Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
May 11, 2011
A Conversation with The Feelies’ Glenn Mercer – HuffPost 5.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Glen, how the heck are you? Glenn Mercer: Great, thanks. MR: What inspired The Feelies reunion and the new album, Here Before? GM: It’s the same motivation as before, really. It’s great to reconnect with friends and fans and to express ourselves through our music, and it happened at a time when everyone was […]
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May 11, 2011
A Conversation with Plan B (Ben Drew) – HuffPost 5.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Ben, you define your new album The Defamtion of Stickland Banks as a culmination of films for the blind. Ben Drew: Yeah, that’s right. It’s a concept story from start to finish, so each song is a scene in a film. It obviously has no images in terms of when you’re listening to the album, […]
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May 11, 2011
A Conversation with Bronze Radio Return’s Chris Henderson – HuffPost 5.11.11
Mike Ragogna: Chris, how did you guys come up with your name? Chris Henderson: The name Bronze Radio Return was inspired by old radio I grew up listening to in my fathers art studio in Maine. On this beautiful tube radio, we would listen to all kinds of great music from delta blues and jazz […]
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May 9, 2011
A Conersation with Brandi Carlile – HuffPost 5.9.11
Mike Ragogna: Brandi, let’s talk about your new project, Live At Benaroya Hall With The Seattle Symphony. This is your fourth album, right? Brandi Carlile: Yes it is. MR: And “Sixty Years On,” a song from the Elton John album, is included. BC: Yeah, yeah, with the ’70 Paul Buckmaster arrangement. MR: Right, it’s the original arrangement too. […]
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May 9, 2011
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A Conversation with Jared Evan – HuffPost 5.9.11
Mike Ragogna: Jared, how did you get a #1 iTunes hit in Greece with “In Love With You”? Jared Evan: Man. It’s a really incredible story that kind of happened overnight. It started with a TV show out there called Radio Arvila which has the biggest single viewership in the country, approximately 1.5 million daily, I’m told. […]
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May 6, 2011
A Conversation with Nikki Sixx – HuffPost 5.6.11
Mike Ragogna: Nikki, you good? Nikki Sixx: I’m good. MR: Nice. Okay, let’s get right into your new book, This Is Gonna Hurt. Can you tell us about it? NS: Well, basically, writers write, photographers shoot photos, musicians write music–that’s what we do. So, I’m always writing, and a lot of people don’t know how aggressive […]
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May 4, 2011
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A Conversation with Yael Naim – HuffPost 5.4.11
Mike Ragogna: Yael, you were the first Israeli artist to have a U.S. Top Ten single with “New Soul” back in 2008. What was the experience like for you? Yael Naim: it was incredible to reach such a historical musical result without really trying and it happened so fast. It was like a little “miracle.” […]
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May 4, 2011
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A Conversation with Josh Groban – HuffPost 5.4.11
Mike Ragogna: Josh, are you there? Josh Groban: I am here. MR: Let’s talk about the tour. JG: Yeah. Finally, after four years, I’m excited to get back on the road. It’s the most fun I have in my whole career, getting out there and kind of reworking new and old songs for new audiences […]
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