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July 27, 2006--The Rolling Stones are giving fans around the globe exclusive access to their remaining European concerts by being the first act or artist to utilize a new technology called Listen Live Now!. With the desire to give all their fans an opportunity to experience each show, the band's "A Bigger Bang" tour will become the first live concerts to be fee-cast over any and all telephone lines. Listen Live Now! is a Los Angeles-based company formed to expand the experience of live performance beyond the immediate venue, offering a when-you-absolutely-have-to-be-there opportunity for fans craving participation in the live events of their favorite acts. Read more

July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E! Entertainment and Apple today announced that hit programs from E! Entertainment Television are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Music Store (www.itunes.com). New weekly episodes of the second season of hit series "The Girls Next Door," which debuts July 30 on E!, "The Soup," E!'s irreverent look at the week's biggest, best and most bizarre moments and events in the world of pop culture, the new season of "Dr. 90210," as well as all new episodes of "The Simple Life: 'Til Death Do Us Part" starring Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will be available the day after broadcast for customers to purchase and download for just $1.99 per episode. Read more

July 26, 2006 –This fall, following the highly anticipated release of Gojira, the original Japanese version of Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Classic Media will release two additional Godzilla films on DVD, Godzilla Raids Again and Mothra vs. Godzilla. Godzilla is back -- but this time he’s not alone! The gargantuan prehistoric beast battles two new monsters and, once again, threatens the future of Japan. Each title will include both the original Japanese and US versions of the films. The Godzilla DVDs are available on November 7th for $19.98 SRP each. Read more

July 20, 2006 --The Jabra BT325s Bluetooth headset provides a corded connection to music players and Bluetooth connection to mobile phones and is now shipping.

The Jabra BT325s combines a Bluetooth headset and high performance corded stereo headphones so you never have to miss a call while listening to music. The urban design is the perfect match for portable music devices and Bluetooth phones providing the convenience of one headset for listening to music and taking calls. The BT325s comes with high-quality stereo ear buds and connects to MP3 players or other devices, such as a PC or music mobile phone, with a 3.5 mm jack. A clip-on Bluetooth unit with an integrated microphone and phone volume controls connects you to your mobile phone. The Jabra BT325s is water resistant and features 8 hours of music/talk time and 240 hours standby time. Read more

July 19th, 2006 - Olive Media Products, Inc., a developer of innovative digital audio systems, today announced new versions of its award-winning music server line. Olive's popular MUSICA now comes with 160 and 250 GB capacities, allowing users to store up to 65,000 songs in MP3 quality. The new OPUS, Olive's professional line for audiophiles, is now available with 400, 500 and 750 GB. The 750 GB version holds up to 2,100 CDs in lossless quality. Read more

June 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Optek Music Systems, Inc. today announced a limited edition professional model. By combining the learning power of software-driven lights in the fretboard and a superior quality instrument, users can use the same instrument to go from beginner to performing on-stage in significantly less time than learning the old way. The only guitar that will advance with you as your playing progresses, Fretlight FG-451 Pro replaces the hundreds to thousands of dollars on average that is spent on books, software and hardware over the course of a players lifetime. Read more

June 13, 2006 - muvee, the pioneer and leader in Instant Personal Video, has teamed with recording artist, Jason Mraz, to launch an online muvee-making contest that gives fans the chance to create muvees that weave their own footage into the artist's original 'Geek In The Pink' music video.

Jason Mraz fans can now enter the 'Geek and Me' muvee contest at www.jasonmraz.com/multimedia. Fans simply need to upload their own video and/or pictures, up to maximum combined file size of 20MB. On the back-end, the muveeOnline web service will then automatically blend and synchronize the fan's footage with footage from Jason Mraz's music video to create a unique finished production. The user is then sent an email with a link to play and watch their 'Geek and Me' muvee. They can also opt to have their muvee posted on the 'Geek and Me' muvee gallery for voting, or make more muvees. Read more

May 17, 2006--Gibson Guitar, maker of some of the world’s most sought after instruments, is proud to support the 23rd edition of the Chicago Blues Festival in Grant Park. The Chicago Blues Festival, which takes place June 8-11, 2006 is the world’s largest free admission festival of its kind, with six stages and almost 100 sets, featuring local, national and international performers.

As part of the Blues Festival celebrations and its commitment to music education , Gibson Baldwin Music Education (GBME) will host "Blues in the Schools" and donate fifteen (15) GBME Les Paul Junior guitars to the fourth grade class at Stone Academy’s located on the North side of Chicago. The school will receive a collection of introductory musical instruments which are designed to provide beginners of all ages with a quality musical instrument and give the school the opportunity to boost its current music education program. Read more

May 3, 2006 - MusicGiants, the leader in HD music downloads, today set a milestone by becoming the first music download service to release a new album in true CD quality sound ahead of the general release date of the album in stores. MusicGiants is now offering Neil Young's new album, "Living With War" (Reprise), in the highest sound quality of any music download service providing early availability of the album. The CD is scheduled to go on sale in stores next week.

"Neil greatly appreciates the importance of high sound quality for his music, and MusicGiants is the only service offering true CD quality sound for this early release via the Internet," said Elliot Mazer, Young's long time producer, who first worked with Young in 1971 on the legendary "Harvest" album. Read more

May 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Napster, unveiled today the new Napster.com, its interactive, ad-supported, free online music destination. With the launch, Napster becomes the first legal digital music service to offer music fans free, on-demand listening to over two million major and independent-label tracks five times each. A Web-based music player enables Napster music to be easily enjoyed anywhere online at no cost and also makes purchasing individual tracks and albums and subscribing to Napster's premium services simple. As part of Napster's comprehensive Web strategy, the Company announced two additional features of Napster.com, NapsterLinks and the soon to be released Narchive, two unique and innovative resources designed to help music fans discover more music and easily share their personal music experiences with other fans. Napster Chairman and CEO Chris Gorog will formally introduce Napster.com today as part of his keynote speech at the 2nd annual MUSEXPO event in Los Angeles. The speech will be broadcast live on the Web at http://investor.napster.com orwww.wsw.com/webcast/cc/naps2/. Read more