Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
October 19, 2012
A Conversation with The Rippingtons’ Russ Freeman – HuffPost 10.19.12
Mike Ragogna: Russ Freeman, welcome to the madness that is solar-powered KRUU-FM. Russ Freeman: Well, right on. Hey, Michael, how are you? MR: I’m pretty good, you? RF: Great, thanks. MR: I really appreciate you taking some time today to talk about all things Russ Freeman and Rippingtons. RF: It’s fun, you know? We just […]
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October 17, 2012
A Conversation with Larry Graham of Graham Central Station – HuffPost 10.17.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Mr. Larry Graham, how are you? Larry Graham: I’m doing wonderful. How about yourself? MR: Well, that deeeep voice just made my day. LG: [laughs] Oh, thank you, and thank you for having me on your show. I appreciate it. MR: You’re very, very welcome, thank you for your time. Let’s go […]
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October 15, 2012
A Conversation With Donald Fagen & Michael Leonhart – HuffPost 10.15.12
Michael Ragogna: Guys, the new album Sunken Condos seems like a funk-based new beginning for Donald Fagen’s music. Can you go into what your approach was coming into this creatively? Donald Fagen: Well, I think the first three albums I did, which appeared at ten-year intervals, more or less ended up to be a trilogy. It didn’t […]
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October 12, 2012
A Conversation with Ben Folds – HuffPost 10.12.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey Ben, How are you? Ben Folds: I’m good, how are you doing? MR: I’m pretty good. So it’s obvious that the band is rocking again. BF: Yeah, we tend to do that. That’s one of the two gears. We play rock and then we play ballads. MR: It’s thirteen years since your […]
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October 12, 2012
A Conversation with Craig Chaquico – HuffPost 10.12.12
Mike Ragogna: Craig, your career spans like five decades, you’ve been part of Jefferson Starship and Starship, and you have Grammy-nominated, No. 1 solo projects. Can you go into your new album, Fire Red Moon and can we also get some history? Craig Chaquico: Well, as you said, Mike, my music career probably spans five decades when […]
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October 10, 2012
A Conversation with Rachael MacFarlane – HuffPost 10.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Rachel MacFarlane, otherwise known as Haley on American Dad!, how be ya? Rachel MacFarlane: Hi Mike. I’m wonderful. How’s it going with you? MR: Dandy. I’m really happy to be doing this interview with you because I’m, of course, addicted to both American Dad! and Family Guy. That’s a cool little orbit that you’re in. RM: It’s […]
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October 10, 2012
A Conversation with Plan B (Ben Drew) – HuffPost 10.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Hi there, Mister Ben Drew, also known to the world as Plan B. Ben Drew: Hey, Mike, how are you doing? MR: I am okay, how are you sir? BD: I’m good. MR: I just saw a trailer for your movie Ill Manors; let’s just launch right into some of the territory that movie […]
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October 5, 2012
A Conversation with David Sanborn – HuffPost 10.5.12
Mike Ragogna: David, let’s get into Then Again: The David Sanborn Anthology, your new doubledisc anthology. You participated in the track selection? David Sanborn: Yeah, I actually selected all of the tracks that are on this particular collection. So what I did was I went over all of the CDs that I made at Warner Brothers […]
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