Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
May 20, 2014
- in Elizaveta , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Elizaveta – HuffPost 5.20.14
Mike Ragogna: Elizaveta, would you take us on a little tour of your new EP Hero? Elizaveta: Sure. “Hero” was the first one I put together. I produced it and did all the arrangements, and I had a lot of fun making it because I knew the choir for the song. If you listen to the […]
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May 20, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Kristian Day by Mike
A Conversation with Kristian Day – HuffPost 5.20.14
Mike Ragogna: Filmmaker, director, producer Kristian Day, what is all this slick stuff you’re doing with making movies on iPhones? Kristian Day: It all started when I had some equipment stolen a couple years ago in the middle of a production while I was camping. I was licking my wounds and thinking “How am I […]
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May 19, 2014
A Conversation with The Groundlings’ Tracy & Laraine Newman – HuffPost 5.19.14
Mike Ragogna: Forty years is a long time! How did you come up with the group’s name and how did it all begin? Tracy Newman: In 1973 or so, when we were doing shows at the Oxford Theatre–before we built the current Groundlings Theatre on Melrose–we were just a group of 25 or so actor/improvisers […]
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May 19, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Kenny Rogers by Mike
A Conversation with Kenny Rogers – HuffPost 5.19.14
Mike Ragogna: Kenny, let’s start with your latest album, You Can’t Make Old Friends. I think in the case of Kenny Rogers, you probably can’t count the number of old friends you have. Kenny Rogers: I am so lucky because I’ve enjoyed a long span… The interesting thing about the music is that there’s kind of […]
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May 19, 2014
A Conversation with Mary Gauthier – HuffPost 5.19.14
Mike Ragogna: Mary, it’s been four years, right? How could you do that to us! Mary Gauthier: What did I do? Oh, the records. [laughs] It takes a while, man! It’s hard work, writing these things. MR: What went into this one? Take us on a little tour of Trouble & Love. MG: Well, it’s […]
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May 16, 2014
A Conversation with The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney – HuffPost 5.16.14
Mike Ragogna: Patrick, The Black Keys’ Turn Blue was compared to The Clash’s London Calling. How do you react to that? Patrick Carney: That’s insane. It’s really cool, that’s one of my favorite records. Listening to records like that and, for example, The White Album, and just knowing that we will never create anything that good is the inspiration […]
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May 14, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Neil Young by Mike
A Conversation with Neil Young – HuffPost 5.14.14
Mike Ragogna: Neil, your new album A Letter Home, might be the most personal album of your career. You recorded singer-songwriter classics that are dear to you with an old Voice-o-Graph recording booth that was popular during the forties and fifties. What inspired you to take this approach? Neil Young: Well, I was visiting with my […]
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May 12, 2014
A Conversation with JuiceBox and The Rad Trad’s Jamie Eblen – HuffPost 5.12.14
Mike Ragogna: Jamie! Okay, first of all, what is JuiceBox up to lately? Jamie Eblen: JuiceBox is in a transitional phase. We just started working with new management and getting new gig opportunities. We also recorded an EP, First Cut, about a year ago, and at this point we’ve got about two more EPs’ worth of […]
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