A Conversation with Airbourne's Ryan O'Keeffe

Mike Ragogna: Ryan, the band just finished up its US tour, right?

Ryan O'Keeffe: Yeah, we finished it up a few days ago.

MR: How did it go? What did you think?

RO: It was really, really good....

Mike Ragogna: So how do you feel about being inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Mick?

Mick Jones: Well, I was pretty taken aback when I first heard the news. It was my...

A Conversation with Teddy Geiger

Mike Ragogna: Hi Teddy, how are you?

Teddy Geiger: How's it going man? It's good to talk to you.

MR: Nice to talk to you too. New album, The Last Fears. Say more, sir.

TG: Well, it's kind of...

AGNETHA FÄLTSKOG, FORMERLY OF ABBA, ON "THE BUBBLE"

Agnetha Fältskog might be best known as "the blonde from ABBA," but her musical prowess did not stop when the Swedish pop band ended. After decades of releasing some of the most compelling pop hits like...

Based in New York, India born songstress Falu drops her new album Foras Road on May 28th, which was produced by Grammy-award winning producer Danny Blume of Jewel and Lisa Loeb fame. The road referenced in the title is located...

photo credit: Sai Mokhtari

ARIAN SALEH'S "UNDERHILL" PREMIERE

New York based singer/songwriter Arian Saleh will release Undone on June 11, and it's his debut full length, following the 2010 release of his Cobbestone EP. The artist recently shot a video for...

A Conversation With Eliane Elias

Mike Ragogna: Eliane! Let's talk about your new album, I Thought About You and all things Eliane Elias. First, can you tell us about yourself and how you got into music?

Eliane Elias: Sure. I was born in Sao...

A Conversation with Carla Olson

Mike Ragogna: Hi Carla, how are you?

Carla Olson: I'm great. LA is not too hot today, and it's going to be a great day.

MR: Every day is a great day in LA.

CO: Well, that could...

A Conversation with Nick Mery

Mike Ragogna: Nick, why two albums?

Nick Mery: I guess I'm a bit of a show-off! I wanted to release two albums in order to move forward stylistically--Gentlemen Streets is...

A Conversation with Blind Melon's Christopher Thorn

Mike Ragogna: Hey Chris, how are you?

Christopher Thorn: I'm doing great. How are you doing?

MR: I'm doing well. Let's start right from the beginning with the news that your self-titled '92 album has been remastered...

A Conversation with Tom Jones

Mike Ragogna: Tom, welcome.

Tom Jones: Thanks, mate!

MR: You have a new album, Spirit In The Room, on which you take songs by artists such as Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and you make them your own. How did...

Bye, Phil...

When people use the phrase "...it's the end of era" with regards to someone's passing, it's almost always a respectful exaggeration. But with Phil Ramone's recent death, it's the definition of "The End Of An Era," and I'm sure most who consider themselves pop music aficionados would agree.

YEARS AGO WITH DOBIE GRAY...

Thanks to David Wild's introducing me to my first editor at The Huffington Post, I have been a weekly contributor to this online titan's entertainment page for over five years. My first post, on April 5th, 2008, was a...

"THE WAR WITHIN" WITH CHURCHILL

Those Denver-based alt-folk rockers Churchill have a brand new single with "The War Within." This energized quintet is currently wrapping up a US college tour with Phillip Phililps and afterwards, they'll be going overseas to join P!nk's European...

A Conversation with John Medeski

Mike Ragogna: It's A Different Time for John Medeski. And that time is...?

John Medeski: The time is kinda now, isn't it?

MR: [laughs] Yup! John, you took a solo approach on this album, you usually recording with...

A Conversation with Don Felder

Mike Ragogna: How are you, Don?

Don Felder: Hey Mike, I'm doing really well. How are you?

MR: Really well as well, thanks. Okay, let's dig right into your new album, Road To Forever, which is your first in...

LL COOL J & BRAD PAISLEY "LIVE FOR YOU"

photo courtesy of 429 Records and LL Cool J, Inc.

As a respite from the deafening hullabaloo surrounding "Accidental Racist," here's a sneak peak at another brand new Brad Paisley/LL Cool J track,...

A Conversation with Molly Ringwald

Mike Ragogna: Hi Molly, how are you doing?

Molly Ringwald: I'm great, how are you?

Ragogna: I'm pretty good and I'm really grateful to have this time with you. Let's get into your new album Except Sometimes. What inspired...

A Conversation with Son Volt's Jay Farrar

Mike Ragogna: Jay, how are you?

Jay Farrar: Hello, I'm good, thanks.

MR: The last time we spoke, you were working on the documentary on Kerouac.

JF: Yeah, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone, writing songs from...

MEET SEAN FORBES AND HIS "MOOD SWINGS"

The Bass Brothers discovered him, Eminem took him under his wing. Marlee Matlin is a huge fan and friend, and at his NYC show last month, NYC Mayor Bloomberg's famed interpreter Claudia was there.

So what's all...