Category Archives for "Entertainment News"
August 22, 2019
Navigating Sarah Rogo’s Smoke and Water, Plus “Here Goes Nothing” Premiere
Just who is this Sarah Rogo and why are all the recordings on her new album Smoke and Water so seductive? To the first part of the question, she’s a singer-songwriting, guitar-playing Californian who is admired by established artists such as Joe Bonamassa, Jimmies Vaughan and Vivino, and Larkin Poe, all of whom she either […]
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August 19, 2019
Green Day, Woodstock, Rock ‘N’ Roll Bedrooms and Much More: A Conversation With Photographer Bob Gruen
Mike Ragogna: Bob, you’ve photographed so many bands, your photos appearing on various album covers and included in many books and publications. Your latest rock anthology is simply titled Green Day Photographs by Bob Gruen. So was it just finally Green Day’s turn? Bob Gruen: [laughs] I don’t know if it works like that! They […]
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July 2, 2019
Your Invitation To Ringo Starr’s Birthday Party!
With the press release announcing, “All are welcome,” it looks like we’re invited to Ringo Starr’s birthday party this year! So if you’re in Hollywood on Sunday, July 7, you may want to drop in on the Capitol Tower for Ringo’s 11th annual Peace & Love birthday celebration. Who’ll be there, you ask? Why, former […]
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May 24, 2018
- in Entertainment News , Reviews by Mike Ragogna
Killed For Kings: Rich DePaolo Delivers Bright Songwriting With Dark Insights
On the opening track of his second album Killed For Kings, Rich DePaolo sings, “Big world, big star, how much, how far will you go to get it all?” Well, apparently pretty far since the multi-instrumental artist creatively pushes way past his debut, For The Loss Of Divinity,” and apparently “got it” when it came […]
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May 18, 2018
- in Entertainment News , Reviews by Mike Ragogna
Stephen Bishop & Robbie Dupree Come To Blixa Sounds/Extra Term Audio
Whenever reissue pugilists pop up, probably the first question asked by many past and current music industry geeks is, “How does an entity like that exist in 2018 with CDs going the way of the cassette, 8-track, and LP?” No, wait, the LP made a comeback–though viewed from certain perspectives, it’s a pretty silly, albeit […]
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January 12, 2018
A New Pop Music Wave In 2018 Please, Plus R. Finn and Frank Viele Premiere/Exclusives
According to Frank Viele… “‘Pomegranate’ is a song the developed for me over a period of a few years, one of those tunes
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January 12, 2018
A New Pop Music Wave In 2018 Please, Plus R. Finn and Frank Viele Premiere/Exclusives
According to Frank Viele… “‘Pomegranate’ is a song the developed for me over a period of a few years, one of those tunes
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December 8, 2017
"Peaceful Easy Feeling" Turns 45: A Jack Tempchin Premiere/Exclusive And PEF Backstory
HAPPY 45TH “PEACEFUL EASY FEELING”! According to Jack Tempchin… “Thanks to Blue Elan Records for encouraging me to finally
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