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Black Bomb Entertainment proudly presents the 12th annual Black Bomb Metal Fest, to be held on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, in Sonora, CA at the Motherlode Fairgrounds (located at 220 Southgate Dr). This year features 10 metal bands spanning every sub-genre, multiple vendors, beer, wine and food catered by the Black Bomb Cafe. The Official […]
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Ed Nijjer and Mike Federici (Dirtbag Republic), Gary Beers (INXS & GGB BASS Guitars) & Loren Scott (Ashen Amps)
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Interviews at the NAMM Show 2025 with: Ed Nijjer and Mike Federici (Dirtbag Republic), Gary Beers (INXS & GGB BASS Guitars) & Loren Scott (Ashen Amps) DIRTBAG REPUBLIC DIRTBAG REPUBLIC emerged onto the rock scene with a bang in 2015, founded by the dynamic duo Sandy Hazard and Mick Wood. Their self-titled debut album, recorded […]
By Brenda Starr on
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Supergroup Metal Allegiance united during NAMM week at the HOB in Anaheim to celebrate metal music with a live performance. This all-star collaboration comprises one of the strongest metal foundations ever formed. Every MA show is completely different, but fans can count on the lineup to be epic. NAMM Week is the perfect time for […]
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Nadir D'Priest and Ronee Pena – (London) Jason “Malletman” Taylor & MarQue Munday, NAMM 2025 Interviews - Vol I
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Interviews at the NAMM Show 2025 with: Nadir D’Priest and Ronee Pena (London), Jason “Malletman” Taylor & MarQue Munday The Artists Nadir D’Priest and Ronee Pena (London) London was formed in 1978 by Lizzie Grey and Nikki Sixx. The two met when Sixx was recruited to play bass for Sister, the band that Grey was […]
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The Sweet Sound of Ambition; Sugar Fix Band Rocks the Stage and Studio
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Every so often, a band emerges that reminds us why we fell in love with music in the first place. It’s not just about the sound but the energy, and the sense of possibility. Sugar Fix Band, a quintet of supremely talented teens who are putting their own spin on rock music. If the name sounds […]
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Ain’t Their Sound: Daring Greatly Defies the Genre Divide
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Daring Greatly, a now local North County San Diego rock band transplanted from Calgary, Alberta exemplifies Theodore Roosevelt’s famous phrase fearlessly – this band is composed of devoted enthusiasts of music itself, triumphing the musical arena with purpose. DG, as their large and loyal fan base lovingly refers to them, is a band that’s not […]
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Rock Icon Jack White to Receive 2025 NAMM Innovation Award
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NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced 12-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and one half of rock duo The White Stripes, Jack White will be presented with the TEC Innovation Award at The NAMM Show’s 2025 TEC Awards on Thursday, January 23 in Anaheim, California. […]
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Michael Tiernan Releases Inspiring New LP
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Having crossed paths with Michael Tiernan professionally because of the song that inspired this entire album, it was a natural “YES!” for me to witness the album release concert for his newest studio production, For Others. What transpired on November 9th at North County’s newly built and already locally renowned Bornemann Theatre was remarkable – […]
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America's Ride On Tour
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America, the British-based rock band, visited Harrah’s SoCal Resort on their Ride On Tour 2024. Though many might dismiss them as soft rock, easy-listening pop, they are so much more than that. This band has been recording and touring for fifty-four years. Created in 1970 by one English-born and two American boys living in London, […]
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CMA Awards 2024 - Best of the Year
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Each year, The CMA Awards nominees and winners are determined by more than 6,000 industry professional members of the Country Music Association, which when established in 1958, became the first trade organization formed to promote an individual genre of music. The first CMA Awards Banquet and Show was held in 1967. Similar to the Oscars […]