Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
January 28, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , Kurt Elling by Mike
A Conversation with Kurt Elling – HuffPost 1.28.11
Mike Ragogna: Let’s talk about your Don Was-produced album The Gate. It covers a lot of territory, what was the process like putting it together? Kurt Elling: I had a number of compositions in mind that I wanted to get to. Don approached me a couple of years ago about wanting to work in a general […]
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January 28, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Dianne Reeves – HuffPost 1.28.11
Mike Ragogna: Dianne, where are you right now? Dianne Reeves: I’m in Berlin, Germany. MR: What are you up to there? DR: I’m getting ready to start doing some concerts here, I’m only touring in Germany. I’m excited about it because I love it. I’m here with my band and we’re getting ready to do […]
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January 24, 2011
A Conversation with Cowboy Junkies’ Michael Timmins – HuffPost 1.24.11
Mike Ragogna: This album seems like a counterpart to your last album Remnin Park. What is going into the process of these works? Michael Timmins: We are in the process of creating a piece called the Nomad Series, which is a series of four albums that we’re recording and releasing over 18 months. So,Remnant Park is volume […]
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January 24, 2011
A Conversation with David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven – HuffPost 1.24.11
Mike Ragogna: Your new solo album, The Palace Guards, has been in the making for quite a while. David Lowery: Yeah, though it’s not like I was slaving away in my basement every day. I was collecting up the stuff that wasn’t either Cracker or Camper Van Beethoven, my two bands. It was sort of about […]
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January 21, 2011
A Conversation with Thirty Seconds To Mars’ Shannon Leto – HuffPost 1.21.11
Mike Ragogna: Shannon, you’re still touring in support of your last album This Is War. Shannon Leto: Yeah, we started in San Diego with two shows there, but now I’m back at home. It’s a sunny day in Los Angeles. MR: Nice. Who are you going to be touring with and what cities are you visiting? […]
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January 18, 2011
- in Entertainment Interviews , James Blunt by Mike
A Conversation with James Blunt – HuffPost 1.18.11
Mike Ragogna: James, you have a brand new album. James Blunt: Yeah, since the last one, I went on tour for two years, then I came back and hung out with my friends. After that, I locked myself in the studio for fourteen months and have stepped out with this finished album. It’s very nice […]
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January 18, 2011
A Conversation with Edie Brickell – HuffPost 1.18.11
Mike Ragogna: Edie, you seemed to approach your new self-titled album, Edie Brickell, very differently than your previous albums. Edie Brickell: It was our intention, when I was playing with the band, to record a lot of upbeat songs. I wanted to make a record that was fun to listen to, and hopefully have a little […]
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December 30, 2010
A Conversation with Everest’s Russ Pollard – HuffPost 12.30.10
Mike Ragogna: We are talking with Everest’s Russ Pollard, the band’s lead vocalist, guitarist, lyricist, drummer, and I imagine a few other musical posts. Hello Russ. Russ Pollard: Hi Mike, thanks for such a warm introduction. MR: Recently, you performed on one of the late shows? RP: Yeah, we played on Jimmy Fallon. MR: It […]
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