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September 29, 2010

in Entertainment Interviews , Jay Frank by Mike

A Conversation with Author Jay Frank – HuffPost 9.29.10

Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have this new book, FutureHit.DNA. Could you just give a brief synopsis about its mission? Jay Frank: What I found when I went looking at popular music was that technology has a huge influence on music consumption. While a lot of people have been creating songs especially made for radio in […]

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September 29, 2010

in Entertainment Interviews , T-Bone Burnett by Mike

A Conversation with T-Bone Burnett – HuffPost 9.29.10

Mike Ragogna: T-Bone, you and an entourage of pals are on tour in The Speaking Clock Revue in Boston and New York to benefit music and art education in public schools. T-Bone Burnett: We are. We’ve partnered up with Participant Media which is a great film company started by this guy Jeff Skoll who drew up the […]

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September 29, 2010

in Entertainment Interviews , Jason Wilkins , Next BIG Nashville's Jason Wilkins by Mike

A Conversation with Next BIG Nashville’s Jason Wilkins – HuffPost 9.29.10

Mike Ragogna: This is a very interesting period for Nashville because it’s trying to be in on the cutting edge of technology. Can you go into that a little bit? Jason Wilkins: Sure. That’s funny because one of the other things that I do is I’m the co-chair of the branding committee for the Nashville […]

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September 29, 2010

in Advice for New Artists , T-Bone Burnett by Mike

T-Bone Burnett – HuffPost 9.29.10

Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists coming into the field right now? T-Bone Burnett: You know what I would say? This might sound counter-intuitive, but I would say–if I were a new artist, coming in right now–I wouldn’t do anything on the Internet at all. I would stay completely off the […]

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September 29, 2010

in Advice for New Artists , Jay Frank by Mike

Jay Frank – HuffPost 9.29.10

[Note: This is advice in the context of the interview more than as a result of that direct question.] Mike Ragogna: Jay, you have a history of being one of the music industry’s gate keepers. You were the head of music programming at Yahoo Music, right? Jay Frank: I was the head of music programming […]

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September 29, 2010

by Mike

– Mike Ragogna’s 2.0 – 20100929 – Heart

Hey you! Rock out and listen to Ann & Nancy Wilson talk about their new album Red Velvet Car plus solar power and a wee bit of politics. You wouldn’t have it any other way, right? Enjoy, Fairfield and beyond!

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September 27, 2010

in Entertainment Interviews , Entertainment News , Jim Adkins , Jimmy Eat World's Jim Adkins by Mike

A Conversation with Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10

Mike Ragogna: Jim, you have a new studio album, Invented. What’s the band’s roster this time out? Jim Adkins: It’s me, Jim Adkins, playing guitar and singing, Rick Burch playing bass, Tom Linton on the other guitar and vocals, Zach Lind playing drums, an assorted cast of extra players here and there like string session people, […]

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September 27, 2010

in Advice for New Artists , Jim Adkins , Jimmy Eats World's Jim Adkins by Mike

Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins – HuffPost 9.27.10

Mike Ragogna: What kind of advice do you have for up and coming artists? Jim Adkins: It’s got to be rough out there. There’s never been an easier time to do exactly what you want with computer recording, and it’s never been harder at the same time because everyone has those tools at their disposal. […]

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