Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
May 8, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Ben Arthur – HuffPost 5.8.14
Mike Ragogna: Hey, Ben! What the heck are you up to? Ben Arthur: I’m finishing up my new album, which is a collection of “answer” songs, responses to other people’s either songs or short stories. We’re also mixing these songs that we did in Austin for the songwriting web series I work with called SongCraft […]
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May 7, 2014
A Conversation with Augustana’s Dan Layus – HuffPost 5.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Dan! So what do you think of this new Augustana album Life Imitating Life, and in your opinion, how’s it different from your previous ones? What’s the jump like? Dan Layus: I think that the biggest jump is that I focused a lot more attention on the structure of the songs, not sonically as […]
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May 7, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jen Chapin by Mike
A Conversation with Jen Chapin – HuffPost 5.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Jen, what are you doing on the road? I hear it’s three shows a day, with you guys setting up. Jen Chapin: Yeah, and it’s pretty epic. But it’s better than not reaching people. I heard the number 2,000+ kids and grownups in that week, and we had many opportunities to connect. We […]
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May 7, 2014
A Conversation with Dave Clark – HuffPost 5.7.14
Mike Ragogna: Dave, it’s the fiftieth anniversary of The Dave Clark Five, can you believe it? Dave Clark: It seems like another lifetime. I always remember when I had the group, if we mixed with anybody in their thirties we thought they were old, and then when you reach thirty you don’t think they are […]
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May 5, 2014
A Quick Question For Sarah McLachlan – HuffPost Live 5.5.14
Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Sarah McLachlan: I’m so loathe to give advice to anyone unless they ask me something really specific. MR: Or maybe can you go into something creative that you’ve done? SM: I sort of look at the business side of things and I think educating yourself […]
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May 5, 2014
A Conversation with War’s Lonnie Jordan and Cheech & Chong’s Tommy Chong – HuffPost 5.5.14
Mike Ragogna: What brought you guys together for this recording? Tommy Chong: Um, money. We’re trying to raise money for the KCET broadcasting. Lonnie Jordan: I almost said “PMS,” I meant PBS. TC: That’s something your wife told me to watch out for. LJ: PBS Has been helping us out quite a bit down every […]
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May 5, 2014
- in Entertainment Interviews , Walter Egan by Mike
A Conversation with Walter Egan – HuffPost 5.5.14
Mike Ragogna: “Magnet And Steel,” after all these years, is one of those songs that really stuck with me…with a lot of people. Cool pop classic. How the heck did you create this thing? Was it voodoo? A pact with the devil? Walter Egan: I’ll tell you, if I could figure that part out I […]
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May 5, 2014
A Conversation with Rick Springfield – HuffPost 5.5.14
Mike Ragogna: Rick, anything that starts with a son looking at his mom dressed for church leading into a wise guy conversation with God… You had me hooked from the beginning. Rick Springfield: [laughs] Oh good, I’m glad. MR: We don’t want to give away any spoilers, but we have to go into some of […]
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