Phil Manzenara – HuffPost 11.4.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Phil Manzenara: My biggest advice for new artists is listen to the biggest range of music you can because all of that stuff goes into your brain and comes out at some point. If you limit yourself to types of music, you won’t have such […]

A Conversation with Phil Manzenara – HuffPost 11.4.11

Mike Ragogna: Phil, it’s a pleasure to be talking with you, let’s just jump right into your new album, Corroncho. “Complicada” is one of its more intense tracks. Phil Manzanera: “Complicada” was the reason I did the Corroncho album, because that was actually written by Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders. She was married to Lucho Brieva who I […]

A Conversation with Chris Isaak – HuffPost 11.4.11

Mike Ragogna: Hello Chris. How are you? Chris Isaak: Good. I’m doing good man. It’s nice to talk to you. MR: Yeah, it’s nice to talk to you too. CI: It’s kind of nerve wracking to me because I realize that right now, we’re broadcasting to perhaps dozens of people–if the sun is shining–so… MR: […]

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A Conversation with Bob Belden – HuffPost 11.2.11

Mike Ragogna: Bob, what inspired you to take on Miles Davis’ latin works? Bob Belden: I do not get inspired in the traditional sense. I wake up each day and think about ways to create a tangible intellectual asset. Depending on the immediate environment ideas pop into my head all the time. Over the years […]

Bob Belden – HuffPost 11.2.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Bob Belden: Do you mean the socially acceptable use of the word “artist” that is cliché and unproductive, mostly a marketing tool to transform the average into–the average? MR: That depends, what are your thoughts on this? BB: The concept of being an “artist” is […]

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