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From Heart to "Heartbreaker" and a Side of Canucks: Chatting With Loverboy's Mike Reno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Ann Wilson, Less Than Jake, Mike Reno, Jerry Bruckheimer, Clarence Clemmons, Canucks, Live Nation, Bob Rock, Cyndi Lauper, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Heart, Steve Forbert, Mtv, John Dexter, Loverboy, Top Gun, JUNO Awards, Don Simpson, Van Halen, The Cure, The Everly Brothers, American Bandstand, Metallica, Grammy Awards, Iron Eagle 2, Paul Dean, Dick Clark, Footloose, American Music Awards, Tom Cruise, Bryan Adams, Kelly McGillis, Moxy, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2011-06-29-Screenshot20110629at8.50.09AM.pngIt used to be everybody was "Working For The Weekend." Now, everybody is working on the weekend.

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Country's Cousins: Conversations with Diane Schuur and America's Got Talent Winner Michael Grimm

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.12.2011

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Mike Ragogna

For her new album, Diane Schurr says: "The one thing that I did purposefully on this was, number one, not to do it with a twang, and number two, I wanted it to please both people that are into country and people that are into jazz."

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HuffPost Exclusive: Elizabeth & The Catapult's "You And Me," Plus Conversations with T-Bone Burnett, Next BIG Nashville's Jason Wilkins, and Author Jay Frank

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Keltner, Jimmy Reed, Mike Disfarmer, Son Volt, Jay Frank, An Inconvenient Truth, Arcade Fire, Jeff Bridges, Howlin' Wolf, Haley Williams, The Punch Brothers, Uncle Skeleton, Elvis Costello, Solar Power, Be Your Own Pet, Cmt, The Apache Relay, Trisha Yearwood, T-Bone Burnett, Ralph Stanley, Paramore, Waiting for Superman, New Kids on the Block, Elvis Presley, Sonic Youth, Sam Phillips, Jeff Lynne, Leonard Cohen, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, U2, Elizabeth & the Catapult, Duke Ellington, Madi Diaz, Charlie Wilson's War, Jim James, Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Black Keys, Brad Paisley, Ann Wilson, Britney Spears, Grant Lee Buffalo, John Mellencamp, The Informant, Crazy Heart, Miles Davis, John Hiatt, Mariah Carey, Heart, Elton John, Leon Russell, The Cove, Scott Borchetta, The Big Lebowski, E.L.O., Nancy Wilson, Bob Dylan, Backstreet Boys, Jim Wilkins, The Jayhawks, Gregg Allman, John Lee Hooker, Steve Wariner, Rob Stanley, Kings of Leon, Lady GaGa, O' Brother Where Art Thou?, Itunes, Bruce Springsteen, Nysync, Kruu, Kindercastle, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

2010-09-29-elizabeththecatapult.jpg Basically, The Other Side Of Zero -- the new album by Elizabeth & The Catapult -- is a commentary on the parallels of Elizabeth Ziman's New York City life and Leonard Cohen's inability to achieve Buddhist ideals.

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Red Velvet Car: A Conversation With Heart's Ann & Nancy Wilson, Plus Introducing Theo Shier

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Since their groundbreaking 1976 album Dreamboat Annie debuted, the band Heart -- essentially, sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson -- have recorded some of the most memorable rockers and ballads to date.

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The Anti-Diva List

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tracy Chapman, Janis Joplin, Heart, Joni Mitchell, Joan Jett, Patti Smith, Norah Jones, Ann Wilson, Bonnie Raitt, Chrissie Hynde, Paula Abdul, Feist, Vh1, Diva, Style News
Shawn Amos

No Maybelline sponsorships. No sequins. No gowns. These anti-divas derive strength from the power of their musical prowess. They don't employ stylists -- just guitar techs.

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