The Beatles Archive

  • Ringo Starr is not good at Rock Band. And?

    Ringo Starr is not good at Rock Band. And?

    Famous rock star Ringo Star was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night, and he admitted that he's "crap" at Rock Band. This is news only in the loosest sense of the term because the headline should read, "Old man not good at video games."

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  • The Beatles remastered catalogue will be released on an apple-shaped USB drive

    The Beatles remastered catalogue will be released on an apple-shaped USB drive

    Yes, that's a USB drive in the shape of an apple. It's a limited edition doohickey that contains the entire remastered Beatles catalogue, the same one that was released on September 9. The 16GB drive comes out on December 8 here.

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  • Why is The Beatles on iTunes such a big deal?

    Why is The Beatles on iTunes such a big deal?

    If we assume that next week's Apple event will have something to do with The Beatles—and we have to assume that, otherwise this post has no value (not to say that it does, mind you)—then I have to ask: what's the big deal? Obviously, being the first (and only?) online music store that has The Beatles will be something of a coup, for at least the first day. You can picture the articles and posts now: “Apple meets Apple: Beatles on iTunes,” “iTunes just won my $9.99: Beatles on iTunes,” etc.

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  • 1 to 10, how excited are you about The Beatles: Rock Band?

    1 to 10, how excited are you about The Beatles: Rock Band?

    How did we miss this, a nine-page article in the New York Times about The Beatles: Rock Band? Is it overkill? Perhaps. Rock Band isn't exactly new, and The Beatles aren't exactly some unsigned band, but you have to consider the Times' audience: older folks who probably saw The Beatles live at Shea Stadium, and who would be genuinely excited to see the band show up on iTunes one day (despite the fact that ripping their CDs is quite simple).

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