Author Archives: Mike
Author Archives: Mike
Mike Ragogna: What is your advice to new or young singer-songwriters? Marc Cohn: Somebody said to me a long time ago make sure it’s something you have to do because there are so many talented people that are not only talented, but motivated and driven. That’s the one thing that’s been clear to me as […]
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Continue readingThursday at 1pm, Huffington Post contributing entertainment writer Mike Ragogna interviews Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows and singer/songwriter’s singer/songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman, right here at the home of the first solar-powered radio station in the Midwest. Note that Mike Ragogna’s web archives do not contain the music from the originally aired program in order […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What’s your advice for new acts? Amy Ray: The Internet’s pretty important. I think the tools are changing constantly. Social networking–whether it be Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube video; some way of having a presence on the Internet and keeping up with that. It’s a lot of work, so I think you need to […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What is your advice for new bands that are just starting out right now? Kristian Bush: Here is a great example. We were just at Lilith Fair, and in the parking lot, there were a bunch of stages as well as the main stage. There was a stage in the parking lot, and […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Your new live album Staring Down The Brilliant Dream is presented like a book. Is it supposed to imply the album’s like a journal? Emily Saliers: Well, it’s supposed to be opened and held like a book. It has chapters, 35 songs, and it’s fabulous. In this day of ordering online, it’s really nice to […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: So, what are you up to these days? Kristian Bush: Well, we are in the middle of a tour. We just finished the first leg of the Lilith Tour and the Lilith Fair, and we are about to go and finish out the rest of the year with the headlining tour. MR: The […]
Continue readingMike speaks with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls about their new album Staring Down the Brilliant Dream, released on June 29th, and much more. That’s Mike Ragogna’s 2.0. Community radio at its finest. Note that Mike Ragogna’s web archives do not contain the music from the originally aired program in […]
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