The Tonearm

Father. Business & Creative Professional. Host of the award-winning podcast Spotlight On, featuring the musicians, writers, innovators and ideas shaping media, entertainment, and culture.

The Tonearm's frantic editor and devoted scribble-pusher. Served under Q-Burns Abstract Message in the great DJ wars. Likes sunrises, vegan food, inscrutable movies, and people with Mastodon accounts.

Miriam continues broadening the view of the readers uncovering new voices in the music industry. Her written work shines the spotlight on gender inclusivity and other forms of diversity.

Meredith Hobbs Coons (she/her) is an eager creative, writer, musician, and podcaster with bylines in The Washington Post, Tape Op, Talkhouse, SoundGirls, Aquarium Drunkard and The A.V. Club.

Author, speaker and music journalist with over 5,000 published bylines, 1,300+ artist interviews. Author of three books. 'What's the Big Idea: 30 Great Concept Albums' coming in November 2025.

Gabriel Kennedy (aka Prop Anon) is the author of "Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson." He also music as Prop Anon and with his band Hail Eris!

Jonah is a fiction writer, drummer, and an educator based in Philadelphia, PA.