Category: Artists (Page 173 of 262)

Does this mean we can buy “Mean Mr. Mustard” on iTunes?

February 6, 2007 / John Paulsen

Apple Inc. (the guys who invented the iPod) and Apple Corps (the guys who invented Revolver) announced Monday that they’ve agreed to settle out of court. The two companies have been at odds for years over Apple Inc.’s use of an apple as its logo. Apple Corps was founded in 1968 by the Fab Four to oversee their business interests, using a green apple as its logo.

While financial terms were not disclosed, the new deal give Apple Inc. ownership of all of the trademarks concerning “Apple,” including the logo for iTunes. In return, the computer maker agreed to license certain trademarks—the ones pertaining to specific music—back to Apple Corps. Both sides also agreed to end litigation and pay their own legal costs.

A deal seemed imminent for several weeks. In January, when trumpeting the new iPhone, [Apple Inc. CEO Steve] Jobs proclaimed the company was changing its name to Apple Inc. and expanding its business to include more high-tech gizmos in addition to Macintosh computers.

[Apple Corps] confirmed months ago that the Beatles were in the process of remastering their entire catalog for online sales. Industry analysts and fans alike point to the just-announced deal as a precursor for the band’s iconic songs and albums to finally be sold via iTunes. Some rumor sites have gone so far to predict Jobs unveiling a Beatles-themed iPod.

Now if we can just get that AC/DC catalog on iTunes, we’ll be good to go.

Artists, External Music, Music Labels, News, Rock, Songs

Video Vault – One Dove

February 2, 2007 / Captain Capm

One Dove’s sole album Morning Dove White is one of the best slightly overlooked releases of the ’90s. It spawned the “White Love” and “Breakdown” singles. Here’s the video for the latter. The band was fronted by Dot Allison, who has gone on to solo success with a pair of hypnotic albums. Indeed, One Dove was one of a kind themselves, and Morning Dove White is surreal, beautiful, and a bit unnerving all at once. Check it out if you never have.

Artists, Videos

If you don’t like Kylie for her music…

February 2, 2007 / Will Harris

…you can at least like her for her lingerie commercials:

Happy Friday, everyone…!

Artists, Pop, Rock Babes

I love them from the bottom of their pencil case…

February 2, 2007 / Will Harris

…and I love them in the songs they write and sing, which is why I’m totally and utterly bummed to hear that the Beautiful South have decided to call it a day “due to musical similarities.”

Funny how it used to be that, for the longest time, you had to explain to folks that “it’s the guy from the Housemartins.” Not in the UK, of course; the Beautiful South became virtual household names there, and remain so, even if their chart fortunes have been declining as of late. And nowadays, telling someone here that “it’s the guy from the Housemartins” will get you an even blanker look that the one you’ll get just from mentioning the Beautiful South in the first place.

Anyway, you probably figured that the subject line borrowed from one of their lyrics, and you’re right: it’s from their very first UK hit, “Song for Whoever.” Go ahead and watch the video for it, won’t you…?