Bonus Tracks: The Official Blog of Spotlight On

Isn’t it funny how memories work? I was just a fresh-faced 19 years old when I moved to Seattle in the fall of 1992. Art school was the reason, but rocking out was the dream. With five years of drumming already under my belt, I was hungry for…

Alright, after much deliberating, my mind's made up. Underneath The Pine is my favorite Toro y Moi joint, not MAHAL. Sure, getting into him right at the start of this album cycle made it more special, it's closer sonically to the Mattson 2…

Ambient music is a genre of music that focuses on creating a certain mood or atmosphere through the use of soundscapes, textures, and drones. It is typically characterized by its repetitive and meditative nature and often lacks traditional song stru…

Damn Hiroshi Yoshimura gets me chilled the hell out. Wet Land's got some real solid rainy winter vibes, and I listened to this a lot watching the nasty weather out the window at school. It's still that time of year in Seattle, and Wet Land's&nb…

The Invention Of Animals is sort of a "Best Of John Lurie" record, pulling original tracks written for Fishing With John. That show's a classic, and the genesis of the off-beat, meditative TV genre as far as I'm concerned. See also: How To…

Hi Spotlight On blog! I'm Henry / LP's kid / nepo baby and I'm here on official business from the moonrabbithaven.com blog. I come bearing weekly album recommendations! Let's start things off this Tuesday with an album you've already heard...…

Mohamad Zatari is an oud performer and composer originally from Aleppo, Syria. Currently based in Bucharest, Romania, Mohamad’s work has accompanied film and visual art; he performs widely and with musical partners from various and divers…

Bonus Tracks, the official blog of the Spotlight On podcast, is currently accepting submissions for reviews and opinion pieces related to the world of music. We are looking for engaging, insightful, and well-written articles that offer critical anal…

Join Spotlight On host Lawrence Peryer for a special live episode at the FestForums conference in Santa Barbara, CA.On February 1, 2023, LP will be joined by music legend Jesse Colin Young, a pioneer of American roots music for more than half a cent…

Join entertainment and technology veteran Lawrence Peryer as he records a special live episode of his podcast Spotlight On - the first in-person live episode since January 2020. Peryer will sit down with Detroit’s Shahida Mausi, the matriarch …