Category Archives for "Advice for New Artists"
December 4, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , Carly Simon by Mike
Carly Simon – HuffPost 12.4.09
[Note: This is taken from my interview with Carly Simon in which she discusses her creative process with regards to the song “No Freedom.”] Carly Simon: Let’s talk about “No Freedom” for a minute because it has a very interesting history, I think. It was a song I wrote on a vacation I was taking […]
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December 3, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , Daryl Hall , Hall & Oates , John Oates by Mike
Daryl Hall & John Oates – HuffPost 12.3.09
[Note: These are quotes taken from my interviews with Daryl Hall and John Oates that are included to be inspirational.] Mike Ragogna: On your show, you’ve featured classic acts such as Smokey Robinson, Todd Rundgren, and Nick Lowe, but you’ve also focused on current artists like Matt Nathanson, Chromeo, KT Tunstall, Travis McCoy of Gym […]
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November 4, 2009
Talking Heads Jerry Harrison & Chris Frantz – HuffPost 11.4.09
[Note: This was taken from my interviews with Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison regarding Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense video upgrade and release, and it is presented here to be inspirational.] Mike Ragogna: How would you rate Stop Making Sense with the rest of the Talking Heads catalog? Jerry Harrison: I would say that if no one […]
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October 28, 2009
Train’s Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood & Pat Monahan – HuffPost 10.28.09
Mike Ragogna: In some ways, Save Me… sounds a lot like a return to your earlier work, was that intentional? Jimmy Stafford: That was kind of our goal. We took some time off between the last album and this one, and coming back into it, we felt like we wanted to win back our core fan base, […]
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October 21, 2009
Son Volt’s Jay Farrar – HuffPost 10.21.09
[Note: This is a piece of an interview with Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard on their Jack Kerousac project One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur. It’s presented here because it gives a little insight into what artists do when they collaborate.] Mike Ragogna: How did your collaboration begin? Jay Farrar: Ben and I […]
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October 14, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , Joan Baez by Mike
Joan Baez – HuffPost 10.14.09
[Note: The following is from my 2009 interview with Joan Baez and contains some good information for new artists.] Mike Ragogna: After growing up on the R&B that played on your bedside radio, what got you into folk music? JB: It was genuine and I couldn’t stand anything that wasn’t. Early on, it was the […]
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September 21, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , David Gray by Mike
David Gray – HuffPost 9.21.09
Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for young artists just starting out? David Gray: Understatement is always the key, and whispering is louder than screaming. Don’t forget, you can turn the fader up, you don’t have to sing louder. Let the PA or mixing desk do the work. It took me a while to […]
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September 17, 2009
- in Advice for New Artists , Vic Chesnutt by Mike
Vic Chesnutt – HuffPost 9.17.09
[Note: This was a nice exchange that revealed a little about this physically challenged artist’s creative process that might inspire others.] Mike Ragogna: “Flirted With You All My Life” seems to be an ode to “death.” Vic Chesnutt: Yes, it is. MR: When you’re writing songs like this, are you coming at them as a […]
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