Bart Mendoza is a music journalist whose work has appeared in numerous publications, from the San Diego Union Tribune to Britain's Shindig Magazine. As a musician he toured the world in the 1980's with Manual Scan, in the 90's with The Shambles, and currently performs with True Stories. Meanwhile, for over a dozen years, he worked for Capitol Records, as well as Motown, Angel, Chrysalis and others. He currently runs Blindspot Records and promotes San Diego music any way he can.

"A Hard Day's Night" (1964): Beatlemania is in FULL EFFECT as the Fab 4 prepare for a live tv appearance. Classic Beatles track highlight a pioneering Rock n' Roll masterpiece. Directed by Richard Lester. Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.