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Explore exclusive music interviews with emerging and established artists across pop, indie, alternative, and more. Beyond The Stage Magazine features in-depth conversations with musicians about their latest releases, creative process, and touring experiences. Discover new artists, revisit your favorites, and dive deeper into the stories behind the music.

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  • Exclusive Interview with Pete Rock: ‘Music Is Medicine, It’s a Gift from God’

    Exclusive Interview with Pete Rock: ‘Music Is Medicine, It’s a Gift from God’

    Few names carry the weight of Pete Rock, the legendary producer, DJ, and MC whose soulful beats helped define hip-hop’s golden era. From They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) to collaborations with everyone from CL Smooth to Nas, Rock’s influence runs deep across decades of music history. We caught up with the icon backstage at Music…

  • Get To Know: Ava Maybee

    Get To Know: Ava Maybee

      Ava Maybee is a budding artist with a career’s worth of artistic experience. The Los Angeles-based musician will share the Orange Drive EP on Friday, May 16. It’s Ava Maybee’s debut extended record. Ava Maybee’s artistry didn’t appear out of thin air. She’s been around music her whole life, her dad is Red Hot…

  • Maia Friedman Opens up About Her New Album ‘Goodbye Long Winter Shadow’

    Maia Friedman Opens up About Her New Album ‘Goodbye Long Winter Shadow’

      Maia Friedman is feeling a lot of emotions right now–and it’s not difficult to understand why. The multidisciplinary artist, who writes and records successful solo records, along with being a member of popular bands Dirty Projectors and Coco, is about to share her latest project: an album called Goodbye Long Winter Shadow. It’s an…

  • Get To Know: GRAMMY-Winning Songwriter Tim Atlas

    Get To Know: GRAMMY-Winning Songwriter Tim Atlas

      GRAMMY-winning songwriter Tim Atlas is currently on tour in the United States. He’s playing a number of songs from his latest LP Enchanté, which is a combination of two EPs: 2023’s Le Soir and 2024’s Matinee. Coming up on April 25, Enchanté will get the deluxe edition treatment and be re-released with a number…

  • Get To Know: Flore Laurentienne

    Get To Know: Flore Laurentienne

      Throughout this week, Montreal musician Flore Laurentienne will play a number of concerts across the United States and put a bow on his ongoing tour. Just over a year ago, Lauerentienne released a record called 8 tableaux, and has had the chance to perform it live ever since. Laurentienne, the artistic moniker of musician…

  • Zzzahara Spiraled Their Way Out of Bad Times and Have Even Better Days Ahead

    Zzzahara Spiraled Their Way Out of Bad Times and Have Even Better Days Ahead

      Zzzahara is the Los Angeles-based artist best known for popular songs like “I’d Like You to Leave” and their tracks “On-Fye” as part of The Simps. Now, a few years of non-stop touring and writing new music has taken zzzahara on their latest journey: releasing one of 2025’s most celebrated albums so far, Spiral…

  • Get To Know: Theo Bleak

    Get To Know: Theo Bleak

      Alternative musician Theo Bleak has announced a new EP titled Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers. The Scottish artist has also shared the releases’ first single, “Peach Sky.” Listen to the song here. The Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers EP is scheduled out May 15. Bleak’s music has been featured on BBC 1…

  • Multi-instrumentalist Trentemøller Talks New LP ‘Dreamweaver’ and 2025 North American Tour

    Multi-instrumentalist Trentemøller Talks New LP ‘Dreamweaver’ and 2025 North American Tour

      With a career that spans two decades, it’s hard to find a box that Danish recording artist Trentemøller has left unchecked. He’s performed at Coachella and Glastonbury, remixed songs for Blonde Redhead, performed on KEXP and tapped Slowdive singer Rachel Goswell to perform on his 2019 track “Cold Comfort.”  Trentemøller’s latest checkmark comes in…

  • Get To Know: Zach Templar

    Get To Know: Zach Templar

      Zach Templar started his musical career on a laptop. Now the 18 year-old English songwriter is selling out shows on his first North American tour. This young and exciting performer is playing at well known American venues like the Echoplex in Los Angeles, Chicago’s Beat Kitchen and Toronto, Canada’s Hard Luck Bar. “Zach,” as…

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