Mike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Steve Berlin: Be born rich, I guess, would be my first advice (laughs). You start there, and you’re probably in much better shape. Really, what it’s about now is–in addition to finding your voice as a musician and a songwriter–you really have to develop your […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Before we get into the album, you guys are on tour right now, right? Steve Berlin: Yeah we are. Actually I’m on my way to Santa Barbara. We basically started our American tour opening for Steve Miller. MR: Have you ever opened for him before? SB: Never. I’ve never met the man, never […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Your new album Spot The Difference is a revisit of previous hits and classics. And as your title suggests, it’s literally hard to spot the difference on many of these songs. Why did you record a project like this? Chris Difford: Well, Squeeze has never owned our own copyrights because, obviously, they’re owned by a […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: Do you have any advice for new artists? Glenn Tilbrook: I think that most of the artists who are great love what they do, I think. There are a few who are commercially minded who are great at doing that, too. But I think all the best art is about doing what you […]
Continue readingOn Thursday at 1pm, Mike interviews London-based indie pop band Fanfarlo, formed in 2006 by Swedish musician Simon Balthazar. Note that Mike Ragogna’s web archives do not contain the music from the originally aired program in order to comply with copywrite laws.
Continue readingOn Thursday at 1pm, Mike interviews American Hi-Fi, an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, which originally hailed from Boston, Massachusetts. Note that Mike Ragogna’s web archives do not contain the music from the originally aired program in order to comply with copywrite laws.
Continue readingJoin host Mike Ragogna on Friday at 8am CST for his in depth interview with singer/songwriter Marc Cohn. He is most famous for his song “Walking in Memphis.” His new release is called LISTENING BOOTH: 1970 and was released on July 20th. Note that Mike Ragogna’s web archives do not contain the music from the […]
Continue readingMike Ragogna: So, it’s another leg of your Counting Crows Traveling Circus & Medicine Show tour. Adam Duritz: That it is, that it is. MR: And what is that exactly? AD: The idea kind of came a few years ago when a couple of guys in our band’s wives got pregnant. We thought we had […]
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