Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
August 19, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jon Chu by Mike
A Conversation with Director/Choreographer Jon Chu – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: Beyond the Step Up movies, you’ve been working on webisodes for Legion of Extraordinary Dancers. Can you go into what those are? Jon Chu: Yeah, we’ve met so many amazing dancers over the years since Step Up 2. Underground dancers that hadn’t really been seen — what they do is so incredible that it reminded me […]
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August 19, 2010
A Conversation with American Hi-Fi’s Stacy Jones – HuffPost 8.19.10
Mike Ragogna: Would it be fair to call you a pop-rock? Stacy Jones: Yeah, sure. I’ll take that. MR: You have a new album called Fight The Frequency. But first, you were the drummer for Veruca Salt and also Letters To Cleo, right? SJ: That’s right, back in the 90s, indeed. You know, I’m a drummer […]
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August 16, 2010
A Conversation with Razor & Tie’s Cliff Chenfeld & Craig Balsam – HuffPost 8.16.10
Mike Ragogna: The label Razor & Tie has had an extremely successful run and is practically the model for what to do right as an indie label. That success has gone beyond merely music CDs as you’ve branched out into DVDs, publishing, distribution, etc. Can you go into the story of how Razor & Tie […]
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August 13, 2010
A Conversation With Creed’s Mark Tremonti – HuffPost 8.13.10
Mike Ragogna: What’s up with Creed’s latest tour? Mark Tremonti: It runs through September. We’re trying to get a single out at the same time that we’re recording right now, and hopefully, we’ll finish it up in the next few weeks. That’s about it going on in Creed world. MR: You have a new single? […]
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August 12, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Judy Collins by Mike
A Conversation With Judy Collins – HuffPost 8.12.10
Mike Ragogna: It’s difficult to know where to begin, you being Judy Collins, cultural icon and all. Should we start by discussing your new album? Judy Collins: It’s called Paradise which has already charted on Billboard and is doing very well on Amazon. It includes “Over The Rainbow,” duets with Joan Baez, Stephen Stills, and Michael Johnson from Nashville. […]
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August 12, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Mark Erelli by Mike
A Conversation with Mark Erelli – HuffPost 8.12.10
Mike Ragogna: Your Hope & Other Casualties was one of my favorite albums of 2006 and what got me interested in your music. I also remember getting some grief for doing a freakishly long review of your previous album, Delivered. Mark Erelli: I saw that. It was completely wonderful and unexpected. I was thinking how can I get […]
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August 10, 2010
- in Entertainment Interviews , Rosanne Cash by Mike
A Conversation with Rosanne Cash – HuffPost 8.10.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new autobiography Composed: A Memoir doesn’t follow the typical, linear format. Rosanne Cash: It’s not a straight chronology as an autobiography normally would be. It doesn’t start, “I was born on a Tuesday,” blah, blah, blah. I wasn’t really interested in doing that. It’s more circular and themes keep reappearing in my present life […]
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August 10, 2010
A Conversation with Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin – HuffPost 8.10.10
Mike Ragogna: Before we get into the album, you guys are on tour right now, right? Steve Berlin: Yeah we are. Actually I’m on my way to Santa Barbara. We basically started our American tour opening for Steve Miller. MR: Have you ever opened for him before? SB: Never. I’ve never met the man, never […]
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