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November 10, 2014
A Conversation with “Weird Al” Yankovic – HuffPost 11.10.14
Mike Ragogna: Hey Al, you have two releases coming up–a twenty-fifth anniversary edition of UHF and also The Compleat Al. Why the sudden Al-Fest? “Weird Al” Yankovic: [laughs] I don’t know, but Shout! Factory has always been supportive and they put out really cool products. I’m pretty sure that they agreed to put out the […]
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November 7, 2014
Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Speaking of new generations, what advice do you have for new artists? Curt Smith: It’s a very different landscape now. There are so many more ways to get noticed that it’s kind of hard to stand out. There’s so much out there because of the internet. One, do the best you can, and […]
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November 7, 2014
Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Roland Orzabal: I think it’s the same advice that I get from people on social media, really big fans. Dig deep. That’s fundamentally the most important thing. If you don’t really, really search and explore you’re not going to come up with the best stuff. […]
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November 7, 2014
A Conversation with Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Songs From The Big Chair has been treated with such reverence, expanded into a six-disc super deluxe edition. Even to the artist that must be a little shocking. Curt Smith: What, the extent to which the company has gone to make something good? MR: [laughs] No, the huge amount of material on there. […]
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November 7, 2014
A Conversation with Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Songs From The Big Chair celebrated across six discs. How did all this material come together? Roland Orzabal: Well, it came together right at the end. We had made the whole thing, we had a lot of those songs for many years and we also had a philosophy behind Tears For Fears that […]
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November 7, 2014
- in Advice for New Artists , Lloyd Cole by Mike
Lloyd Cole – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Lloyd Cole: I have to think about this all the time these days because my son’s band is in Brooklyn, they’re getting started and it looks like they have a chance. I think that you need to find your voice. If you find a voice […]
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November 7, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Lang Lang by Mike
A Conversation with Lang Lang – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Let’s talk about The Mozart Album that you recorded with the Weiner Philharmonkier. In the past, you’ve taken on other composers, why Mozart this time out? Lang Lang: First of all, I must say recording with Nikolaus Harnoncourt was always a big dream in my career. For me, he is the most unique […]
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November 7, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Lloyd Cole by Mike
A Conversation with Lloyd Cole – HuffPost 11.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Hey Lloyd, what is all this about being too old to rock? Lloyd Cole: I think sometimes, we think a little bit too much about what is age-appropriate. I’d got to thinking that I was done with making rock music, and I was kind of okay with that. Then I wrote a bunch […]
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