It’s no secret that the Boss is one of the most celebrated wordsmiths of the last few decades, renowned for some of the best lyrics written in rock ‘n’ roll. But Springsteen is undertaking the lofty task of penning his own autobiography, which will be based upon a collection of journals he’s kept throughout his career. Publishers are most definitely going to have a bidding war over the manuscript (which as yet does not exist), with the rights expected to fetch $10 million. (NY Post)

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is a down to earth dude. He decided to take the London Tube to his own concert the other night at Wembley Park. The Tube then broke down, so he had to take a bus to another stop, where he ran into a bunch of fans headed to his concert. (BBC News)

Just in time for Christmas, in case you haven’t yet spent any money on the Beatles reissues, the re-masters are being released on a limited edition, apple-shaped USB drive. The 16MB drive will include 14 stereo releases, 13 mini-documentaries, and a slew of other neat stuff. (Reuters)

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Best Buy, Spin magazine, and Napster have teamed together to pitch a pretty inventive package of digital music samplings and traditional print media. (Digital Music News)

If you live in LA or have plans to be there around the eighth of December, buy tickets to the benefit show at the Echoplex that will feature Weird Al and Flea standing in with the Pixies. (Pitchfork)

The soundtrack to the Michael Jackson film, This Is It, has topped the album charts today to become the fifth best selling US album release of the year. (Billboard)