New releases this week include:

Jimmy Eat World – Chase This Light

R.E.M. – R.E.M. Live

The Killers – Shadowplay – Single

Maps – To the Sky

Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face (Bonus Track Version)

Thrice – The Alchemy Index: Vol. 1 & 2: Fire & Water

Aretha Franklin – Rare & Unreleased Recordings From The Golden Reign of The Queen of Soul

DJ Spooky – Creation Rebel: Trojan Remixed

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Check out some new releases this week…

Vanessa Carlton – Heroes & Thieves

She Wants Revenge – This Is Forever

Fergie – Personal (Big Girls Remix) [feat. Sean Kingston] – Single

Say Anything – Shiksa (Girlfriend) – Single

 George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (2001 Remastered)

Eric Clapton – Complete Clapton

Band of Horses – Cease to Begin

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The Chemical Brothers have a song on their newest album called “The Salmon Dance”.  I was already fond of the unique sound and “funkiness” of this song.  And after I saw the video, I liked the song even more.  To be honest, it was exactly how I envisioned the video to this song would be.  Very random.  It’s a couple of fish in a fish tank singing to a kid… and they’re not even salmons.  Check it out on their website, click here.  Write a comment and let us know what you think.  Do you like the song?  Should we be playing this song on Sophie?  What do you think of the video?

Apple has come out with the new iPod Touch.  It features a Wi-Fi-enabled touch screen carbon-copy of the iPhone in every detail except it has no phone functionality.  Users are able to search, browse, sample, buy and download music from the iTunes service directly from a portable device – no computer necessary.  The company has also released software upgrades for the iPhone to allow the same.

According to Billboard.biz, “the company’s decision to make the iTunes music store accessible via Wi-Fi marks perhaps the most significant evolution of the iPod/iTunes juggernaut since it made a Windows-compatible version of iTunes.”

To read more about the article, click here.

New releases this week include:

Matchbox Twenty – Exile On Mainstream

Dashboard Confessional – The Shade of Poison Trees

Bob Dylan – Dylan (Triple Disc Bonus Track Version)

David Gray – The World to Me – Single

Annie Lennox – Songs of Mass Destruction (Bonus Version)

PJ Harvey – While Chalk (Exclusive Edition)

Mick Jagger – The Very Best of Mick Jagger (Bonus Track Version)

John Fogerty – Revival

Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston – Love Like This (feat. Sean Kingston) – Single

Siouxsie – Mantaray

Babyshambles – Shotter’s Nation

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According to Billboard.com, Radiohead is asking fans to name the price for their seventh studio album, “In Rainbows.”  The set will be available to download from the band’s website beginning October 10… with a disclaimer on the screen telling fans to name their own price for the purchase, “it’s up to you,” the disclaimer reads.

“Radiohead exited longtime label home EMI in 2005 and has yet to announce a new deal for distribution of its music beyond the “In Rainbows” package. But according to its publicist, the band will release a physical version of “In Rainbows” in 2008, with details to be announced.”

To read more about the article, visit Billboard.com.

Here is the track list for “In Rainbows”:

“15 Step”
“Bodysnatchers”
“Nude”
“Weird Fishes/Arpeggi”
“All I Need”
“Faust Arp”
“Reckoner”
“House of Cards”
“Jigsaw Falling Into Place”
“Videotape”

Here is the track list for the “In Rainbows” bonus disc:

“MK 1″
“Down Is the New Up”
“Go Slowly”
“MK 2″
“Last Flowers”
“Up on the Ladder”
“Bangers and Mash”
“4 Minute Warning”

Check out some of the new releases this week…

Foo Fighters – Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Iron & Wine – The Shepherd’s Dog

Melissa Etheridge – The Awakening

Britney Spears – Gimme More – Single

Jordin Sparks – Tattoo – Single

Pearl Jam – Live At Lollapalooza 2007: Pearl Jam

Joni Mitchell – Shine

Duran Duran – Falling Down – Single

All Time Low – So Wrong, It’s Right

 I love the new Foo Fighters.  Britney Spears… not so much.  Thoughts?  What’s the best album that you’ve bought recently?  Fill us in on new music!

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“Transformers”: The IMAX Experience… DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures’ “Transformers” has been digitally re-mastered into IMAX’s immersive format for Release in IMAX theaters on September 21, 2007.

Last night I saw the IMAX screening of Transformers and the sound and picture were definitely worth all the hype!  If you grew up with these toys, like action films, or just are interested in a loud and suspenseful combat film… you should definitely check this film out in IMAX.

For more information, and a local listing of IMAX theatres near you, visit www.imax.com.

 Here are some cool “IMAX Fun Facts”…

·        Because IMAX screens can be as high as eight stories and 120 feet wide, the Chevy Camaro that turns into Bumblebee™ will actually be life-size.

·        You could stand Bumblebee™ on Optimus Prime’s® shoulders and they would still not be as high as the largest IMAX screen.

·        The average IMAX screen is 4,500 times bigger than an average TV screen and is as wide as an NFL football field.

·        The light from the powerful lamp in an IMAX projector is so bright that if it were on the moon, we could see it from Earth – and possibly even from Cybertron.

·        IMAX film uses the largest film frame in the motion picture industry, 10x the picture area of a conventional 35 mm film frame.  The length of the IMAX DMR^® version of “TRANSFORMERS” is more than 50,000 ft long.  

·        In IMAX theatres, audiences will feel the impact of the footsteps of the Autobots’® and the Decepticons® thanks to the powerful IMAX sound system – a multi-channel, state-of-the-art, digital surround sound system that uses 44 custom-designed speakers.  

Right now MSN is featuring concerts online from some of the best pop artists.  Go to msn.com and watch concerts from Pink, Maroon 5, Mika, and Paolo Nutini!  Check them out and let me know what you think.  After all, if you can’t go to their concert, watching them online is the next best thing!

Has anyone ever seen Pink in concert?  I saw her when she came to town with Justin Timberlake not too long ago, and it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.  I wasn’t sure what to expect when I went, but she ended up putting on a phenomenal performance.  Has anyone else gone to a show and been pleasantly surprised with performers exceeding your expectations?  Share your comments!

New releases this week include…

 KT Tunstall – Drastic Fantastic

James Blunt – All the Lost Souls

Eddie Vedder – Into the Wild (Music for the Motion Picture)

Motion City Soundtrack – Even If It Kills Me

Matt White – Best Days

Ben Lee – Ripe

Joss Stone – L-O-V-E- Single

The Flaming Lips – I Was Zapped By the Lucky Super Rainbow - Single

Dropkick Murphys -  The Meanest of Times

Hard-Fi – Once Upon a Time In the West

Has anyone seen KT Tunstall’s video for her single “Suddenly I See?”  It’s pretty cool.  Click here to check it out on youtube.

Also, check out the video of Matt White when he came to the Sophie Studios and performed his hit song “Best Days”!

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