A Conversation with Life is Good Kids Foundation’s Bert Jacobs – HuffPost 9.3.10

Mike Ragogna: What’s your history and involvement with Bonnaroo? Bert Jacobs: Well, we really just became friends with the Superfly guys who own and operate Bonnaroo. I’ve enjoyed the music, and been out there as a fan like anybody else. That’s my history with Bonnaroo. MR: And this resulted in the Life is Good Festival […]

A Conversation with Randy Bachman & Fred Turner – HuffPost 9.3.10

A Conversation with Fred Turner Mike Ragogna: Let’s talk about your new album Bachman & Turner. Please don’t be offended by this, but it sounds like classic BTO. Fred Turner: Actually I’m not offended at all. I’m glad to hear you say that. MR: The album starts with “Rollin’ Along,” which puts us on the […]

Randy Bachman & Fred Turner – HuffPost 9.3.10

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for up and coming artists? Randy Bachman: Well, it has to be your passion. You have to want to do it regardless. Whether you get paid, or shafted, or screwed, at the end of the day, you have to say, “That was a great gig, I really enjoyed […]

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100902 – The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100902 – Bill Frisell

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100901 – Haley Taylor

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Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100901 – Pete Seeger

“Sing for as many different kinds of people as you can–old folks, middle aged folks, kids, infants. And sing for people you disagree with, too. Learning how to communicate with people we disagree with is something the whole world has to learn.” Born on May 3, 1919, Pete Seeger was an iconic singer-songwriter best known […]

The Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart – HuffPost 9.1.10

Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for new musicians? Mickey Hart: Don’t do it unless you really, really want to do it, unless it really means something to you, and it becomes a necessity to play music. The music business if very difficult, it’s not just the skill to play music, but […]