We’re no strangers to being ripped off here in Australia. But the fact that iTunes is asking for $259 for the complete Beatles box set on the Aussie store compared to $149 on the US store is beyond a joke. So it’s time for a refresher on how to legally purchase songs off the US iTunes and take advantage of the strong Aussie dollar. More »
Henry Dagg spent four years building this gigantic pin barrel harp, commissioned for a London garden. It’s finally finished but is too fragile for the outdoors. Listen to it play “A Long and Winding Road” and reflect on its fate. More »
It seems like we’ve been waiting an eternity for EMI to actually get around to releasing The Beatles’ back catalogue on iTunes. Well, now you can sort of get to all that Beatles goodness with “The Beatles: Little Black Songbook” app on the app store. More »
Remember the extremely popular and touching Stand By Me video? That was recorded in a virtual studio around the world during different days. Here’s the not-less-touching “All You Need Is Love”, recorded in 156 countries at exactly the same time… More »
Hank Risan was ordered to pull The Beatles’ catalogue from the BlueBeat website this week, but those weren’t the actual recordings. The tracks were “psycho-acoustic simulations” of the songs. Too bad that defence will never hold up in court. More »
EMI global catalogue chief Ernesto Schmitt confirms to the Financial Times what we suspected at the Rolling Stones-inflected iPod event: The Beatles won’t be making their grand iTunes Music Store debut tomorrow. More »
