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Music / The Set List: Top 5 songs by Nick Lowe
Feature — April 12, 2011
After early stints in the British pub rock band Brinsley Schwartz, and then with Dave Edmunds and Rockpile, Nick Lowe has maintained a long career as a solo artist, producer, and songwriter. Married to Johnny Cash’s stepdaughter Carlene for a while, Nick wrote The Beast In Me for Johnny which …
Upcoming Talent / Scene Point Local: Scene Point Local: Central Massachusetts
Feature — July 7, 2011
In the first of a new style for our Upcoming Talent section, Scott W. highlights three bands from the central Massachusetts area that we're recommending you check out. Without further ado, here they are. --- Central Massachusetts has always been a hotbed of great musicians and artists, everything from acoustic …
Regular Columns: J.J Rassler: Livin' In Soul Country
Feature — August 13, 2011
In another of SPB's regular features, here's a guest column by New England-based rocker JJ Rassler. JJ covers record collecting, country music, bizarro taxi rides in Nashville and "Florida Bill". Read on for more from JJ. -- About 20 years ago, the record collector magazine of choice was, and …
Interviews: Hotels
Feature — September 15, 2011
When I was offered the opportunity to interview someone from the band Hotels I was a little hesitant as I had never interviewed anyone before and was afraid it would end up sucking. I had no way of traveling to Seattle to do this nor did I want to …
Interviews: Let Me In
Feature — March 12, 2012
Let Me In are a promising pop punk back from Italy. On the heels of 2011’s Penthar Music release The Bag, Scene Point Blank reached out to talk to singer/guitarist Nicola about their influences, the difference between singing in Italian and English, and what went into making the record, …
Interviews: Red Hot Rebellion
Feature — April 11, 2012
Scene Point Blank recently spoke with Jim Tramontana from the band Red Hot Rebellion, their mix of punk and classic rock and roll can be counted on to get a crowd moving. Hailing from the city of Dayton in the great state of Ohio, they are part of a strong …
Interviews: The English Beat
Feature — June 22, 2012
Dave Wakeling has been on the music scene since the late 1970s with his ska/2-tone band The English Beat, over the years he has carefully honed a sound that is immediately recognizable to millions. Couple his string of hits with The Beat along with the hits delivered during his tenure …
Interviews: Drivin' N Cryin'
Feature — July 11, 2012
Drivin' N Cryin' have been an Atlanta institution for over twenty years now and their new material sounds stronger than ever. Hot on the heels of their new EP Songs From The Laundromat, Scene Point Blank got together with bassist/vocalist Tim Neilson to discuss the band’s plan to record …
Interviews: Mad The Martian
Feature — September 7, 2014
Mad the Martian consists of Ron E Raygun (a.k.a. Bob Marsh, lead and rhythm guitars/vocals) and Cap'n Jack (a.k.a. Jack Marsh, keyboards/vocals) along with Ajax Ray O Vaque (a.k.a. Anthony J. Resta, percussion/guitars/keys/vocals). The three originally got together with the idea of writing a single song—that song eventually turned into …
One Question Interviews: Scene Point Blank - Spyros Stasis
Feature — February 7, 2015
Spyros Stasis (Scene Point Blank) SPB: What was the best show you have seen this past year? Stasis: It has to be the gig Neurosis did in Athens back in July (2014). I had seen them twice in the UK, but that last time in Athens really stood out for …
