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Why Don't We Do It In On Wednesday?
Posted on November 30, 2010 in News by The FestNo Comments »

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2010 – TODAY ONLY First Ever 10% OFF Beatles Store-Wide Sale ONLINE ORDERS ONLY Not to be Combined with any other Offers Welcome to YESTERDAY: AKA Cyber Monday on Wednesday! Why? Because as many of you know, our website was down for a few hours on Cyber Monday of all days. But [...]


Webstore Open
Posted on November 29, 2010 in News by The Fest1 Comment »

We apologize for any inconvenience as our webstore was down from yesterday afternoon. It was a minor internal glitch that has been fixed. Welcome to Cyber Monday! Since we couldn’t do any blogs earlier I wanted to note this sad 9th Anniversary of George’s passing.  His music sounds better than ever. Put on your favorite [...]


LENNONYC PBS Special
Posted on November 23, 2010 in News by The Fest10 Comments »

We hope you got to see LENNONYC on your local PBS station last night. It is a brand new documentary covering John’s New York City Years. We think it was very well done, with lots of previously unseen footage and new interviews with many friends and family including Yoko, Jack Douglas, Elton John, Earl Slick, [...]


This Day in Beatles and World History
Posted on November 22, 2010 in News by The Fest3 Comments »

In perhaps the most remarkably coincidental juxtaposition of events, November 22, 1963 was a dark day in US history as President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Across the ocean, however, that day was a bit brighter – With The Beatles was released in the UK. The sadness of that day will never be forgotten by [...]


Beatles have 35 of Top 200 iTunes Downloads
Posted on November 20, 2010 in News by The Fest1 Comment »

Today we let you know the iTunes Top Beatles Downloads as of right now. We note it is a George song that leads the list. 31 . Here Comes The Sun 37.  Let It Be 40. In My Life 51.  Come Together 55. Blackbird 70. Hey Jude 88. Let It Be 90. With A Little [...]


Beatles have 17 CDs in iTunes Top 80 Uploads
Posted on November 19, 2010 in News by The Fest13 Comments »

Here’s a look at how the Beatles albums stand up against one another, and their places on the iTunes charts right NOW: 4. Abbey Road 8. White Album 10. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 12. The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album) 13. The Beatles Remastered Box Set 14. The Beatles 1962-1966 (The Red Album) [...]


The Beatles On iTunes
Posted on November 16, 2010 in News by The Fest2 Comments »

Finally, The Beatles catalog is now available in iTunes for digital downloads. At 10AM this morning Apple Computers made the announcement. If you go to iTunes, you can watch the ENTIRE Beatles at the Washington Coliseum Concert, from February 11, 1964. It is pristine and will be shown for free through December 31, 2010. They [...]


Paul to Play Apollo Theatre, NYC on Dec 13th
Posted on November 16, 2010 in News by The Fest1 Comment »

PAUL McCARTNEY PLAYS THE WORLD FAMOUS APOLLO THEATER FOR THE FIRST TIME—CELEBRATING 20 MILLION SIRIUS XM SUBSCRIBERS Exclusive concert for SIRIUS XM listeners to air live across six channels on SIRIUS XM SIRIUS XM to launch month-long “Paul McCartney’s Band on the Run Radio” channel devoted to the music of Paul McCartney NEW YORK–November 16, [...]


2 New George Releases Coming
Posted on November 15, 2010 in News by The Fest15 Comments »

November 28, 1970 – One of Rock’s true masterpieces was released 40 years ago. It was George Harrison’s first real solo album, All Things Must Pass. It was a triple record, a first for a release of all new music in the pop music world. To celebrate this, Capitol is releasing the 3 record set, [...]


Big Day in Beatles History, 1961
Posted on November 9, 2010 in News by The Fest9 Comments »

NOVEMBER 9, 1961, LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND: NEMS Store Manager Brian Epstein and assistant Alistair Taylor (many times a special guest at our FESTS) decide to check out what all the excitement was at The Cavern Club, just a short walk from the store. It was a lunchtime concert and The Beatles were playing. When Brian saw [...]


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