On the Record: Rough and Rowdy Ways, Bob Dylan
“Today and tomorrow, and yesterday too, the flowers are dying like all things do…I fuss with my hair and I fight blood feuds, I […]
Articles by Allison Rapp
Cut COVID, Not CUNY, Professors Protest 25% Cut
Written By: Allison Rapp and Gabriela Flores Due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York State will likely implement budget cuts across state agencies as tax […]
On the Record: The Times They Are A-Changin’
In some of life’s most poignant moments, I’ve turned to Bob Dylan. Perhaps more than any other musician, Dylan seems to stand like a […]
On the Record: Before They Were Big, They Were CUNY
On the Record — Before They Were Big, They Were CUNY They say if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. What […]
On the Record: Pat Irwin of the B-52s
For Pat Irwin, music has always been about exploring the unconventional. “When you’re a kid, all you wanna do is make a record,” he told […]
On the Record: Livestreaming from Nursing Homes
There’s a mural on the side of a well-known music venue in Buffalo that reads “Without music, life would be a mistake.” It’s a […]
On the Record, “Document” R.E.M.
I write this from the sunny living room of my parents’ home in Buffalo. After many tears and frustrated phone calls, I made the choice […]
On the Record: Miles Davis, “Kind of Blue”
COVID-19 has brutally rammed its way into the lives of pretty much everyone by now. What began as bits of news from overseas has rapidly […]
On The Record: Janis Joplin “Pearl”
When I was growing up, my parents had The Buffalo News delivered to my house every single morning. It would arrive before dawn, and my […]
On the Record: Ghosteen, Nick Cave + The Bad Seeds
One of the most common questions I get asked is how I can afford to go to the number of concerts that I do per […]