Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
April 12, 2011
A Conversation with Marshall Crenshaw – HuffPost 4.12.11
Mike Ragogna: Marshall! Marshall Crenshaw: Hey, Mike. MR: Okay, we’ve got to start out by discussing that Louvin Brothers collection you worked on while we were at Razor & Tie. Prior to that, you also worked on a rockabilly collection that included a couple of Louvin Brothers tracks. Both were pretty significant releases from both […]
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April 8, 2011
A Conversation with Buffalo Tom’s Bill Janovitz – HuffPost 4.8.11
Mike Ragogna: Bill, you’ve got a new album, Skins. Bill Janovitz: Well, sometimes, we have a title to begin with lifted from a lyric, sometimes we have an image that begets the title, and in a perfect world, they work together in conjunction. So, we had this image of Tom playing drums, and we were coming […]
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April 6, 2011
Yesterday’s Conversation with Hanson’s Taylor Hanson – HuffPost 4.6.11
Mike Ragogna: Taylor, it’s been an exciting day for you and your brothers. Taylor Hanson: Well, today is kind of a busy one for us. For months, we have been planning the release of a new single called “Give A Little.” A couple weeks ago, our schedule and trajectory was affected around the world as […]
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April 5, 2011
A Conversation With Robbie Robertson – HuffPost 4.5.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Robbie. Robbie Robertson: Hi Mike, good to hear from you. MR: Your new album, How To Become Clairvoyant, is a very personal album for you, even though it’s got this kind of “wise-guy” title. But its title also implies that, looking back at your life, you always knew what was coming around the […]
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April 1, 2011
A Conversation with Bruce Cockburn – HuffPost 4.1.11
Mike Ragogna: Your new release, Small Source Of Comfort, puts your album count at over 30, right? Bruce Cockburn: I believe the official count of this one is number 31. MR: Nice. What went into recording Small Source Of Comfort that was different than the previous 30? BC: Well, every album is the product of its own thing. […]
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March 31, 2011
A Conversation with Kids Of 88’s Sam McCarthy – HuffPost 3.31.11
Mike Ragogna: Sam, after catching your act at the One Night In Austin party at SXSW, my friend commented to me that Kids Of 88 was like The Rolling Stones meets electronica. Sam McCarthy: Interesting, I haven’t heard that one before, but I’m not going to turn that down. MR: It was meant in a […]
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March 30, 2011
A Conversation with Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears – HuffPost 3.30.11
Mike Ragogna: Hello Jake. Jake Shears: Hi, how you doing? MR: Pretty good. How are you doing, sir? JS: I’m great. I’m really good, and very busy. It’s been insane. MR: You’re huge around the world, but in the United States, it seems like you’re still a breaking act, and I kind of don’t understand […]
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March 24, 2011
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A Conversation with Liz Phair – HuffPost 3.24.11
Mike Ragogna: Liz, when did you feel it was time to rev up your new album, Funstyle? Liz Phair: You know, it really was born very naturally from the musical experience I was going through at the time — usually my records are. I found myself in two different recording environments leading up to this release, […]
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