Van Dyke Parks – HuffPost 3.21.12

Mike Ragogna: Van Dyke, do you have any more advice that you think would be valuable to artists just starting out? Van Dyke Parks: I can only reiterate what Vic Chesnutt said – “There is no shelter in the arts.” It is uncertain by definition and flies in the face of the five-year plan. But […]

A Conversation with Joan Osborne – HuffPost 3.19.12

Mike Ragogna: Joan, your new album, Bring It On Home, is all blues and soul classics. How did you whittle the potential contenders down to 12 songs? Joan Osborne: That’s a good question, because there is so much amazing material to choose from that it is a little bit like trying to take sips out of […]

Joan Osborne – HuffPost 3.19.12

Mike Ragogna: Joan, what advice do you have for new artists? Joan Osborne: Well, that is a good question. I think that if you can love doing this at every stage, even at the stage where you’ re just starting out and you don’t have much of an audience yet and you’re not making any […]

Todd Rundgren – HuffPost 3.7.12

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Todd Rundgren: I’ve got one word for you… YouTube! That’s two words stuck together, but yeah, I think that you know, a lot of people still make the mistake in thinking that their success will come by getting signed to a record label. The real […]

A Conversation with Todd Rundgren – HuffPost 3.7.12

Mike Ragogna: Hi, Todd. First, let’s get into your new release, Todd, a live DVD/CD culled together from your 2010 performances. These were culled from six dates? Todd Rundgren: Yeah, I’ve been doing these tributes. I didn’t do one this last year, but the previous two years, I did. Essentially, they’re recreations of classic albums of […]

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