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Single of the Week

Although members of Stockholm’s Teddybears will tell you that the group takes their name from a group formerly under the reign of Phil Spector, you can’t discount that there couldn’t be a more disparate name for the group. Replace “cuddly” with “dangerous” and “fuzzy” with “electro-punk,” and you’ve got the right idea. Neneh Cherry guests on this track, Yours to Keep, the “free” Single of the Week.

Discovery Download

This track Susanne Abbuehl’s eclectic and ambitious new album, Compass, is the “free” Discovery Download this week. In the Dark Pine Wood is more than just a warm exaltation of romance, it’s one of a handful of tracks on Abbuehl’s latest that give James Joyce a co-writing credit. Abbuehl adapted this smokey tune from of the legendary writer’s early 20th-Century works.

This week’s ‘free’ TV

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 2
Making a Scene
Description—Filming episodes out of order to accommodate DeVito’s availability.

Television about TV

Prison Break, Season 1
Making a Scene
Description—Explore the challenges of filming Prison Break in an actual prison in this Fox Movie Channel original series.

More ‘free’ TV

NBC News Specials
Bono in Africa with Brian Williams
Description—An inside look at U2’s Bono and his mission of hope in Africa.

Even more vapidity

Project Runway, Season 3
Road to the Finale
Description—This casting special follows auditions across the country in search of the next great fashion designer.

New iPod

Apple today introduced the new iPod. The new iPod features a 60 percent brighter and more vibrant 2.5-inch color display perfect for watching TV shows and now Hollywood movies right in the palm of your hand. The new iPod features seamless integration with iTunes 7 and the iTunes Store which now includes over 75 Hollywood movies, 220 television shows and popular video games designed specifically for the fifth generation iPod. The new iPod is available in a 30GB model at the new low price of $249 and an 80GB model, which holds up to 20,000 songs or 100 hours of video, for $349.

New Nano

Apple today introduced the all-new iPod nano with a new aluminum body, an incredible 24 hours of battery life and more than twice the music capacity for the same price as the previous generation. The new iPod nano features Apple’s innovative Click Wheel and an even smaller, thinner and lighter design available in silver, pink, green, blue and black.

iPod nano requires a Mac with a USB 2.0 port and Mac OS® X version 10.3.9 or later and iTunes 7.0 or later; or a Windows PC with a USB 2.0 port and Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows XP Home or Professional (Service Pack 2) and iTunes 7.0 or later. Internet access is required and a broadband connection is recommended

New Shuffle

Apple today introduced the new iPod Shuffle, now the world’s smallest digital music player with Apple’s pioneering shuffle feature that lets music fans serve up a continuous mix of their favorite songs anywhere they go. Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod Shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a stunning all-new aluminum design and a built-in clip which makes it the most wearable iPod ever. The new iPod Shuffle contains one gigabyte of flash memory, which holds up to 240 songs, and is more affordable than ever at just $79.

iTunes 7

Apple today announced iTunes 7. iTunes 7 delivers new features such as the new album and Cover Flow views of music, TV shows and movies, enabling users to quickly find titles in their library as well as casually browse through and re-discover titles they already own.
In addition, the iTunes Store is now offering over 75 movies from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, that customers can purchase and download to watch on their computers and iPods, and soon on their flat screen televisions with Apple’s upcoming iTV player. Movies will become available on the iTunes Store the same day they are released on DVD, with new releases priced at $12.99 when pre-ordered and during their first week of availability, and $14.99 thereafter, and library titles available for just $9.99 every day.