A Conversation with Josiah Leming – HuffPost 9.13.10

Mike Ragogna: You have a new debut album, Come On Kid. But first, apparently, because of the circumstances by which you left American Idol, they invented this wild card thing, right? Josiah Leming: Yeah, I think so. It’s just kind of like a fail safe, you know? MR: I can’t imagine being on American Idol, and having all […]

Josiah Leming – HuffPost 9.13.10

[Note: The following is taken from my interview with Josiah Leming and contains potentially inspiring information for new artists.] Mike Ragogna: Does your writing come from life experience? Josiah Leming: That’s the only thing I can write about. I’m a strong believer that if I don’t have something to say, there’s no reason for me […]

Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna – HuffPost 9.10.10

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists? Joey Belladonna: Well, I’d always say you just have to decide if you really want to do this for the right reasons. You get what you can out of it, the way you want to put the time in. If I did this on a part […]

A Conversation with Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King – HuffPost 9.10.10

Mike Ragogna: You’re on what you’re calling The American Carnage Tour? Tom Araya: That’s correct. MR: Where does it cover? TA: Actually, it started on the east side of Canada, which was actually the Canadian Carnage Tour. Then Europe, then the U.S. MR: How’s The American Carnage tour going? Kerry King: Cool, man. We’re having […]

A Conversation with Anthrax’s Joey Belladonna – HuffPost 9.10.10

Mike Ragogna: Joey, you were the lead singer of Anthrax from ’84 to ’92, right? Joey Belladonna: ’85 to ’92, somewhere around there. MR: And you’ve reunited with Anthrax. How does it feel to back? JB: It’s always a good thing because we really gel as a band quite well, and there’s a reason why […]

Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King – HuffPost 9.10.10

Mike Ragogna: Speaking of kids, do you have any advice for new or young musicians? Kerry King: You’ve gotta f**kin’ practice a lot. I don’t. I scare myself sometimes when I think about how good I could be if I really tried. Tom Araya: You know, don’t give up. Be persistent. Don’t listen to critics; […]

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100909 – The Weepies’ Steve Tannen & Deb Talan

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