“He had understood long ago that the past was no better than the present. That was as plain as day. One had to try to escape, to wrestle free from every era, so as not to be devoured by it.”

― Lyudmila Ulitskaya, The Big Green Tent (2011)

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NYC-based music journalist, educator, and social work student. I edit Americana blog Adobe & Teardrops, queer country zine @rainbowrodeomag, and dabble in fiction.

We're a podcast about outstanding music and the folks who make it happen.

Host Lawrence Peryer takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes exploration of the past, present, and future of modern culture and entertainment through discussions with artists, musicians, authors, industry pioneers, and other interesting music people with a story to tell.

Please find + follow us now at → @spotlightonpod

I used to be disgusted; now I try to be amused.
-- Elvis Costello

He/him. Married. Father of twins. Old as that quote. I build socio-technical systems with a focus on the intersection of ethics and ops, but I don't often toot about work. No politics or shitposting either. I mostly post about listening to music; you can get a sense of what moves me from my pinned toots.

Part of the linernotes.club admin team.

Ask me about: d&d, ops, programming, resilience engineering, distributed systems, DEI