Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
August 30, 2010
- in Brian Ray , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Brian Ray – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: Brian, your man Rob Christie says you have a new single. Brian Ray: I sure do, it’s called “I Found You.” It’s on Sony Icon, and it’s digitally distributed wherever digital music is sold. It’s also available on my site, www.brianray.com, right now. MR: Apparently, you’ve toured for a few years with some […]
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August 30, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Xavier Rudd by Mike
A Conversation with Xavier Rudd – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: You’re an Australian artist touring the States? Xavier Rudd: Yeah. MR: And beyond being a musician, you’re a surfer. XR: Yeah, well, I come from the southeast coast of Australia, south of Melbourne by Bells Beach. So, I grew up on the coast, and I surf and do a lot of things outside […]
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August 30, 2010
A Conversation with Michael McDonald – HuffPost 8.30.10
Mike Ragogna: I have followed your career from early on and I admire your recent Motown revisits. Michael McDonald: Oh, thanks. It was a lot of fun, those records. There was hardly any work, actually. MR: You sounded pretty natural on them, like these songs were old friends. MM: I think it was one of […]
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August 27, 2010
A Conversation with The Beach Boys’ Al Jardine – HuffPost 8.27.10
Mike Ragogna: So, you’re sending A Postcard From California. Al Jardine: Indeed. This is my little message to the world. It’s a postcard, as it says in the title, and it has a lot of stories about the beautiful coastal environment of California. All of the songs relate to cities along that little highway there called […]
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August 26, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Sara Quin , Tegan and Sara , Tegan Quin , Tegan Quin by Mike
A Conversation with Tegan and Sara – HuffPost 8.26.10
Mike Ragogna: What’s up in the world of Tegan and Sara? Tegan Quin: Currently, we are on our tour until the end of September. Closer to home, we are working on a DVD and just released a vinyl box set. We released a music video and are sort of constantly writing and have these little […]
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August 26, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Haley Taylor by Mike
A Conversation with Hayley Taylor – HuffPost 8.26.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new album is titled One Foot In Front Of The Other. Can you tell us about it? Hayley Taylor: Sure, I started making it about three years ago. I didn’t know if I was going to make an EP or a record at first. In the beginning, I wasn’t working with a label, […]
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August 20, 2010
- in Ellis Paul , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Ellis Paul – HuffPost 8.20.10
Mike Ragogna: With more and more artists taking responsibility for the marketing and distribution of their projects, fan funding has become a more obvious route. For The Day After Everything Changed, you raised over $100,000, right? Ellis Paul: Yes. MR: How did you do it? EP: Well, we set up a tier system on the website […]
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August 20, 2010
A Conversation with eels’ Mark Oliver Everett (E) – HuffPost 8.20.10
Mike Ragogna: What have you been up to since Hombre Lobo? Mark Oliver Everett: It’s funny, we last spoke before Hombre Lobo came out, and that was only last April or May. That’s weird to me because it seems like it must have been five years ago. MR: Yeah, it seems like a long time. MOE: I’ve been […]
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