MAJOR BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: The most important Beatles Book of all time is being published on October 29th. THE BOOK IMAGE SHOWN MAY NOT BE THE FINAL BOOK COVER USED. WE WILL PUT UP THE FINAL COVER AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ARTWORK. 6230 -THE BEATLES TUNE IN: ALL THESE YEARS, VOLUME ONE BRAND NEW [...]

The Most Important Day In FEST History, April 28,1974 Part Two (short version). It’s a warm 82° Sunday in NYC and I am in Central Park, along with 100,000 other people waiting to see John Lennon and Harry Nilsson come on stage with NY DJ Cousin Brucie for the March of Dimes. I am wearing [...]

THIS DAY IN FEST HISTORY, Friday, April 26, 1974 I (Mark) had already thought of the idea of a Beatles Fans’ Convention 5 months earlier as a 10th Anniversary Celebration of The Beatles arrival in America, and had booked the old Commodore Hotel for September 7-8, 1974. The only thing missing was my insistance I [...]

Saturday, April 20th, Paul and Nancy McCartney met up with Ringo and Barbara Starr for dinner at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills. The couples look fabulous as usual and were also joined by Joe Walsh and his wife (Barbara’s sister) and Jeff Lynne. We hope the fans and media gave them the privacy they deserve. [...]

The 39th Annual NY METRO FEST was another amazing weekend Beatles Party! All the special guests went over very well. Having Billy J. Kramer premier his new CD live with his band on Saturday afternoon was super. His new tribute single – To Liverpool With Love was very moving. The Nutopians performed a Sunday afternoon [...]

Getting all the last minute details ready for next weekend’s 39th Annual FEST FOR BEATLES FANS at the newly renamed Empire Meadowlands Hotel in Secaucus. All our Special Guests are geared up for their trip into the area for this Beatles Thanksgiving, as our co-MC Ken Dashow (Q104.3FM) calls it. Yes you have to attend [...]

As February, 2013 draws to an end, we want to take a quick look at the shortest month 49 years ago, the month that changed the world, 1964. THE BEATLES were almost totally unknown in the U.S. five weeks earlier, but they began February with the top two songs – I Want To Hold Your [...]

This Week in Beatles History February 13-21, 1964. After The Beatles went to DC for their first U.S. Concert (2/11 at the Washington Coliseum), they headed back to NYC for two performances at Carnegie Hall (It was Lincoln’s Birthday holiday back then so they played  afternoon and evening performances.) on the 13th, they flew down [...]

February 18, 2013. Yoko Ono turns 80 years young today. She is as busy as ever, performing a concert to a sold out audience in Berlin Germany last night to commemorate this milestone. It was billed as Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band and Sean joined his mother in the band as its leader. She continues [...]

We congratulate Paul McCartney for winning the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy for Kisses On The Bottom. Paul stepped out of his Rock and Roll shoes and gave us a CD full of songs he grew up listening to, plus a couple of new ones including the beautiful My Valentine. He was also on [...]