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March 2, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , PT Walkley by Mike
A Conversation with PT Walkley – HuffPost 3.2.12
Mike Ragogna: P.T., you just got one hell of an endorsement from your buddy — actor, director, writer, and producer Ed Burns. We talked about the movie Newlyweds, you, and your new album Thriller. What’s your version of how you met that guy? PT Walkley: I was working at this guitar store in downtown Manhattan called Ludlow […]
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March 2, 2012
- in Edward Burns , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Edward Burns – HuffPost 3.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Ed, how are you doing? Ed Burns: Very good, how are you? MR: Good, thanks for taking some time today to talk with us today about Newlyweds, and also about your buddy PT Walkley. EB: Ah, yes. PT has been a friend of mine going on eight years now. I met at a guitar […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Anais Mitchell – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Anais, the track “Wilderland” from your new album Young Man In America, has a kind of Native American vibe. You describe cities and highways as being a wilderland with children wandering the wilderland. Is that what you see going on? Anais Mitchell: Pretty sure that word ‘wilderland’ came into my head when I was […]
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February 29, 2012
Blues Traveler’s John Popper – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? John Popper: Wow, well, do it your way. Looking back, that’s the thing that I value most about what we’ve done. You’re going to make mistakes, you’re going to do things right. We could not have done it if we didn’t approach it like a […]
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February 29, 2012
- in Advice for New Artists , Anais Mitchell by Mike
Anais Mitchell – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Anais, what advice do you have for new artists? Anais Mitchell: Hmm…as an artist, I don’t believe you “find your voice” and then just get to keep it. I think it changes and you have to keep searching for it and that it requires constant vigilance to be true to it, whatever it […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Blues Traveler’s John Popper – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: John, what are you up to? John Popper: I’m in New York. We just finished some gigs and I saw my friend get married, and before that, we made a really cool album. We’re starting our 25th year as a band and this record is the beginning of it. MR: Nice, and we’ve […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Punch Brothers’ Chris Thile – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Chris, beyond your solo material, you have quite a rap sheet including being with Nickel Creek, The Goat Rodeo, and tons of side projects. You don’t ever stop, do you! Chris Thile: It’s so easy to get lulled into a sense of security as a creative entity and I’m doing my very best […]
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February 29, 2012
Chris Thile – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: I wanted to ask you, after all your years of playing, being the musician’s musician, what advice would you have for new artists? Chris Thile: I meet a lot of aspiring musicians who are so worried about their careers, worried about their professional advancement, getting discovered and getting a break and all that […]
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