By Timothy Daniels on
Road Warrior - Badges of Courage
360 - Writers and Reviews, BackStage360.com, Exclusives, On the Move

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
360 - Writers and Reviews, BackStage360.com, Exclusives, Promos
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 – […]
By Jen B on
Lele Rose Back in the Studio with The Thorns
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Indie-pop, soul artist, Lele Rose and her bandmates The Thorns were at Sonic Rocket Studio in Fallbrook, Ca. to kick off the recording of a new up and coming LP. Originally from Washington D.C., Lele Rose has been performing and recording her music for over a decade. Although her style is rooted in indie-pop, her […]
By Dana Plant on
Venice Releases - Jacaranda Street
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I have been a fan of the band Venice for over 20 years. I purchased their CD, Born and Raised, and have been enjoying their music, especially their live performances ever since. By the way, my favorite song on that CD is “If I Were You”. I love that song! Anyway, fast forward, the band […]
By Brenda Starr on
OVERKILL WINGS OF WAR TOUR
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Wings of War is the title of the latest album from Jersey thrash warriors Overkill. A band that started in 1980 and has released 19 studio albums to date. The Wings of War tour kicked off on March 26th at House of Blues in Anaheim, CA. The supporting act Exhorder from New Orleans opened each […]
By Dana Plant on
Melissa Etheridge Takes Us Home
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Fans from all over the world and in different time zones stop what they are doing to hear Melissa perform live at home every day while we are “sheltered in place”. Melissa began these home shows over 47 days ago (as of this writing) and will continue to perform every day to help us get […]
By Timothy Daniels on
Timmy D - The Texas Tour
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I thought I would share a quick story, I was in Texas on tour with Pullman Standard for our winter tour at the beginning of 2014. This was the beginning of a new lineup for Pullman Standard, our original bassist Austin had told me that it would be his last tour with the band and […]