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June 9, 2022
TRAFFICBEAT RELEASES CALIFORNIA CHRONICLES BY MIKE RAGOGNA – PART ONE
Trafficbeat Entertainment has released a four CD set by Mike Ragogna titled California Chronicles. The project chronologically collects and restores Ragogna’s last four solo albums, adding related bonus tracks to each disc.
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August 28, 2019
Exploring Fire and Grace: A Conversation with Alliance’s Gary Pihl
Mike Ragogna: Hey Alliance’s Gary Pihl, your new album Fire and Grace basically is hard rock with a focus on melodies. What inspired your writing and recording for the project? Gary Pihl: We’re an “old school” band! We only want to record our songs when we’re all together. We just don’t want to send files […]
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August 22, 2019
Navigating Sarah Rogo’s Smoke and Water, Plus “Here Goes Nothing” Premiere
Just who is this Sarah Rogo and why are all the recordings on her new album Smoke and Water so seductive? To the first part of the question, she’s a singer-songwriting, guitar-playing Californian who is admired by established artists such as Joe Bonamassa, Jimmies Vaughan and Vivino, and Larkin Poe, all of whom she either […]
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August 19, 2019
Green Day, Woodstock, Rock ‘N’ Roll Bedrooms and Much More: A Conversation With Photographer Bob Gruen
Mike Ragogna: Bob, you’ve photographed so many bands, your photos appearing on various album covers and included in many books and publications. Your latest rock anthology is simply titled Green Day Photographs by Bob Gruen. So was it just finally Green Day’s turn? Bob Gruen: [laughs] I don’t know if it works like that! They […]
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August 15, 2019
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Rethink Thursday: A Brief Reintroduction To Bob Hillman And His album Some Of Us Are Free, Some Of Us Are Lost
Today being the anniversary of the launch of the Woodstock festival, one can’t help but reflect on some of the greatest artists and rock groups of all time, such as Santana, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Melanie, Jimi Hendrix, and so many […]
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August 15, 2019
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“1969” / Back To Woodstock: A Conversation With American Nomads
Mike Ragogna: When one thinks about the concept of an American nomad, one might conjure Jack Kerouac, Louis L’Amour, and Henry Thoreau. Do you relate to figures like that philosophically or metaphorically as a definition of your musical approach? Susan Darmiento: The idea of an American Nomad actually pre-dates Kerouac and L’Amour by over a […]
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July 25, 2019
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Aina Haina’s “On The Way Off” Premiere…Aloha?
The new clip for “On The Way Off,” the Hawaiian duo Aina Haina’s second video from its second album Second Best, debuts as a Trafficbeat premiere/exclusive. It was filmed and directed by Ben Geier with footage of the United States’ frozen midwest that was recorded using drone technology during the winter of this past year. […]
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July 23, 2019
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Rags’ Rant: New Album Releases…1979?
In 2019, it’s almost unimaginable that a recorded album ever could be the center of one’s life, and that’s not a slam on this year’s music, although…no, let’s not go there. But there was a time when a musical “statement” by an artist, band, or even the album itself was many people’s reason to live. […]
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