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The Beatles are now available on iTunes.  It’s just the remastered studio albums, Past Masters 1 & 2, and the red and blue albums.  No mono albums.  Individual songs are $1.29, albums are $12.99 ($19.99 for double albums), and the complete catalog is $149.

“I am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes,” said Ringo Starr.

Is this really that important?  A Beatles fan already has everything that can be bought, and I doubt that younger not-yet-fans were really waiting for The Beatles to be available on iTunes before discovering them.

The Police at Madison Square Garden: The Final Show

U2 Book Signing

In late September, in support of their book, U2 by U2, U2 had three book signings, one each in Dublin, London, and New York City. At each signing, 150 U2.com subscribers were invited via a lottery, and 100 others were allowed in via other means. I was one of the lucky ones in NYC.

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