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Mike Ragogna: Hi Tori, how are you? Tori Amos: Hi Michael, how are you? MR: Excellent, now that I’m talking with you! Oh, my God. TA: (laughs) You’re funny. Where are you? MR: I’m talking to you from Fairfield, Iowa. It’s really a pleasure. TA: Well, thank you for having me. MR: Tori, your new […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Shelby Lynne, you’re back for another visit, thanks. How are you? Shelby Lynne: I’m doing great, man. How are you? MR: Doing very well. Since you’ve been here before, I think it’s best we just dive in. Your new album Revelation Road, to me, is a collection of paradigms of faith, did I […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: It’s a joy to be talking today with Jackie DeShannon who has a new album, When You Walk In The Room. Hello there, Jackie. Jackie DeShannon: Thank you, it’s a joy for me as well. MR: Jackie, I want to start out by recognizing that you have in your repertoire some of the biggest […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Hey Suzanne, how’s it going? Suzanne Vega: I’m good, thanks. MR: What’s been going on with you these days? SV: I’m looking forward to the release of Close-Up Vol. 3, which is coming out November 1st. I’ve been doing this project where I’ve been re-recording most of my catalog, so Volume 1 and Volume 2 came out last […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: We’re talking with The Box Story who has grown an internet following based on a series of music videos focused on their original music. The group is brothers 15-year-old Noah and 17-year-old Dylan Chenfeld. I really hate calling artists out on their age, but in this case, it’s a good thing because they’ve […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: We’re talking with Baaba Maal who is currently on tour in the United States on a series of speaking engagements based on issues facing Africa. Baaba, how are you? Baaba Maal: I’m doing very well, Mike. Thank you. MR: That’s great. Can you tell us a little bit about what you’re doing on […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Sam Nelson of the group H Is Orange–how be you? Sam Nelson: I’m good Mike, it’s nice to talk to you. MR: Same here. It seems like only yesterday. SN: Only yesterday. MR: Anything happen since yesterday? Like, what’s going on with H Is Orange, leave out no detail, go. SN: Lots is […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Scotty, hi. Scotty McCreery: Hey there, Michael, how are you doing? MR: I’m doing pretty well, thanks. Your new album Clear As Day just hit #1 in Billboard, and it features some very personal songs that seem to fit you perfectly. How did you choose the batch? SM: Well, we had a lot of songwriters in […]
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