And for another ten bucks, we'll take off the tracks from Rattle and Hum...

There's going to be an Apple event with U2 next Tuesday, where Apple is expected to release a special limited edition U2-branded iPod. They're not calling it the uPod, as far as I know, and all I can say about that is that, well, they should.

So, what will you get with it?

Sources close to the group say the U2 edition of the popular digital music player will come preloaded with the band's new album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, along with portions of the Irish supergroup's 25-year catalogue. The iPods will be black and will be made available the same week as the band's 11th studio album, which is slated to be released in the U.S. by Universal Music Group's Interscope Records on November 23.

Well, I'm just sorry that Apple and U2 didn't do this ten years ago, because I sure as hell would've shelled out the dough for an iPod that looked like a lemon.

I guess there's the potential for other band-themed iPods, but it would probably be too much trouble. The BjorkPod would probably be too unwieldy, you'd have to separate the BiggiePod and TupacPod, the FloydPod would only play an album every six or seven years, and so on...

Update (10/26): Here it is. You blew it on the name, boys...