Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
June 20, 2011
A Conversation with Less Than Jake’s Vinnie Fiorello – HuffPost 6.20.11
Mike Ragogna: Vinnie, I interviewed you guys a few months back, but what are you guys up to lately? Vinnie Fiorello: Basically, we just got back from co-headlining the Slam Dunk tour in the UK, also played our first Dublin show in a few years. We came back and had a few practices and now […]
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June 17, 2011
A Conversation with Jonathan Elias – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: Jonathan, who are some of your early musical influences? Jonathan Elias: I would have to say Debussy and Stravinsky and The Doors. As a kid, I was a bit of an oddball with a passion for classical music. The Doors really got me into rock music at 12, they were my first concert. […]
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June 17, 2011
A Conversation with Viva Voce’s Kevin & Anita Robinson – HuffPost 6.17.11
Mike Ragogna: Kevin and Anita, “viva voce” loosely translates into “living voice.” Is that how you would describe yourselves? Kevin Robinson: We found the phrase meaning “…by word of mouth..” and discovered it had similar enough definitions in many languages, which we thought was cool. Most, if not all, of my favorite music has usually […]
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June 15, 2011
A Conversation With Steve Cropper – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Steve, your new album Dedicated is a pretty unique project. Steve Cropper: (laughs) Well, it is a little different. One thing it will tell everybody is how many friends I’ve got. It was amazing, the response we got when we reached out to different people saying, “Hey, how would you like to join Cropper and […]
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June 15, 2011
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A Conversation with Gomez’s Tom Gray – HuffPost 6.15.11
Mike Ragogna: Tom, how are you? Tom Gray: I’m very well, how are you doing? MR: Doing well. Let’s talk about your new album, Whatever’s On Your Mind. It’s been a while since the last one, hasn’t it? TG: A couple of years, yeah. MR: So, what have you been up to in the past couple […]
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June 13, 2011
A Conversation with Marc Broussard – HuffPost 6.13.11
Mike Ragogna: Marc, you’re friends with Dave Barnes? Marc Broussard: Yeah, Dave is a good partner of mine. MR: You guys collaborated on “Gavin’s Song.” MB: Yeah, we wrote “Gavin’s Song” together, he is also a writer on “Lonely Night In Georgia,” and we wrote some other things together that have never really made it […]
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June 10, 2011
A Conversation with Return To Forever’s Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke – HuffPost 6.10.11
A Conversation with Chick Corea Mike Ragogna: How are you, Chick? Chick Corea: I’m doing good. MR: Hey, your new album, Forever, is a two-disc set, with the first disc being acoustic, and the second disc with a full band and guests. For the first disc, was this a return to Return To Forever? CC: I […]
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June 10, 2011
A Conversation with Author Dr. Tony Youn – HuffPost 6.10.11
Mike Ragogna: Tony, what drove you to write In Stitches? Dr. Tony Youn: First time out, I decided to shoot for the stars. I set out to write the definitive book about growing up Asian-American, going through four years of medical school–all true, unadulterated, unfiltered, behind the scenes, warts and all–and becoming a doctor. I think, […]
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