http___www.tportal.hr_funbox_funtime_12361_U-rujnu-stize-The-Beatles-Rock-Band.html_1.xml
1.1 1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.2 5.3 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 7.1 7.2 7.3
In 1962, Brian Epstein was managing a band called The Beatles which was gaining a fan base playing jazz clubs in England. Epstein shopped the band to recording companies hoping for a big contract. Though EMI had turned down The Beatles, George Martin made an exciting offer for the group to sign with EMI's smaller company Parlophone Records. The months that followed were tense, with the firing of popular drummer Pete Best, and The Beatles' transition into recording artists. Martin and EMI/Parlophone launched George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to international fame. The original "Beatlemania" lasted through 1966, after an average of two new albums per year and a long, exhausting touring schedule. Harrison described Epstein's death in 1967 as the "end of a chapter" in Beatles history (source: Davies). The band's next chapter started with a spiritual journey, drug experimentation and some of The Beatles most celebrated recordings. The Beatles also launched their own organization, Apple Corps, to give themselves more control over their profits. Apple Corps Ltd., organized in 1968, included recording label Apple Records. Apple Records shared credit with EMI, Parlophone and Capitol Records for the 1968 self-titled album, "The Beatles," which fans refer to as the White album, and the 1969 album "Abbey Road." At the same time, Apple Records independently released "Yellow Submarine" in 1969 and "Let It Be" in 1970. Apple Corps continues to hold the licensing rights for the Beatles' brand and music. The company is owned by former Beatles McCartney and Starr, and by the estates of Lennon and Harrison. Neil Aspinall, a long-time friend of the band, was the manager of Apple Corps until his retirement in 2007. Apple Corps ventured into other businesses, such as film production and music publishing, with mixed successes on each front. The company's most notorious ventures, though, have been its lawsuits. Since the 1970s, Apple Corps has repeatedly sued EMI and Capitol Records for unpaid royalties to The Beatles. It's also repeatedly confronted Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) for trademark infringement and violation of prior court settlements. Now under CEO Jeff Jones, a former VP at Sony/BMG, Apple Corps is keeping The Beatles' music alive. On Sept. 9, 2009, Apple Corps licensed the release of The Beatles' remastered catalog and the "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game. Also in 2009, Apple Corps announced and a deal with Disney to make a 3-D adaptation of the 1968 film "Yellow Submarine."
1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 4.2 5.1 5.2 7.1
Malu prednost koju je Guitar Hero imao nad Rock Bandom rastopila je najnovija najava glazbene videoigre u kojoj je glavna zvijezda legendarna grupa The Beatles Krajem prošlog tjedna Apple Corps, Harmonix i MTV Games službeno su najavili The Beatles: Rock Band, novo izdanje popularne glazbene videoigre prema legendarnim Beatlesima. The Beatles: Rock Band bi se prema planu trebao pojaviti 9. rujna ove godine (09. 09. '09) u verzijama za Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 i Wii, a osim vječno mladih pjesama Beatlesa, kupci će imati priliku zasvirati na kopijama instrumenata na kojima su John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison i Ringo Starr svirali tijekom karijere. Dakako, tko ima instrumente iz prijašnjih Rock Bandova, neće kupovati nove, već samo igru čija je preporučena cijena 59,99 dolara, dok primjerice samostalna gitara košta 99 dolara. Najskuplji je, pak, paket s igrom i svim instrumentima (gitara, bas gitara, bubnjevi i mikrofon) - on će u Americi koštati 249,99 dolara. - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom