Apple made an extraordinary fuss about the arrival of Beatles music on its iTunes download store – even allowing the news to take over its home page for a day or two. Why? I can think of a few reasons. Because Steve Jobs was born in 1955 and this is the music of his teen [...]
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The Beatles, iTunes, and 09 09 09
Apple (computer) held a press event yesterday, one that had been buzzed extensively ahead of time. The date was 9th September 2009, or 09/09/09, and the same date as the worldwide release of the Beatles remasters. The date ties in with a song on Let it Be, One after 909, and a song on the [...]
Lennon and McCartney, Yin and Yang
There’s a discussion over at the Hoffman forums on the value of the post-Beatles solo efforts. There is a touch of magic in the Beatles’ work though I am not really a diehard fan. Generally I find the solo albums less satisfactory with a couple of exceptions. The reason I think is to do with [...]