Apparently Bono has some good news for me. According to the new issue of
Spin magazine, when the tour starts next year U2 will make their concerts available for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. He is
quoted as saying “We will do a commercial with Apple for our album, and no money will change hands, which is important, because we have been offered boatloads of money from many other people. But we will make an Apple commercial that’s as good as any video. And next year, you will be able to go to a U2 show and download the concert onto your iPod. We’re going to make a digital box set, where you can get every U2 album and every U2 B-side and every U2 lyric, all at once. We want to do this because we like their company.“ This is already music to my ears.
The FCC might be done dealing with Bono but they’ve got their hands full in with ABC’s
Monday Night Football.
The AP reports they have been receiving complaints about a racy pre-game intro involving
Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan and Philadelphia Eagles star Terrell Owens. The NFL has gone on record as saying the skit was “inappropriate and unsuitable for our
Monday Night Football audience” and ABC has already issued an apology. As a staunch proponent of
Morgul Vale moral values, I am relieved the FCC is there to protect unsuspecting football viewers from the such an abhorrence as the sight of a half-naked woman. Ye gads! Furthermore, I am also grateful to hear that the NFL will soon be requiring cheerleaders to wear long robes so as to lead the crowd in prayer and old-time spirituals.
Also in the news, Michigan’s Kmart plans to buy Sears for 11 billion dollars, “in a bold play to revive two of America’s best-known, but long-struggling, retail brands,”
according to the AP. This of course means that at long last movie fans can finally “Shop Smart! Shop S-mart!”
