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Gene Joly (Former President - Musician's Friend, Former Sr. VP - QSC) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to let us in on the insider perspective of managing iconic brands like Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, QSC and E. U. Wurlitzer at an executive level… Gene takes us behind the scenes to talk about how these businesses stayed ahead of the curve when it came to e-commerce integration, the unique perspective that led to the growth of Guitar Center's used department, the pros and cons of taking a business public vs. private, the qualities that lead to success in the business world, how the Beatles changed music merchandising as we know it and much more.

Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge / Slash / Solo Artist) is back for round two with Benny, Siobhán, and Cory to talk about the differences he sees in the playing styles of Slash and Mark Tremonti, how to gracefully handle face planting in front of 30k fans, why he initially declined Guns N' Roses' invitation to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, feeling burnt out and how the pandemic has given him a renewed perspective on his life and career. We also discuss the music revolution he thinks was the most important to date, what's next in terms of touring/writing/recording and much more. 

Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge / Slash / Solo Artist) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory for a brand new episode of 2020'd to talk about everything from his first musical memories, hearing Eruption for the first time, discovering his ability to sing and song write, all the way to being asked to join Alter Bridge, writing "Blackbird", and working with Jimmy Page. We take a deep dive into Myles's secrets of songwriting, talk Jason Becker, all while listening to the crisp audio of the Myles Kennedy signature SE ELECTRONICS V7 VOCAL MICROPHONE, here on 2020'd.

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Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist of Extreme, Singer-Songwriter, and Record Producer) joins Benny, Siobhán, and Cory for another episode chock full of crazy stories like being offered the chance to join Ozzy Osbourne's band (and why he said no), the time he thought Yngwie Malmsteen might take a swing at him during the Generation Axe tour and his candid discussions about Extreme with Gary Cherone while he was recording with Van Halen. We also talk about Extreme's long-awaited upcoming album and Nuno shares the REAL reason why it's taken so long to complete. All that and A LOT more from one of rock's most iconic guitarists and songwriters here on 2020'd

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Nuno Bettencourt (Guitarist of Extreme, Singer-Songwriter, and Record Producer) Joins Benny, Siobhan, and Cory to talk the full story of his path to stardom. From coming to the U.S. as the youngest of 10, being poor and experiencing discrimination, to singing Queen to Brian May and hundreds of thousands of screaming fans. Nuno brings us the personal, raw story of his journey with Extreme, fit with the bully revenge story we've all dreamed about. The complete package. You DON'T want to miss this one.

Benny, Siobhán, and Cory are joined once again by Jim Foster (Producer / Director at Red 13 Creative) to dive deeper into the crazy stories that come with being a Creative Director. Meatballs for Tommy Lee, Fish Surgery, and an inside perspective on working with successful bands like Godsmack is just a taste of this weeks episode of 2020'd

Ep. 106

Jim Foster (Producer / Director at Red 13 Creative) joins Benny, Siobhán and Cory to talk about his early career in music that ultimately lead to him founding Red 13 Studios. From working with legends like Howard Benson and Nuno Bettencourt to producing content for Godsmack, Alice in Chains, Daughtry and more, Jim has seen and done it all.... he has even learned how to tolerate Benny while working on The Neurotic Guitarist.

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Ep. 105

Amit Sharma (Rock journalist for publications like Guitar World, Total Guitar and Kerrang!) is back for PART 2 with Benny, Siobhán and Cory to talk about the current state of print media and its relationship to online publications, why it’s OK to meet your heroes, his interviews with Mark Tremonti, working with Dave Mustaine, playing with the Sex Pistols, hearing the unreleased Extreme Record, his foray into acting and landing a role in one of the biggest shows of all time, and more.

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Ep. 104

Amit Sharma (Rock journalist for publications like Guitar World, Total Guitar and Kerrang!) joins Benny, Siobhán and Cory to talk about his career as a journalist writing articles on some of rock’s biggest acts. We hear about Zakk Wylde’s favorite (and somewhat overused) analogy, Slash’s artistic gift to Amit, Paul Gilbert’s technique tips, Yngwie Malmsteen REAL personality, why some of the best musicians are control freaks, Steven Tyler’s ability to, uh, “multitask” at a party and more.

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Ep. 103

Doc Coyle (Bad Wolves, The Ex-Man Podcast) is back once again for PART 2 of his 2nd appearance with Benny, Siobhán and Cory. This episode we talk about how Doc manages his time and multiple projects, his thoughts on gun control, why there is NOT three sides to every story, edgy comedians, free speech, what he's learned from his podcast guests and more.

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Check out Bad Wolves new single, "Lifeline" out now! https://youtu.be/WBYNG4NW6m4

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