone had to say it, and though others on the iPO staff are more qualified to review this album, I decided the time was now. This is the quintessential concept album. Though others came before
  • Suspended Animation

    • 8 out of 10
    • Fantomas
    • Mike Patton may well be one of the hardest working men in showbiz these days, and his latest with Fantômas underscores just about how far out he is willing to travel.

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  • Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI

    • 6 out of 10
    • Supersuckers
    • Man, there's nothing like good, old fashioned, rock and roll... add a bit of industry resentment to that with a double-shot of cynicism, and you get one of the best "new" rock bands going. This album

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UK Retailer HMV Takes on iTunes

British music retailer HMV has announced that its HMV Digital online music store will go live on Monday, pitting the company against not only Apple's iTunes but also Virgin Digital, which launches on Friday in the UK. An article on the Times Online Web site details HMV's subscription-based service, which will cost £14.99 (US$27.47) per month for access to a catalog containing 1.3 million songs.

HMV did not offer specific pricing for consumers who want to buy music, although the company did say it expects to sell most tracks for around 79p, with some tunes going for as little as 39p, depending on record companies' promotional plans. Albums will be approximately £7.99 ($14.64).

Songs downloaded through the HMV subscription service will be able to be burned to CD or placed on certain MP3 players, although, of course, they won't play on an iPod. John Taylor, HMV's e-commerce director, was quoted in the article as referring to the iPod as a "walled garden" because it's not compatible with any online music service except iTunes.

"We don't expect the iPod to retain the market share it has today for very much longer while it remains incompatible with the rest of the market," he told reporters assembled for a press conference.

HMV Digital will promote its launch by offering a version of The Who's "My Generation" performed by Who lead singer Roger Daltrey and the band McFly. Proceeds will benefit the Teenager Cancer Trust charity.

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