So Apple’s teasing announcement on Apple.com yesterday was… leading up to an announcement that the Beatles’ records will be available for sale on iTunes.
Ringo Starr has greeted this news with an enthusiastic “I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes.”
As we all know, with iTunes 10, Apple introduced Ping. Not only does it have a ridiculous name, but they botched the launch: hardly any artists have Ping profiles (PING!); Facebook integration was announced and then snatched away when the two companies failed to reach an agreement (PING!); if you review and rate with Ping you can’t adopt a pseudonym without breaking your iTunes store account (PING!); the service has already been plagued by spam (PING!); and apparently only items purchased on the iTunes store can be pinged or whatever (PING!). Maybe I’m wrong about that last one. Hrm, wotevs, I’m not going to let a FACT get in the way of a damned good rant.
iTunes Sessions is out today. It features:
Walk In The Park
Norway
Silver Soul
Real Love
White Moon
Gila
Read our review of Beach House @ Brooklyn’s Prospect Park here.
Mark Hamilton’s fave tracks include:
Depeche Mode – It’s No Good
Sia – Breathe Me
Weezer – The Good Life
Enjoy the full feature here.
Earlier this week, I hosted an Ash webcast.
We’re giving away a subscription to Ash’s A To Z.
STREAM: Ash – A To Z
We’re in a tough battle with We All Want Someone To Shout For.
Learn all about the project (& vote for us!) here.
The MP3 marathon will begin on December 26th.
Songs from the following artists are rumored to be included:
The Ting Tings
The Smiths
The Script
Learn all about the holiday gift here.
And they are…
Albums:
1. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
2. Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static
3. Juno
4. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
5. Sara Bareilles – Little Voice
Singles:
1. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
2. Coldplay – Viva La Vida
3. Flo Rida & T Pain – Low
4. Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
5. Rihanna – Disturbia
For detailed info, head here.
His picks include:
Aphrodite’s Child – ‘The Four Horsemen’
The Pretty Things – ‘Baron Saturday’
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives – ‘Infra Riot’
The Doors – ‘Back Door Man’
Bob Dylan – ‘Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)’
Michael Andrews – ‘The Artifact And Living’
Marmalade – ‘I See The Rain’
Colosseum – ‘The Kettle’
Pink Floyd – ‘One Of These Days’
Elvis Presley – ‘Moody Blue’
Oasis will tour the UK with Kasabian next summer.
Ryan Adams joins the band this week for a brief US trek.
Watch their latest video (for ‘I’m Outta Time’) here.
MP3: Oasis – Wonderwall
Gold Gold Gold is out next week.
The short player features:
1. Olympic Airways
2. Dearth
3. Gold Gold Gold
4. Titan Arum
5. Red Socks Pugie (H Schwarz Mix)
6. Cassius (Kieran Hebden Version)
Visit Foals on MySpace.
The full ’08 chart can be viewed below.
1. iTunes
2. Wal-Mart
3. Best Buy
4. Amazon
5. Target
Thanks for the tip, Prefix!
