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July 9, 2014
Chats With Ivan Neville and The Berman Brothers, Plus Exclusives by Geneviéve Bellemare, Home Video and Dream Alive
“LIVE AND DIE” WITH GENEVIÉVE BELLEMARE Photo credit: Jenny Affan According to Geneviéve Bellemare… “This song was written with Mitchell Froom. He sent me the keyboard and drum intro you hear in the beginning. I remember him either saying something about radiohead or me thinking radiohead. Whatever it was it attracted me. I didn’t know […]
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July 6, 2014
So U and More: Conversations with Neal Schon, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford and Edgar Winter
A Conversation with Neal Schon Mike Ragogna: Neal, what is it creatively that satisfies you, playing solo or with Journey? Neal Schon: Well, Journey is more about well-crafted songs and well recorded and produced songs, and I think that what I enjoy about my solo songs is that I’m sort of more of a painter […]
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July 3, 2014
From Eagles to Jersey Boys: Interviews With Irving Azoff and Bob Gaudio, Plus a John Mark Nelson Exclusive
Eagles Soar Past $145 Million Worldwide photo credit: James Glader Having been in existence for almost five decades, the iconic American band the Eagles continue to surprise and mesmerize, selling out multi-night runs at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Inglewood’s Forum and other high profile venues. Over the past year, the group has taken […]
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June 29, 2014
A Drum God, Juno Jammers and Superheroes: Conversations with Terry Bozzio, July Talk and Magic Man
photo credit: André Ozga A Conversation with Terry Bozzio Mike Ragogna: Terry, when did your devotion to percussion and drums begin and who are some of your early musical heroes? Terry Bozzio: Surf Drum Music, Sandy Nelson etc., then The Beatles on Ed Sullivan made me beg my father for drum lessons. I’m celebrating the […]
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June 27, 2014
Chatting With TV/Film Composers Ah2, Toby Chu, Fantini Brothers, Tyler Traband and Geoff Zanelli
A Conversation with TV/Film Composers Jeff Lippencott & Mark Williams (Ah2), Toby Chu, Marc & Steffan Fantini (Fantini Brothers), Tyler Traband and Geoff Zanelli Mike Ragogna: You are basically responsible for how the viewer absorbs the emotional and sometimes subtler elements of a script and performance. Does that responsibility ever weigh particularly heavy on your […]
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June 24, 2014
Managing Michael Jackson and More: A Chat with Ron Weisner, Plus William Beckett and Noel Exclusives
A Conversation with Ron Weisner Mike Ragogna: You’ve got a new book, Listen Out Loud: A Life In Music — Managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson with a foreword written by Gladys Knight. You are entrenched in the history of and managed many iconic artists. So let’s start out with a basic question. What does […]
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June 24, 2014
Managing Michael Jackson and More: A Chat with Ron Weisner, Plus William Beckett and Noel Exclusives
A Conversation with Ron Weisner Mike Ragogna: You’ve got a new book, Listen Out Loud: A Life In Music — Managing McCartney, Madonna, and Michael Jackson with a foreword written by Gladys Knight. You are entrenched in the history of and managed many iconic artists. So let’s start out with a basic question. What does […]
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June 22, 2014
"Peace": Chatting with O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge, Jordy Towers of SomeKindaWonderful and Iamsu!, Plus Dom Flemons and Mike Sempert Exclusives
A Conversation with O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge Mike Ragogna: Hey Marc, it looks like O.A.R.’s bringing peace to the world! Marc Roberge: [laughs] The song is getting out there, we’re super-psyched about it. That was super funny. Ragogna: Hey, seriously, what do you think of what’s going on in the world relative to the message of […]
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