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A Prayer for the Planet: Chatting With DJ Logic Plus Nikka Costa

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Story of Stuff, Prince, Ronald Reagan, Justin Stanley, Dave Matthews, Jason Miles, Miles Davis, Blues Traveler, Vernon Reid, DJ Logic, Ben Taylor, John Mayer, Jeff Coffin, Carly Simon, Nikka Costa, Falguni Shah, Romero Lubambo, Johnny Depp, Living Colour, B.B. King, Nancy Reagan, Doyle Bramhall, Neil Diamond, Stax, Robert Randolph, The Roots, Ben Harper, Lee Oskar, Don Costa, Wall-E, Concord, Michael Caine, John Popper, Courting Alex, Malika Zarra, Inxs, Annie Leonard, Mickey Mouse, Sly Stone, Tommy Hilfiger, Phoenix House, Buddy Guy, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Rankin, Karl Denson, Rupert Holmes, Medeski Martin and Wood, Falu, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

A Prayer For The Planet, DJ Logic's latest album, is a collaboration with Jason Miles, his partner, and also Falguni Shah.

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Van Hunt's Free "June" Download, Plus Chatting with Steve Cropper and Gomez's Tom Gray

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Delbert McClinton, Kanye West, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Dan Akroyd, The Northwest All-Stars, Dave Matthews Band, Chubby Checker, The "5" Royales, Jon Tiven, Dylan LeBlanc, Rufus Thomas, Estelle Axton, Eddie Floyd, The Mar-Keys, The Blues Brothers, Chet Atkins, Hank Ballard, Van Hunt, B.B. King, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Steve Winwood, Chips Moman, Stax, Booker T, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Jim Stewart, The Animals, Bettye LaVette, Chuck Berry, Steve Cropper, Lowman Pauling, John Popper, John Belushi, Coldplay, Felix Cavaliere, Dan Penn, Buddy Miller, Gomez, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Van Hunt makes his return this week with the online premiere of "June," his first new music in more than three years. "June" heralds the release of Hunt's new album, what were you hoping for?

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Turtle Was Right: Conversations With Entourage's Saigon and Oprah/Seacrest Discovery, Graham Stookey

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Turtle, The Drifters, Red Rock Amphitheater, Swiss Beatz, Eddie Van Halen, Atlanta Rhythm Section, John Mayer, Atlantic Records, Stevie Wonder, Louios Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Q-Tip, Motown, Quincy Jones, Doug Ellin, Entourage, Ryan Seacrest, Stax, The Roots, Fatman Scoop, Black Thought, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Graham Stookey, Dianne Reeves, Gene Harris, DJ Corbett, Stephen Levinson, Lenny Kravitz, Phil Keaggy, Oprah, Jack Johnson, Jerry Ferrara, Jimi Hendrix, Saigon, Willow Smith, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

"The thing with Entourage is that it happened at a time when we weren't ready."

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Angelique Kidjo and "The Sound of the Drum"

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benin, Babatunde Olatunji, Batonga Foundation, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Official World Cup Kick-Off Concert, Bono, Buena Vista Social Club, Aretha Franklin, South Africa, African Drums and Chants, Gilberto Gil, Celia Cruz, West Africa, Entertainment News, Carnegie Hall, James Brown, John Legend, The Sound of the Drum, Unicef, Sacred Instrument, Stax, Roy Hargove, Youssou N?Dour, African Music, Omara Portuondo, New York City, Dianne Reeves, Angelique Kidjo, Memphis, Education for African Girls, Soccer, Grammy Award, Jimi Hendrix, The Beat, Kompa, Grammy Awards, Oyo, Entertainment News
Holly Cara Price

Beninoise singer Angelique Kidjo has had a spectacular year. In April she released her newest album, OYO, where she revisited the music that inspired ...

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HuffPost Exclusives: R.E.M. and Cory Chisel, Plus Bruce Hornsby Interview, Big Star Box, Paolo Nutini Live, This Week's New Albums, and more...

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renee Fleming, Kid Cudi, Sony Legacy, The Pointer Sisters, Kanye West, Brendan Benson, Scarlett Johansson, Ying Yang Twins, Rob Blackledge, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemaekrs, Trick Daddy, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bobby Read, One Tree Hill, Joe Wilson, Yes, John Christian Adams, Bruce Hornsby, Vern Gosdin, Manic Street Preachers, Wbcn, John Fogerty, Muse, Goalie, Bill Medley, Columbia Records, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Robbie Robertson, William and Mary, Men at Work, Williamsburg, VIncent Moon, Flo Rida, Shudder to Think, Soccer, Donnie McClurkin, Disney, Cab Calloway, Jack DeJohnette, Medicaid, American Idol, Outloud!, 429 Records, Colin Hay, Verve Forecast, Social Security, Elliott Smith, BBC Radio, The Lovemakers, Peter Yorn, The Raconteurs, RCA Records, Ne-Yo, Something to Burn, Shadows Fall, The Band of Heathens, Uncle Kracker, Matthew Sweet, Gary Go, Dappled Cities, Grey's Anatomy, Atlantic Records, Cy Coleman, Alex Chilton, Adriel Harris, Matt Chamberlain, Ahmet Ertegun, Q-Tip, Mason Jennings, The Black Dahlia Murders, Living Colour, Michael Raphael, Stax, Beyonce, J.T. Taylor, John Mayall, Mark Knopfler, Patrick Warren, Ricky Scaggs, Boston College, The Grateful Dead, Jody Stephens, Bill Evans, Tom Russell, Golden Smog, Clive David, Jupiter One, Randy Newman, Robert Hunter, Power Pop, The Band, Bruce Springsteen, Infected Mushroom, Eurythmics, Andy Hummel, Jon Auer, Levon Helm, Christian McBride, John Sebastian, Tina Sinatra, Aiden Brown, Phish, Sony Music, Royal Bangs, John King, Grace Potter, Peter Buck, Graham Albert, My Morning Jacket, The Peace Corps, Jeremiah, Santana, G.I. Bill, Steve Winwood, Big Pun, Rob Kemp, David Sylvain, Chris Knight, Doug Derryberry, That Noise, Lyfe Jennings, Honor Society, Sonny Emory, Entertainment News, Gordon Gano, Blake Mills, Jack Lawrence, Chris Bell, Frank Sinatra, E Street Band, Jefferson Airplane, Trey Songz, Eric Clapton, The Righteous Brothers, Chip deMatteo, Thomas Newman, Jer Coons, Arnold Schoenberg, Bill Lloyd, Barry White, Keith Sykes, Nancy Sinatra, Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, Orange, Paolo Nutini, The Beatles, Big Star, Anvil, Nashville, Air Supply, Frank Sinatra Jr., Chad Smith, Wwf, Dada Life, Porcupine Tree, Peter Bernhard, Ace Frehley, The Grates, Revolutionary War, Butterfly Boucher, The Elms, The Shawshank Redemption, Medicare, Kurt Carr, Bobby Labonte, Marie Digby, Stars of Track and Filed, Afghan Whigs, Simian Mobile Disco, Americana, The Rifles, Mary J. Blige, The 69 Eyes, Al Albert, Memphis, Savoy Brown, Dreamworks, Every Time I Die, George Jones, Nina Simone, Big Scoop, Lady GaGa, Ardent Studios, Cain's Offering, R.E.M., Moneen, Kroq, Rubik, Kittie, Cornwallis, Dodos, All-4-One, Megadeth, Sonos, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

R.E.M. will be releasing Live At The Olympia, a 39-song, two CD set containing "working rehearsals" from 2007. I was lent a track that captures the band's energy and insightful views.

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Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Malcolm Burn, Bonnie Raitt, Nash, Sonya Kitchell, Paypal, George Martin, Keith Sykes, Sam Cooke, John Prine, John Hiatt, Otis Redding, The Beatles, Big Star, Sam Nelson, Rufus Thomas, Rick Nelson, Malcolm Holcombe, Buffalo Springfield, Ellis Paul, Little Feat, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Irma Thomas, Nancy Bryan, John Freese, Stax Records, The Byrds, Jill Sobule, R&b, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Crosby Stills & Nash, Carrie Rodriquez, Stax, Erin McKeown, Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jonah Smith, H Is Orange, Ann Peebles, Singer-Songwriter, Entertainment News, Graham, Ricky Nelson, Lowell George, Youtube, Chris Bell, Geoff Emerick, Relix Records, Marvin Gaye, Icewater, Alex Chilton, Relix, Ken Woodley, Manassas, Richard Rosebrough, Bob Hillman, Suzanne Vega, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ace, The Drifters, Prince, Dionne Warwick, The Eagles, Squeeze, Scott Dirks, Mike + the Mechanics, Harvard Square, Breaking Dawn, Target, Juno Award, Xtc, Whitesnake, Oklahoma, Folk, Paul Carrack, Tony Glover, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cajun, Philly, Reggae, Traditional, Checker Records, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Stephanie Meyer, Marvin Gayes, Timothy B. Schmit, John Wesley Harding, Sam & Dave, Michael McDonald, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, Ron Sexsmith, Stan Lewis, Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist, High Fidelity, Billy Davis Jr., Singer-Songwriter, Philly International Records, Hip-O Select, Bill Withers, Entertainment News, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Lawrence Stern, Ray Charles, Pop, Americana, Dobie Gray, Jill Barber, Sonny Boy Williamson, Bria Valente, Broadway, Canada, Grammy, The Kinks, Stax, Motown Records, Livingston Taylor, The Beatles, Matthew Barber, Nick Heyward, Harmonica, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Elvis Costello & the Attractions, The Little Walter Story, Hear Music, Arthur Crudup, Stax Records, R&b, Motown, Sam Moore, Chess Records, Harry Nilsson, Johnny Nash, Gospel, Bobby Womack, David Gray, Wesley Stace, Willie Dixon, Bob Dylan, Blues, The 5th Dimension, David Seitz, Tom Waits, Juno, Washington Square Park, Grammy Awards, Don McLean, John Wesley Hardin, A Mighty Wind, Roots, Randy Newman, Ward Gaines, Ben E. King, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Rupert Holmes, Bruce Springsteen, Listerine, Nilsson, Atlantis, Misfortune, Rumpelstiltskins, Josh Ritter, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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DVDs: Werner Herzog's Peripatetic Career

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Otis Redding, Werner Herzog, Antarctica, Soul, Griffith, TV Shows, Dvds, Movies, Rock and Roll, Rod Serling, Stax, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

Werner Herzog is well into one of the most eclectic, odd and engaging movie careers, one that jumps from personal epics to quixotic documentary films, and now even Hollywood spectacles.

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