No Rock And Roll Fun

A CD IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS: Adopting the judgement that a carrot is always preferable to a stick, Eminem hopes to entice people to buy Encore, the new album, by offering a Willy Wonka style competition where people could end up winning stuff. Okay, a lot of the stuff is just horrible - platinum plaques? - but at least the idea, of making the record more attractive than the illegal download, is a step in the right direction.