Dark Forces Swing Blind Punches

Interviews with creative artists in jazz and beyond and observations on the scene

hosted by trey smith, drew millard, and slava p. produced by steel tipped dove with music from craig s. jenkins. new episodes most weeks, blog posts sometimes.

News and views about new music – contemporary composition, creative music & improvisation, electronic and electroacoustic work, and idioms for which no clever genre name has yet been coined – on stage and on recordings.

Jazz, Music, Jazz Drumming, Music History.

Approaching Distance. Writings of Nick Podgurski you can reach him at nickpodgurski@gmail.com

A newsletter about Steely Dan, featuring original interviews, oral histories, audio stories, themed mixtapes, and more transmissions from the Daniverse

Riffs on music and culture, improvised and otherwise, from critic Nate Chinen

Essays and interviews, mostly about music. Also a podcast. Also a record label.

Music writing that is not restricted by the demands, wishes, and timelines of the music industry. Writing, not advertising. Love, not a battle of the brands.

Rhythm, Improvisation and Community (#BklynSounds)

A country music newsletter.

Spotify and Apple Music playlists + writing about music

Bob Dylan concerts throughout history

Jazz Music; Classical Music; Do the Math