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The Dwarves
Posted July 27, 2014, 4:17 p.m.The Dwarves are the greatest band in rock ‘n’ roll. Just ask them. Never a group shy about their their stature, their lusts, or their eternal souls, Scene Point Blank reached out to frontman and occasional columnist Blag Dahlia to tell us about the inspiration behind their upcoming new records, the recently released Trailer Trash 7” and the soon to come LP The Dwarves Invented Rock & Roll, both on Recess Records. This time Scene Point Blank passed the metaphoric interview microphone to The Meatmen’s Tesco Vee to lead the interview. Anybody familiar with the two bands should have an idea what the results were. Tesco Vee: Being a tall dark and handsome punk front man (something I’m quite ...
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Interviews Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
Posted July 27, 2014, 4:13 p.m.When Me First and The Gimme Gimmes formed nearly two decades ago no one expected them to last this long. The group, a punk rock ...
Interviews Andrew W.K.
Posted July 6, 2014, 6:17 p.m.The thing that's most remarkable is how calm he is. An hour ago Andrew W.K was leading a sold out show in sing-a-long ...
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Vacation (Fest 11)
Posted Dec. 2, 2012, 1:55 a.m.The Cincinnati, Ohio three-piece Vacation are some active musicians. The band was formed to give them a local outlet, as other projects featured out-of-town members, and has quickly grown. They band just released two new 7”s and a tape, and are working on a follow-up to 2011’s self-titled release on Let’s Pretend Records. As the band prepared for their first Fest, Scene Point Blank reached out to talk songwriting and The Fest. Scene Point Blank: I figured I’d start off with the lighter questions. I don’t know much about the Cincinnati scene, though a few ...
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Interviews A Wilhelm Scream
Posted June 25, 2014, 1:45 a.m.The first time I heard A Wilhelm Scream I was obsessed with them. They were gritty and melodic; they had ...
Interviews Beans On Toast
Posted June 25, 2014, 1:41 a.m.Jay McAlister, the drunken folk singer behind Beans on Toast, is wearing oversized camo pants, a vintage ‘90s t-shirt, and ...
Interviews Vegas
Posted May 24, 2014, 3:18 a.m.For Record Store Day 2014 (yes, already a month past), Integrity and Vegas paired up for a split 7” featuring ...
Interviews Integrity
Posted May 24, 2014, 3:15 a.m.For Record Store Day 2014 (yes, already a month past), Integrity and Vegas paired up for a split 7” featuring ...
Interviews Bleeding Rainbow
Posted May 24, 2014, 3:07 a.m.On Feb. 25, Philadelphia's Bleeding Rainbow released their fourth proper long-player, Interrupt, via Kanine Records. If one were to ...
Interviews Mogwai
Posted May 8, 2014, 4:26 p.m.In January, renowned post-rockers Mogwai released their critically-acclaimed eighth full-length Rave Tapes. Via email, Scene Point Blank talked with guitarist ...
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Beyond Casual Observation
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Our annual roundup from Gainesville, FL's famous Fest. Browse 4 features
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- A Wilhelm Scream
- A389 Records: History 101
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- Allegiance
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- American Steel
- Anders Johansson (Diablo Swing Orchestra)
- Andrew W.K.
- Ann Beretta
- Anti-Flag
- Aosoth
- Audacity
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- Banner Pilot
- Beans On Toast
- Billy The Kid
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- Bleeding Rainbow
- Bodies In The Gears Of The Apparatus
- Bouncing Souls
- Broadway Calls
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- A Death Cinematic Post Rock Upstarts?
- A Wilhelm Scream
- A389 Records: History 101
- Against Me!
- Against Me!'s Andrew Seward
- Akimbo
- Allegiance
- Amebix
- American Steel
- Anders Johansson (Diablo Swing Orchestra)
- Andrew W.K.
- Ann Beretta
- Anti-Flag
- Aosoth
- Audacity
- August Burns Red
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- Beans On Toast
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- Sorry State Records
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- The Hope Conspiracy
- The Jazz June
- The Lawrence Arms
- The Locust
- The Measure [SA]
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- The National Lights
- The Number 12 Looks Like You
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