John Batdorf and Michel McLean discuss their latest project, “SoundTrax to Recovery”, a concept CD that focuses on addiction-recovery issues. Listen to Batdorf perform live the song “Forgiveness” off the new CD, and a song he wrote when he was 19-years-old titled “Let it Go”, which displays some incredible guitar riffs. Batdorf, of course, once shared the stage with the likes of Dan Fogelberg, Hall & Oats, Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt, Fleetwood Mac, and the Doobie Brothers. McLean has wri

September 21, 2013 The world-famous marine-life artist known as Wyland has painted 100 life-size public marine murals, known as the Whaling Walls, around the world, including Laguna Beach, Japan, France, Australia, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Guam, Brazil, and China. His Wyland Foundation has worked with more than 1 million children since 1993 to “inspire people to help become ambassadors for the ocean.” Here his discusses his various philanthropic endeavors, including the recently released “Bl

By Shelley Murphy
Henry Kapono arrives at “The Friendship Show” on KX 93.5 F.M. in Laguna Beach, Calif. under tropical, Hawaiian-like showers carrying his signature peace sign guitar and embodying a relaxed Island demeanor. Kapono stops by on a sleepy Saturday morning before embarking on his “Share The Aloha” tour, which will take him up and down the California coast.

By Michael Miller, Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot
KX 93.5, Laguna Beach's FM station, calls its Saturday morning broadcast "The Friendship Show." And like the best circles of friends, it doesn't have any particular rules about who's included.

By Steve Ramsbottom and Scott Hays, Sports ‘n Spokes
Flexibility is measured by the range of motion at a particular joint or group of joints. A limited range of motion when pushing a wheelchair, for example, will decrease “pushing” power and raise the center of gravity while seated — placing more stress on the shoulders and neck and ultimately potentially causing other types of physical and psychological setbacks.

By Kristen Fischer, Media Bistro
Creating a winning magazine article idea and then articulating it into a knockout query letter is challenging enough for most writers, but all that hard work can be pointless if the pitch never reaches the right editor. Let’s look at a few common obstacles, shall we?

John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley will appear on the radio Saturday in Laguna Beach to play mellow, harmony-drenched folk tunes — the kind you listen to on a lazy afternoon with a sweater, a cup of mocha and a cat napping at the foot of the couch.

Visiting “The Friendship Show” on radio station KX 93.5 this Saturday, April 6 from 9 to 10 a.m. is Los Angeles-based folk singer-songwriter John Batdorf.