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A new coffee shop, created jointly by Starbucks and Hewlett-Packard so customers can create their own music CDs, will open in Santa Monica, Calif.


More such music-centric facilities, called Hear Music Coffeehouses, are expected to open later this year


For you locals, I’m guessing the location is the ever-trendy Third Steet Promenade.