Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Beatles on iTunes ... Merry Christmas, one and all!

 The Beatles are now on iTunes. This is one feat for the Apple brand's digital media player application that has been a hard road. The band will offer 13 studio albums, each with iTunes LP, featuring lyrics, liner notes, a mini-documentary about the album, and more.

The Past Masters collection and the famed “Red” and “Blue” compilations will also be available along with The Beatles Box Set, which includes the group's entire catalog, mini-documentaries, photos, and a video of the band's first U.S. concert, the 1964 show at Washington Coliseum, for about $150. Sounds like the perfect digital stocking stuffer for a Beatles fanatic.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Artist to Watch: Bobby Long

If you've ever watched that little movie called Twilight, you might have heard a song during the scene where Edward had to bite Bella to suck the vampire venom out of her. That song was called "Let Me Sign", which was sang by Rob Pattinson, but written by one of his best friends named Bobby Long.

Long met Pattinson while both were playing the club circuit in England. Not long after that, Pattinson began his acting career, scoring a role as Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and then Twilight. According to Long, Pattinson took "Let Me Sign" to the producers of Twilight and was given the opportunity to showcase Long's writing ability by singing the song for the soundtrack.

Because of that major moment in the spotlight, Long has toured the U.S. twice playing big shows in New York and Nashville and also playing the club circuit all over the states. He is currently on tour this November, and his long awaited debut album, "A Winter Tale" is set to be released February 1, 2011. I became a fan of Long's after "Let Me Sign" came out and have followed his EP releases on MySpace and iTunes. Two of my favorites is "The Bounty of Mary Jane" and "Left to Lie".

Here is a link to his site for a full list of tour dates. Also, you can sign up for a free download of "Who Have You Been Lovin'". http://www.bobbylong.info/