New Beatles iPod

Donny and Marie Get Two More years in Vegas

The Donny and Marie show, which opened Sept. 9, has received great reviews. In a statement, Don Marrandino, President of Flamingo Las Vegas, said, “Their show has been an amazing success, bringing an invigorated energy to the Flamingo, and we’re thrilled to have them with us for two more years.

Eminem Book Out “The Way I Am”

Here it is again: (Billboard) Before Eminem moves forward musically, he first is taking a step back with a memoir out today (Oct. 21) that shares quite a few revelations about a man whose autobiographical lyrics have tantalized fans for years.

In “The Way I Am,” the man born Marshall Bruce Mathers III takes readers into his painful childhood and adolescence and inside the studio and beyond as the former Detroit factory floor sweeper and short-order cook enters the rap game and becomes a worldwide hip-hop sensation.

The book is 200-plus pages worth of text, behind-the-scenes photographs and reproductions of Eminem’s original lyric sheets — hotel stationery and other scraps of paper he used to scratch out partial verses of the songs that would make him famous.

New Tony Bennet Holiday Music

“Tony Bennett: A Swingin’ Christmas featuring The County Basie Big Band” features 11 classic holiday tracks, including “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Winter Wonderland” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town. This is the first time you will hear his daughter Antonia, who duets with her father on “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm.” Does anybody else think singing this song to your father is a little weird.

Death Cab For Cutie Stung By Scorpion

Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard was stung twice by a scorpion just as he was about to go on stage in San Diego last week.

The singer reportedly had just changed into his show trousers when he felt something sting him on his thigh. Writing on his blog about the incident, bassist Nick Harmer explained what happened:

“So tonight in San Diego, Ben got stung by a SCORPION. Twice. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried, file this under ‘things that really happen on rock tours.

Beatles iPod Available Through Bloomingdales

A special edition The Beatles iPod will be going on sale through U.S. department stores Bloomingdales, fuelling rumors that the band’s back catalogue will soon be available for sale through digital download store iTunes.

The collectible 120GB MP3 player will be limited to just 2,500 copies and individually numbered.

The Beatles logo will be etched onto the hardware and the package will also include an engraved guitar pick inside.

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