Not coincidentally the band is due to release a two-CD retrospective, “Mothership,” the same day.
A reunion of the band is also on tap for one night Nov. 26 in London. The reunion lineup includes Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant and bass player John Paul Jones, along with original drummer John Bonham’s son Jason, on drums. The band has signed a separate deal with Verizon Wireless to offer their songs as ringtones and downloads to mobile phones, Verizon said.
The Beatles remain one of the largest hold outs in the digital music world.
Michael is a senior editor with Network World focused on deciphering the strategies of many core high-tech vendors such as Cisco, Arista, Juniper, HPE and IBM. Michael has been writing about the industry for more than 33 years and has won coverage awards from ASBPE and FOLIO. He has a BA in Journalism and Technical Writing Certificate from The Pennsylvania State University.
