Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
September 25, 2013
A Conversation with Colin Gilmore – HuffPost 9.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Colin. Dude. The Wild And Hollow. My first official question is who the hell do you think you are recording an album this good? Colin Gilmore: [laughs] Oh man, that is a good question. MR: I think this is the strongest singer-songwriter/Americana album of the year. What do you think of that, Gilmore? CG: […]
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September 23, 2013
A Conversation with Cage The Elephant’s Matt Schultz – HuffPost 9.23.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Matt, how are you? Matt Shultz: I’m doing well, how are you? MR: Pretty good. I want to talk to you about a couple of things. Let’s start off with “Come A Little Closer,” which was the number one added track on alternative radio. What does it feel like to have instant […]
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September 23, 2013
A Conversation with Nick Hexum – HuffPost 9.23.13
Mike Ragogna: So Nick, you have a new album, My Shadow Pages. This is your first solo album, right? Nick Hexum: This is my first solo album. I’ve guest spotted on a couple of bands, I sang songs with the bands The Urge and Sugar Ray a really long time ago, so this is the first […]
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September 23, 2013
A Conversation with Chris Thile – HuffPost 9.23.13
Chris Thile: Mike, how are you doing? Mike Ragogna: Oh, I’m doing well, how are you doing, man? CT: I’m doing great, just sort of galavanting around Portland, Oregon, right now. MR: Good for you, nice, hope you’re having a greattime. So Chris. Bach: Sonatas & Partitas Part 1. What’s going on here? CT: I know, […]
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September 18, 2013
A Conversation with Robbie Robertson – HuffPost 9.18.13
Mike Ragogna: Hi Robbie, how are you? Robbie Robertson: I’m exceptionally well, and how about you? MR: I’m especially fine after working my way through Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed The World. RR: [laughs] Yeah. MR: This is like an encyclopedia…no, more like a starter book on how to get into the history of […]
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September 13, 2013
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A Conversation with Jonny Lang – HuffPost 9.13.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Jonny, the new album is titled Fight For My Soul. Was it truly a fight for your soul? Jonny Lang: Some days. Making this record was. The title of the record is not necessarily autobiographical, but at times over the last five or ten years, so many different changes of life have happened […]
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September 13, 2013
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A Conversation with Recording Artist & Chef Tommy Keene – HuffPost 9.13.13
Mike Ragogna: Hi Tommy. It’s interview time! Tommy Keene: Hey, how are you doing? MR: I’m doing well, how are you, sir? TK: I’m pretty good, I’m having my second cup of tea. MR: Are you a tea guy instead of a coffee guy? TK: Yeah, there’s a long story to that. I used to […]
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September 13, 2013
A Conversation with Christopher Cross – HuffPost 9.13.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Christopher, how are you, man? Christopher Cross: Good, man, killer. MR: Looks like you have a new live album, A Night In Paris–two CDs and a DVD–that was recorded in 2012 in HD, nine cameras and all that. Can you go into the experience of having that big of a production involving one […]
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