A Conversation with Author Stephen J. Hopson – HuffPost 3.17.11

Mike Ragogna: Stephen, how did you come to write this book, Obstacle Illusions: Transforming Adversity Into Success, and what do you mean by obstacles being illusions? Stephen J. Hopson: Well, Mike, this book has been in the making for the last 10 plus years. I began writing soon after quitting my lucrative 6-figure career on Wall […]

– Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110316 – Saigon

– Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110316 – New York Doll’s David Johansen

A Conversation with Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda – HuffPost 3.16.11

Mike Ragogna: So, Linkin Park goes to the United Nations. Mike Shinoda: We were on tour in the US as a part of our world tour behind our record A Thousand Suns, and we got an email from the UN. They were asking if we wanted to do a meeting with the UN Secretary General Ban […]

Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda – HuffPost 3.16.11

Mike Ragogna: What advice do you have for new artists? Mike Shinoda: My advice for new artists…I always feel like a broken record, I say the same thing. These days, the most important thing for them to do is to do it themselves, to get familiar with recording your own music, distributing your own music, […]

The Submarines’ John Dragonetti & Blake Hazard – HuffPost 3.15.11

Mike Ragogna: Any advice for new artists? John Dragonetti: Whatever I might say – do the opposite. Blake Hazzard: Keep your publishing. Seriously, it’s a good idea not to sign it away unless you have a great relationship with a publisher. Other than that, I don’t really know–we’re sort of figuring it out as we […]

A Conversation with The Submarines’ John Dragonetti & Blake Hazard – HuffPost 3.15.11

Mike Ragogna: Your latest album Love Notes/Letter Bombs features the single “Birds” which sounds a lot like The Beatles. What groups and musicians influenced the band? What’s your favorite era for music? John Dragonetti: Hmmm…. Must be the backwards guitar. No doubt they’re a part of our acquired musical DNA, but so is Kraftwerk and Joni Mitchell. […]

Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20110314 – My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way