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On September 25, Stars will release their fourth studio album, In Our Bedroom After The War. It’s Stars’ most confident and compelling work to date, an album that showcases the seven years of experience they share as a band. It was recorded at the Warehouse Studios in Vancouver, BC and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, The Shins, Morrissey). For a limited time, In Our Bedroom After The War will include a bonus DVD featuring a 55-minute documentary of Stars’ live performances and interviews while touring Set Yourself on Fire.

Montreal's Stars are certainly a theatrical bunch (and not just because co-frontman Torquil Campbell is also an actor). Their passionate delivery of love and breakup songs--often sung dialogue-style between male frontman Campbell and female lead Amy Millan--is a compelling combination of musicianship and dramatic intensity. In Our Bedroom After the War is similar in style to Set Yourself on Fire--albeit a little gentler and more intimate in tone--capturing the many varied elements that Stars do best. "Midnight Coward" begins with Millan's gentle voice singing "sweetness never suits me," then eventually expands into an abundant, symphonic-sounding conclusion. "The Ghost of Genova Heights" features co-vocalist Torquil Campbell evoking a Scissor Sisters funkiness, which may surprise some fans. "My Favourite Book" is a bright, sunny spot showcasing Millan's penchant for smooth, silky jazz-pop a la Morcheeba or The Style Council. Throughout, the group remains poets-cum-performers--topics range from love between political protestors ("Barricade") to emotive hook-up attempts between personal-ad users ("Personal"), always done with lush musicianship that's often Moulin Rouge-esque at its core. Note to diehard fans: the limited-edition version of the disc is well worth the investment, featuring a captivating hour-long DVD that is part travelogue, part interview, and is filled with impressive clips from live shows throughout Europe and North America. --Denise Sheppard

As stars twinkle and shine as they move in their celestial dance in the sky, this cascading stars sterling silver lariat adds a little starlight and glamour to make you feel wonderful. The dangling stars catch the light as they swing feely to add those flashes of style and grace from the sterling silver. The simple design of the necklace adds a playful feel while still keeping the respectability of being a piece of fine jewelry. With a caressing weight and a whimsical feel, this cascading stars sterling silver lariat is a fine piece to make your nights a little brighter from starlight.

Brighten up your bedroom at night with a glow in the dark kit that's outta sight! 9 colorful, glow in the dark planets and 21 plastic glow in the dark stars will give your bedroom some galactic kaboom! Comes with adhesive putty and instructions and space fun facts on the back of the packaging. For ages over 3 years.

Author: H. A. Rey

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

The third LP for this Canadian band, following their amazing sophomore set, "Heart;" a critical smash. "Set Yourself on Fire" is a self-proclaimed Sex, Death, & Robots record, with rich and ornate depths. Produced by TONY HOFFER (Beck, Air, Grandaddy, Phoenix).

Sure they look pretty and sound pretty and all, but is this Montreal-based quartet ever going to amount to much, you know in the course of "rock history"? Very likely, if their captivating third album, Set Yourself on Fire, is any indication. Vocalists Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell have never harmonized better together, and the whole keyboard-heavy band is at that delectable place where they transcend their influences. Great pop music is not about "originality" (nor has it ever much been); it’s a passionate marriage of idea and conviction. Sure, you can still hear the mark of Beulah, the Smiths, New Order, Broken Social Scene and Super Furry Animals in their songs. But the group has never been as confident with their marriage of lush, exuberant dreampop and dark, clever lyrics as they are here. --Mike McGonigal

Enterprise, this is Kirk. Get ready for the ultimate Star Trek adventure with this Exclusive Star Trek Original Series Classic Gold Phaser and Communicator set! With sound effects and clips from the groundbreaking sci-fi series, each of these limited edition collectibles features audio from the classic episodes and deluxe window-box packaging. These exclusive, life-size replicas aren't like anything else on the market today! The communicator has a glossy paint base and an actual metal antenna, while the phaser comes in an exclusive gold-handle version. Don't get caught on your next away mission without these handy lifesavers. Order yours and live the dream of owning your own Starfleet armory!

Along with beeping sounds, there are 9 different voice phrases on the communicator:

* "Enterprise, this is Kirk." (Captain Kirk)
* "Spock here, Captain." (Spock)
* "Bridge here, Captain."
* "Transporter room ready to beam up."
* "Bridge, this is the captain." (Captain Kirk)
* "Enterprise to Mr. Spock."
* "Captain, shall I beam down an armed party?" (Spock, plays during call-back mode only)
* "Scotty here, Captain." (Scotty)
* Exclusive bonus phrase! "Your signal is very weak; can you turn up your gain?" (Kirk)

Special functions include:

* Cycle through all 9 phrases! To play all the sayings from Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and Uhura, just press and hold the button under the blue light for 3 seconds.
* Be hailed by the Enterprise! Hold down the button under the red light for 5 seconds, and quickly close the communicator. A few seconds later, your communicator will start to beep and once you open it, Spock will ask if he can beam down an armed landing party.
* Quick flip-open activation! A motor inside the communicator will start spinning and an activation sequence will play when you flip open the gold communicator lid.

Building on the success of both Lego Star Wars videogames, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga enables families to play through the events of all six Star Wars movies in one videogame for the first time ever. Developer Traveller's Tales has brought the action to the Nintendo Wii, with motion-sensitive inputs that give you exciting new ways to control your Lego Star Wars characters, while also adding new characters, new levels and new features. The upgraded Character Customizer includes all Prequel Trilogy characters for the first time, while also expanding its customization options well beyond those in Lego Star Wars II, for millions more possibilities. Create cross-Trilogy mash-up characters like Han Windu and Lando Amidala. New game features include enhanced Force powers, new power-ups, and a new Challenge Mode. Levels from the original Lego Star Wars are revamped to meet the gameplay evolutions of Lego Star Wars II. ESRB Rated E10 for gamers aged 10 and up.

In this lively book, award-winning author-artist Bob Barner takes readers on a ride through outer space to visit distant planets and dazzling stars. The simple rhyming text and colorful torn-paper collage illustrations make this book perfect for the very youngest readers, and the Meet the Planets and Meet the Galaxy sections, both bursting with facts, will engage older readers as well. Stars! Stars! Stars! will rocket aspiring stargazers right out of this world!

Heart is the stunning sophomore album from Montreal quartet, Stars. The follow-up to the bands critically acclaimed Nightsongs (Top 10 Albums of 2001 - Village Voice). Features 12 tracks worth of their charming brand of electronic chamber pop, including the U.S. bonus track 'Comeback' (Live). Digipak. Arts & Crafts. 2003.