All Pieces for Allyson McCabe

 
Genya Ravan, 'Rock And Roll Refugee,' Has Stories To Fill Two Lifetimes
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: Genya Ravan (left) and director Chris Henry on the set of Rock and Roll Refugee, a new off-Broadway play about Ravan's early life in music. , Credit: Shannon Rednour/Courtesy of the artist
She came to this country as a refugee from post-war Europe; learned English listening to the radio; and before long, heard herself on it. She star...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 06:27
FM Mutations with Allyson McCabe: "Radio, Radio: Elvis Costello Edition"
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: Elvis Costello
Special edition of my radio show, FM Mutations, inspired by Elvis Costello’s new memoir Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink. SET 1: I recreate Co...

  • Added: Nov 15, 2015
  • Length: 02:45:46
Voices with the Music: A Brief History of Guitar Effects
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: "I started thinking about effects pedals as being like a palette with different colors," Wilco guitarist Nels Cline says. , Credit: Diverse Images/UIG/Getty Images
Musicians, it seems, have always wanted to alter the sounds of their instruments. Over the course of centuries, strings have been added to guitars ...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:14
Inspiration Or Appropriation? Behind Music Copyright Lawsuits
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: John Paul Jones, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. The band's "Stairway to Heaven" is the subject of a current copyright-infringement lawsuit. , Credit: Danny Martindale/Getty Images
Where do you draw the line between inspiration and appropriation when it comes to musical compositions?

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 09:24
It's Thin, It's Plastic, It's Back: Flexi Discs Find New Fans
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: "In the metal community, there's a fascination with the tangible aspect of things," says Albert Mudrian, editor of metal magazine Decibel., Credit: Bruno Guerreiro /Courtesy of Decibel
In the digital era, brick-and-mortar record stores' stock in trade has increasingly become vinyl sales. But within that niche of an increasingly fr...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
To Sign Or Not To Sign: Artists Big And Small Face The Label Question
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: Cayetana, Credit: Mary Ferrigno/Courtesy of the artist
Land a deal with a label or put out records on your own: Both carry big risks. For musicians today there's a middle ground, but getting your songs ...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2014
  • Length: 07:04
The Woman Behind the Curtain, Making Good Songs Sound Great
From: Allyson McCabe
Caption: Emily Lazar, Mastering Engineer, Credit: Jim Sullos
Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar makes good songs sound great. She has worked on thousands of songs and albums, creating the final production masters...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 27, 2014
  • Length: 06:25
  • Purchases: 1
Will Philadelphia turn the Reading Viaduct into a park like N.Y.'s High Line?
From: Allyson McCabe
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The Reading Viaduct, a hulking century-old masonry and steel railroad trestle, runs for ten blocks north of Center City. Abandoned since 1984, the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 03:56
  • Purchases: 1
She-incarnating the magic of Led Zeppelin
From: Allyson McCabe
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Chuck Klosterman has lauded Lez Zeppelin in the pages of SPIN as the most powerful female band in rock history. This is a profile of the band's fou...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2012
  • Length: 04:45

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