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Guest Column: Joe Lally — irregular rhythm
Posted April 21, 2013, 5:27 p.m.One spring day in the early '90s, the fragrance of the new season still in the air, I drove my '82 Honda wagon onto route 50 in Virginia. Clicking on the car radio to a public station, I noticed I was listening to saxophone, bass, and drums in a way I never had before. The moment is fixed in my mind the way something will when your perception suddenly undergoes a permanent change. This chaotic blur of sound was previously on par with trying to sleep while a jackhammer tore up the street outside my bedroom window. There was nothing to lock into and my brain always struggled with it and lost. Free jazz, free music, whatever the label, it ...
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Interviews Woe
Posted April 21, 2013, 5:13 p.m.Woe's third offering Withdrawal was a personal pick for our Most Anticipated of 2013 feature earlier this year, and for good reason. Even before ...
Interviews Retired Artists: hardcore ghostwriters
Posted April 21, 2013, 5:06 p.m.In the never-ending drama of the hardcore scene, one of the recent flare-ups has concerned a website named RetiredArtists. Smattered with shots of energetic live ...
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Music
Album streams, our Set List "top five..." features, our year-end "best of" lists and other music-related miscellany.
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Other Reviews
A melting pot of mixed content: movie, book and even video game reviews. Updated sporadically, but eclectically.
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Upcoming Talent
A semi-regular column exploring new and rising local bands and artists deserving of attention.
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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2012)
Posted Jan. 12, 2013, 7:02 a.m.Well, we're all still here: the year 2012 didn't see the world end, thankfully. And it's just as well -- it's been a brilliant year for music (according to SPB's review data, it's been a return to form after a mildly disappointing 2011). In this roundup of our favorite albums of 2012, we leave no stone (or genre) unturned in our quest to bring you the greatest original releases (no reissues, compilations or EPs here) from the previous year. A note on production: SPB's top album list is decided on by staff who submit ...
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Regular Columns Guest Column: Blag Dahlia - Lean Times
Posted March 17, 2013, 1:58 p.m.I’ve been thinking about rich people lately, partly because I’d like to be one and partly because rich ...
Interviews The Secret
Posted March 17, 2013, 1:54 p.m.Last year saw Italians The Secret suddenly blow up beyond all expectations and the release of Agnus Dei gave them ...
Music Top 5 whoa-oh songs
Posted March 17, 2013, 1:48 p.m.Whoa-oh is both a pop-punk staple and a songwriting trick that finds its way across many genres. Is it a ...
Music Coming in 2013: Scene Point Blank Anticipates
Posted Feb. 17, 2013, 5:16 p.m.With 2012 now firmly behind us, it's time to take a look at the year ahead. In this feature ...
Interviews Germ
Posted Feb. 17, 2013, 4:39 p.m.Germ is the solo project of Australian artist Tim Yatras, a gent who has been involved with some incredible projects ...
Regular Columns BJ (Ancient Shores) on The Conversation
Posted Feb. 17, 2013, 4:34 p.m.The Conversation is a film that uses sound to drive the story. Walter Murch handled mixing duties and Art Rochester ...
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The Set List
A collection of items grouped by topic, eg. "Top 5 Worst Beatles Songs" or "Top 10 best '77 punk releases". Browse 11 features
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Fest 11
A roundup of coverage of the annual punk rock festival held in Gainesville, Florida Browse 4 features
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Feast with the Famine
A cookery column by Nick, vocalist with metal band The Famine. Veggie/vegan friendly! Browse 3 features
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Lights, Camera, Revolution!
A wide-ranging guest column written by BJ from Ancient Shores, mainly covering film but extending into philosophy and aesthetics too. Browse 3 features
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Year End 2012
A collection of coverage rounding up the year 2012, covering our favorite albums, shows, bands, and more, as well as asking record labels and bands about their past twelve months in music Browse 3 features
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Scene Point Local
A semi-regular column where we choose a specific area and give a local scene report. Browse 1 features
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