An in-depth discussion with a band or artist, generally in the form of a straight Q&A – no editorializing.
Here at Scene Point Blank, a lot of records show up in the ol’ inbox. Needless to say, many don’t get the attention they deserve (and some get more). I can’t remember what first appealed about Pujol, but I invested my attention in reviewing X File on Main Street and was hooked. Since then, Pujol has joined with indie heavyweight Saddle Creek and released the full-length United States of Being. Daniel Pujol is constantly writing new material, at a level that outpaced his peers and led to a rotating cast of musicians. While this works well within a tightly-knit music community as in Nashville, it gets more complicated to hit the road. Scene Point Blank caught up with ...
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 ...
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 ...
An in-depth discussion with a band or artist, generally in the form of a straight Q&A – no editorializing.
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Album streams, our Set List "top five..." features, our year-end "best of" lists and other music-related miscellany.
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Contributions on a range of topics from a range of industry figures: musicians, filmmakers, editors and more.
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A melting pot of mixed content: movie, book and even video game reviews. Updated sporadically, but eclectically.
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A semi-regular column exploring new and rising local bands and artists deserving of attention.
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Don't ever ask me why, but at one point I studied the behaviors and characteristics of alien parties. When I say alien, I'm referring to aliens of both foreign and extraterrestrial variety. The definitive moment of this portion of my life was when I studied the Xylenes, birthed upon the planet Xylenion. The Xylenes made music like we do on Earth, but recordings were rarely made and when they were, they were extremely difficult to find. This situation arose because the Xylenes didn't have record labels. I then realized it was time to showcase Earth-based record labels ...
Last year saw Italians The Secret suddenly blow up beyond all expectations and the release of Agnus Dei gave them ...
Germ is the solo project of Australian artist Tim Yatras, a gent who has been involved with some incredible projects ...
Scene Point Blank got a chance to catch up with Ceremony in September 2012 at MacEwan Hall in Calgary. They ...
Living in Minneapolis, I’ve seen a number of Soviettes shows on the local calendars over the past few years ...
SPB ran into J.R. Hayes, vocalist of Pig Destroyer, after the band had blown everyone away during a headlining ...
The Cincinnati, Ohio three-piece Vacation are some active musicians. The band was formed to give them a local outlet, as ...
We post a variety of features in recurring series – click below to browse them.
A collection of items grouped by topic, eg. "Top 5 Worst Beatles Songs" or "Top 10 best '77 punk releases". Browse 11 features
A roundup of coverage of the annual punk rock festival held in Gainesville, Florida Browse 4 features
A cookery column by Nick, vocalist with metal band The Famine. Veggie/vegan friendly! Browse 3 features
A wide-ranging guest column written by BJ from Ancient Shores, mainly covering film but extending into philosophy and aesthetics too. Browse 3 features
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
A semi-regular column where we choose a specific area and give a local scene report. Browse 1 features
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