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September 29, 2010
A Conversation with Next BIG Nashville’s Jason Wilkins – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: This is a very interesting period for Nashville because it’s trying to be in on the cutting edge of technology. Can you go into that a little bit? Jason Wilkins: Sure. That’s funny because one of the other things that I do is I’m the co-chair of the branding committee for the Nashville […]
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September 29, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , T-Bone Burnett by Mike
T-Bone Burnett – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists coming into the field right now? T-Bone Burnett: You know what I would say? This might sound counter-intuitive, but I would say–if I were a new artist, coming in right now–I wouldn’t do anything on the Internet at all. I would stay completely off the […]
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September 29, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Jay Frank by Mike
Jay Frank – HuffPost 9.29.10
[Note: This is advice in the context of the interview more than as a result of that direct question.] Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have a history of being one of the music industry’s gate keepers. You were the head of music programming at Yahoo Music, right? Jay Frank: I was the head of music programming […]
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September 29, 2010
- by Mike
– Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100929 – Heart
Hey you! Rock out and listen to Ann & Nancy Wilson talk about their new album Red Velvet Car plus solar power and a wee bit of politics. You wouldn’t have it any other way, right? Enjoy, Fairfield and beyond!
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September 27, 2010
A Conversation with Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Jim, you have a new studio album, Invented. What’s the band’s roster this time out? Jim Adkins: It’s me, Jim Adkins, playing guitar and singing, Rick Burch playing bass, Tom Linton on the other guitar and vocals, Zach Lind playing drums, an assorted cast of extra players here and there like string session people, […]
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September 27, 2010
Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for up and coming artists? Jim Adkins: It’s got to be rough out there. There’s never been an easier time to do exactly what you want with computer recording, and it’s never been harder at the same time because everyone has those tools at their disposal. […]
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September 27, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Pete Yorn by Mike
Pete Yorn – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for young, new artists coming on the scene now? Pete Yorn: Don’t believe anything anybody says about you [laughs]. MR: [laughs] Care to elaborate? PY: As an artist, in general, that’s my advice to any young artist, whatever you’re doing.
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September 27, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Pete Yorn by Mike
A Conversation with Pete Yorn – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Pete, you have a new, self-titled album, but I’m a little confused about its timeline. You recorded it with Frank Black, right? Pete Yorn: Correct. MR: Of course, we know Frank Black from the Pixies and his many projects on and off camera. Pete Yorn was recorded somewhere around the time of the Mike Mogis […]
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