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April 25, 2014
Echoes of the Outlaw Roadshow: Talking With Counting Crows’ Adam Duritz and Toad The Wet Sprocket’s Glen Phillips
A Conversation with Adam Duritz Mike Ragogna: Adam, the Echoes Of The Outlaw Roadshow continues pretty much into the summer and with Toad The Wet Sprocket. Adam Duritz: Yeah, pretty much. Daniel And The Lion is coming out with us too. So yeah, it should be a lot like last time. MR: What has the […]
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April 23, 2014
Givin’ ‘Em Hell and Heaven: Conversations With Joe Satriani and Sebastian Bach
A Conversation with Joe Satriani Mike Ragogna: Joe, it’s an honor to be interviewing somebody who makes such strange, beautiful music. Joe Satriani: [laughs] Thank you. MR: Let’s start by talking about your complete studio recordings. It has fourteen albums plus a bonus disc of the stray tracks. JS: It was everything that you would […]
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April 22, 2014
The Force Empire: Chatting With NHRA Superstar John Force, Plus Thunderegg’s "Summer Kids" Exclusive
photo courtesy of Rogers & Cowan A Conversation with NHRA’s John Force Mike Ragogna: Your reputation in drag car racing is legendary, and you just experienced your 139th win. Are you going to be antsy until that 140th win? John Force: I want to win every race. I just lost the final to my son-in-law […]
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April 21, 2014
Deadbeat and Dollhouse: Conversations With James Iha and Melanie Martinez
A Conversation with James Iha Mike Ragogna: Let’s get into this Deadbeat series. You’re doing the new music for this Hulu series, what do you think about it? James Iha: I like it a lot. It’s a funny supernatural comedy. It’s a funny show, I think all of the actors are great, the writing is […]
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April 18, 2014
ASCAP’S ‘I Create Music’ EXPO, Plus Conversations with E-Streeter Nils Lofgren and Summer Horns’ Mindi Abair
ASCAP’S “I CREATE MUSIC” EXPO At the end of the month, ASCAP once again is sponsoring their annual “I Create Music” EXPO, this being the event’s 9th time at bat. Listed here is the lineup that’s taking shape for The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers’ panelists, events, etc. that will commence April 24th […]
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April 17, 2014
Masters Of Sex, Girls & ‘Boogie Train’: Conversations with Michael Penn and Foghat’s Roger Earl
Photo courtesy Cinemedia Promotions A Conversation with Michael Penn Mike Ragogna: Michael, what have you been up to recently? Michael Penn: I’ve been busy scoring stuff, I’ve been working on the Showtime show Masters Of Sex and I’ve been working on Girls for HBO and that’s what I’ve been doing. MR: At the moment, you’re […]
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April 16, 2014
A Conversation with The Both’s Aimee Mann & Ted Leo, Plus A Quick Chat with Dolly Parton
A Conversation with The Both’s Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Mike Ragogna: Of course everybody’s asked you this, but how did you guys decide to become The Both? Ted Leo: Well we were on the road together, we were touring in the fall of 2012. I had a song that I had actually been writing […]
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April 15, 2014
Tarpaper Sky and Conversations: Interviews with Rodney Crowell and Stanton Moore
A Conversation with Rodney Crowell Mike Ragogna: Rodney, can you give a tour of your new album, Tarpaper Sky? Rodney Crowell: It started with conversations with Steuart Smith who is a guitar player who normally plays with the Eagles. They actually bought him away from me some years ago. But we’re really good friends, and […]
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