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October 28, 2011
A Conversation with Stephen Kellogg – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: Are you there, Stephen? Stephen Kellogg: Yeah, how you doing? MR: I’m great. The album is titled Gift Horse, like the old saying “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” kind of saying don’t take for granted what you’ve got. SK: Absolutely. MR: What inspired this collection of songs? SK: This isn’t our […]
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October 28, 2011
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Thomas Dolby – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: So, let me ask you about new artists. Is there any advice you would give to them? Thomas Dolby: It’s to follow your heart. Every artist when they’re 17 believes that the public’s going to hear their music and fall in love with them and they’ll be a superstar. When I was 17, […]
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October 28, 2011
Stephen Kellogg – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: I want to ask you, what advice do you have for new artists? Stephen Kellogg: This isn’t original advice here, but I read something recently that said, “Focus on the music, writing great songs, and putting on a great show.” Don’t get to sucked into the internet and feel like it’s all marketing […]
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October 26, 2011
fun.’s Andrew Dost – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice might you have for new artists? Andrew Dost: I would say that the most important thing is to try to find out what you are, and really believe in that. I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that’s […]
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October 26, 2011
Mutemath’s Darren King – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Darren King: Well, I’m so thankful for the encouragement I got from my church. I will defend my church to the death for this despite any of its flaws. I got to play music for all these people–and I played it horribly and really loudly–but […]
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October 26, 2011
A Conversation with fun.’s Andrew Dost – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: We’re talking with a “fun.” guy, Andrew Dost. I always loved that lower case “f” and period in the name. Anyway, how are you, sir? Andrew Dost: I’m great thanks, how are you doing? MR: You have some interesting news with the group fun. You’re working on a new album right now? AD: […]
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October 26, 2011
A Conversation with Mutemath’s Darren King – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: How are you, Darren? Darren King: I’m all right, how about yourself? MR: I’m doing well. Might you be in New Orleans? DK: Exactly, that’s where I am. I think it’s a beautiful day here–I just woke up, and I think we’re somewhere in the Garden District. I think it’s going to be […]
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October 24, 2011
The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne – HuffPost 10.24.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Wayne Coyne: The music business is changing a lot, so depending on musicians you admire and which ones you feel like you want to be like, I would say for the world of music and people who are allowed to make it and live in […]
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