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April 4, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Perez Hilton by Mike
A Conversation with Perez Hilton Interview in The Hard Rock Lounge During SXSW (Better Late Than Never) – HuffPost 5.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Perez! Perez Hilton: Hello! MR: What in the world is going on here today? PH: Well, I am here because I love coming to Austin every year for the SXSW music festival. This is my 6th year coming and my 5th year putting on a big event. This year, I’m especially excited […]
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April 4, 2012
Wilson Phillips’ Carnie & Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice to new artists? Chynna Wilson: Advice for new artists? Wow, it’s a different time, a different world for music, but never forget why you make music. Wendy Wilson: I would say don’t be afraid to be original. Go with your instincts and don’t try to be a carbon copy […]
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April 4, 2012
A Conversation with Wilson Phillips’ Carnie & Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Ladies! How the heck are you? Carnie Wilson: Good, Mike. Wendy Wilson: We are great! MR: I want to ask you about your new album, Dedicated. One day, did any of you just kind of blurt out, “Hey, let’s do an album that’s more about our families than us”? CW: (laughs) I’m laughing because […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Nanci Griffith by Mike
Nanci Griffith – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Nanci, having the wealth of experience that you do, do you have any advice that you’d like to give to new artists? Nanci Griffith: Work…you know? I mean, I respect people who are able to work well on their computers and such, but don’t rely only on that thing. Work. Get out your […]
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April 2, 2012
A Conversation with Nanci Griffith – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Nanci, your newest album, Intersection, seems to be an extremely personal one, and you recorded it in your home. Can you go into that a little? Nanci Griffith: Well, Pete Kennedy was the one who came to me and said that he knew that I was writing a lot and he was also aware […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Adam Cohen , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Adam Cohen – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Adam, it seems like you’re swinging for the fences with your new album,Like a Man. Adam Cohen: I wouldn’t describe it that way. I actually feel like it’s the other way around. I think that what characterized my career up till now was swinging for the fences, and that I had high ambitions. […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Adam Cohen , Advice for New Artists by Mike
Adam Cohen – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Adam Cohen: Advice I wish had been given to me is what I’d give, which is to say there is no consensus about what is great today. The only consensus there seems to be is that there was an era in which stuff was truly […]
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March 30, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Colin Gilmore by Mike
Colin Gilmore – HuffPost 3.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Colin, what advice do you have for new artists? Colin Gilmore: Always remember that the love of the music is ultimately what keeps the whole thing going. It’s a hard thing to remember because there are times when it feels like promotion and hype are the whole game. If you’re truly making music […]
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