Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
June 4, 2010
A Conversation with Darrell Scott – HuffPost 6.4.10
Mike Ragogna: I was very surprised when your new album A Crooked Road showed up as a double disc since most artists shy away from releasing projects with this much content. Then again, you’re a very busy songwriter with covers by The Dixie Chicks, Keb’ Mo’, Travis Tritt, Kathy Mattea, Guy Clark, Alan Jackson…you’ve pretty much established […]
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June 2, 2010
A Conversation with Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses – HuffPost 6.2.10
Mike Ragogna: Ben, in general, can you explain how you approached your new albumInfinite Arms differently than Everything All The Time and Cease To Begin? Ben Bridwell: It became pretty obvious to me, at least once I got all the right people in the band, that it was time to start utilizing that kind of approach. I had taken […]
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May 28, 2010
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A Conversation with Steve Forbert – HuffPost 5.28.10
Mike Ragogna: Steve, let’s go over the history of “The Oil Song,” your commentary on oils spills from the seventies and on. Steve Forbert: That’s right, it originally came out as a bonus single with my albumJackrabbit Slim in 1979. That first version was about the Argo Merchant and The Olympic Games, then there was one […]
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May 28, 2010
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A Conversation With Tift Merritt – HuffPost 5.28.10
Mike Ragogna: How did it feel being a Grammy nominee? Tift Merritt: It definitely came out of left field. Nobody expected that to happen, and the best thing about being nominated for a Grammy is that you get to share it with your family and it’s sort of a validation for them for having supported […]
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May 26, 2010
A Conversation With Rooney’s Robert Schwartzman and Ned Brower – HuffPost 5.26.10
Mike Ragogna: Let’s start at the end of your new album, Eureka. “Don’t Look At Me” seems to have the opposite message of the first track, “Holding On.” Was it sequenced last for that purpose? Robert Schwarzman: For me, sometimes it’s like the energy of the song or the vibe of the song that affects sequencing […]
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May 21, 2010
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A Conversation with Matthew Ryan & Molly Thomas – HuffPost 5.21.10
Mike Ragogna: Why is your best album, Dear Lover, not on a major label? Matthew Ryan: Oh man. Mike, I appreciate hearing that. My goal was to always keep getting better. I think part of what destabilized my career early on is that I didn’t feel like I’d created a great piece of work. It’s a […]
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May 19, 2010
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A Conversation with Shelby Lynne – HuffPost 5.19.10
Mike Ragogna: Let’s talk about your new album Tears, Lies And Alibis. Did you record it with a plan? Shelby Lynne: No, because I wrote a lot of songs for this record, and the end result was thinking about the present in some kind of way. MR: From your perspective, which are the ones that came […]
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May 19, 2010
A Conversation with Jennifer Knapp – HuffPost 5.19.10
Mike Ragogna: So, you have a new record. What’s it been, like an eight-year hiatus? Jennifer Knapp: I think I did my last show late 2002, I think in Virginia somewhere. I haven’t played a note since. I pretty much walked off the stage, and that was it for a good long while. I didn’t […]
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