Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
November 2, 2011
- in Bob Belden , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Bob Belden – HuffPost 11.2.11
Mike Ragogna: Bob, what inspired you to take on Miles Davis’ latin works? Bob Belden: I do not get inspired in the traditional sense. I wake up each day and think about ways to create a tangible intellectual asset. Depending on the immediate environment ideas pop into my head all the time. Over the years […]
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October 31, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Pegi Young by Mike
A Conversation with Pegi Young – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Pegi. Pegi Young: Hello there. MR: You have a new album coming, Bracing For Impact. How do you know when it’s time for another album and what is your creative process like? PY: Well, it tends to not be much of a well thought out plan. It happens when the songs come in […]
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October 31, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Tommy Keene by Mike
A Conversation with Tommy Keene – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: Places That Are Gone became the #1 best selling Indie EP of 1984, a poll by The Village Voice in NY gave it a nod, and Rolling Stone gave it 4 stars. Tommy Keene: Right! MR: (laughs) So you’re THAT Tommy Keene. Hello there, Mr. Keene. TK: Hello. MR: So, you’ve got a new album titled Behind The Parade. It […]
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October 31, 2011
A Conversation with PopMarket’s David Griffith – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: David, the Complete Albums series collects, if not the whole catalog, then certain segments of it in box sets. Can you tell us what are all of the components that go into making one? David Griffith: Many of these albums have never been available on CD or in digital format before so many of the […]
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October 31, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Van Hunt by Mike
A Conversation with Van Hunt – HuffPost 10.31.11
Mike Ragogna: Hi, Van. Van Hunt: Hey, what’s happening? MR: What’s happening with you? VH: A little bit of everything, it’s a little bit helter skelter right now, but we’re having a ball. MR: The picture on the cover of your new album What Were You Hoping For? is littered with trash bags, and I […]
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October 28, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Thomas Dolby by Mike
A Conversation with Thomas Dolby – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: Good morning, Thomas. Thomas Dolby: Good morning, Michael. MR: How are you, sir? TD: Very well, thanks. It’s nice to be back. MR: Let’s talk about the new album A Map Of The Floating City, starting with “Nothing New Under The Sun.” But everything’s new under the sun, right? TD: “Nothing New Under The […]
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October 28, 2011
A Conversation with Stephen Kellogg – HuffPost 10.28.11
Mike Ragogna: Are you there, Stephen? Stephen Kellogg: Yeah, how you doing? MR: I’m great. The album is titled Gift Horse, like the old saying “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth,” kind of saying don’t take for granted what you’ve got. SK: Absolutely. MR: What inspired this collection of songs? SK: This isn’t our […]
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October 26, 2011
A Conversation with fun.’s Andrew Dost – HuffPost 10.26.11
Mike Ragogna: We’re talking with a “fun.” guy, Andrew Dost. I always loved that lower case “f” and period in the name. Anyway, how are you, sir? Andrew Dost: I’m great thanks, how are you doing? MR: You have some interesting news with the group fun. You’re working on a new album right now? AD: […]
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