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November 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , James Durbin by Mike
A Conversation with James Durbin – HuffPost 11.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, James. James Durbin: How are you? MR: I’m pretty good. How are you, sir? JD: I’m great, just finished up rehearsal and did my farewells to my attorney and manager. MR: Permanent farewells? JD: No, no, definitely not. MR: It’s now getting exciting for you, isn’t it, what with anew album and […]
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November 18, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , James Durbin by Mike
James Durbin – HuffPost 11.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Having had some success now, what advice might you have for new artists? James Durbin: Stick to who you are. Really know what you want to put out. Know what sound and what vibe you want to put out and how you really want people to think of you. I think that’s personally […]
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November 16, 2011
A Conversation with Matt McGinley from The Gym Class Heroes – HuffPost 11.16.11
Mike Ragogna: Hey Matt, how are you doing? Matt McGinley: Hey Mike. MR: Thanks for sharing some time with us while you’re on tour. MM: Actually, I’m at home, which is slightly more comfortable than a tour, but unfortunately, with less music being played. We were on tour and our singer Travis got pretty ill, […]
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November 16, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , David Nail by Mike
David Nail – HuffPost 11.16.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? David Nail: Get your college education first. I moved to town at twenty years old because I’d dropped out of three colleges, and there have been a whole lot of sleepless nights where I wonder if I made the right decision. You look when my […]
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November 16, 2011
Devil Wears Prada’s Mike Hranica – HuffPost 11.16.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Mike Hranica: It’s really just be honest and express something. Now that I have been here for years and years, I can say that I’ve become more jaded than I’d like to admit. I see these bands and I see their intentions, and it’s absolute […]
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November 16, 2011
A Conversation with Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada – HuffPost 11.16.11
Mike Ragogna: We’re talking with Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada, how are you Mike? Mike Hranica: I’m doing great. MR: Lets talk about the recent album, Dead Throne. What was the approach creatively this time out? MH: It was a little different than what we usually do when we write records, but at the […]
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November 16, 2011
- in David Nail , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with David Nail – HuffPost 11.16.11
Mike Ragogna: David, you’ve been on tour with Taylor Swift, you’ve had top ten country singles, and you have a new album, The Sound Of A Million Dreams. Do you feel the momentum? David Nail: Yeah, I think that there’s a combination of a lot of things. Just spending a few years out on the road […]
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November 15, 2011
Ryland Blackinton of Cobra Starship – HuffPost 11.15.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ryland Blackinton: Tough call. I think with pop music, it’s really tough. I think that there’s a way to work within the preexisting structure that pop music is in, but find a way to do that in a unique way, which is a huge challenge. […]
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