Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
August 19, 2013
A Conversation with Butterscotch Records’ Allen Farmelo – HuffPost 8.19.13
Mike Ragogna: Why it’s Allen Farmelo of Butterscotch Records, a new audiophile record label. Those three words next to each other–“audiophile,” “record” and “label”–are, you might say, music to my ears. Allen Farmelo: [laughs] Good. MR: So tell me Allen, are you out of your mind starting up an audiophile label when nobody seems to […]
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August 16, 2013
A Conversation with Dumpstaphunk’s Ivan Neville – HuffPost 8.16.13
Mike Ragogna: Ivan Neville, you have no right to be part of such an incredibly musical family. What do you have to say for yourself? Ivan Neville: [laughs] I was just born into this thing, a bunch of musicians, and it happens to be in New Orleans as well, so that just adds a little […]
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August 16, 2013
A Conversation with The Civil Wars’ Joy Williams – HuffPost 8.16.13
Mike Ragogna: Joy, you have a new album, The Civil Wars, self-titled, which is your second album. Usually, a group flips that and starts with the self-titled, although it feels like with the first one, the title helped give everybody an idea… Joy Williams: A context. MR: Exactly, a context, yeah. So what are your thoughts […]
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August 13, 2013
A Conversation with Harlan Ellison – HuffPost 8.13.13
Mike Ragogna: Harlan, A Boy And His Dog is now out on Blu-ray. Have you gotten a chance to see it yet? Harlan Ellison: Oh yes, I have. It’s very, very pleasant. After so many years, one forgets how good a film it is. MR: Since it’s on Blu-ray, was there anything striking to you versus the […]
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August 9, 2013
A Conversation with John Scofield – HuffPost 8.9.13
Mike Ragogna: John, let’s start with your new album Überjam Deux, which already has some history. Can you go into what launched this project? John Scofield: Well, it really started when we put together the Überjam band back in 2000. We made the first Überjam album, then we made another album after that called Up All Night, […]
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August 7, 2013
Conversations with ASCAP’s Richard Bellis Plus Matthew Margeson, Michael Bearden, & Joe Trapanese – HuffPost 8.7.13
ASCAP CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FILM SCORING “Our participants come to the Workshop at a critical point in their careers. We identify them just before they launch and provide a training ground for them to hone the skills they will need to succeed. Think of it as a finishing school.” – ASCAP’s Jennifer Harmon First, here’s […]
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August 5, 2013
A Conversation with Sly & The Family Stone’s Cynthia Robinson – HuffPost 8.5.13
Mike Ragogna: Cynthia, what are you up to these days? Cynthia Robinson: What am I up to? The Family Stone is traveling, playing the music that Sly wrote, and I just did a gig in Atlantic City and in Chicago. As far as any new music, we haven’t written anything. MR: Okay, but what about […]
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August 5, 2013
A Conversation with Matt Nathanson – HuffPost 8.5.13
Mike Ragogna: Hey Matt, your new release, Last Of The Great Pretenders. Did you sneak a concept album by us? Matt Nathanson: Oh boy, I wish. It comes from me so I guess it’s conceptual in that respect, that it’s extracted from my life, but I didn’t mean to if it happened. MR: But look at […]
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