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Interviews: Polar Bear Club
Feature — October 16, 2010
In the last year Polar Bear Club has made the transition to a full-time band, signed to one of the biggest hardcore labels around, and toured the globe. Scene Point Blank spoke with vocalist Jimmy Stadt about the growth of the band, how his theatre background has helped his music …Interviews: Pictures For Sad Children (John Campbell)
Feature — October 16, 2010
Comic strip artist John Campbell has made quite a name for himself over the years with his web-comic "Pictures for Sad Children." His snide, sarcastic, and depressed subject matter have made the strip a popular read for many, including a substantial readership with the indie music world. Scene Point Blank …Interviews: Broadway Calls
Feature — October 16, 2010
The Fest 8: SPB Interviews Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel Nothington Dear Landlord Off With Their Heads Outbreak Used Kids Less Than Jake Polar Bear Club Broadway Calls Scene Point Blank: You recently played a slew of headlining gigs on the Westcoast. I recently read …
Interviews: Frank Turner
Feature — October 17, 2010
After cutting his teeth with the short-lived British post-punk act Million Dead, vocalist/guitarist Frank Turner has moved on to a hugely successful solo career, making his mark as an alt.country influenced folk punker playing alongside acts like Social Distortion and The Offspring. SPB sat down with him during a Canadian …
Interviews: Frank Turner
Feature — November 16, 2011
Scene Point Blank: The last time we had the chance to talk we discussed your growing popularity. You're starting to reach the level of success in North America that you have in the UK. How does that feel? Frank Turner: It's been very gratifying. I want to phrase this is …
Interviews: Murder By Death (III)
Feature — May 6, 2012
In this, their third SPB interview, Murder By Death vocalist Adam Turla and cellist Sarah Balliet talk to us about touring pizza parlours, the perks of being on Tarantino's soundtracks, "old-time" compact discs and concept albums. You can read our earlier interviews with the band here and here. Scene …
Interviews: Billy The Kid
Feature — December 16, 2013
Spending the summer on the Warped Tour, Billy Pettinger, aka Billy the Kid, won over the festival with her folk-punk stylings and infectious attitude. Recently, Scene Point Blank had a chance to catch up with the singer-songwriter to talk about music, the relationship between punk and folk, and her relationship …
Interviews: The Gaslight Anthem
Feature — March 16, 2014
For most bands in the punk rock community, success comes with a price. Whenever a band achieves a new level of popularity through radio play or a larger distribution deal, there comes the inevitable backlash of naysayers who ardently proclaim that the band isn't as good as they used to …
Interviews: Northcote
Feature — April 7, 2014
Matt Goud apologizes for being late and offers to buy me a coffee. He says that he's really grateful I would take the time to do an interview. When I explain that I'm a fan of his work and have been following his music for the past few years, he …
Interviews: Dave Hause
Feature — April 7, 2014
Dave Hause seems tired but enthusiastic. He's just finished the first two weeks of shows on the Devour America tour. There will be another fifty-six days before he has some time off. The grueling schedule seems befitting of Hause, who's most recent album Devour deals with, among other things, the …
Interviews: Beans On Toast
Feature — June 25, 2014
Jay McAlister, the drunken folk singer behind Beans on Toast, is wearing oversized camo pants, a vintage ‘90s t-shirt, and a blue Adidas track jacket. He looks unassuming. Nothing he's wearing is being done ironically. I introduce myself and Jay gives me a bear hug before launching into a road …
Interviews: Andrew W.K.
Feature — July 6, 2014
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 choruses and multiple stage dives. but as I enter the back room of this small club, I find him looking over the itinerary for the next month …
Interviews: Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
Feature — July 27, 2014
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 cover band featuring members of NOFX, Lagwagon, and The Foo Fighters, started because a bunch of friends enjoyed playing with each other, and because, beyond …
Interviews: Cold Cave
Feature — September 7, 2014
I enter a boutique hotel in the East London borough of Shoreditch and I'm immediately approached by overly friendly staff and cautious security guards. They give me the once over then politely ask for my room number. When I tell them I don't have a room, they ask what business …
Music: Riot Fest Toronto 2014
Feature — September 29, 2014
The bus I'm on smells terrible: a mixture of body odour, cheap beer, and anticipation. It's filled to the brim with concert goers, mostly teenagers, but also a handful of adults who are dressed like teenagers. We're on our way to the Toronto leg of Riot Fest. This is the …
Interviews: Electric Six
Feature — October 13, 2014
"I think back in the day there was pressure from management and record companies asking why my hair wasn't slicked back. It was because I didn't want to, you know? It's exhausting to do something like that. It's not my style either. I've met lots of people in music or …
Interviews: Murder By Death
Feature — October 13, 2014
It's a little while after soundcheck and I've lined up shots of Jameson along the corner of the bar. I motion towards the drinks as Adam Turla walks over, but he smiles and shakes his head. "It's the fourth shot I've had to turn down tonight!" he says laughing. We …
Interviews: Dropkick Murphys
Feature — October 28, 2014
The Dropkick Murphys have been a mainstay in the punk rock community for nearly twenty years. The band has developed a fiercely devoted following through their energetic live shows, sing-a-long choruses, and unbreakable spirits. The Dropkicks made their mainstream introduction through the song "Shipping Out To Boston" which featured heavily …
Interviews: To Write Love On Her Arms
Feature — December 7, 2014
Lagwagon were one the first bands that got me into punk rock. Their tracks were my favourite on the Fat Wreck Chords comps, and In the sixth grade I inherited an oversized black hoodie with their symbol on the front, a hand-me-down from my older brother, which I wore nearly …
