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art vista, interviews, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 5 - Press Releases, Interviews

Art Vista Productions was founded in 2000, in Los Angeles, by Hans Adamson and Amanda Seward. It was in pursuing his own song writing career that Hans became involved in the sampled instruments business, requiring realistic sounding sampled instruments for his own recording needs. He then created his first sampled instrument, the Malmsjö Acoustic Grand, […]
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660 guitars, Guitars, patriot
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 2 - News, Interviews, NAMM, News, Ticker

660 Guitars announced today the introduction of their new Patriot model guitar for 2016. The Patriot, as well as 660 Guitars, will make their debut at the 2016 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) trade show in Anaheim, California this January. Customers can place orders directly from the factory while they work to establish dealers […]
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fender, Guitars, interviews, namm
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Interviews, NAMM, Ticker

At the 2016 NAMM Show, the American Elite Series had fans buzzing about Fender’s newest and most high-performance electric guitar and bass line. Attendees were welcomed into the Fender Showcase by a pair of “exploded” American Elite guitars, 360-degree works of art crafted by Austin, Texas, artist John A. Peralta. The exploded Stratocaster and Telecaster […]
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bass, interviews, marleaux, namm, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Gear Box, Interviews, NAMM

The Imagination Knows No Limits. Marleaux BassGuitars = passion since 1990. From play bass for bass Building. A manufactory which manufactures We are crafted Basses premium class. Our years of experience and the pursuit of perfection are the driving force for continuous development of our models. Dialogue with professional bassists and customers from around the […]
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interviews, namm, rob bell, sandbox bullies, videos
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 4 - News, Interviews, NAMM

SANDBOX BULLIES First album..ROCK N ROLL WOMAN…on itunes,,c.d. baby, In the fall of 1997-98, the founding members of Sandbox Bullies were; Robert Bell (Stringbean), Darrel Landpher (Detox), Woltan Martinez, Robert Todd Anderson (Sick Boy) & Tommy Dube (Smooth). After Learning I, Robert Bell, was a guitar player, Detox (the nickname for Landpher because of his […]
By Backstage360 on
dolan brotherhood, drops, Reviews
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Featured 3 - New LP's

“Love and Hurricanes,” is the name of the album for this somewhat new band called Dolan Brotherhood. The band has been together for a little over two year years now, and this is their first studio album, which was produced by Billy Sherwood. It’s a compilation of six songs that showcases all of the influences […]
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dead and company, tours
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 2 - News, Press Releases, Tours

Tickets go on sale starting on Friday, February 12 at 10:00 a.m. at www.livenation.com** with presale tickets available beginning Tuesday, February 9 at 10:00 a.m. Check http://www.deadandcompany.com/ for complete ticketing information. Fans with the Live Nation mobile app will have access to a password-free presale starting Thursday, Feb. 11 at 10:00 a.m. at Ticketmaster-ticketed venues. […]
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Concerts, humphreys, joe bonamassa, Reviews
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Ticker

Many years ago there was a magazine that was founded on all things music. They have since decided to go the way of other supermarket tabloids but back in their heyday they had produced a list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. Half of the list was comprised of great GUITARISTS and the other half had […]
By Siege on
drops, Reviews, shakra
360 - Writers and Reviews, Drops, Featured 3 - New LP's, Ticker

Turn it up, rockers! It is the only way to listen to this newly released album from Swiss hard rock/metal band, Shakra! By my second run though of this amazing album, I realized I didn’t have enough speaker power to fully appreciate it. Originally listening through earbuds at my office, coworkers could see my monitors shaking from me aggressively […]
By RocmanRocks on
damage inc, interviews, Reviews
360 - Writers and Reviews, Featured 1 - Show Reviews, Ticker

DAMAGE INC / ENTER THE SANDMEN According to AXSTV, Damage Inc. is one of the finest tribute bands in the world. Currently ranking number three in their world ranking. I had the great fortune of catching up with them recently and interviewing the Finest Metallica Tribute Band in the World. The interview with lead singer […]