Tuesday Rock Roundup
It looks like Eric Clapton's autobiography isn't going to make it to bookstores by this spring, as he and publisher Random House had announced in October 2005. Clapton, who got a five-million-dollar advance, tells us he's "well behind and will be lucky to get it out on schedule." He says he and co-author Christopher Simon Sykes have just completed the '70s and that the book will most likely be published in the fall or winter.
The Beatles, one of the last holdouts of digital downloads, may be headed to Apple and its I-Tunes store. Fortune magazine says Apple and the Beatles' company, Apple Corps, are close to a deal. Part of that deal would allow Apple to be the exclusive online store for a limited time. A spokesman for Apple says the computer company does not comment on "rumor and speculation." What is interesting here is that the Beatles had recently sued Apple computers over the use of the Apple name being used in conjunction with music products, but lost the case, which they are appealing.
The piano that John Lennon composed "Imagine" on, which is now owned by George Michael, was photographed last Wednesday on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where President Kennedy was killed on that day in 1963. The piano will be photographed at other significant sites to help spread the message of peace.
Once again The Rolling Stones have the top-grossing tour of all time. The group's A Bigger Bang tour has grossed 437-million dollars over 110 shows, smashing the mark of 333-million set earlier this year by U-2's Vertigo tour. Although U-2 have a few shows left on the Vertigo tour, those 10 stadium makeup shows will only bring their total to about 377- million. And the Stones might not be done with this tour -- there is talk that they may add a few shows in early 2007, which could take the entire A Bigger Bang tour into the 500-million dollar range.
According to Sunday's Mirror newspaper in London, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry are planning an all-star benefit concert next July to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana. There will be simultaneous shows in London and the U-S on July 1st -- what would have been Diana's 46th birthday. Among those reportedly set to perform is Elton John. In September 1997, Elton performed a rewritten version of his "Candle in the Wind" at Diana's funeral in London. Immediately after the funeral, he recorded the song, and it became the fastest selling single of all time, eventually going on to sell 30 million copies worldwide.
Don't Look Back, an acclaimed 1965 documentary on Bob Dylan, is the basis of a two-D-V-D set that goes on sale February 27th. The '65 Tour Deluxe Edition starts with a digitally re-mastered print of the original, then adds such bonuses as a new film on Dylan, uncut performances, commentary and more...including a "flip-book" of the photos that flashed by rapidly in the video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues."
Casey Kasem, whose long-running countdown radio show was noted for its "Long Distance Dedications," is releasing a compilation C-D of such songs. Due January 23rd, the album includes such classics as Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" and Elton John's "Daniel."
New On DVD this week:
Superman Returns
The Ant Bully
Clerks II
Superman The Ultimate Collector's Edition, as well as an 8-Disc set of the 4 Christopher Reeve Superman movies
Nothing of note to report that's new on CD this week...but next week Craig can finally buy that long-awaited Taylor Hicks album...
The Beatles, one of the last holdouts of digital downloads, may be headed to Apple and its I-Tunes store. Fortune magazine says Apple and the Beatles' company, Apple Corps, are close to a deal. Part of that deal would allow Apple to be the exclusive online store for a limited time. A spokesman for Apple says the computer company does not comment on "rumor and speculation." What is interesting here is that the Beatles had recently sued Apple computers over the use of the Apple name being used in conjunction with music products, but lost the case, which they are appealing.
The piano that John Lennon composed "Imagine" on, which is now owned by George Michael, was photographed last Wednesday on the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, where President Kennedy was killed on that day in 1963. The piano will be photographed at other significant sites to help spread the message of peace.
Once again The Rolling Stones have the top-grossing tour of all time. The group's A Bigger Bang tour has grossed 437-million dollars over 110 shows, smashing the mark of 333-million set earlier this year by U-2's Vertigo tour. Although U-2 have a few shows left on the Vertigo tour, those 10 stadium makeup shows will only bring their total to about 377- million. And the Stones might not be done with this tour -- there is talk that they may add a few shows in early 2007, which could take the entire A Bigger Bang tour into the 500-million dollar range.
According to Sunday's Mirror newspaper in London, Prince William and his brother Prince Harry are planning an all-star benefit concert next July to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother, Princess Diana. There will be simultaneous shows in London and the U-S on July 1st -- what would have been Diana's 46th birthday. Among those reportedly set to perform is Elton John. In September 1997, Elton performed a rewritten version of his "Candle in the Wind" at Diana's funeral in London. Immediately after the funeral, he recorded the song, and it became the fastest selling single of all time, eventually going on to sell 30 million copies worldwide.
Don't Look Back, an acclaimed 1965 documentary on Bob Dylan, is the basis of a two-D-V-D set that goes on sale February 27th. The '65 Tour Deluxe Edition starts with a digitally re-mastered print of the original, then adds such bonuses as a new film on Dylan, uncut performances, commentary and more...including a "flip-book" of the photos that flashed by rapidly in the video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues."
Casey Kasem, whose long-running countdown radio show was noted for its "Long Distance Dedications," is releasing a compilation C-D of such songs. Due January 23rd, the album includes such classics as Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful" and Elton John's "Daniel."
New On DVD this week:
Superman Returns
The Ant Bully
Clerks II
Superman The Ultimate Collector's Edition, as well as an 8-Disc set of the 4 Christopher Reeve Superman movies
Nothing of note to report that's new on CD this week...but next week Craig can finally buy that long-awaited Taylor Hicks album...
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