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Guest Column: Joe Lally — irregular rhythm

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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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Woe

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 ...

Retired Artists: hardcore ghostwriters

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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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2012)

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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2012)

Posted Jan. 12, 2013, 7:02 a.m.
Year End 2012

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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Guest Column: Blag Dahlia - Lean Times

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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 ...

The Secret

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 ...

Top 5 whoa-oh songs

Music Top 5 whoa-oh songs

Posted March 17, 2013, 1:48 p.m.
The Set List

Whoa-oh is both a pop-punk staple and a songwriting trick that finds its way across many genres. Is it a ...

Coming in 2013: Scene Point Blank Anticipates

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 ...

Germ

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 ...

BJ (Ancient Shores) on The Conversation

Regular Columns BJ (Ancient Shores) on The Conversation

Posted Feb. 17, 2013, 4:34 p.m.
Lights, Camera, Revolution!

The Conversation is a film that uses sound to drive the story. Walter Murch handled mixing duties and Art Rochester ...

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