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Fest for Beatle Fans 2014 in NYC

November 28, 2013November 28, 2013 powerpopaholic

Coming to New York City on February 7 – 9, 2014. It was 50 years ago that The Beatles first came to America, and The Fest For Beatles Fans is a huge celebration of all things Fab. You’ll see many close associates of the Beatles, including Donovan (“Mellow Yellow”), Peter Asher (Peter & Gordon “World Without Love” and former A&R at Apple Records), Billy J. Kramer (“Bad To Me”), Chad & Jeremy (“Yesterday’s Gone”), and former UK head of the Beatles Fan Club, Freda Kelly who is profiled in the recent documentary Good Ol’ Freda.

The Fest started in 1974 as the brainchild of a Beatles fan Mark Lapidos. In 1974 he was a 26-year-old manager of a Sam Goody record store. As a Beatles devotee, he simply wanted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the year in which the Beatles first came to America. So he decided to create a weekend convention in Manhattan for fellow Beatles fans. Now its officially the longest running Beatles convention in the country. Buy advance Tickets!

The Power Popaholic Interview: Pussy Riot

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 powerpopaholic 1 Comment

I try never to inject any politics on this site, but a friend of mine got a rare opportunity to interview two members of the infamous punk band Pussy Riot. I don’t really follow the band or its music, however this is all about artistic freedom. A new HBO documentary highlights this fact (see above), so if the KGB shuts down my site, you’ll know why. Read the exclusive interview with Pussy Riot.

A Tribute To Lite Rock

February 10, 2013July 7, 2024 powerpopaholic

The obsession of Andrew Curry is now a Kickstarter project I gladly endorse called Drink A Toast To Innocence: A Tribute To Lite Rock. You remember all those lite rock hits of the late 70’s and 80’s right? Mostly from one hit wonders that ended up on a K-Tel records collection, like Player’s “Baby Come Back” or Rupert Holmes “Escape (The Pina Colada Song).” Well now Andrew is gathering up a TON of power pop talent to cover all these hit songs on one massive album. Talent like Bleu, Eytan Mirsky, Mike Viola, Linus of Hollywood, Kyle Vincent and many more. Sign up now and reserve your copy today!

The last weekend of summer…

August 24, 2012August 24, 2012 powerpopaholic

so I intend to take a few days off from music reviewing this weekend to enjoy the last few days of summer. I have many new artists to promote next week and lets not forget September 22, 2012 is Powerpopaholic Fest. I expect all of you have marked your calendars for this awesome show. Click on the ad to your right for more info.

George Harrison Documentary due this October

August 23, 2011August 23, 2011 powerpopaholic

Wow… I can’t wait for this one. The Quiet Beatle gets to speak up in this full length documentary by Martin Scorsese. Includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr and Jackie Stewart, the three-and-a-half hour documentary will examine Harrison’s life and career.