The James Logan Courier

Note: The Courier has some Rocket Summer stickers to give away, as well as posters and other promotional material, so drop by our office in room 511 to pick some up.

By Christine Surna Khayat, Courier Staff Writer

The release of the Rocket Summer’s new CD, “Do You Feel”, was something I wish I could say I highly anticipated, but it being my first time ever hearing any of their albums, I didn’t have much to compare it with. I popped in the CD in my car, feeling a bit strange holding the disc due to the development of our newly found iPod generation, and I was a bit skeptical as to whether this album would be something I could manage driving to.

The album starts out with “Break It Out”, a fun, “pop-y” tune that instantly had my fingers tapping the steering wheel along to the song. I was surprised when I found myself humming to the catchy chorus since the up beat, cheery pace isn’t what I usually listen to. Of all the songs on the album, this was by far one of the top two.

By Howard Cohen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

ANNIE LENNOX "Songs of Mass Destruction" (Arista) 2 { stars
The title is a bit grandiose. For "Songs of Mass Destruction," Annie Lennox's fourth solo album, the Eurythmics singer offers a dark collection of songs influenced by world affairs, the war, AIDS. "Sing," for instance, gathers 23 female vocalists — including Madonna, Fergie, Celine Dion, Shakira and KT Tunstall — in a "We are the World"-styled choral attempt to raise awareness about mother-child HIV transmission in Africa.

By Larry Oakes and Steve Alexander
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)

DULUTH, Minn. — The music industry may have won a symbolic battle with a Duluth jury's $222,000 judgment against Jammie Thomas of Brainerd, Minn., but it has lost the war against music piracy, according to industry analysts, copyright lawyers and information technology experts.

Online music piracy is rampant, as new file-sharing technology such as BitTorrent has replaced the Napster and Kazaa music-sharing services, forced by legal pressure to shut down and reinvent themselves. Bands such as Radiohead are selling their songs online for whatever people are willing to pay.

Apple Computer Inc. (MCT)

Top 10 songs on iTunes Music Store for Oct. 9:
1. "Gimme More," Britney Spears
2. "Crank That," Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
3. "Apologize," Timbaland, featuring OneRepublic
4. "Bubbly," Colbi Caillat
5. "Stronger," Kanye West
6. "The Way I Am," Ingrid Michaelson
7. "Rockstar," Nickelback
8. "No One (Radio Edit)," Alicia Keys
9. "1234," Feist
10. "Ayo Technology," 50 Cent, featuring Justin Timberlake

For more information, please visit the iTunes Web site at www.apple.com/itunes/.
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