Category Archives for "Entertainment Interviews"
March 2, 2012
- in Entertainment Interviews , PT Walkley by Mike
A Conversation with PT Walkley – HuffPost 3.2.12
Mike Ragogna: P.T., you just got one hell of an endorsement from your buddy — actor, director, writer, and producer Ed Burns. We talked about the movie Newlyweds, you, and your new album Thriller. What’s your version of how you met that guy? PT Walkley: I was working at this guitar store in downtown Manhattan called Ludlow […]
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March 2, 2012
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A Conversation with Edward Burns – HuffPost 3.2.12
Mike Ragogna: Ed, how are you doing? Ed Burns: Very good, how are you? MR: Good, thanks for taking some time today to talk with us today about Newlyweds, and also about your buddy PT Walkley. EB: Ah, yes. PT has been a friend of mine going on eight years now. I met at a guitar […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Anais Mitchell – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Anais, the track “Wilderland” from your new album Young Man In America, has a kind of Native American vibe. You describe cities and highways as being a wilderland with children wandering the wilderland. Is that what you see going on? Anais Mitchell: Pretty sure that word ‘wilderland’ came into my head when I was […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Blues Traveler’s John Popper – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: John, what are you up to? John Popper: I’m in New York. We just finished some gigs and I saw my friend get married, and before that, we made a really cool album. We’re starting our 25th year as a band and this record is the beginning of it. MR: Nice, and we’ve […]
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February 29, 2012
A Conversation with Punch Brothers’ Chris Thile – HuffPost 2.29.12
Mike Ragogna: Chris, beyond your solo material, you have quite a rap sheet including being with Nickel Creek, The Goat Rodeo, and tons of side projects. You don’t ever stop, do you! Chris Thile: It’s so easy to get lulled into a sense of security as a creative entity and I’m doing my very best […]
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February 27, 2012
A Conversation with Chris Lord-Alge – HuffPost 2.27.12
Mike Ragogna: Chris, what brought you to the Grammys this year? Chris Lord-Alge: Well, the most important thing as a Grammy winner is to come and support the troops. (laughs) I have to come and support all of the guys that are making the Grammys happen — all of the sound engineers, producers, every guy […]
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February 27, 2012
A Conversation with Frank Filipetti – HuffPost 2.27.12
Mike Ragogna: Frank, this interview is also being broadcast over a solar powered radio station, and I hear you’ve recently taken steps toward using more solar energy in your work, right? Frank Filipetti: Well, I took my studio that was in Manhattan and moved it into my home — it was originally called Right Track […]
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February 27, 2012
A Conversation with Jack DeJohnette – HuffPost 2.27.12
Mike Ragogna: Jack, you’ve got a new album, Sound Travels, which comes off like a collection of tone poems, all having different identities. Let’s start with “Salsa for Luisito.” What was the inspiration for that song? Jack DeJohnette: Well, I love Afro-bouncing music. I love playing with percussionists, which, in Luisito Quintero’s case, is Venezuela. But […]
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