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John Mayer and Norah Jones smooth out this week’s FOXLight Music Release roundup.  Mayer’s Battle Studies, while nothing new, certainly won’t disappoint his fanbase.  But Norah Jones’ The Fall is a departure, veering away from piano-jazz toward guitar-based alt-country.

Foo Fighter Dave Grohl, Queen of the Stone Age Josh Homme and legendary Led Zep bassist…

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This week’s FOXLight DVD Release roundup boldly goes where no man has gone before…back to the beginnings of the Enterprise crew, in Star Trek.  Director and franchise savior J.J. Abrams shows how the young Kirk, Spock and Bones came together, and Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban respectively (and respectfully) do their roles,…

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Bon Jovi comes full circle to lead off this week’s FOXLight music release roundup with The Circle, a return to rock and roll for these Jersey Boys.  The bonus DVD contains the just-aired documentary “When We Were Beautiful”.

Midwinter Graces is an almost-Christmas album from Tori Amos.

The still-electrified AC/DC drop Backtracks, a boxed set of…

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The story of a balloon boy, with a much more heartwarming ending, leads this week’s pack of DVD releases in the FOXLight. Ed Asner is the voice of a curmudgeonly former balloon salesman who decides to fly his entire house to South America in the latest Disney/Pixar hit, Up. He soon discovers an 8…

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A real, um, fake American hero leads this week’s FOXLight DVD release roundup.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra brings the action figure crew to celluloid, with Channing Tatum as Duke and Marlon Wayans as Ripcord, in pursuit of the evil Cobra, the evil organization out to destroy the world, while under the command…

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American Idol’s country cutie boot-kicks a packed music release roundup in the FOXLight.

Play On is the third album from Carrie Underwood, who is officially a superstar with 10 #1 Country singles to her credit, and is primed for more.

Weezer return with Raditude, a decidedly more pop/less rock-oriented effort.

Glee: The Music – Season One, Volume…

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The family hit of this past summer leads this week’s pack of DVD releases in the FOXLight.

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs has the pre-historic creatures voiced by Ray Romano, Denis Leary and John Leguizamo entering the Jurassic period with a pack of cranky-but-cute dinosaurs with the voices of Simon Pegg and Seann William…

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The Ghost of Michael Jackson kicks off this week’s FOXLight music release roundup with the soundtrack to This Is It, the limited release documentary on the concert comeback that never was. Included are classic Jackson tracks, some in unreleased versions, and the title track, a recently unearthed collaboration with song-smith Paul Anka.

Rod Stewart has…

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For all intents and purposes, there’s really only one essential, crowd-pleasing movie release in this week’s FOXLight DVD release roundup.

And the other studios must agree…’cause they’ve given no competition to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Shia LeBeouf and the omnipresent, and aptly-named Megan Fox return in a sequel built around the idea of “More”.…

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A fang-tabulous movie soundtrack leads off an eclectic week of music releases in the FOXLight.

Twilight: New Moon is the soundtrack to the upcoming sure-to-be hit film and features tracks by Death Cab for Cutie, Bon Iver, and Thom Yorke.

Southern Voice is the latest from southern voice Tim McGraw.

The Michael Jackson cash-in sweepstakes continue with…