Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
July 20, 2012
- in David Benoit , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with David Benoit – HuffPost 7.20.12
Mike Ragogna: David, I have been a fan of yours since Freedom At Midnight, I’ve seen you wallop the heck out of a piano live, and you have a new album, Conversation. Can you tell us about it? David Benoit: Well, sometimes when you start an album, that idea doesn’t evolve until you get all of the […]
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July 20, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Kenny G by Mike
A Conversation with Kenny G – HuffPost 7.20.12
Mike Ragogna: Kenny, how did your recording an album with Rahul Sharma come about? Kenny G: Well, I was down in India doing a show at a hotel, which is always a fun thing to do on the road because you can just go from your hotel room to the venue downstairs. (laughs) After I […]
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July 18, 2012
A Conversation with Todd Smith of Gyroskope – HuffPost 7.18.12
Mike Ragogna: Todd, what is the origin of Gyroskope? Todd Smith: My background is in the music business, first as an artist, then as a producer and indie label owner, so I basically lived through the transition, from the time when people paid for music to the time when music became free. I’m not down […]
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July 18, 2012
A Conversation with Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner – HuffPost 7.18.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello Mr. Dave Pirner! Dave Pirner: Hey how are you doing Mike, what’s happening? MR: All’s well. Dave, give us some background on Soul Asylum’s new album, Delayed Reaction. DP: Well, I think we were a rogue situation and my drummer, Michael Bland, called me up one day out of the blue and said, […]
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July 16, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Jimmy Cliff by Mike
A Conversation with Jimmy Cliff – HuffPost 7.16.12
Mike Ragogna: Jimmy Cliff, I love you! Jimmy Cliff: Thank you! MR: (laughs) You have contributed to the culture in ways that some people, I think, are unaware of, and I want to get to that story. But first, for your new album Rebirth, you took a different approach. Can you describe it? JC: Absolutely. It’s […]
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July 16, 2012
A Conversation with Eleni Mandell – HuffPost 7.16.12
Mike Ragogna: Hi Eleni, your new album is titled I Can See The Future. So what do you see? Eleni Mandell: Well, despite my melancholy exterior, I’ve always actually believed deep inside that everything would turn out okay. That song was sort of a message to myself that things would work out; I would fall in […]
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July 13, 2012
A Conversation with Country Joe McDonald – HuffPost
Mike Ragogna: Country Joe McDonald, how are you today? Country Joe McDonald: Doing well, Mike. Thank you. MR: Wonderful. Let’s just jump right in by talking about Woodyfest, which is the Woody Guthrie Folk Music Festival, where you’ll be performing. CJMcD: That’s right. MR: Now, this is for KNBO-New Bo Neighborhood Radio, which is a […]
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July 11, 2012
A Conversation with Steve Vai – HuffPost 7.11.12
Mike Ragogna: Steve! Steve Vai: Hey, hey! MR: So you have a new album, The Story of Light. Is it really the story of light? SV: (laughs) Well, I guess it’s what I might perceive as a story of light. It’s actually this big part of a concept that started with my last record that slowly […]
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