Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
June 6, 2011
A Conversation with Blackie & The Rodeo Kings – HuffPost 6.6.11
Mike Ragogna: What’s the origin of Blackie & The Rodeo Kings? Colin Linden: We got together at the end of 1995 to do a tribute album to our our friend and hero, Willie P. Bennett. My wife and I were sitting at our kitchen table conspiring when we started talking about tribute albums–I had been […]
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June 5, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Pat Metheny by Mike
A Conversation with Pat Metheny – HuffPost 6/5/11
Mike Ragogna: Pat, your new album is titled, What’s It All About, a line from the song “Alfie,” one of ten cover songs you recorded for the project. Since this is an unusual approach for Pat Metheny, can you go into what this new album is all about? Pat Metheny: Well, this whole thing is […]
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June 3, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , James Tormé by Mike
A Conversation with James Tormé – HuffPost 6.3.11
Mike Ragogna: Are you there, James? James Tormé: Mike, I’m here. How are you, my friend? MR: I’m pretty good. How are you, sir? JT: I’m doing great. It’s wonderful to be with you. MR: Thank you so much, it’s wonderful to be with you too. Love For Sale is your debut album, right? JT: Absolutely my […]
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June 3, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Erykah Badu by Mike
A Pre-Concert Conversation with Erykah Badu – HuffPost 6.3.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Erykah. Erykah Badu: Hi! MR: I loved how you interacted with My Morning Jacket during rehearsal, especially after one of the songs when you reached out and touched hands. That was really sweet. How close are you with this band? EB: We met a few years ago when they did a cover […]
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June 1, 2011
A Conversation with The Postelles’ Daniel Balk – HuffPost 6.1.11
Mike Ragogna: How did The Postelles get together? Daniel Balk: It was basically destiny. We all went to the same high school together in New York and David (Dargahi) and I would catch each other writing ultimate festival lineups in our notebooks. So, we decided to start a band and we found John (Speyer) was […]
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May 30, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Randy Newman by Mike
A Conversation with Randy Newman – HuffPost 5.30.11
Mike Ragogna: Randy, you have a new album, The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 2., and I’m wondering why we’re not at volume ten by now. Randy Newman: Well, they just had the idea. I wouldn’t have done it — it’s sort of like doing a memorial album while I’m still here, in some ways. MR: On […]
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May 27, 2011
A Conversation with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Jeff Hanna – HuffPost 5.27.11
Mike Ragogna: Jeff, let’s talk about the latest news regarding your classic, “Fishin’ In The Dark.” Jeff Hanna: Yeah, it’s funny. Back in the ’80s, they played our songs a lot on country radio and that was our biggest hit. It was the #1 single back in 1987, and then with the dawn of the […]
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May 25, 2011
- in Bobby Long , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Bobby Long – HuffPost 5.25.11
Mike Ragogna: Bobby, your style has been compared to that of “…an early Bob Dylan” by Pollstar, and your song “Penance Fire Blues” is a good example. Do you feel there are any similarities between you and him, and are you a fan? Bobby Long: I think a lot of people get compared to him […]
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