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Hitting the airwaves today will be J&R’s hilarious holiday commercial, complete with fighting Santas and an angry elf. What more could you ask for this holiday season? You don’t want to miss watching fighting Santas, do you?

The holiday season is upon and one of the more popular items people give for a gift is an mp3 player. It makes perfect sense since just about everyone likes music. However, for those frugal shoppers who don’t want to spend over a c-note on an mp3 player, have no fear, the Sandisk Sansa E260 4GB MP3 Player is here.

The Sansa E260 sports a gorgeous 1.8″ TFT color display. The 4gb storage capacity let’s you store you music and personal videos, but it gets better. The storage capacity can be increased with a microSD expandable slot. The digital fm tuner lets you record fm broadcasts on the fly. You can also do some personal voice recording on this device. It also has backlit controls, so you can rock out even in the dark. In addition to all this, this little device is built touch with its unique liquidmetal backing that avoids scratches and cracks.

Sounds like a winner to me.

For more infomation about this camera, click here.

It’s that time of year folks. Santa Claus is coming to town, and he’s making a pit stop at J&R.

Parents, bring your children to visit Santa at J&R! Free Picture with Santa sponsored by Canon. Free Gift Bag for the Kids. (1 per child, while supplies last)

Jolly Old Saint Nick will be at 15 Park Row on Saturday December 13th from 9:00am to 1:00pm, and Sunday December 14th from 2:00pm to 5:30pm.

We just unveiled our new Musical Instrument store here at J&R. Feel free to stop by 33 Park Row to check out what we have in stock or to talk shop with our knowledgeable staff.

Check out some shots of the store below.

For more info about the iRecord Pro, click here.

Prince of Persia series have been revamped for the current generation consoles. In terms of the plot, this new Prince is no regal character. He’s a wanderer and vagabond. The story begins shortly after he returns from one of his lucrative expeditions. Richened with loot and treasure, he dreams about spending his fortunes on women and liquor when out of no where he is swept away by a sandstorm. He lands in a mythical garden of beauty with a humongous tree of life in the center. In the garden with him is a beautiful woman named Elika. Like him, she is stranded in the garden. They decide to team up together to defeat the ancient God of Darkness, Ahriman.

Ahriman destroyed the tree of life and is spreading darkness and evil across the land. The Prince and Elika vow drive him away and rid the world of his brand of evil.

The game will be available on the 360, PS3 and PC.

Check out the IGN Video Review Below.

It’s no secret, we here at J&R hold vinyl in very high regard. We love it. Not just because it’s an excellent medium for music playback, which it certainly is. We love vinyl because J&R started out as a company in 1971 selling vinyl. Here we are 37 years later, and after many formats have come and gone, vinyl is still here. Can anyone say staying power?

In honor of our long history with vinyl, we have decided to put all vinyl on sale. Click here for selections.

In addition to the selection on the website, we have many LPs, including seasonal titles that are only available in the music store. So for those of you who are local, feel free to come on down and look through our selection, or talk shop with our knowledgeable staff.

Check out a few snaps of the vinyl store in the slideshow below.

So you thought the savings were done after Black Friday, huh? Think again my friends. J&R is committed to bringing you quality goods and rockbottom prices. What better way is there to start the work week that with savings?

Click here to see our Cyber Monday deals!

Below are just a few of the deals that caught my eye.

Blu-ray Discs - Starting at $4.99

Onkyo SKS-HT540 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker System - $169.99

JBL ES90 Floorstanding Speaker - Cherry Finish With Black Grille - $229.99

Brother PT1010 P-touch 1010 Electronic Label Maker - $9.99

Zeevee ZV100NA ZvBox System - $399.99

Callpod CDHS-0021 Dragon Bluetooth Headset - Carbon Fiber - $59.99

Callpod CDHS-0001 Dragon Bluetooth Headset - Titanium Silver - $59.99

Rachael Yamagata

Three years after Rachael Yamagata began to appear on the public’s radar with her self-titled debut EP and full-length album Happenstance, Rachael is back with her Warner debut Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart, a single record in two parts.

“I didn’t set out to make a two part album,” Yamagata says. “We just followed the songs’ lyrical lead and built them up with textures and sounds that served the story. The beautiful ones were darker and worked with lush arrangements. We used the sounds of rain, tree branches falling on the roof — whatever kept the mood true to this haunted studio in the first stormy days of spring. The second part became more anthemic, like a reclaiming of personal power. There’s something raw about it. To me it sounds weathered, but not broken or cynical.”

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