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May 23, 2011

in Danny Elfman , Entertainment Interviews by Mike

A Conversation with Danny Elfman – HuffPost 5.23.11

Mike Ragogna: Danny, let’s get into your new 16 disc box set, Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box. What does it include? Danny Elfman: There are 13 CD of scores and three CDs of extra materials. MR: The original movie scores are spread across 13 CDs? DE: Each of these 13 scores have […]

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May 23, 2011

in Advice for New Artists , Danny Elfman by Mike

Danny Elfman – HuffPost 5.23.11

Mike Ragogna: What is your advice for new artists, composers or musicians coming onto the scene right now? Danny Elfman: I do give talks to composing classes every year. I will be giving a talk to a class in Chicago in a few weeks. I never really know what to tell them and I don’t […]

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May 23, 2011

in Advice for New Artists , Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh & Gerald Casale , Gerald Casale by Mike

Devo’s Gerald Casale – HuffPost 5.23.11

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Gerald Casale: Uh, yeah. Wear some “No Rear Entry” shorts because you gotta get ready for the way the corporate world works. (laughs)

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May 20, 2011

in Entertainment Interviews , Gerard Way , My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way by Mike

A Conversation with My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way – HuffPost 5.20.11

Mike Ragogna: Gerard, Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys is your fourth studio album? Gerard Way: Yeah, that’s right. MR: The first couple of songs on the album seem to arc the material back to your first few albums. GW: Yeah! A lot of this album feels like we went back to the original […]

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May 20, 2011

in Entertainment Interviews , Matt Nathanson by Mike

A Conversation with Matt Nathanson – HuffPost 5.20.11

Mike Ragogna: Hi, Matt. Matt Nathanson: Hello. MR: You were a blast at SXSW (South By Southwest), let’s just get that out of the way. MN: Oh man, that was a fun time. I was starting to see imaginary elephants and stuff by that time. We did like three shows a day and I was […]

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May 20, 2011

in Advice for New Artists , Gerard Way , My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way by Mike

My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way – HuffPost 5.20.11

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Gerard Way: Yeah, the thing that we say most, based on personal experience, is that starting a band for the right reasons is really important because the music industry, they say, is doing so poorly that you really have to love doing it and you […]

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May 20, 2011

in Advice for New Artists , Matt Nathanson by Mike

Matt Nathanson – HuffPost 5.20.11

Mike Ragogna: Matt, what is your advice for new artists? Matt Nathanson: My favorite thing is this idea that I’m realizing that as I progress through my career, I wish somebody had said to me its all about listening to people’s advice but not taking it as gospel. Art and your expression of art–everybody tries […]

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May 20, 2011

in Byrds' Roger McGuinn , Entertainment Interviews , Roger McGuinn by Mike

A Conversation with Roger McGuinn – HuffPost 5.20.11

Mike Ragogna: Roger, are you there? Roger McGuinn: I’m here, Mike. How are you? MR: I’m doing well. How are you, sir? RM: Fine, thank you. MR: I’m so glad that you could join us here at solar powered KRUU-FM. RM: That’s cool. We’re solar powered at home too. We have a 6.2 kilowatt system, […]

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