Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
June 6, 2012
A Conversation with Derek Trucks – HuffPost 6.6.12
Mike Ragogna: Derek, are you addicted to Spotify yet? Derek Trucks: Not yet. I’m still semi in the Dark Ages, but I do have a cell phone and a laptop. MR: That definitely counts. And you do have a Facebook page. DT: I hear I do, but I don’t get into that world. I’m terrified […]
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June 4, 2012
A Conversation with Brandi Carlile – HuffPost 6.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Brandi! Brandi Carlile: Hey, Mike! How are you, man? MR: Peachy. So the new album is called Bear Creek because…? BC: It’s the name of the studio where we recorded the record, but it’s significant because of what Bear Creek represents to us. MR: And what would that be? BC: Well, it’s just this […]
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June 1, 2012
A Conversation with Rudy Sarzo – HuffPost 6.1.12
Mike Ragogna: Rudy, how’ve you been? Rudy Sarzo: I’ve been outstanding. How’ve you been, Mike? MR: Not too shabby. Speak of the Devil — your newly released DVD with Ozzy Osbourne — has to evoke some really great memories. RS: Yeah, I’ve been watching it. This is an official release of a video that we actually did […]
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May 30, 2012
A Conversation with Robert Francis – HuffPost 5.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Hey Robert, last time out, I think we did one of the longest interviews I’ve ever had with someone. We got way into your last album, Before Nightfall, and I think we went through every single song on that one. Robert Francis: I think so. That’s right! MR: What are your thoughts about your […]
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May 25, 2012
A Conversation with Joe Bonamassa – HuffPost 5.25.12
Mike Ragogna: Joe, how and what are you doing, man? Joe Bonamassa: I’m doing fine. I’m actually here doing my debut on David Letterman, sitting in with the band. It’s a real honor. We’re in New York and we’re just about to wrap up the American tour. Plus, we have a new record coming out. […]
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May 23, 2012
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A Conversation with Joe Walsh – HuffPost 5.23.12
Mike Ragogna: Joe, how are you? Joe Walsh: Hello, Mike. I’m good, thanks. MR: So your new album, Analog Man, is your first in 20 years. Twenty years? JW: Well, two things happened. The Eagles decided to get back to work, so Hell Freezes Over came out of that, and we’ve been working ever since. We’ve been around […]
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May 21, 2012
A Conversation with Lisa Marie Presley – HuffPost 5.21.12
Mike Ragogna: Lisa, you have a new album, Storm & Grace, and you approached this one very differently than your others, especially by working on it with T-Bone Burnett. Can you tell us the history of how the project came together? Lisa Marie Presley: It came together very organically. Nothing was contrived. A few years ago, […]
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May 18, 2012
A Conversation with Jon McLaughlin – HuffPost 5.18.12
Mike Ragogna: Jon, your new album Promising Promises is basically a reworking ofForever If Ever, right? Jon McLaughlin: I made Forever If Ever last summer, 2011. I was actually in between labels at the time so I made the record, I self-produced it, recorded it at home in Indiana, and put it out independently. It got into the hands […]
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