Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
July 25, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jill Scott by Mike
A Conversation with Jill Scott – HuffPost 7.25.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Jill. You have the #1 album in the country with The Light Of The Sun, and you feature Anthony Hamilton on your latest single, “So In Love.” Can you give us some background on how your duet came about? Jill Scott: Hi Mike, yeah sure. I got a phone call from a very […]
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July 22, 2011
A Conversation with Graham Colton – HuffPost 7.22.11
Mike Ragogna: Graham, how are you today? Graham Colton: Doing great, Mike. MR: Good to hear. Pacific Coast Eyes is your third album? GC: That’s a fantastic question because it depends on how you define it. (laughs) But, yes, I believe this is my third full-length album. MR: Does that number include the self-made album that got […]
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July 22, 2011
A Conversation with David Berkeley – HuffPost 7.22.11
Mike Ragogna: David! David Berkeley: Hello there. MR: Dude, what the heck have you been up to? DB: Most recently, I’ve been working with a couple of DJs doing an odd departure from my normal folk singer-songwriter world–collaborating on dance tracks. I’ve been writing vocals and singing melodies over long, extended drum and bass and […]
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July 22, 2011
A Conversation with REO Speedwagon’s Kevin Cronin – HuffPost 7.22.11
Mike Ragogna: Ladies and gentlemen, lead vocalist of REO Speedwagon, Kevin Cronin. Kevin Cronin: Hi Mike, how are you doing buddy? MR: I’m doing very well. Thank you for your time today. KC: My pleasure, man, we appreciate the support. This is a big year for us–the 30th anniversary of Hi Infidelity, so we’re celebrating and […]
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July 20, 2011
A Conversation with NRBQ’s Terry Adams – HuffPost 7.20.11
Terry Adams: Hi Mike. Let me ask you, how did you like Keep This Love Goin’? Mike Ragogna: What’s Keep This Love Goin’? (laughs) The album is fun, and with the single, I know exactly what you’re talking about in that song. When things start to fall apart, you’ve got to put some energy into it to […]
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July 20, 2011
A Conversation with Rickie Lee Jones – HuffPost 7.20.11
Mike Ragogna: Rickie Lee, how are you? Rickie Lee Jones: I’m great. How are you? MR: Terrific. So there is a certain new Rickie Lee Jones DVD out called, Live In Stockholm. Let’s just start from the beginning on this, like with that story about how your neighbor became the director. RLJ: Sure. I was […]
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July 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Mike Batt by Mike
A Conversation with Mike Batt – HuffPost 7.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Hi Mike, let’s chat about your The Hunting Of The Snark reissue. Mike Batt: My pleasure, Mike. Well, I should point out, and I’m sure you already know this, but “The Hunting Of The Snark” was originally written as a poem by Lewis Carroll. I merely took the poem many years later and […]
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July 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Mac Gayden by Mike
A Conversation with Mac Gayden – HuffPost 7.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Mac, you co-wrote the classic song “Everlasting Love,” but you also are known for playing on Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde sessions, so let’s go there first. How did you get associated with that Bob Dylan classic? Mac Gayden: There was a group of us in Nashville who played in a weekend band called Charlie McCoy […]
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