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May 18, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Sheila E. by Mike
Sheila E. – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sheila E.: The advice that I have basically is to be true to yourself. Be honest and search for what you want to be. As a new artist, sometimes, you’re not really sure, and then you end up changing your direction based upon what you […]
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May 18, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Jim Guthrie by Mike
Jim Guthrie – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Jim Guthrie: Work. Just work everyday at whatever it is you do. Work, work, work.
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May 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jim Guthrie by Mike
A Conversation with Jim Guthrie – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Okay, what’s all this about Sword & Sworcery? JG: The game is the brainchild of Craig D. Adams, aka Superbrothers, and at its base, it’s a 21st century interpretation of the archetypical old school videogame adventure designed exclusively for Apple’s touchtronic machinery. MR: Creatively, how did you come up with the music? JG: The […]
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May 18, 2011
Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Maybe this is a bit of a premature question, but what advice do you have for new artists? Andy Hull: Just make sure that you really want to do it because there are going to be people who tell you, “You know what you signed up for,” and those people don’t realize that […]
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May 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Sheila E. by Mike
A Conversation with Sheila E. – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Why, it’s the one and only Sheila E. Sheila E.: Hi, how are you? MR: I’m pretty good. How are you doing? SE: Great, thank you. MR: Sheila, it seems that you are up to something lately that has to do with the one and only Prince. SE: Well, he’s been performing shows […]
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May 16, 2011
- in Ben Harper , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Ben Harper – HuffPost 5.16.11
Mike Ragogna: How are you, sir? Ben Harper: Good. How are you, sir? MR: I’m pretty good. Ben, you have a new album, Give Till It’s Gone, and it features your single, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Free.” BH: Oh, yes. MR: Can you tell us the story behind, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Free”? BH: I was […]
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May 16, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Ben Harper by Mike
Ben Harper – HuffPost 5.16.11
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ben Harper: The advice I have for new artists is this–write great songs and play them live as often as possible. Get residencies all over town and crush it. You’ve got to have the discipline to rehearse the songs–get them down–and if you build it, […]
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May 13, 2011
- in Advice for New Artists , Diane Schuur by Mike
Diane Schuur – HuffPost 5.13.11
[Note: Here is some “origin” information that came up during my interview with Diane Schuur.] Mike Ragogna: When you started, did you play out a lot, and how did you get “discovered?” Diane Schuur: Well, it depends on which time. I did a lot of professional dates starting from the time I was nine years […]
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