But Yoko has to eat! The Beatles have for years resisted digital licensing of their music. Until now. The Beatles’ Apple Corps has agreed with Rock Band developers MTV Networks and Harmonix to create a Beatles-themed videogame. “I like people having the the opportunity to get to know the music from the inside out,” said Sir Paul McCartney (the cute one), in a statement. No word yet on how much of the Beatles catalog is involved in the deal. Meanwhile, MTV is getting back to its roots — online, that is. The network, which for the past several years has been morphing into a soft-core porn channel, has debuted a Hulu-like Web site for music videos and music videos alone. Check out this Dire-Straits video from back in the day. Primitive, eh?
