Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja – HuffPost 10.15.10

[Note: This is snippet from my interview with Robert Del Naja that might be inspiring for a new artist.] Mike Ragogna: It seems like the challenge for artists these days is not only to come up with something fresh, but now you’ve got to do it from a new perspective. Robert Del Naja: Yeah, I […]

The Hundred In The Hands’ Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell – HuffPost 10.15.10

[Note: This is part of an interview that can be useful for new artists.] Mike Ragogna: How did the two of you meet? Eleanore Everdell: Jason had another band before this one called The Boggs, and he was releasing his third record with that band and needed to put a live line-up together, so I […]

A Conversation with Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja – HuffPost 10.15.10

Mike Ragogna: Usually your projects are almost like a song cycle. What was the approach while making your new album Heligoland? Robert Del Naja: This album started off, as usual, being somewhat of a sonic exercise, and then I realized halfway through that there were quite a lot of fights to be had between myself and […]

A Conversation with The Hundred In The Hands’ Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell – HuffPost 10.15.10

Mike Ragogna: Jason and Eleanore, what the story behind your group’s name? Jason Friedman: It’s the name of a battle that Crazy Horse fought in, a Lakota battle. The legend behind the battle is that the night before it, a shaman rode in and out of the Lakota camp saying. “I’ve got too many in […]

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