Needle Drops — Lost in the Stacks
Spotlight On's Lawrence Peryer shares the year's most compelling reads, including a provocative climate change novel, Lincoln's grief in the cemetery, and fresh insights from legendary producer Rick Rubin.
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Expanding the knowledge base on exciting musicians, artists, and thinkers—emerging and established—through The Tonearm's insightful coverage.
Dancing About Architecture with Diana K
The OPTO S drummer reflects on her first R.E.M. show, middle school art gigs, and why synths represent her next frontier.
Needle Drops — Holiday Albums That Aren't Like the Others
What happens when acclaimed musicians remake holiday music in their own image? These albums show how personal vision can transform and transcend familiar seasonal themes.
Dancing About Architecture with Jay Sanders
After decades backing others in Acoustic Syndicate and beyond, Jay Sanders steps forward with his solo debut, 'Evanescent.'
Needle Drops
A quartet channeling New Orleans' experimental spirit, German electronic artists carrying the kosmische torch, a formidable Brooklyn jazz ensemble, and meditative shakuhachi explorations lead this week's essential releases.
Dancing About Architecture with Bennett Wood
Bennett Wood, musician, composer and educator, joins us to mark his debut album as a leader, 'Space in Time'
Needle Drops — Record Store Day Black Friday Edition
Today is Record Store Day Black Friday. Let The Tonearm be your guide.
Dancing About Architecture with Jacqui Dankworth
Jacqui Dankworth, the singer from a family of "UK jazz royalty," joins us to mark her new collection of vocal interpretations, 'Windmills.'
Needle Drops
A Glaswegian songwriter bids farewell through sound, ambient artists welcome autumn's embrace, and the Greyboy Allstars dig into their vault in this week's selection of essential new releases.
Dancing About Architecture with Hiruy Tirfe
The Philadelphia saxophonist joins us hot on the heels of taking First Place at the 2024 DC JazzPrix Festival
Dancing About Architecture with Jon Gold
Pianist and Bay Area native Jon Gold joins us to mark his new recordings with Brazil's top players on the album 'Guanabara Eyes'.
Needle Drops
A weekly exploration of essential new music, featuring immigrant stories, ECM piano meditations, and a thirteen-minute psych-rock opus from the heartland.