Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? David Nail: Get your college education first. I moved to town at twenty years old because I’d dropped out of three colleges, and there have been a whole lot of sleepless nights where I wonder if I made the right decision. You look when my […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Mike Hranica: It’s really just be honest and express something. Now that I have been here for years and years, I can say that I’ve become more jaded than I’d like to admit. I see these bands and I see their intentions, and it’s absolute […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: We’re talking with Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada, how are you Mike? Mike Hranica: I’m doing great. MR: Lets talk about the recent album, Dead Throne. What was the approach creatively this time out? MH: It was a little different than what we usually do when we write records, but at the […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: David, you’ve been on tour with Taylor Swift, you’ve had top ten country singles, and you have a new album, The Sound Of A Million Dreams. Do you feel the momentum? David Nail: Yeah, I think that there’s a combination of a lot of things. Just spending a few years out on the road […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Ryland Blackinton: Tough call. I think with pop music, it’s really tough. I think that there’s a way to work within the preexisting structure that pop music is in, but find a way to do that in a unique way, which is a huge challenge. […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Jason Reeves: Wow. I mean, I feel like giving advice is a really intense undertaking. There’s a lot of weight attached to that word. It’s hard to give advice to people when you’re still learning. And I feel like everybody’s still learning, especially now, because […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Jimmy, do you have any advice that you would give to new artists? Jimmy Jam: First off, I think it’s always a good thing to be able to play an instrument. It’s not a necessity, but I think it’s good to know your way around a keyboard or a guitar or something. I […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: How are you doing, Ryland? Ryland Blackington: I’m great, these are solar radio waves I’m talking through. MR: Yes, yes they are. Okay, you’re no strangers to hits, and you’re just coming off of “You Make Me Feel” from the new album. How is having a hit this time out differ the other […]
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