Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
May 20, 2011
A Conversation with Roger McGuinn – HuffPost 5.20.11
Mike Ragogna: Roger, are you there? Roger McGuinn: I’m here, Mike. How are you? MR: I’m doing well. How are you, sir? RM: Fine, thank you. MR: I’m so glad that you could join us here at solar powered KRUU-FM. RM: That’s cool. We’re solar powered at home too. We have a 6.2 kilowatt system, […]
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May 18, 2011
A Conversation with Manchester Orchestra’s Andy Hull – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Andy, let’s get into your new album, Simple Math. This is sort of a concept album, isn’t it? Andy Hull: It definitely is, yeah. MR: Can you go into what the thinking was behind that? AH: I think with all the writing that Manchester was doing before, it was far more abstract when it […]
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May 18, 2011
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A Conversation with Jim Guthrie – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Okay, what’s all this about Sword & Sworcery? JG: The game is the brainchild of Craig D. Adams, aka Superbrothers, and at its base, it’s a 21st century interpretation of the archetypical old school videogame adventure designed exclusively for Apple’s touchtronic machinery. MR: Creatively, how did you come up with the music? JG: The […]
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May 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Sheila E. by Mike
A Conversation with Sheila E. – HuffPost 5.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Why, it’s the one and only Sheila E. Sheila E.: Hi, how are you? MR: I’m pretty good. How are you doing? SE: Great, thank you. MR: Sheila, it seems that you are up to something lately that has to do with the one and only Prince. SE: Well, he’s been performing shows […]
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May 16, 2011
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A Conversation with Ben Harper – HuffPost 5.16.11
Mike Ragogna: How are you, sir? Ben Harper: Good. How are you, sir? MR: I’m pretty good. Ben, you have a new album, Give Till It’s Gone, and it features your single, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Free.” BH: Oh, yes. MR: Can you tell us the story behind, “Rock ‘N’ Roll Is Free”? BH: I was […]
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May 13, 2011
- in Diane Schuur , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Diane Schuur – HuffPost 5.13.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Diane. Diane Schuur: Hello, Michael. MR: Let’s get right into this record and then get into your history because we want everyone to know everything about you. DS: Maybe not everything, but go ahead. MR: (laughs) I would say your new album The Gathering, that’s being released on June 7th, is mainly a […]
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May 13, 2011
A Conversation with Michael Grimm – HuffPost 5.13.11
Mike Ragogna: Hi Michael Grimm. I found your new self-titled album to be a good mixture of country and soul with a good measure of rock mixed in there, is that an accurate description? Michael Grimm: You nailed it. (laughs) That’s a great way of describing it. The (major label) debut album, man, I can’t […]
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May 12, 2011
A Conversation with The Cars’ Greg Hawkes – HuffPost 5.12.11
Mike Ragogna: Greg, it’s been over twenty years since the last record, right? Greg Hawkes: Yes, it has, it’s been quite a while. MR: So? What’s been going on over those last twenty years? GH: Well, musically, I’ve been doing a number of things. I’ve been out performing with a few people, doing some recording […]
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