Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
April 4, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Perez Hilton by Mike
A Conversation with Perez Hilton Interview in The Hard Rock Lounge During SXSW (Better Late Than Never) – HuffPost 5.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello, Perez! Perez Hilton: Hello! MR: What in the world is going on here today? PH: Well, I am here because I love coming to Austin every year for the SXSW music festival. This is my 6th year coming and my 5th year putting on a big event. This year, I’m especially excited […]
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April 4, 2012
A Conversation with Wilson Phillips’ Carnie & Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips – HuffPost 4.4.12
Mike Ragogna: Ladies! How the heck are you? Carnie Wilson: Good, Mike. Wendy Wilson: We are great! MR: I want to ask you about your new album, Dedicated. One day, did any of you just kind of blurt out, “Hey, let’s do an album that’s more about our families than us”? CW: (laughs) I’m laughing because […]
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April 2, 2012
A Conversation with Nanci Griffith – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Nanci, your newest album, Intersection, seems to be an extremely personal one, and you recorded it in your home. Can you go into that a little? Nanci Griffith: Well, Pete Kennedy was the one who came to me and said that he knew that I was writing a lot and he was also aware […]
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April 2, 2012
- in Adam Cohen , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Adam Cohen – HuffPost 4.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Adam, it seems like you’re swinging for the fences with your new album,Like a Man. Adam Cohen: I wouldn’t describe it that way. I actually feel like it’s the other way around. I think that what characterized my career up till now was swinging for the fences, and that I had high ambitions. […]
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March 30, 2012
- in Arlo Guthrie , Entertainment Interviews by Mike
A Conversation with Arlo Guthrie – HuffPost 3.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Arlo, what are your thoughts about your father Woody Guthrie’s legacy? Arlo Guthrie: Well it’s interesting because over the last fifty years, the way that we think about him has changed dramatically because of the new material that’s been coming out that he wrote the lyrics for. But my dad was not a […]
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March 30, 2012
A Conversation with Colin Gilmore – HuffPost 3.30.12
Mike Ragogna: Colin, what does Woody Guthrie mean to you? Colin Gilmore: To me, Woody Gutherie was the voice that made having a conscience seem fun. I guess becoming our nation’s musical folk hero just came along with the territory. No one could have opened our country’s eyes like he did. MR: What kind of […]
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March 28, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , Macy Gray by Mike
A Conversation with Macy Gray – HuffPost 3.28.12
Mike Ragogna: Hello to Macy Gray. Macy Gray: Hi! MR: Macy, first of all, how have you been, everything’s great? MG: Yeah, everything is really good. MR: Great. This time out, you decided to do an album of covers called, well, Covered. What were you thinking with this one? MG: I’ve always wanted to do a […]
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March 28, 2012
A Conversation with ‘ZinePak Founders Kim Kaupe and Brittany Hodak – HuffPost 3.28.12
Mike Ragogna: How did ‘ZinePak come about, the idea, how did it start, what inspired you? Brittany Hodak: I started my career in the music industry, and Kim started hers in publishing. We were both incredibly passionate about the idea of combining print and music to create an engaging, multi-sensory experience that digital downloads and […]
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