Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
October 6, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , KT Tunstall by Mike
A Conversation with KT Tunstall – HuffPost 10.6.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new album Tiger Suit is a wonderful mix of organics and synths. KT Tunstall: Thank you. MR: What was the motivation behind recording a project like this? KT: Yeah, basically, the title of the album is based partly on a recurring dream I’ve had since I was a kid, where there’s a tiger in […]
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October 6, 2010
A Conversation with José González – HuffPost 10.6.10
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Jose. Where are you right now? José González: : I’m home in Gothenburg, Sweden. I’m just about to go on tour. MR: How long will the tour be and where is it taking you? JG: It’s going to be around one month in Europe, then a short break, then off to the […]
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October 4, 2010
A Conversation with Phil Collins – HuffPost 10.4.10
Mike Ragogna: It seems like your new soul album, Going Back, has been years in the waiting, especially after your having such a big solo hit with The Supremes’ “You Can’t Hurry Love” in the eighties. What inspired you to do an album like this now? Phil Collins: Well, it’s something that I’ve always wanted to […]
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October 1, 2010
A Conversation with Franke Previte – 10.1.10
Mike Ragogna: Franke, we’re so glad to have you here at solar powered KRUU-FM, which is based in Fairfield, Iowa. I hear you have a little Fairfield story,? Franke Previte: I definitely have a Fairfield story. I was back in high school, where I sang and sang. But I wasn’t really a book guy, so […]
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October 1, 2010
A Conversation with Dan Wilson – HuffPost 10.1.10
Mike Ragogna: Let’s start by talking about your new album Live At The Pantages. Dan Wilson: Cool. MR: When was it recorded? DW: It was recorded last Winter, and it was a show in Minneapolis. I had been touring after my solo album Free Life came out. I had been touring for about two years and I did […]
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September 29, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jay Frank by Mike
A Conversation with Author Jay Frank – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have this new book, FutureHit.DNA. Could you just give a brief synopsis about its mission? Jay Frank: What I found when I went looking at popular music was that technology has a huge influence on music consumption. While a lot of people have been creating songs especially made for radio in […]
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September 29, 2010
A Conversation with T-Bone Burnett – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: T-Bone, you and an entourage of pals are on tour in The Speaking Clock Revue in Boston and New York to benefit music and art education in public schools. T-Bone Burnett: We are. We’ve partnered up with Participant Media which is a great film company started by this guy Jeff Skoll who drew up the […]
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September 29, 2010
A Conversation with Next BIG Nashville’s Jason Wilkins – HuffPost 9.29.10
Mike Ragogna: This is a very interesting period for Nashville because it’s trying to be in on the cutting edge of technology. Can you go into that a little bit? Jason Wilkins: Sure. That’s funny because one of the other things that I do is I’m the co-chair of the branding committee for the Nashville […]
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