A Conversation with THE Dwight Twilley – HuffPost 4.23.12

Mike Ragogna: It’s Dwight Twilley! Dwight Twilley: Hello, Mike! MR: How are you doing today? Not too shabby? DT: Well, not shabby. MR: (laughs) Well, let’s dive into your new album Soundtrack. Can you fill us in about the album? DT: Well, it was a situation where I just had released an album called Green Blimp, which […]

A Conversation with Kevin Kinney – HuffPost 4.20.12

Mike Ragogna: Kevin, where did the idea for an album collaboration with your old pal Anton Fier come from? Kevin Kinney: Quite honestly, I worked with Anton on my second drivin’ n’ cryin’ record,The Whisper Tames The Lion, and the experience was less than stellar.We were a young garage band in New York working with […]

A Conversation with Jason Mraz – HuffPost 4.20.12

Mike Ragogna: How are you doing, Jason? Jason Mraz: I’m good, Mike! MR: Nice. Your new album is called Love Is a Four Letter Word, and it does seem that every song on this project has something to do with an angle that brings you back to the bigger point, which is about love. JM: Absolutely, […]

Jason Mraz – HuffPost 4.20.12

Mike Ragogna: What do you think about advice for new artists? Jason Mraz: Oh man, be yourself. Be the artist that you were born to be. Don’t be anybody else. Obviously, you can be easily influenced by other artists. I think in one conversation with another artist, you can easily adapt and become a part […]

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A Conversation with Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard & Jason Black – HuffPost 4.19.12

Mike Ragogna: Your last official last album, The New What Next, was released in 2004, and your single “The Fire, The Steel, The Tread” came out last August. What else has been going on over the last few years with Hot Water Music? Chris Wollard: Kind of a lot, I guess. We’ve been playing a lot […]

Hot Water Music’s Chris Wollard & Jason Black – HuffPost 4.19.12

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists or bands? Chris Wollard: Practice. Enjoy every moment. Pace yourself. Jason Black: It sounds very silly and obvious, but the best advice I could give to someone is to make sure you really love what you’re doing. It isn’t easy–ever–so if you don’t love it, you’re […]