Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
August 2, 2012
A Conversation with Peter Cincotti – HuffPost 8.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Peter! Peter Cincotti: How you doing, Mike? MR: I am mucho glad this interview is finally happening, Big Guy. PC: Me too, it’s good to talk to you again. MR: Yeah man, it was fun last time. We went over your album East Of Angel Town, one of my favorite albums by any artist, […]
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July 30, 2012
A Conversation with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas – HuffPost 7.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Rob, hi, let’s talk about North, your new Matchbox Twenty album. When you guys got together to make this album, what was the experience like versus how you approached your other albums? Rob Thomas: We started out completely differently because we all worked together for the first time. Usually, I would just write everything […]
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July 30, 2012
A Conversation with Cassidy – HuffPost 7.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Cassidy, how the heck are you? Cassidy/Boheme: Very well, Mike. Thanks. MR: Great. So, you started out in Antigone Rising, an all-female group that was a critical darling. Can you tell us a bit about your transition from that group into your solo career? C/B: Well, I was in Antigone Rising for about […]
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July 27, 2012
A Conversation with Billy Joe Shaver – HuffPost 7.27.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey there, Billy Joe, how are you? Billy Joe Shaver: I’m doing real well. MR: Hey, “Old Five And Dimers” is one of the great songs that you’ve written, but you’re also known for many other classics, many of which appear on your new album, Live At Billy Bob’s Texas. Did you feel like […]
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July 25, 2012
A Conversation with Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda – HuffPost 7.25.12
Mike Ragogna: Mike, production-wise, your new album LIVING THINGS was another collaboration between you and Rick Rubin, right? Mike Shinoda: Yeah, Rick and I teamed up again on this. I guess that’s just a function of working with our band. I generally handle the ins and outs of production. MR: How does the interaction with Rick work? […]
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July 25, 2012
A Conversation with VideofyMe’s Oskar Glauser – HuffPost 7.25.12
Mike Ragogna: Oskar, please describe how VideofyMe functions? Oskar Glauser: Videofyme is a complete service for creating videos using your phone or any camera and easily editing and sharing the videos with your audience wherever you are whenever you’d like. It’s all very easy and user friendly. If you are a fan of Instagram, you […]
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July 23, 2012
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A Conversation with Mike Stern – HuffPost 7.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Mike, your new album, All Over The Place, caps off a trio of albums that experiment with different styles and feature some impressive guest musicians. Can you go into what shaped this project? Mike Stern: It’s a looser idea than most records. I thought it would be cool to get Dave Holland, Hank St. […]
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July 23, 2012
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A Conversation with Rob Zombie – HuffPost 7.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Rob, how involved were you in overseeing your latest remix project,Mondo Sex Head? And how did you go about finding the right remixers? Rob Zombie: Well, I do have a heavy hand in the albums that I’ve done. Luckily, when we’re making the remix albums-this is the third that I’ve done-I can have […]
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