Robert Rubin is the author Vanishing Point Forever, the ultimate and exhaustive take on the filming and meaning of the semi-existential 1970s road movie Vanishing Point. Who was Barry Newman? Listen and find out.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli

Krissie Nagy is a major new new discovery in jazz singing, making the Great American Songbook come alive with verve and panache. Her self-titled album as Krissie and the Kranks is out now.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli

Seafarers specializes in highly literate, gorgeous pop music that's hard to slot into an easy category.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli

The Maine-based singer-songwriter, most famous for asking, "What was I thinking?" talks about her album "Avalanche," her new book, and her hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli

British author Graeme Thomson talks about the flamboyant but also press-shy superstar Kate Bush, the subject of the recent update of his incisive biography of her.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli

Billy Harper is a impassioned progressive jazz saxophonist. He is "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument. He was interviewed by Jim Motavalli for WPKN and New York City Jazz Record.Av WPKN, Jim Motavalli