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Universal Soldiers: Conversations With Donovan and Tommy Roe

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.06.2012

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Mike Ragogna

"The Beatles and I went to India for ourselves at first because fame had become extraordinarily overwhelming. We turned to ourselves in a way by going to the ashram, learning about ourselves, de-stressing our incredible nervous systems that had been shocked by enormous fame."

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Sahara's Huge Surprise For Her Mother On 'Mobbed'

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Canada Tv, Donovan, Grandmother, Sahara, Video, Surprise, Howie Mandel, Mobbed, Tv Replay, TV Canada, Fox, Flash Mob, Marlena, TV News

Sahara had quite a shock in store for her mother, but after six years she'd decided it was past time to lay it on her. So she called in the "Mobbed" (...

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Who Earned A Spot In The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: The Small Faces, Laura Nyro, Video, Donovan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Faces, Beastie Boys, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses, Rock and Roll, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Welcome to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Guns N' Roses. The seminal rock band of the late 1980s and early `90s, best known for hit...

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AG RACE: Cuomo Goes After Donovan, Stumps For Schneiderman At Rally

The New York Observer | Meghan Keneally | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Donovan, Andrew Cuomo, Dan Donovan, 2010 Elections, Eric Schneiderman, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, Ny News, New York News

Andrew Cuomo and Eric Schneiderman have been campaigning side-by-side all day today, and at a rally in Albany, the soon-to be ex AG took a pot-shot at...

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HuffPost Reviews: AC/DC and Jane Roman Pitt, Plus A Conversation with Grammy Nominee Chip Taylor and an Elvis Costello Audio Stream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Van Morrison, Al Gorgoni, Pete Finney, Meat Loaf, Dick Charles, Chip Taylor, Robert Ellis, Dixie Chicks, Brian Johnson, Donovan, Tim Moore, Judy Rodman, Judy Collins, King Records, Martha Jacobs, Elvis Costello, Karen Carpenter, The Byrds, Anne Murray, Johnny Cash, Cameo/Parkway, AC/DC, Angus Young, Shaggy, Malcolm Young, Billy Vera, John Platania, U2, Warner Bros. Records, Jack Johnson, Gram Parsons, Curt Perkins, Merrilee Rush, Sade, Glen Campbell, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Mac Gayden, Barry Voight, Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehley, Mannheim Steamroller, Bill Frisell, Evie Sands, Joe Perry, Philip Morris, Robert Alford, Willie Nelson, Hank Ballard, Judy Clay, Neil Bogart, James Brown, Hugh Pretwood, Juice Newton, Carrie Rodriquez, Tommy Cogbill, Phil Sutcliffe, Buddah Records, Chris Slade, Jon Voight, Joe Bonomo, Tom Waits, Steve Vai, Emmylou Harris, Kendal Carson, Brian Ahern, The Troggs, Jane Roman Pitt, Henry Glover, Sxsw, Chips Moman, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ladylullaby, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

So, you think you know all things AC/DC? Really. Well, take a hit of the essays, historical photos, memorabilia, and general overkill contained between the over 225 pages of High Voltage Rock 'N' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History.

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'Season of the Witch': A Crafty Playlist for Christine O'Donnell

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Four Tops, The Carter Family, Louis Prima, The Eagles, Jellyfish, Chris Isaak, Rivers Cuomo, Christine O'donnell, Donovan, B.o.B, Cream, The Clash, The Who, Cyndi Lauper, Delaware, My Morning Jacket, Traveling Wilburys, John Legend, Kiss, Neil Diamond, Luscious Jackson, Madonna, Gary U.S. Bonds, Nirvana, The Divinyls, Devo, Todd Rundgren, The Roots, Chris Coons, Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Katy Perry, Keely Smith, Rihanna, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Majek Faskek, Entertainment News
David Wild

Here's a playlist for a Jersey girl with big dreams, at least some of them not involving "Witchcraft" or "That Old Black Magic."

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Friday Talking Points [134] -- Some Reality For Gibbs

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Happy Friday the Thirteenth, everyone. It's actually a fitting day for this column, which I'll explain in a bit. Because before we get to that, we si...

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From Atlantis to Los Angeles' El Rey: A Conversation with Donovan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Danny Saber, Carla Olsen, Moby, Paul McCartney, Howard Stern, Ben Harper, Jerry Vivino, Donovan, Donovan Leitch, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Conan O'Brien, David Lynch Foundation, Sheryl Crow, The Beatles, The Jeff Beck Group, Eddie Vedder, Leonard Cohen, Jerry Seinfeld, Entertainment News, Abbey Road Studios, David Lynch, Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Page, Ringo, Transcendental Meditation, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Donovan Leitch, the Cosmic King of the sixties -- with his family and quite a few of his friends and admirers -- will take the stage tonight at Los Angels' famed El Rey Theatre.

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Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

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An Interview With Buffy Sainte-Marie, Plus Train and Digital 45 Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chaka Khan, Columbia Records, Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Scorr Underwood, The Doobie Brothers, Rickie Lee Jones, Seals & Crofts, Air America, Vanguard Records, Commander John Herrington, The Charlatans, Cash for Clunkers, Sesame Street, Woodstock, Vietnam War, The Cradleboard Teaching Project, Chumbawamba, Van Morrison, Phil Ochs, Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Stafford, Georgia Satellites, Eric Anderson, Rhino Entertainment, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Digital 45, Donovan, Marc Cohn, Judy Collins, Folk, First Nations, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Train, Neil Diamond, Martin Terefe, Kellogg Foundation, Elvis Presley, Npr, Itunes, Rhino Records, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Pat Monahan, Nasa, Alannah Myles, Anita Baker, The Marcels, President Obama, The Highwaymen, Grateful Dead, Native Americans, Genesis, Keith Olbermann, Fred Neil, Glen Campbell, Harry Chapin, Joan Baez, Tom Rush, Joe Cocker, Foghat, Ford Foundation, Pacifica, Gordon Lightfoot, Entertainment News, Jennifer Warnes, Morrissey, Bobby Bare, Tommy James and the Shondells, Randy Travis, Jon Stewart, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This being Woodstock Week, it seemed a perfect time to catch-up with this artist whose music influenced many of those who appeared at the culture-changing event.

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And Now For Something Completely Different: The Secret Policeman's Film Festival

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Terry Jones, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Donovan, The Who, Neil Innes, John Cleese, Bob Geldof, Bill Graham, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Bono, Pete Townshend, Jack Healey, Monty Python, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

With the steady stream of elaborately produced, consciousness-raising concerts, The Secret Policeman's Ball is a symbol that anything is possible when you're trying to do the right thing for the planet.

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"Change Begins Within": My Interview with David Lynch

Patricia Amaya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Radio City Music Hall, Transcendental Meditation®, David Lynch Coffee, Ringo Starr, Laura Dern, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, David Lynch, "Change Begins Within" Benefit Concert, Ben Harper, Donovan, Sir Paul McCartney, Shepard Fairey, The David Lynch Foundation, Tm®, Dlf, Video, Entertainment News
Patricia Amaya

Lynch: "I was a painter and then I got into film -- things were going pretty good. I only had a surface happiness. Inside it was hollow. True happiness lays within."

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Kidstock with Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Moby, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Donovan and... David Lynch?

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mary Tyler Moore, Maryland, Wild at Heart, The Beach Boys, Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Obama, Sir Paul McCartney, Inland Empire, The National Institutes of Health, Deepak Chopra, New York School System, The Beatles, Rishikesh, Dr. John Hagelin, Woodstock, Russell Simmons, Rishikesh India, David Lynch, The Films of David Lynch, Mia Farrow, Silver Spring, Radio City Music Hall, Moby, Paul Horn, Mike Love, Maharishi, President Barack Obama, Paul McCartney, Blue Velvet, Ben Harper, The Elephant Man, Parade Magazine, New York City, New York, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Sheryl Crow, Clint Eastwood, Dr. William Stixrud, Silver Spring Maryland, Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Twin Peaks, Laura Dern, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Tm, India, New York Schools, Heather Graham, Transcendental Meditation, Dr. Mark Liponis, Dune, The David Lynch Foundation, Donovan, Eraserhead, Stephen Collins, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This concert will be about the music, but its statement of solidarity and support for upliftment in education could be the beginning of yet another American wave of consciousness raising.

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