Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice would you have for new artists? Gary Louris: Good luck! (laughs) I don’t know. Mark? Mark Olson: My advice would be to accept that things have changed. They have to come up with a new way of reaching people. Get a job that they enjoy and try to record […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Good day, sir. Bela Fleck: Good day. MR: You’ve got a new album, Rocket Science. Can you go into how this project came together? For instance, you’ve got Howard Levy back in the group for this one. BF: Well, Howard was in the group when we first started out–he’s the guy who played the […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Hi there, Vince. Vince Giordano: Good morning, Michael, so great to hear you again and talk about theBoardwalk Empire soundtrack. MR: Same here. First off, let’s get into how you became associated with Boardwalk Empire. VG: Well, I had a band playing this music since the late ’70s–The Nighthawks– so, I’ve always had a love […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Very nicely said. What advice do you have for new artists? Bela Fleck: One thing is that selling out rarely works, so you might as well do stuff that you’re very passionate about because that works better. That’s probably the best advice I can give people. Every time I’ve ever tried, it’s blown […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Vince, what is your advice for new artists? Vince Giordano: New artists, well… I’d say believe in what you’re doing. Get yourself organized. If you’re gonna be doing something with music that needs arrangements, make sure the arrangements are nice and clean and clear. Put them in little folders–I know this sounds like […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Let’s talk about your new album, Mockingbird Time. You guys had last gotten together for the project Ready for the Flood, right? Mark Olson: That’s right, and we toured all around, and at a certain point, we touched base with the Jayhawk fan base, and they gave us a directive to come back with the […]
Continue readingLegendary rock band Rush has announced details for various releases from their wildly successful Time Machine Tour.
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