Bemis wouldn't be on our list of platinum companies if Roe didn't know how to get payoffs by acquiring laggard producers.

FORBES: BEMIS Bag Man

U2 released one of its most successful albums ever, All That You Can't Leave Behind, which already has gone triple-platinum (3 million in sales).

FORBES: Can The Album Survive Digital Music?

Like Hansard, Paddy Casey has gone platinum many times over in Ireland, but he hasn't had as many opportunities to find traction here: Amen (So Be It) received a major-label release in 2000 before becoming a find in 99-cent bins from coast to coast, and that's about it.

NPR: Casey's 'Fear' as Universal as Fear Itself

We weren't quite sure, honestly, but after spending some brief time with both Archos' Platinum 97 and 80, it's easy to understand why Archos went with that look -- the two Android tablets are beautiful, simple, and sleek.

ENGADGET: Hands-on with Archos' two iPad lookalike tablets, the Archos Platinum 97 and 80

So don't go to "Once" expecting to see knock-'em-dead production numbers belted out by a platinum-blond babe backed by the Rockettes and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

WSJ: Once | Jesus Christ Superstar | The Little Musical That Should | Theater Review by Terry Teachout