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Barry Schrader's Monkey King CD has been released by Innova Recordings on Innova 703. The CD contains music inspired by the five elements of ancient Chinese tradition in Wu Xing ? Cycle of Destruction, and by stories from the great Chinese classic Journey to the West.

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Although ABC News' "20/20" had the world premiere of Britney Spears' newest music video, "Womanizer," but apparently it was too hot for network TV. The uncensored version is on MTV and all over the Web, and I think it's the best video she's put out in forever and a day.

Now that Sony Corp and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and its music, a duo that was badly out of sync.