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  • Allyson McCabe
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Sound & Vision: Ray Padgett

  • Allyson McCabe
  • February 22, 2018
Allyson McCabe talks with Ray Padgett about his new book, Cover Me, and the blog that inspired it, giving us a fascinating window into the craft and business of making music.
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Allowing a Female to Own Her Genius: Talking with Alana Massey

  • Jasmine Sanders
  • May 22, 2017
Alana Massey discusses her debut collection, All the Lives I Want, the best piece of writing advice she's ever received, and acknowledging the work that women do.
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The Cultural Significance of Whitney Houston

  • Katie O'Brien
  • March 11, 2016
At Vela Magazine, Danielle Jackson discusses Whitney Houston as an embodiment of black excellence, and the continued erasure of black artists’ contributions to commercial music: Houston and the entire lineage of…
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Hologram Madness

  • Liz Wood
  • September 14, 2015
Last week the New York Times reported that Billie Holiday’s hologram is coming to the Apollo Theater this fall, where the singer made her debut at nineteen, and recently was inducted…
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The Saturday Rumpus Essay: Queen of Decay

  • Gila Lyons
  • August 1, 2015
I wish it had been: Amy was a brilliant and tortured artist. Lets explore her brilliance. Let’s watch her perform.
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  • Allyson McCabe
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Sound & Vision: Nathan East

  • Allyson McCabe
  • January 12, 2015
Legendary bassist Nathan East talks about playing with the pros, from Barry White to Daft Punk, about his new solo album and documentary, and about teaching musicians to play the instrument he loves.
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Albums of Our Lives: Whitney Houston and Whitney

  • Sara Faye Lieber
  • April 13, 2012
I didn’t know Whitney Houston, and yet there I was, weeping. I’d read the Tweets, watched the videos, and re-posted a video of her singing “I’m Changing” live from when…
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Habeas Whitney

  • Michelle Orange
  • February 23, 2012
The one that got me was a torso shot. There were a bunch of them published even before she died, frantic paparazzi pictures of Whitney Houston leaving last night’s party.
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