TODAY IN BEATLES HISTORY: JANUARY 30, 1969. The Beatles had been rehearsing, recording and filming the entire month of January, 1969, and they decided to end the film project with a live performance. So, at lunchtime, they headed up to the roof of Apple Records (3 Savile Row, London) and performed for around 40 minutes. [...]

I want to thank all of you for your kind birthday wishes. Today is the day I turn that age made famous in that famous Beatles song from some album from 1967! I am a baby boomer and proud of it. My brother gave me the Introducing The Beatles Album for my 16th birthday in [...]

January 1, 1962 – 50 years ago today. The Beatles down to London for some recordings that will forever be known as the Decca Audition Tapes. It was a very significant day in their history. Decca turned The Beatles down thinking guitar bands were on their way out. We would kindly say that it was [...]

Dear Beatles Friends and Customers, It has been another gear Beatles year with Paul and Ringo each doing two tours! In fact, Paul just finished up on Tuesday with a concert in his home town of Liverpool! Paul has announced a new album of standards + two newly written songs, coming out on Feb 7th [...]

Attention all last minute shoppers looking for Beatles items as gifts (or for yourself). We are now all caught up and all orders placed today (Sunday) will ship on Monday to arrive before Christmas at no extra shipping charges (except if you are on the West Coast, where some additional charges MAY be incurred). The [...]

Today is the saddest day on The Beatles calendar. 31 years has passed by since the day John Lennon was assassinated. Volumes have been written about John since 1980 (and some very good ones, too), but the truth of the matter is John expressed his thoughts, feelings, emotions, love, hate, peace in his music so [...]

FINALLY! DONOVAN P. LEITCH, one of the great artists of the 1960s, has been elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Donovan, who’s many hits include Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, Colours, Catch The Wind, Season of the Witch, Atlantis, was one of our all time favorite FEST guests – in 2003 in the [...]

10 years ago today (11/29/2001), George Harrison passed, at the too young age of 58. Yet, in his 58 years, he accomplished so much and improved all of our lives on the way. To list what he has meant to Beatles fans is not possible. We know in our hearts and that will always be [...]

The Albert Maysles Documentary PAUL McCARTNEY: THE LOVE WE MAKE is being released on DVD on December 6th. This is a poignant look at the immediate post 9/11 look at NYC through Paul’s eyes. It takes us through those weeks leading up to The Concert for NYC. The concert featured Mick Jagger, Elton, Billy Joel, [...]

THIS DAY IN BEATLES HISTORY, NOVEMBER 9, 1961: Some Beatles historians see this as the most important day in Beatles history. (I put it in a very close third behind The Day John met Paul (7/6/57) and the first Ed Sullivan appearance (2/9/64)). On this day 50 YEARS AGO, NEMS store manager BRIAN EPSTEIN and [...]