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August 19, 2011
Motopony’s Daniel Blue and Buddy Ross – HuffPost 8.19.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Daniel Blue: Foster a partnership with the Author of your craft. Surrender to that which chooses to come through you for good. Choose to come through your highest self. Believe that art is magic and it waits with great expectation for a willing channel to […]
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August 19, 2011
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A Conversation with Imelda May – HuffPost 8.19.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello there, Imelda May. Imelda May: Hello. How are you? MR: I’m pretty good. How have you been? IM: Doing well. This is the last day of the tour, and it’s going very well. I’ve been very busy and very happy. MR: Very nice. Where did the tour take you? IM: We were […]
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August 19, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Trevor Hall by Mike
A Conversation with Trevor Hall – HuffPost 8.19.11
Mike Ragogna: We’re very glad to have Trevor Hall here with us today to discuss his newest album entitled Everything Everytime Everywhere. Trevor, how are you? Trevor Hall: I’m doing well, thanks for having me. MR: My pleasure. Your music is so eclectic and this album is no exception, was it your goal to have […]
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August 17, 2011
Tommy West – HuffPost 8.17.11
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice would you give to a new artist these days? Tommy West: That’s really tough. Well, if you’re serious about being in the business, learn to take rejection, and don’t let it stop you because nobody really knows anything in this business–it’s a business of feel and intuition that is […]
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August 17, 2011
A Conversation with My Mentor, Tommy West – HuffPost 8.17.11
Mike Ragogna: Tommy! Finally, huh? Tommy West: How’re you doing, Michael? MR: I’m great, Tommy. Man, where do we start? Okay, recently I had the pleasure to work on a double disc set that includes Hometown Frolics, your solo album from ’76. TW: Right. MR: Now, Ace Records, in England has combined Hometown Frolics with Terry Cashman, your longtime […]
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August 15, 2011
O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge – HuffPost 8.15.11
Mike Ragogna: So, that being said, what advice do you have for new artists? Marc Roberge: You know, when I’m asked that question–again, I’m probably repeating myself and beating a dead horse–I do give them that cliché answer, “Well, be willing to play anywhere and work hard and believe in yourself.” You know, these are […]
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August 15, 2011
Peter Wolf – HuffPost 8.15.11
Mike Ragogna: From someone with your experience, what is your advice for new artists? Peter Wolf: Well, it’s very strange because the landscape has changed so much. I beckon back to the days when musicians used to travel around the country, before radio. I imagine what that must have been like when radio came out, […]
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August 15, 2011
A Conversation with O.A.R.’s Marc Roberge – HuffPost 8.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Marc. Marc Roberge: How’re you doing, man? MR: Pretty well. Your new album, King, is doing pretty well. Marc R: Doing well so far, yeah. You know, it just came out. It’s a labor of love, so when you finally release it and put it out there to the world, it’s a whole […]
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