diff --git a/headphones/helpers.py b/headphones/helpers.py
index 46af6c30..560402d1 100644
--- a/headphones/helpers.py
+++ b/headphones/helpers.py
@@ -14,4 +14,45 @@ def checked(variable):
 	if variable:
 		return 'Checked'
 	else:
-		return ''
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+		return ''
+		
+def latinToAscii(unicrap):
+	"""
+	From couch potato
+	"""
+	xlate = {0xc0:'A', 0xc1:'A', 0xc2:'A', 0xc3:'A', 0xc4:'A', 0xc5:'A',
+		0xc6:'Ae', 0xc7:'C',
+		0xc8:'E', 0xc9:'E', 0xca:'E', 0xcb:'E', 0x86:'e',
+		0xcc:'I', 0xcd:'I', 0xce:'I', 0xcf:'I',
+		0xd0:'Th', 0xd1:'N',
+		0xd2:'O', 0xd3:'O', 0xd4:'O', 0xd5:'O', 0xd6:'O', 0xd8:'O',
+		0xd9:'U', 0xda:'U', 0xdb:'U', 0xdc:'U',
+		0xdd:'Y', 0xde:'th', 0xdf:'ss',
+		0xe0:'a', 0xe1:'a', 0xe2:'a', 0xe3:'a', 0xe4:'a', 0xe5:'a',
+		0xe6:'ae', 0xe7:'c',
+		0xe8:'e', 0xe9:'e', 0xea:'e', 0xeb:'e',
+		0xec:'i', 0xed:'i', 0xee:'i', 0xef:'i',
+		0xf0:'th', 0xf1:'n',
+		0xf2:'o', 0xf3:'o', 0xf4:'o', 0xf5:'o', 0xf6:'o', 0xf8:'o',
+		0xf9:'u', 0xfa:'u', 0xfb:'u', 0xfc:'u',
+		0xfd:'y', 0xfe:'th', 0xff:'y',
+		0xa1:'!', 0xa2:'{cent}', 0xa3:'{pound}', 0xa4:'{currency}',
+		0xa5:'{yen}', 0xa6:'|', 0xa7:'{section}', 0xa8:'{umlaut}',
+		0xa9:'{C}', 0xaa:'{^a}', 0xab:'<<', 0xac:'{not}',
+		0xad:'-', 0xae:'{R}', 0xaf:'_', 0xb0:'{degrees}',
+		0xb1:'{+/-}', 0xb2:'{^2}', 0xb3:'{^3}', 0xb4:"'",
+		0xb5:'{micro}', 0xb6:'{paragraph}', 0xb7:'*', 0xb8:'{cedilla}',
+		0xb9:'{^1}', 0xba:'{^o}', 0xbb:'>>',
+		0xbc:'{1/4}', 0xbd:'{1/2}', 0xbe:'{3/4}', 0xbf:'?',
+		0xd7:'*', 0xf7:'/'
+		}
+
+	r = ''
+	for i in unicrap:
+		if xlate.has_key(ord(i)):
+			r += xlate[ord(i)]
+		elif ord(i) >= 0x80:
+			pass
+		else:
+			r += str(i)
+	return r
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diff --git a/headphones/itunesimport.py b/headphones/itunesimport.py
index 80d018c6..292505eb 100644
--- a/headphones/itunesimport.py
+++ b/headphones/itunesimport.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import sqlite3
 from lib.beets.mediafile import MediaFile
 
 import headphones
-from headphones import logger
+from headphones import logger, helpers
 
 def scanMusic(dir=None):
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def scanMusic(dir=None):
 
 	results = []
 	
-	for r,d,f in os.walk(dir):
+	for r,d,f in os.walk(unicode(dir)):
 		for files in f:
 			if any(files.endswith(x) for x in (".mp3", ".flac", ".aac", ".ogg", ".ape")):
 				results.append(os.path.join(r,files))