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With a little help from some friendsSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:35AMEDITOR’S NOTE: This is part five in a six-part series that takes a look at the local music scene.

Fort Bend’s old court house celebrates 100 yearsSunday, January 4, 2009 @ 4:02AMAs the new year often symbolizes a fresh start and a new beginning, Fort Bend County will look back during 2009 on the last 100 years as the old Court House celebrates it’s centennial.

The year in music: The 20 best records of 2008Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:24AMThe year 2008 saw another decrease in CD sales. But as we move closer and closer to the tangible medium becoming more and more of a niche market, artists and bands continue to make great music. The last 12 months started out with a bang when the iconic Radiohead finally released its latest masterwork, "In Rainbows," on CD on New Year’s Day, while Kanye West waited till the last month of the year ...

Album sales plunge, digital downloads upThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:11PMNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Music sales continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.

Music Sales Fell In 2008, But Climbed On The WebThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:08PMBy BEN SISARIO New York Times News Service Sales of recorded music fell sharply in 2008, as consumers continued to migrate away from the CD format, large

Music sales for 2008 ride digital coattailsThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:14PMIndustry tracker Nielsen says total music sales were up 10 percent year over year, with strong growth in the digital realm. Also: a comeback of sorts for vinyl.

Music executives bank on Christmas for mercy as price wars extend fall in music sales revenueThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:02PMDuffy may have taken the world by storm last year. Take That may have made a triumphant return and Coldplay may have proved the critics wrong, but none of these artists could halt the slide in music sales around the world.

Heart to heartThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:43PMFor legendary musicians David Byrne and Brian Eno, working off what comes in by e-mail has done wonders.

Album sales plunge, digital downloads upThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:30PMMusic sales continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of digital downloads failed to make up for a plunge in CD sales.