Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
September 17, 2012
A Conversation with Little Feat’s Bill Payne – HuffPost 9.17.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Little Feat’s Bill Payne! Bill Payne: Hey, how are you, buddy? I’m good. MR: I’m pretty good too, thank you. So the title track from your album Rooster Rag was “grateful-ly” co-written by you and a certain person. Now, who would that be? Robert Hunter maybe? BP: Robert Hunter! I tell you what, Mike, […]
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September 17, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Nona Hendryx by Mike
A Conversation with Nona Hendryx – HuffPost 9.17.12
Mike Ragogna: Why it’s the lovely, the immortal Nona Hendryx. How are you, Nona? Nona Hendryx: I’m good, and those are way too many accolades. MR: No, we go way back. I have an accolade for every year we’ve known each other. NH: Okay, I don’t want to start believing my own hype. MR: Oh, […]
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September 14, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Herb Alpert by Mike
A Conversation with Herb Alpert – HuffPost 9.14.12
Mike Ragogna: Herb, how are you today? Herb Alpert: I’m good, Michael. Nice being with you. MR: Nice being with you too. Fifty years. I think the first thing we should do is get everybody updated as far as the story and the legacy of A&M Records. It all started in a garage fifty years […]
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September 13, 2012
A Conversation with Alvin Lee – HuffPost 9.13.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello Mr. Alvin Lee, guitar god from Ten Years After and your own solo career. You’ve got a new album, Still On the Road to Freedom, the title being a play off of one of your classic albums. But first, how’re you? Alvin Lee: I’m fine. How are you? MR: Dandy. And no, you’re […]
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September 13, 2012
A Conversation with Ian Hunter – HuffPost 9.13.12
Mike Ragogna: So your new album is titled When I’m President. Candidate Ian Hunter, when you’re president, what will you do, sir? Ian Hunter: I would much prefer five hundred banks to five banks. I think I’ll tighten up the monopoly commission. MR: Now, your last couple of albums were a little more political than not, […]
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September 10, 2012
- in Emeli Sandé , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Emeli Sandé – HuffPost 9.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Emeli, it’s like you came all the way from Scotland to have this conversation with us! Emeli Sandé: Yes, across the world! Hey! hello! MR: Thank you very much. So “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall.” There’s a little Coldplay interaction here. ES: Yes, I’m a massive fan of Coldplay, and “Every Teardrop…” is […]
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September 10, 2012
A Conversation with Tanita Tikaram – HuffPost 9.10.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Tanita, how are you? Tanita Tikaram: I’m good, how are you? MR: I’m okay. Might we have another guest in the background? TT: No, it’s just me I’m afraid. MR: Oh, I thought I heard a dog bark. TT: I live next to a park, so there are lots of external sounds. […]
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September 7, 2012
A Conversation with The Sheepdogs’ Ewan Currie – HuffPost 9.7.12
Mike Ragogna: Ewan, how are you, sir? Ewan Currie: I’m well, man. How’s it going? MR: Pretty well. A lot has happened for you guys, there’s so much to talk about. But first of all, your latest single, “The Way it Is,” comes from your new self-titled album, your first released in the States. Now, […]
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