Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

All the customary DFSBP year-end activity has migrated over to Substack. Follow along here ! And why not subscribe while you're at it? P...

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Here, please find links to DFSBP's annual rundown of my favorite music of the year, in five parts: 1. Overall top 11, with introductory ...

[This is part 5 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] A few other assorted shout-outs: The best pop song I heard this...

[This is part 1 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] Thank you as always if you've found your way to this obscur...

[This is part 3 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] 10 honorable mentions Other 2023 releases — not cited anywhere ...

[This is part 4 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] 15 great live shows: For these, where applicable, I'm linki...

[This is part 2 of 5 of the DFSBP 2023 rundown; find the other parts here .] jazz top 11 I'm going to get a little creative with the ma...

 A new survey of great/essential titles on the legendary Dischord label, published over at Shfl .

I'm hearing reports that Richard Davis has died. A musical titan and one of my biggest heroes in art. I just re-upped links to a 2010 r...