Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
December 6, 2013
A Conversation with Spyro Gyra’s Jay Beckenstein – HuffPost 12.6.13
Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have a new album out, The Rhinebeck Sessions. Why Rhinebeck? Why there? Why this kind of album now? What the heck is going on here? Jay Beckenstein: [laughs] Well, in terms of the geography, there’s a studio up there called The Clubhouse. The Clubhouse has a very nice lodging right by the […]
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December 6, 2013
A Conversation with Alonzo Bodden – HuffPost 12.6.13
Mike Ragogna: Alonzo, what do you think of this smooth jazz cruise? [Note: This interview occurred during October’s Smooth Jazz Cruise presented by Entertainment Cruise Productions] Alonzo Bodden: Yeah, this is great. It’s a good sail and it’s comfortable. But the music is always the highlight. I loved Marcus Miller’s set, Earl Klugh was probably […]
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November 27, 2013
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A Conversation with Norman Lear – HuffPost 11.27.13
Mike Ragogna: Norman, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is now available as a complete series in a DVD box set. To me, this was an amazing show and it’s the crowning jewel for the Norman Lear dynasty. Other than Twin Peaks it was probably the most unusual show on television. Norman Lear: I feel the same way about it. Actually, […]
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November 27, 2013
A Conversation with Mary Kay Place – HuffPost 11.27.13
Mike Ragogna: What did Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman mean to you? Mary Kay Place: Being on the show was a gift. It was a mind blowing, 360 degree experience. Shooting 35 pages a day, five days a week for 325 episodes was a real education in the creative process. I learned a lot–often the hard way. It […]
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November 25, 2013
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A Conversation with Charlie Faye – 11.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Charlie, it seems the concept behind You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely is almost like everything was fine, but then… Is that how you saw it as you were making the project? Charlie Faye: The album title, You Were Fine, You Weren’t Even Lonely, is taken from a lyric in one of the songs on […]
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November 25, 2013
A Conversation with Twenty One Pilots’ Josh Dun – HuffPost 11.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Josh, last time we spoke we talked about Vessel. Let’s talk about the album a little more, but also let’s talk about what the heck is going on since I interviewed you last. What’s this year been like? You had an album, you had all these great airplay songs. What’s going on in your […]
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November 25, 2013
A Conversation with Elvis Costello – HuffPost 11.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Hello Elvis, how are you? Elvis Costello: I’m doing well, thank you very, very much. MR: You took a different approach with Wise Up Ghost than most others have with their albums. What was the mission? EC: It’s the result of our informal collaborations or collaborations with a different agenda. The Roots role as […]
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November 18, 2013
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A Conversation with Tom Chapin – HuffPost 11.18.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey, Tom, what are you working on lately? Tom Chapin: Well, let’s see… I just finished an album, this is my twenty-third, the thirteenth family recording called The Incredible Flexible You. It’s aimed at kids high on the autism spectrum, which is really kind of cool because I have a grandson who’s on that […]
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