- 332
- Episodes
- 58
- Transcribed
- 46
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 29K
- YouTube views
About Spotlight On
The Tonearm (https://www.thetonearm.com/) connects you with the people and ideas moving culture forward. Every episode is one conversation, free of format, going where it needs to go. Hosted by long-time music business executive, journalist and fan, Lawrence Peryer (https://www.lawrenceperyer.com/). The Tonearm is for the listener who wants the work explained by the person who made it, not by someone interpreting it from the outside. If you're interested in inspiration, technique, process, and emotion, The Tonearm's for you. Across hundreds of episodes since February 2020, the thing we do that's different is clear: We're a team of music listeners, readers, moviegoers, museum visitors, and cultural omnivores who understand art and artists and know what questions lead to meaningful conversations. New episodes every week. Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Lawrence Peryer
- Category
- arts · music · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 1 Feb 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
58 of 332 episodes have a transcript.
8 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Steven E. Jones: Tom Wilson’s Radically Eclectic Pop of 1966
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Koen Holtkamp: Modular Plucks, Drums, and Horns After Dark
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Wadada Leo Smith: A Trumpeter Composing in Light
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Steven E. Jones: Tom Wilson’s Radically Eclectic Pop of 1966
Published 8 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah, it was a great framing device for the themes that you explore around authenticity, around irony, around the hybridization in music that was going on. I'm really curious about that sort of eclecticism of the 1966 era. How much of that was Wilson driving? Like how much of it is a manifestation of his taste? […]
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- Steven E Jones
- Koen Holtkamp
- Wadada Leo Smith
- Midori Hirano
- Charlotte Greve
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- YouTube views
- 28,949
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 34 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 82
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