Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
October 24, 2012
A Conversation with The Doors’ John Densmore – HuffPost 10.24.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey John, welcome to Solar-Powered KRUU-FM. John Densmore: Wow, I’m feeling the sun! MR: if you were “Waiting For The Sun,” you wouldn’t have to wait any longer. JD: [laughs] Solar-powered, no more waiting. MR: Thanks, John. Okay, let’s talk about the release, Live At The Bowl ’68. It’s a classic film and CD, […]
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October 24, 2012
A Conversation with Doug Stanhope – HuffPost 10.24.12
Mike Ragogna: And now the madness ensues with Doug Stanhope. Doug Stanhope: Now I feel like I’m under undue pressure to create madness that I don’t really feel because I’m all sober and what-not. MR: Nah, let’s just celebrate Stanhope! You have a new album, Before Turning The Gun On Himself. The cover is a microphone […]
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October 24, 2012
A Conversation with Marco Benevento – HuffPost 11.24.12
Mike Ragogna: Marco. Your creative process. How does it work? Marco Benevento: Well, every song is different and every album is different. My creative process is very… Sometimes, I can just sit at the piano, come up with a chord progression, sit with that for a while, and then wind up recording it just kind […]
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October 23, 2012
A Conversation with Lord Huron’s Ben Schneider – HuffPost 10.23.12
Mike Ragogna: How are you, sir? Ben Schneider: I’m doing well. How about yourself? MR: I’m doing fine. I want to start this off by telling you that when I got your album, Lonesome Dreams, the packaging was so beautiful I just couldn’t wait to listen to it. BS: It’s good to hear that that […]
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October 23, 2012
A Conversation with Bad Books’ Kevin Devine – HuffPost 10.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey Kevin, how are you? Kevin Devine: I’m well, how are you, Mike? MR: I’m doing okay. Kevin, can you go into the song “Forest Whitaker” from your new album Bad Books II? KD: It was the last song we wrote on the record, and it’s one of Andy’s. Usually the way we work […]
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October 22, 2012
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A Conversation with Tony Bennett on Viva Duets – HuffPost 10.22.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello Tony, how are you? Tony Bennett: I’m good, Mike. Thanks so much. It’s always great to talk to you. MR: You’re a sweetheart, I really love our chats. Thank you so much for taking the time. So let’s talk about your new album, Viva Duets. TB: Well I love the one that you […]
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October 19, 2012
A Conversation with Micky Dolenz – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Micky Dolenz, how the heck are you? Micky Dolenz: I’m good, I’m good! How are you, Mike? MR: Good, and I’m doing even better now that we’re talking with Micky Dolenz. Of course, everybody knows you from that group, Emerson, Lake & Palmer. MD: [laughs] Spelled with two “e”s. MR: [laughs] Oh, wait, […]
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October 19, 2012
A Conversation with Jeff Lynne – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Hiya, Jeff, how are you? Jeff Lynne: Oh, not too bad, and how are you? MR: I’m pretty good, pretty good. Hey, it looks like you’ve got a couple of projects, your solo album Long Wave, and also The Very Best Of Electric Light Orchestra. JL: Uh-huh. MR: Where do you find the time in […]
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