Yesterday’s Conversation with Hanson’s Taylor Hanson – HuffPost 4.6.11

Mike Ragogna: Taylor, it’s been an exciting day for you and your brothers. Taylor Hanson: Well, today is kind of a busy one for us. For months, we have been planning the release of a new single called “Give A Little.” A couple weeks ago, our schedule and trajectory was affected around the world as […]

Hanson’s Taylor Hanson – HuffPost 4.6.11

Mike Ragogna: You’ve taken your careers into your own hands and that’s applaudable, and you’re selling these huge amounts of records by self-promoting. It seems like artists should be using you guys as the paradigm. Taylor Hanson: What we’ve said is if you’re really passionate about the music, you will take on the business so […]

Robbie Robertson – HuffPost 4.5.11

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Robbie Robertson: I think the advice for new artists is don’t treat music like you got a guitar for Christmas. I think that it’s really important to get the right seasoning in what you do, and to not get ahead of yourself in doing it. […]

A Conversation With Robbie Robertson – HuffPost 4.5.11

Mike Ragogna: Hello, Robbie. Robbie Robertson: Hi Mike, good to hear from you. MR: Your new album, How To Become Clairvoyant, is a very personal album for you, even though it’s got this kind of “wise-guy” title. But its title also implies that, looking back at your life, you always knew what was coming around the […]

Bruce Cockburn – HuffPost 4.1.11

MR: Do you have any advice for new artists? BC: Well, not very meaningful advice because the whole scene is so different now than when I started. But one thing I will say is that if you have a sense of what you want your art to be, stick to it. Don’t let other people […]

A Conversation with Bruce Cockburn – HuffPost 4.1.11

Mike Ragogna: Your new release, Small Source Of Comfort, puts your album count at over 30, right? Bruce Cockburn: I believe the official count of this one is number 31. MR: Nice. What went into recording Small Source Of Comfort that was different than the previous 30? BC: Well, every album is the product of its own thing. […]

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A Conversation with Kids Of 88’s Sam McCarthy – HuffPost 3.31.11

Mike Ragogna: Sam, after catching your act at the One Night In Austin party at SXSW, my friend commented to me that Kids Of 88 was like The Rolling Stones meets electronica. Sam McCarthy: Interesting, I haven’t heard that one before, but I’m not going to turn that down. MR: It was meant in a […]