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Ten albums into their tenure and Death Cab for Cutie are still finding ways to reinvent themselves while maintaining their identity and sound. Their 2018 release, Thank You For Today, was the first to feature members Zac Rae and Dave Depper after long-time member and co-writer, Chris Walla, left the group. This led to the songs on that album being predominantly completed … Read more
After 3 years, fringy-faced Country mystery-man, Orville Peck, is roaring back into the scene with his sophomore album, Bronco. In the time between his debut, Pony, and his new record, he released the EP, Show Pony. Intended to be a "middle sister" and bridge to Bronco, it was hard to pick up on what exactly you could expect from his long-awaited second album. Show Pony hopped around from lonely crooner, "No Glory … Read more
Music is a form of expression and therapy and often times the only way an artist can make sense of the events going on around them. It's something Bob Mould makes very clear when he steps up to the mic. After years of dealing with loss and delving deeper into a darkness that surrounded him, he's letting his new album, Sunshine … Read more
Not many bands can make it eight albums into their career without a single dud. Murder by Death's mainstays, Adam Turla and Sarah Balliet, have spent nearly 2 decades honing their skills as songwriters, and they’ve let their growth lead us out into Space. The Other Shore has Turla returning to more of a long form narrative again. However, it may take … Read more
This year, The Glass House Concert Hall in Pomona, California, should be celebrating 25 years of business. Cheers should be erupting from hundreds of people, bleeding onto the small street it sits upon. However, like most venues around the globe, what sits on the corner of 2nd Street and Thomas, is just another empty room. April 3, 2004 was the … Read more
In celebration of a legendary music venue, we've asked some of the staff to reminisce about the bests shows they've seen there. Here are Jon and Jenn's top five shows held at the Glass House: Jon Halperin Glass House Booker I only went two years before I found five of my favorite shows...I am sure if I went through the … Read more
We're quite fond of Dead Broke Rekerds and the work they do. We opted to reach out and ask a few questions and head honcho, Mike Bruno, was kind enough to oblige via email--answering questions that tell us a little more about the inner workings of the label and a smidge about Bruno himself. Scene Point Blank: Why did you … Read more
Dear Boy is a new band that has spent the past year playing clubs across Los Angeles, building up a strong following. Boy, have they without having even released a record yet. Scene Point Blank had a chance to sit down with frontman, Ben Grey, after only their fourth show that was filled to the brim with fans. … Read more
Alkaline Trio - Photo Credit: AMH Alkaline Trio are back on the road supporting their new album, Blood, Hair, and Eyeballs, and they've brought along pop-punk act Worriers and hardcore quintet, Drug Church. The tour is starting things out in So-Cal and had the opportunity to catch the show in … Read more
Tool: Photo Credit - AMH Tool have just rounded out their US tour. The band has been on the road since mid-January (October if you count their first North American leg last year) and finally made their way to California. I was fortunate enough to catch them in Ontario at … Read more
Thursday - Photo Credit: AMH Thursday are in the middle of doing a 21st anniversary tour for their critically acclaimed record, War All the Time. They've brought along Emo/Post-Hardcore legends, Rival Schools, and Keith Buckley's new Metalcore project, Many Eyes. I was fortunate enough to catch the show when it … Read more
Photo Credit: AMH 2023 was the year of Botch's return. After 20 years, the band went on a full tour and showcased why they were one of the best hardcore bands to do it. After all my years of going to The Observatory, I've never walked in to find the … Read more
Bossk intend on releasing a new record in 2026, but in the meantime will release .4, a collection of reworked tracks from their near-20 year career, on May 10th via Deathwish. You can check out their new rendition of "Truth," now entitled "Truth II," which was re-written once the band … Read more
NOFX will release their new companion piece to 2021's Single Album and 2022's Double Album. It's entitled Half Album, and will be available April 19th via Fat Wreck Chords. The "half album" will consist of 5 tracks that didn't make the Single and Double albums in time -- taking 5 … Read more
Inter Arma has announced their new album, New Heaven -- available April 26th via Relapse Records. Check out the new title track below: Songwriter and drummer TJ Childers comments: New Heaven is the culmination of four years worth of adversity ranging from near death experiences, multiple member changes and of course … Read more
Broken Gold will release their new album Wild Eyes on April 26th via Chicken Ranch Records. Check out their new single, "Spiraling" below: On the new track, Ian MacDougall comments: "Spiraling" is about the endless struggle to make ends meet. The countless temporary jobs you get where they’ll be cool … Read more
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