Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
February 25, 2013
A Conversation with The dB’s’ Chris Stamey – HuffPost 2.25.13
Mike Ragogna: Chris, you’re coming off of a dB’s record that everybody loved, Falling Off The Sky. Did that creatively propel you into Lovesick Blues? Chris Stamey: It seems like a continuum to me, but there was a point on the dB’s record — the song called “She Won’t Drive In The Rain Anymore” and a tune […]
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February 22, 2013
- in Beth Hart , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Beth Hart – HuffPost 2.22.13
Mike Ragogna: So how are you doing, Beth Hart? Beth Hart: Hey, how are you? MR: Just dandy. So Bang Bang Boom Boom. Tell me everything about it. Leave nothing out. BH: [laughs] It’s such a work of love, oh my God, and there are so many love songs on it. I think it’s my first […]
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February 18, 2013
Terri Lyne Carrington interview – HuffPost 2.18.13
Mike Ragogna: Terri, Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue is a bit of a concept album for you. What gave you this concept to do? Terri Lyne Carrington: About ten years ago, I heard the original Money Jungle for the first time, and I don’t know how it had slipped passed me over the years. It just caught my attention. […]
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February 18, 2013
- in Entertainment Interviews , Tom Wopat by Mike
A Conversation with Tom Wopat – HuffPost 2.18.13
Mike Ragogna: Tom, you have a new album, I’ve Got Your Number, your take on jazz and swing material. What went into choosing the songs? Tom Wopat: Well, we kind of wanted to do a bit of an homage to the madmen period where they were doing the big band/orchestra hybrid thing, the kind of Bobby […]
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February 15, 2013
A Conversation with Jim McCarty – HuffPost 2.15.13
Mike Ragogna: Hi Jim, how are you? Jim McCarty: Oh, good thanks, Mike. MR: Let’s talk about your new Yardbirds double-disc DVD, Making Tracks. What went into this project? JM: Well, it’s been a long story because we’ve been re-formed since back around ’96. We’ve had different lineups, and it seemed like the lineups kept getting […]
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February 5, 2013
A Conversation with Erin Boheme – HuffPost 2.5.13
Mike Ragogna: Erin, “What A Life,” huh? Erin Boheme: You know, it’s definitely interesting. I’ll give it that much. MR: Tell me about all the things that have been happening to you lately. EB: It’s been an interesting road, but we’re just trying to make the best of it, and that’s what I’m trying to […]
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February 5, 2013
A Conversation with Renaiszance’s Ravé and Radha Mehta – HuffPost 2.5.13
Mik Ragogna: Greetings, Ravé and Radha. Ravé: Hey there, Mike! Radha: Hi Mike! MR: So Renaiszance is a brother-sister duo, but you’re a relatively new act. Tell us a little something about yourselves, like where you grew up, all that. Radha: Well, Ravé and I were both born in Illinois near Chicago, but grew up, […]
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February 5, 2013
- in Entertainment Interviews , Otis Taylor by Mike
A Conversation with Otis Taylor – HuffPost 2.5.13
Mike Ragogna: My World Is Gone is your latest album, and the title was inspired by one of the other musicians on the project. Can you go into the story behind that? Otis Taylor: Basically, Mato Nanji and Chuck Campbell were doing the Hendrix tour in Denver. I was backstage talking to them and Chuck was complaining […]
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