By Timothy Daniels on
Road Warrior - Badges of Courage
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Sometimes when you find yourself at the end of your rope, that could very well be the perfect place to be. When you are at the end of your rope you have two choices. You can let go of that metaphorical safety line and give yourself no option but to push forward and let the […]
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BackStage360 - Sept/Oct Issue
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By Annette Higby on
360 - Writers and Reviews, BackStage360.com, On the Move

Hello out there!! Breaking news: There is a drive-in movie and 2 live drive-in concerts at the Westfield North County Mall in Escondido, Aug. 14-16, details below under the Center for the Arts. Some restrictions apply. More breaking news: SAN DIEGO BLUES FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL Sept. 12, the 10th annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival will […]
By Joel Feigenbaum on
The Beatles Rock “Kansas City”
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Would you pay $8.50 to see the Beatles perform? In the late summer of 1964 that was a lot of money for a boy not quite ten years old. It was all the money I had earned mowing lawns. I was saving to up to buy a Schwinn Stingray bicycle. You know, the cool Malibu […]
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Navigating 2020 as a Musician
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Needless to say, in 2020, we face new challenges. I’ll cut to the chase. Here are some ways the live performance industry is changing, and obstacles we may face going into 2021. Musicians have quickly adapted to live streaming, if they weren’t doing it already. In my case, I’d streamed casually over the past few […]
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Finding Your Sound
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Nestled in the corner of the Arizona desert Where The Mexico Border is a 15-minute drive, and California is just a stone throws away across the colorado river, in the small City of Yuma Arizona is Bandido Records. (Felipe Ozuna) I established Bandido Records in 2016 intending to be more than a recording studio, but […]
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The Wonder Years Came Out Swinging With Their Best Show In Two Years
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I knew attending this show was going to be an experience of a lifetime, but what I wasn’t prepared for was the 2 hours of nonstop audible-ecstasy from an emotionally driven double-header set. The last time I’d seen The Wonder Years perform was 13 May, 2018 at The Beacham here in Orlando, FL when they […]
By Timothy Daniels on
Road Warrior - Your Music Got Me Through
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It’s hard to explain to people what it’s like to be an independent musician. Touring constantly, bleeding for their dream, believing in themselves when nobody else sees value in what they are producing. There is value, every life experience that I have had I have tried to make it a point to reflect and gain […]
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Out of It “Dog Party”
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If you like angsty pop-punk, clever lyrics, fast riffs, and tasty leads, Out of It might be your next favorite band… Hailing from sunny Central Florida Out of It has been taking their high-energy live performance all over the South East since 2014. Taking cues from pop-punk royalty like Blink-182, Green Day, The Story So Far, Yellow Card, and Neck […]
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Alex Cole (Singer / Songwriter) - Lenny “Fuzzy” Rankins - Yolanda Johnston & Bob Cannon - Jody Bagley (Singer / Songwriter), Artimus Prime, Burleigh Drummond & Mary Harris (Ambrosia), Chuck Preston & Sonic (THE CHIMPZ) - Luca, Danny Wasson & Ben Drygalski (Jon Campos & the Incurables), Dave Comer, Denny Mack (Sound Engineer) - Hannah Wilkinson (The One Music Group), Edi Roque (Guitarist) - Jim Bergantino (Bergantino Audio Systems) - Rob Jones (Fire Hose Straps) - Roger Sadowsky (Sadowsky Guitars), Gigi (Singer / Songwriter) - Lindsay Manfredi & Jonny Nova (Cold) - Larry Ladale (Singer / Songwriter), Greg Timmons (Zemaitis Guitars) - Tom Bedell (Bedell Guitars) - Larry Hulsey (GHS Strings), interviews, Interviews From the 2020 NAMM Show, James "Jas" Dillon (KILLSET), Jeffrey Weber (Music / Festival Producer) - Shelly Peiken (Singer / Songwriter) - David Glaubke (HARMAN Director of Global Corporate Communications), Joe Taback & Rich Nguyen (BI·AS) - Ronnie King & Sean Michael Lenhoff, Leland Sklar, Levi Blom (Country Music Artist) - Mike Martin, namm, Sam Koltun & Logan Nikolic (Budderside) - Kenneth Rexrode (Rexrode Productions) - Jon Campos, Scott May (Sr. Product Specialist / Artist Liaison - Hammond USA) - Ric Cabot Podmore (Songwriter / Producer) Paul Grant (Music Teacher), Sean Topham, Tim Starace (Tech 21) - Jon Bailey (Orange Amps) - Keith Stixx (Tsunami Cables) - Ray West & Freddy Ordine (Weapons of Anew)
360 - Writers and Reviews, BackStage360.com, Exclusives, Interviews, NAMM, Promos

We went all out to interview your favorite artists, producers, vendors and just about everyone that was willing to give us some time to inform you of ALL THINGS NAMM. NAMM 2020-1 – Leland Sklar NAMM 2020-2 – Chad Szeliga (Black Star Riders) & Ellis Hall (The Ambassador of Soul) NAMM 2020-3 – […]