Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
October 15, 2010
A Conversation with The Hundred In The Hands’ Jason Friedman and Eleanore Everdell – HuffPost 10.15.10
Mike Ragogna: Jason and Eleanore, what the story behind your group’s name? Jason Friedman: It’s the name of a battle that Crazy Horse fought in, a Lakota battle. The legend behind the battle is that the night before it, a shaman rode in and out of the Lakota camp saying. “I’ve got too many in […]
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October 13, 2010
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A Conversation with Chely Wright – HuffPost 10.13.10
Mike Ragogna: First of all, let me pose a question in a rather pointed way. This is 2010, right? Chely Wright: Yeah, last time I looked at the calendar it was. MR: Okay. Why is someone’s personal life anybody’s business? CW: Well that’s a very multi-layered question. MR: I’m talking about why this would be […]
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October 13, 2010
A Conversation with Shawn Mullins – HuffPost 10.13.10
Mike Ragogna: Hi Shawn. Shawn Mullins: Hello Mike, how are you? MR: I’m pretty good, how are you doing, sir? SM: I’m doing just great, man, I’m doing just great. MR: I have to say, I was a fan of your music before The Thorns. SM: That’s great. Well, I’m just grateful that you even […]
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October 11, 2010
- in Dave Koz , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Dave Koz – 10.11.10
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Dave. Dave Koz: Hello there to you, Mike. Nice to talk to you, and wow–solar-powered radio. MR: And we’re the only station in the Midwest doing it. DK: And you got clear to the end of the song. It must be a sunny day in Iowa. MR: That’s right! We’d be okay […]
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October 8, 2010
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A Conversation with Collector Nik Douglas – HuffPost 10.8.10
Mike Ragogna: You have an exhibition coming up called The Buddha Image: Out Of Uddiyana. Where did the artifacts come from that will be featured in this exhibit? Nik Douglas: They come from an area that mostly would have been called Uddiyana in the old days–in the days when Alexander The Great went through Afghanistan […]
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October 8, 2010
A Conversation with Less Than Jake’s Peter “JR” Wasilewski and Vinnie Fiorello – HuffPost 10.8.10
Mike Ragogna: Hi Guys. Can you tell us about your playing Riot Fest this year? Vinnie Fiorello: The Riot Fest promoter had approached me to talk to the band about doing something special for Riot Fest, and he really wanted either the Losing Streak orHello Rockview album in its entirety. Talking to the rest of the band, we […]
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October 8, 2010
A Conversation with Christopher King – HuffPost 10.8.10
Mike Ragogna: Hi, Christopher. What was the inspiration to put a project together likeBloody War: Songs 1924-1939? Christopher King: Well, I had been working with Josh at Tompkins Square, which is the label that put out the Bloody War compilation. I had been working with him on two previous projects, the first one being People Take Warning, which […]
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October 6, 2010
- in Dar Williams , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Dar Williams – HuffPost 10.6.10
Mike Ragogna: Dar, thank you so much for calling in to–I love saying this, especially to you–solar-powered KRUU-FM. Dar Williams: No way! That’s the future, man. Thank you for paving the way. MR: We’re the only solar powered radio station in the Midwest, and it seems bizarre to me that there are so few of […]
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