Mike Ragogna: Sam Nelson of the group H Is Orange–how be you? Sam Nelson: I’m good Mike, it’s nice to talk to you. MR: Same here. It seems like only yesterday. SN: Only yesterday. MR: Anything happen since yesterday? Like, what’s going on with H Is Orange, leave out no detail, go. SN: Lots is […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Scotty, hi. Scotty McCreery: Hey there, Michael, how are you doing? MR: I’m doing pretty well, thanks. Your new album Clear As Day just hit #1 in Billboard, and it features some very personal songs that seem to fit you perfectly. How did you choose the batch? SM: Well, we had a lot of songwriters in […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Ben, what advice do you have for new artists? Ben Lovett: I guess my advice would be there’s no better way than working hard when it comes to being a musician. You can’t fast track your way to stardom, and there’s much misunderstanding about how the media has created shows, and the record […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Ben Lovett–keyboard player, accordion player, drummer, and vocalist of the group Mumford & Sons. How are you? Ben Lovett: I’m very well Mike. MR: Ben, we’re going to be talking about your three-day Communion In The Redwoods among other related things. How did this event come about? BL: That’s one of the things […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: With your amazing career, what advice do you have for new artists? George Benson: If you play music for the right reasons, the rest of the things will come. The right reason to play music is that you love it. That’s why I play music. I never imagined that I was going to […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: John, how are you? John Wesley Harding: I’m doing good, how are you doing? MR: Good, good. Now, as an author, you look at a work holistically, I imagine, the collection of its chapters. Did you take that approach to your new album, The Sound Of His Own Voice? JWH: That’s an interesting question. […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Guys, what advice do you have for new artists? Rich Lehrfeld: To embrace new technology and new ways to communicate, and be very vigilant in building up your fan base in unique and different ways. We have a very cluttered, fragmented, and busy world, and people have a lot of choices. So, people […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Allan Clarke of The Hollies, how the heck are you? Allan Clarke: So well. How are you, Mike? MR: Terrific, sir. Okay, let’s talk about the new DVD Look Through Any Window that captures The Hollies from 1963 through 1975. How did this project come together? AC: Well, a guy named David Peck rang me […]
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