Mike Ragogna: Fred, do you have any advice for new artists? Fred Sschneider: Yeah, go viral on YouTube. (laughs) No, honestly, I would say just do your own thing. We waited 16 years to put another record out, so the whole landscape has changed. Unless performers start making money performing or selling singles on iTunes, […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Fred Schneider of the B-52’s, how are you? Fred Schneider: Doing very well, Mike. Thanks. MR: Great. This newest record marks 34 years since you guys first played in Athens. FS: Yeah. (laughs) We played in the foyer of my friend Julian’s house and all of our friends took artistic photos of people […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Tracii Guns: Well when you’re a young new guy with a drum kit or a guitar or a singer, it’s really important to focus in on who your hero is of that year. That’s what really gets a developing musician a sense of center. A […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: George, on your new album Guitar Man, you play the classics. George Benson: I’ve done two albums for Concord Records, one was with Al Jarreau and it did very well for us. The second album was called Songs And Stories, and it had good songs and good performances, but I promised them I would do […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Hi Tori, how are you? Tori Amos: Hi Michael, how are you? MR: Excellent, now that I’m talking with you! Oh, my God. TA: (laughs) You’re funny. Where are you? MR: I’m talking to you from Fairfield, Iowa. It’s really a pleasure. TA: Well, thank you for having me. MR: Tori, your new […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Suzanne, what advice do you have for new artists? Suzanne Vega: Let’s see…I thought you were going to ask me what was the best advice I had ever received. MR: Sure, let’s go there first. What’s the best advice you’ve ever received? SV: One day, back in the ’80s, I had the occasion […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Jackie, what advice do you have for new artists? Jackie DeShannon: (laughs) Well, it’s such a different planet today. I guess that you can just get on the internet and get your exposure. It’s very easy to do in that sense. When I was doing it, there were just a few tiny labels, […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Shelby Lynne, you’re back for another visit, thanks. How are you? Shelby Lynne: I’m doing great, man. How are you? MR: Doing very well. Since you’ve been here before, I think it’s best we just dive in. Your new album Revelation Road, to me, is a collection of paradigms of faith, did I […]
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