Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
June 29, 2010
A Conversation with Jackie Greene – HuffPost 6.29.10
Mike Ragogna: There are a few songs on your new album that come off as anthems. For instance, a song such as “Shaky Ground” seems to be saying everyone’s on shaky ground, so try your best to navigate it. Jackie Greene: There’s that, and it also weaves through different stories. It’s one of those songs […]
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June 29, 2010
A Conversation with Street Drum Corps’ Bobby Alt – HuffPost 6.29.10
Mike Ragogna: Can you catch your fans up on what’s been happening over the last couple of years? Bobby Alt: Well, the last few years, I’ve mainly been focusing on our group, Street Drum Corps. We’re celebrating our six-year anniversary now, and we can’t even believe it. It seems like only yesterday we were playing […]
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June 22, 2010
A Conversation with Herbie Hancock – HuffPost 6.22.10
Mike Ragogna: Your new album The Imagine Project “imagines” unity through music. Can you talk about what your mission is with this new record? Herbie Hancock: Absolutely. The purpose of the record is peace through global collaboration. I was thinking, first of all, what would even be my reason for wanting to make a record? What I […]
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June 18, 2010
A Conversation with Coheed and Cambria’s Claudio Sanchez – HuffPost 6.18.10
Mike Ragogna: Let’s start at the very beginning with The Amory Wars, your sci-fi theme that runs through each of your five releases. This fifth album, Year Of The Black Rainbow, is a prequel, and for many, it will be the perfect place to get acquainted with the story and music of Coheed and Cambria, the […]
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June 16, 2010
A Conversation with Griffin House – HuffPost 6.16.10
Mike Ragogna: Let’s talk about your new album, The Learner. First of all, I believe this is the first CD with a pull-out poster of you. Griffin House: (laughs) That’s true. Yeah, that’s right. MR: I’m not doing a musical comparison, but you do have this sort of Springsteen-ish vibe going on with your photo. And […]
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June 14, 2010
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A Conversation with Tom Petty – HuffPost 6.14.10
Mike Ragogna: Mojo is your first official blues-inspired album. Before Mojo, were you tempted to do a project like this? Tom Petty: Yeah, I’ve been trying to get there for over a decade, really. It’s the music we’ve always played. I guess over the last decade or so, it just became where I went when I wanted to […]
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June 10, 2010
A Conversation with Mathew Vlasic, President of Sony Music’s Archive 1887 – HuffPost 6.10.10
The following is a Q&A with Mathew Vlasic, the guy who can explain why the faces of classic artists and bands are now being woven into products of the Sony Music’s new company, The Thread Shop, through its Archive 1887 line of clothing. Vlasic serves as Archive 1887’s president, and he offers insights into why […]
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June 10, 2010
A Conversation with Taylor Hanson of Hanson – HuffPost 6.10.10
Mike Ragogna: Over the years, everyone–including you guys–commented on how close the Hanson brothers are. So, now that you’re all marrying, moving on with private lives, all that, is Hanson still tight? Taylor Hanson: Relationships with brothers, especially when there are multiple ones…there’s a certain connection that just goes deep because you share several childhood […]
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