Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110831 – J. Geils Band’s Peter Wolf

A Conversation with Suzy Bogguss – HuffPost 8.31.1

Mike Ragogna: Welcome, Suzy. Suzy Bogguss: Hey there, Michael. How’s it going? MR: It’s going well. You? SB: I’m very well. It’s been a busy summer — I’ve been traveling a lot. MR: Touring? SB: Yes, all sorts of places. We’ve played a lot of living rooms too, which is awesome. I like every one […]

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110828 – Graham Colton

This guy is great. Listen up! 😉

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110828 – David S. Ware

David S. Ware – HuffPost 8.29.11

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for those people who have the ability to improvise and create in their heads, but don’t quite have the aptitude to play those sounds on their instruments? David S. Ware: There’s really only one thing to do, and that’s practice. I had students like that who were hearing […]

A Conversation with David S. Ware – HuffPost 8.29.11

Mike Ragogna: Today, we’re talking with David S. Ware about all things jazz and about his new documentary David S. Ware: A World of Sound. Hello, David. David S Ware: How are you, Mike? MR: Doing very well, thanks. I wanted to talk to you about this short-film documentary that was made about you recently in […]

John Doe – HuffPost 8.26.11

Mike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new artists? John Doe: Don’t do it. The reason that I say that is if you’re persuaded that easily, then you shouldn’t do it, because someone that wants to and needs to will do it anyway.

Meet John Doe Again – HuffPost 8.26.11

Mike Ragogna: John, your new album Keeper is like your eighth solo album? John Doe: Yes, it is. MR: With its retro vibe, is the sound of Keeper trying to emulate ’69-’71 as far as production? JD: Not so much emulate, but inspired by. MR: Did that period inspire the songwriting as well? JD: Not so much the writing. […]