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The things that resist counting are often the ones that count the most. www.lawrenceperyer.com/linkblog/som...
Some of the Most Important Things Can't Be Measured — Lawrence PeryerThe things that resist counting are often the ones that count the most.www.lawrenceperyer.comInspired by @gabrielkahane.bsky.social’s @theatlantic.com essay “A Love Letter to Music Listings,” this episode of The Buzz recalls how outlets like @nytimes.com, @newyorker.com, and others once provided expansive calendars that helped audiences discover scenes, neighborhoods, and emerging artists.
Get Out and Do Something! The Past, Present, and Future of Event Listings - The Buzz: The JJA PodcastJJA Board Member Andrew Gilbert hosts a discussion with Steve Smith (Substack “Night After Night,” former Time Out New York music editor) and Chrys Roney (editor in chief and publisher of Hot House Ja...thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.comSunday evening ruminations. Well, more like a lifetime's worth. Been working on this essay on and off since last Autumn and finally decided to push it out.
On Contact, Secrecy, and Ancient Mysteries — Lawrence PeryerThere is a cluster of features in human experience that recurs across cultures, millennia, and traditions that had no contact with each other. Once you start cataloguing the elements of that cluster, ...www.lawrenceperyer.comThank you for the inspiration, @profgalloway.com www.lawrenceperyer.com/linkblog/my-... #resistandunsubscribe #resistICE
My Resist and Unsubscribe Report Card — Lawrence PeryerCall it virtue signalling, call it ineffective, but action overcomes fear, anxiety and powerlessness.www.lawrenceperyer.comI do not typically like binary questions but here is one I have been asking myself... www.lawrenceperyer.com/linkblog/are...
Are video podcasts just talk shows with non-union labor? — Lawrence PeryerThe video podcast format is often identical to television talk shows: host(s) at a desk or table, guest conversation, segmented for clips, distributed on a schedule. The production pipeline — lighting...www.lawrenceperyer.comI had some thoughts on my old industry, event ticketing, and decided to share them. www.lawrenceperyer.com/linkblog/the...
The Ticketing Taxonomy Is Dead but the Industry Won't Look at the Corpse — Lawrence PeryerTicketing companies now operate across categories that once defined them. State legislatures are rushing to regulate anyway, armed with outdated classifications and fee caps rooted in nothing but vibe...www.lawrenceperyer.comYou might be interested in my discussion with Hannah Edgar of @chicagotribune.com and Rayna Mathis (Earshot Jazz) about what it takes to build a sustainable career covering jazz in 2026. thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1956242/epis...
Making It Work: Hannah Edgar and Ranya Mathis on Careers, Community, and Criticism in Jazz Journalism - The Buzz: The JJA PodcastLawrence Peryer, managing editor of The Buzz, hosts a discussion about what it takes to build a sustainable career covering jazz in 2026.Chicago Tribune critic Hannah Edgar and Earshot Jazz editor Ran...thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.comWe don't usually do "ripped from the headlines" on @thetonearm.com and did not set out to with this one, but I am so gratified this conversation was scheduled to drop this weekend, with Grade A US government hypocrisy abounding. I hope you will listen.
The TonearmOn today's fascinating new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, we're joined by behavioral scientist Michael Hallsworth to discuss his new book 'The Hypocrisy Trap' (@mitpress.bsky.social), which explores the psychology of hypocrisy—and our desire to call it out—and how that fits into the modern moment …
Considering @golden-globes.bsky.social failure to Award @thetonearm.com the Best Podcast and @iheart-radio.bsky.social asserting ‘right of ownership’ over you, I now insist on Complete and Total Control of the @amypoehler.bsky.social Podcast Feed. Very Important Podcaster, LP
I have wanted to speak with Nels for some time. The opportunity presented itself and here it is. Enjoy.
The TonearmOn today's new episode of The Tonearm Podcast, guitarist Nels Cline joins us to discuss Trio of Bloom, his first-ever collaboration with keyboardist Craig Taborn and drummer Marcus Gilmore, and reveals the creative process behind one of 2025's most exciting jazz releases. … #jazzsky
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Support Fair Pay for Music CreatorsThe bipartisan, bicameral American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) would establish a performance right for sound recordings broadcast on AM/FM radio in the United States. AMFA closes the century-long loopho...www.congressweb.comHenry Moonrabbit is live on @psychedradiosf.bsky.social right now (Friday Dec 5, 7 - 9pm Pacific). Dig it. www.psychedradiosf.com
Psyched! Radio. San FranciscoDiverse Independent San Francisco Radio.www.psychedradiosf.comPlease check out my conversation with the long-serving (and outgoing) President of the Jazz Journalists Association, Howard Mandel, on this month's edition of The Buzz. thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1956242/epis...
Them Changes: Talking Jazz Journalism with Howard Mandel - The Buzz: The JJA PodcastHoward Mandel is an author, educator, journalist, and, since 1993, president of the Jazz Journalists Association. Howard's career crosses more than five decades of music journalism, from his early days writing for the Chicago Daily News to his cur...thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.comMy favourite local ceramic artist (and life partner), Sharon Ricci, is making her annual appearance at the Rainier Beach Holiday Arts & Crafts Market on Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 10am-3pm rainierbeachcommunityclub.org/events/arts-...
Even the Jazz Journalists Association has something to say on Black Friday… thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com/1956242/epis...
Jazz Books for the Naughty and Nice - The Buzz: The JJA PodcastThis conversation is hosted by JJA Board Member and Chair of our Book Committee, Bob Blumenthal. Bob, along with JJA members Fiona Ross, Todd Jenkins and Katch Cartwright, share some of their book rec...thebuzzthejjapodcast.buzzsprout.com“Esoteric teachings frame imagination as creative technology, not mere fantasy. Through concentration, visualization and sensory detail, high imagination transforms invisible potential into material reality.” www.lawrenceperyer.com/linkblog/the...
Imagination and Material Creation — Lawrence PeryerEsoteric teachings frame imagination as creative technology, not mere fantasy. Through concentration, visualization and sensory detail, high imagination transforms invisible potential into material re...www.lawrenceperyer.comI first spoke with Miguel Zenón in 2011. Fourteen years and a lot of life later we are at it again…
The TonearmToday, alto saxophonist, composer, and Grammy winner Miguel Zenón joins The Tonearm Podcast to discuss his quartet's 20th anniversary, their first live album 'Vanguardia Subterránea' recorded at the Village Vanguard, and the research that drives his work. #JazzSky Tune in to this great new episode:
I am happy to share my thoughts after seeing David Byrne in Seattle. www.thetonearm.com/david-byrnes...
David Byrne's Revival Meeting for the Not-Yet-JoyfulByrne's Seattle show pairs Talking Heads paranoia with newer material about love as punk resistance. In Lawrence Peryer's review of the performance, he recognizes the destination without possessing th...www.thetonearm.comIt's like a focus group convened and said, "How do we create a book targeted at LP's dopamine receptors?"
The TonearmWriter Bill Kopp's book 'What's the Big Idea' examines concept albums across six decades, from Frank Zappa to Apples In Stereo, William Shatner to Ghostface Killah, arguing that the format remains vital in an era of streaming and short attention spans. High Concept — Bill Kopp Tackles the Big Idea: