Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
September 27, 2010
A Conversation with Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Jim, you have a new studio album, Invented. What’s the band’s roster this time out? Jim Adkins: It’s me, Jim Adkins, playing guitar and singing, Rick Burch playing bass, Tom Linton on the other guitar and vocals, Zach Lind playing drums, an assorted cast of extra players here and there like string session people, […]
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September 27, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Pete Yorn by Mike
A Conversation with Pete Yorn – HuffPost 9.27.10
Mike Ragogna: Pete, you have a new, self-titled album, but I’m a little confused about its timeline. You recorded it with Frank Black, right? Pete Yorn: Correct. MR: Of course, we know Frank Black from the Pixies and his many projects on and off camera. Pete Yorn was recorded somewhere around the time of the Mike Mogis […]
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September 24, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Tony Lunn by Mike
A Conversation with Tony Lunn – HuffPost 9.24.10
Mike Ragogna: You have a new album, Reckoning, and we’ll get to that. But we should start by catching people up on your past. You started out as part of the Chicago scene, right? Tony Lunn: Yeah, I started playing music in Chicago. I had a band called Brennantown which was a bluegrass rock band back […]
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September 24, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Luke Doucet by Mike
A Conversation with Luke Doucet – HuffPost 9.24.10
Mike Ragogna: So, Luke Doucet’s on tour? Luke Doucet: Yes I am. I’m just in Nashville, Tennessee, heading to the airport to fly to Atlanta, Georgia. MR: You have a new record, Steel City Trawler, and it’s a little complicated in that it follows a theme, doesn’t it? The press release says that it’s about “A […]
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September 24, 2010
Conversations with Gin Blossoms’ Robin Wilson & Jesse Valenzuela – HuffPost 9.24.10
A Conversation with Gin Blossoms’ Robin Wilson Mike Ragogna: Hi Robin. We’re recording this interview using solar power, something you probably know about being from Tempe, Arizona. Robin Wilson: Well, I believe right around the corner from my studio is the most advanced experimental solar array on the planet. MR: Wow, go into that. RW: […]
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September 22, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Matt White by Mike
A Conversation with Matt White – HuffPost 9.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new album calledIt’s The Good Crazy is your second album, your first one being Best Days? Matt White: That’s exactly right. Yeah, the record just came out ago, and I just played a big show last night. I’m laying in bed, relaxing, and just waking up at twelve twenty-nine unfortunately. MR: Now, you’re no […]
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September 22, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Seal by Mike
A Conversation with Seal – HuffPost 9.22.10
Seal: Michael, where’s Arianna and why is she not on the phone? Mike Ragogna: (laughs) S: What kind of interview is this? MR: What kind of interview is this indeed. S: Yeah, well, you’ll see. She’ll be on the phone after this album, mate! MR: You really like this album, don’t you? In fact, I’ve read that […]
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September 20, 2010
A Conversation with Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson – HuffPost 9.20.10
Mike Ragogna: Can you catch us up on your new album, Red Velvet Car? Nancy Wilson: Well, Red Velvet Car, our new album, just came out at the end of August, and we heard Friday that it was going up on the Billboard charts, so we’re really happy. We worked for a couple of years writing songs between the […]
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