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An Interview with Ric Cabot Podmore
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Ric Cabot Podmore is a Songwriter, Recording Artist and Record Producer. As an artist, he is best known as the creative force behind the 80’s AOR band ARRIVAL. Podmore’s credits as a Songwriter and Producer include work with multi-Grammy Award winning drummer John ‘JR’ Robinson, multi-Grammy Award winning engineer Jeff Woodruff, multi-Grammy Award winning engineer […]
By Brenda Starr on
Lady Zep
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Lady Zep is an all female Led Zeppelin tribute band based in Los Angeles, CA who recently was featured on Alert The Globe. Alerttheglobe.com is a Live Streaming Concert Series website that presented “Lady Zep”, live from the Coach House stage for a special event. The legendary Coach House in San Juan Capistrano is not […]
By Jen B on
ALCATRAZZ - Born Innocent
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They say you can never go back home again, well maybe sometimes you can. Alcatrazz recently released their album, Born Innocent. Their first full-length studio album in 34 years is faithful to their signature, 1980’s melodic hard-rock character. Founding members, Graham Bonnet (former vocalist with Rainbow and MSG), Jimmy Waldo-keyboards, and Gary Shea-bass, return, along […]
By Jen B on
The Dennis Jones Band Live at The Coach House
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The moment the band broke into their first song for soundcheck, I knew it was going to be an outstanding show. LA-based Contemporary blues/rock, Dennis Jones Band, was at the legendary Coach House in San Juan Capistrano to perform a Livestream concert, presented by Alert the Globe. Dennis Jones has successfully been performing, writing and […]
By Joel Feigenbaum on
Get Lucky
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Greg’s step-father. Flip Wilson. Two British documentarians. Surprise party. Robert Kardashian. Cue cards. An Assistant Director. “Screenplay” by Syd Field. Girl in the laundromat. Literary agent. Variety classified ad. Free option (with strings). David Jacobs. Staff writer gets the axe. A riddle? More like notches. That shaped the key. Which unlocked the door to my […]
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 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 […]
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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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 – […]