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September 1, 2010
A Conversation with Mickey Hart – HuffPost 9.1.10
Mike Ragogna: You’re on tour now, right? Mickey Hart: I am on tour with the Rhythm Devils. I am in Pittsburgh, yes. MR: How is Pittsburgh? MH: It’s beautific, actually. It’s very nice. Pittsburgh is a good city. I love it here. MR: You and Bill Kreutzmann, who make up the Rhythm Devils, are on […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Brian Ray , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Brian Ray – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: Brian, your man Rob Christie says you have a new single. Brian Ray: I sure do, it’s called “I Found You.” It’s on Sony Icon, and it’s digitally distributed wherever digital music is sold. It’s also available on my site, www.brianray.com, right now. MR: Apparently, you’ve toured for a few years with some […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Xavier Rudd by Mike
A Conversation with Xavier Rudd – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: You’re an Australian artist touring the States? Xavier Rudd: Yeah. MR: And beyond being a musician, you’re a surfer. XR: Yeah, well, I come from the southeast coast of Australia, south of Melbourne by Bells Beach. So, I grew up on the coast, and I surf and do a lot of things outside […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Xavier Rudd by Mike
Xavier Rudd – HuffPost 8.30.10
[Note: I included this exchange in the “advice” section because I felt it contained inspirational information.] Mike Ragogna: Koonyum Sun includes “Sky To Ground” which is a checklist of problems, though it has a very positive message and sets up the album’s overall theme. Xavier Rudd: Thank you very much. It’s definitely been inspired by all my […]
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August 30, 2010
A Conversation with Michael McDonald – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: I have followed your career from early on and I admire your recent Motown revisits. Michael McDonald: Oh, thanks. It was a lot of fun, those records. There was hardly any work, actually. MR: You sounded pretty natural on them, like these songs were old friends. MM: I think it was one of […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Advice for New Artists , Brian Ray by Mike
Brian Ray – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: It’s encouraging to hear stories that illustrate how determination makes the difference. Brian Ray: On that subject, Mike, my deal is that I’m a self-taught blues-rock guitar player from Glendale, California. I didn’t graduate any music schools, and I don’t have any ungodly talents in that area. But I think what’s happened to […]
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August 27, 2010
A Conversation with The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine – HuffPost 8.27.10
Mike Ragogna: So, you’re sending A Postcard From California. Al Jardine: Indeed. This is my little message to the world. It’s a postcard, as it says in the title, and it has a lot of stories about the beautiful coastal environment of California. All of the songs relate to cities along that little highway there called […]
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August 27, 2010
The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine – HuffPost 8.27.10
Mike Ragogna: “California Saga” has, personally, always been one of my favorites. I love Surf’s Up and on because I grew up in the singer-songwriter era, and all those somewhat later records really touched me in a different kind of way than the early records. The early records were more fun and functional, you know? […]
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