Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110525 – Bruce Hornsby

Ben Folds – HuffPost 7.6.11

Mike Ragogna: You’ve already taken so many different creative approaches over the course of your career, what advice would you have for new artists? Ben Ffolds: Same advice that I think would have been true as long as there have been artists at all–you put your craft and your art first, you learn as much […]

A Conversation with Ben Folds – HuffPost 7.6.11

Mike Ragogna: Hey Ben, how are you doing? Ben Folds: I’m good, I’m good. How are you doing? MR: I’m good, honored that you took some time to talk with me. BF: Oh yeah, no worries. MR: Let’s talk about Lonely Avenue, your collaboration with novelist, Nick Hornby. A while back, I debuted one of your […]

Joe Jackson – HuffPost 7.1.11

Mike Ragogna: Okay, what advice do you have for new artists? Joe Jackson: I’m not in the business of giving advice to new artists, really. I mean except the obvious advice that unless you really love it and are prepared for all of the worst possible scenarios and still want to do it anyway, don’t […]

Earl Klugh – HuffPost 7.1.11

Mike Ragogna: With the wonderful career you’ve had so far, what advice would you have for new artists? Earl Klugh: Oh boy. Practice and listen to all kinds of music. Buy whatever books you can find on the business of music so you don’t get ripped off. MR: Donald Passman’s book is a good one […]

A Conversation with Joe Jackson – HuffPost 7.1.11

Mike Ragogna: Joe, how are you? Joe Jackson: Doing well Mike, thanks. MR: Live Music is your sixth live album, isn’t it? JJ: Is it? (laughs) Wow. I don’t know, I haven’t been counting. (laughs) MR: You like performing, don’t you, Joe. JJ: Yeah, I do. I think it’s the best part of this madness that I’m […]

A Conversation with The Wombats’ Dan Haggis & Matthew Murphy – HuffPost 6.1.11

A Conversation with The Wombats’ Dan Haggis Mike Ragogna: Dan, thanks for taking the time to chat about your latest album The Wombats Proudly Present: This Modern Glitch. First off, you’ve used it twice now, who came up with The Wombats Proudly Present… riff? Dan Haggis: I think it was a combination of all three of us. We […]

A Conversation with Earl Klugh – HuffPost 7.1.11

Mike Ragogna: Hi Earl. Earl Klugh: Hi, how are you doing? MR: I’m well, and you, sir? EK: Great. MR: Earl, many feel you are one of the smoothest jazz guitarists of the 20th and 21st centuries. EK: (laughs) That tells the story–long time. MR: (laughs) But your first solo album only goes back to […]