Fox News is reporting that the Beatles catalog, one of the last digital holdouts, will be available online soon, but Apple Corps head Neil Aspinall let it drop that any scuttlebutt about the reissues being an iTunes exclusive is incorrect: But now Aspinall says that when the Beatles songs do get… More »
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple (the company in charge of the Beatles’ catalog) and Apple (the computer company that can’t seem to make a decent battery) have settled their trademark dispute: Under a new deal that replaces one reached in 1991, Apple will own… More »
Here’s another photo from the MacWorld demo of the (real) iPhone’s musical interface–it looks pretty slick, but we couldn’t help but notice that all of the albums are by the Beatles, one of the bands whose catalog is still unavailable via digital music channels. More »
– Lil’ Kim is reportedly demanding nearly $1 million and an assortment of gifts as compensation for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother in the UK. Warms the heart to know that there are still celebrities out there who won’t just do these reality shows for exposure, doesn’t it? More »
– Justin Timberlake’s “My Love”–a song beloved by gays, guidos, girlfriends, as well as your gay guido girlfriend–deservedly holds on to its title as the most popular single in the country. More »
We apologize if this seems awfully old-farty of us–and if it seems completely random after a post about Jay-Z versus The Game–but Jefitoblog has a rather strange discovery up today: It’s a copy of George Harrison performing “It Don’t Come Easy,” which was (supposedly) one of Ringo Starr’s biggest… More »
A lesson: How not to spend, and document, your summer vacation abroad. 1. Break into Paul McCartney’s estate, cameraphone at the ready. 2. Take shaky video footage of your trespassing, all the while freaking out that you’re going to get caught. 3. More »
For years, former Beatles producer George Martin has been trusted with refurbishing the Fab Four’s catalog, with oft-disastrous results; anyone who heard 1998’s celeb-studded “tribute” album In My… More »
