Showing posts with label iTunes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iTunes. Show all posts
Monday, November 24, 2008
McCartney says Beatles iTunes deal still stalled
At a news conference today in the UK to publicize his new Fireman album, Paul McCartney said the iTunes deal is stalled and a deal is not imminent, reports NME.com. "When it's something as big as The Beatles, it's heavy negotiations. We're [the band members and their estates] very for it, but there are a couple of sticking points," NME quoted McCartney. What's hindering the negotiations was not revealed.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
"Concert For George" digital release with bonus track announced
A press release issued Tuesday:
WSM / Warner Music Group is pleased to release the GRAMMY Award winning Concert For George soundtrack through all digital stores from April 15th (click here:). Fans who purchase the album through iTunes will also be able to download a previously unreleased bonus track, "Horse To The Water", written by George and performed by Jools Holland and Sam Brown.
Their powerful rendition (which can be seen in the historic concert film) was not available on the original soundtrack release.
To view more about the concert, please visit the official site:
http://www.concertforgeorge.com/
Concert For George joins the George Harrison catalog, which was made available digitally last fall.
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 3/13/08
Update (3/13/08) from our Beatle News Briefs
- Ringo announces 10th All-Starr Band lineup: Many new shows added -- we have the complete schedule.
- "American Idol" says yeah, yeah, yeah, to Beatle songs: What did you think of Beatle night?
- Paul kicks off new PETA vegetarian ad campaign: Does Paul's new veggie conversion story sound fishy?
- Latest Beatles iTunes update: TV station's blog comment -- with a plug for your favorite webmaster
- Announcing "Ringo 5.1" on Koch Records: A reader review.
- Another Abbey Road passing: Information about Mike Batchelor's life and work from Brian Kehew, co-author of "Recording the Beatles."
- In memoriam: Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five dead at 64: Official DC5 website has lots of music.
- Magazine alerts
- Quick news links: Yoko discusses her music, art and film work.
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/13/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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- Ringo announces 10th All-Starr Band lineup: Many new shows added -- we have the complete schedule.
- "American Idol" says yeah, yeah, yeah, to Beatle songs: What did you think of Beatle night?
- Paul kicks off new PETA vegetarian ad campaign: Does Paul's new veggie conversion story sound fishy?
- Latest Beatles iTunes update: TV station's blog comment -- with a plug for your favorite webmaster
- Announcing "Ringo 5.1" on Koch Records: A reader review.
- Another Abbey Road passing: Information about Mike Batchelor's life and work from Brian Kehew, co-author of "Recording the Beatles."
- In memoriam: Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five dead at 64: Official DC5 website has lots of music.
- Magazine alerts
- Quick news links: Yoko discusses her music, art and film work.
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/13/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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- The most trusted and most up-to-date Beatle news
on the Internet for over a dozen years
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm
- Our new Collectibles Marketplace
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/beatlesebay.html
- The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog
(Beatle news headlines and late breaking news)
http://abbeyrd.blogspot.com
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 3/12/08
Update (3/12/08) from our Beatle News Briefs
- Paul kicks off new PETA vegetarian ad campaign
- Latest Beatles iTunes update: iTunes deal may be far off.
- Ringo announces 10th All-Starr Band lineup: Mohegan Sun announces Ringo show.
- In memoriam: Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five dead at 64: See the Dave Clark Five's Rock Hall induction online.
- "American Idol" says yeah, yeah, yeah, to Beatle songs: Accounts of "Idol's" Beatles night.
- John Lennon's "Abbey Road" suit listed for sale on eBay: Buyer beware, part 2.
- New book of rare Lennon photos by May Pang to be published in March: Radio interview link.
- "The Beatle Years": upcoming shows.
- Magazine alerts
- Quick news links: Dylan's tribute to George Harrison.
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/6/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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ABBEYRD'S BEATLES PAGE
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net
- The most trusted and most up-to-date Beatle news
on the Internet for over a dozen years
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm
- Our new Collectibles Marketplace
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/beatlesebay.html
- The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog
(Beatle news headlines and late breaking news)
http://abbeyrd.blogspot.com
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- Paul kicks off new PETA vegetarian ad campaign
- Latest Beatles iTunes update: iTunes deal may be far off.
- Ringo announces 10th All-Starr Band lineup: Mohegan Sun announces Ringo show.
- In memoriam: Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five dead at 64: See the Dave Clark Five's Rock Hall induction online.
- "American Idol" says yeah, yeah, yeah, to Beatle songs: Accounts of "Idol's" Beatles night.
- John Lennon's "Abbey Road" suit listed for sale on eBay: Buyer beware, part 2.
- New book of rare Lennon photos by May Pang to be published in March: Radio interview link.
- "The Beatle Years": upcoming shows.
- Magazine alerts
- Quick news links: Dylan's tribute to George Harrison.
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/6/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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ABBEYRD'S BEATLES PAGE
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net
- The most trusted and most up-to-date Beatle news
on the Internet for over a dozen years
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm
- Our new Collectibles Marketplace
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/beatlesebay.html
- The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog
(Beatle news headlines and late breaking news)
http://abbeyrd.blogspot.com
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Saturday, March 08, 2008
Why we're not getting all excited about these latest iTunes stories ...
If there's an easy way to get the Beatles back in the news, all one needs to do is mention iTunes.
That's quite obvious, isn't it? The story two days ago linking any iTunes deal with Paul's divorce must have been seventh heaven for newspapers with gossip columns.
We wondered, though, if anyone bothered to read the thing. For one, there was no source. For another, the story didn't say much of anything beyond what was already known -- that the Beatles are looking to put their music on iTunes. When? As the Wicked Witch of the West said, "All in good time, my dears. All in good time."
Saturday, the unsourced story developed another angle from apparently out of nowhere. This time, the stories hinted the deal has been struck, thanks to Paul. But these stories forget one thing -- it's not up to Paul alone. And the three others have their own interests to consider -- and consider them they will.
If a deal has been struck, it's no surprise, really. It's long overdue. Why all this pussyfooting around with these stupid stories about Paul's divorce, though? If it's done, let's announce it and give everyone a real reason to get excited.
If this latest batch of rumors turns out to be another "wait and see," it'll be another postponing of something that many big artists have done and without so much quibbling.
The Beatles' catalog needed to go online, as the song says, yesterday. Putting it off isn't making the market any more lucrative. It's losing those dollars to internet downloads that you know and they know are happening as you read this.
What the heck are they waiting for?
That's quite obvious, isn't it? The story two days ago linking any iTunes deal with Paul's divorce must have been seventh heaven for newspapers with gossip columns.
We wondered, though, if anyone bothered to read the thing. For one, there was no source. For another, the story didn't say much of anything beyond what was already known -- that the Beatles are looking to put their music on iTunes. When? As the Wicked Witch of the West said, "All in good time, my dears. All in good time."
Saturday, the unsourced story developed another angle from apparently out of nowhere. This time, the stories hinted the deal has been struck, thanks to Paul. But these stories forget one thing -- it's not up to Paul alone. And the three others have their own interests to consider -- and consider them they will.
If a deal has been struck, it's no surprise, really. It's long overdue. Why all this pussyfooting around with these stupid stories about Paul's divorce, though? If it's done, let's announce it and give everyone a real reason to get excited.
If this latest batch of rumors turns out to be another "wait and see," it'll be another postponing of something that many big artists have done and without so much quibbling.
The Beatles' catalog needed to go online, as the song says, yesterday. Putting it off isn't making the market any more lucrative. It's losing those dollars to internet downloads that you know and they know are happening as you read this.
What the heck are they waiting for?
Abbeyrd Beatles Page news headlines for 3/9/08
Update (3/9/08) from our Beatle News Briefs
- Latest Beatles iTunes rumor: Has the deal been struck?
- Lennon self-portrait from 1958 to be auctioned
- Beatles engineer Norman "Hurricane" Smith dies: New York Times link.
- Quick news links: Former Apple artist has heart attack; Stella shines at UK fashion show
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/6/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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ABBEYRD'S BEATLES PAGE
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net
- The most trusted and most up-to-date Beatle news
on the Internet for over a dozen years
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm
- Our new Collectibles Marketplace
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/beatlesebay.html
- The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog
(Beatle news headlines and late breaking news)
http://abbeyrd.blogspot.com
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- Latest Beatles iTunes rumor: Has the deal been struck?
- Lennon self-portrait from 1958 to be auctioned
- Beatles engineer Norman "Hurricane" Smith dies: New York Times link.
- Quick news links: Former Apple artist has heart attack; Stella shines at UK fashion show
- Tell your Beatles story on our Memories of Beatlemania blog.
- IMPORTANT: OUR EMAIL ADDRESS/DOMAIN IS CHANGING!
- This week in Wolfgang's Vault (updated 3/6/08)
- New lower prices in our CafePress Abbeyrd Beatles Page store
- Our Abbeyrd Beatles Pages Collector's Marketplace is your 24-hour virtual window to the best in Internet Beatles auctions. Categories and listings galore. Have a click and see.
- Check out our blogs: DVD Watch, A Capitol Idea (or Two) (various subjects), Bill O'Reilly Is An Idiot and The Report Colbert (politics). Note: If you are a mailing list moderator or know of a mailing list that would like to receive these daily updates, please email us at abbeyrd@abbeyrd.best.vwh.net.)
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ABBEYRD'S BEATLES PAGE
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net
- The most trusted and most up-to-date Beatle news
on the Internet for over a dozen years
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/fabnews.htm
- Our new Collectibles Marketplace
http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/beatlesebay.html
- The Abbeyrd Beatles Page Breaking News Blog
(Beatle news headlines and late breaking news)
http://abbeyrd.blogspot.com
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