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Pulley and Fire Sale - Double interview

Interviews • December 6, 2025

When two bands come together on a split release, it’s more than just sharing music on vinyl. It’s a conversation in sound. Pulley and Fire Sale recently teamed up for a split 7" through Negative Progression Records that showcases both of their unique voices while still feeling like a cohesive whole. It’s a reminder of the collaborative spirit that’s always been at the heart of punk rock. With the release out now, I had the chance to connect with Tyler Rebbe of Pulley and Brad Edwards of Fire Sale to ask a handful of questions about their songs, the process behind the record, and even about each other’s bands. In keeping with the “split personality” theme, I asked them to reflect not only on their own work but also on what it means to share a record with another band in 2025. This split isn’t just two songs by each band slapped on wax, but a reminder of why splits matter. Pulley brings the scars and wisdom, Fire Sale brings the fresh cuts and urgency, and together it’s like flipping between two pages of the same diary. It’s messy, loud, and full of heart. Exactly how punk should be. If this split is a conversation, then this record is both bands yelling across the room, grinning the whole time. Scene Point Blank: For those who may not be familiar with your band, can you each give a quick rundown of where your band is right now musically, and what led … Read more

Guest Column: Allegedly Records

Regular Columns • December 3, 2025

Music touches the heart and soothes the soul. Through personal connection and community it reaches far beyond a listening experience. … Read more

Fest 23 – The Wrap

Music / Fest 23 • November 15, 2025

Pure Joy The 23rd FEST in Gainesville, Florida recently wrapped up. Scene Point Blank has been to the majority of … Read more

The Saints

Interviews • November 14, 2025

As The Skids sang, The Saints are coming!.......Storming North America! The Saints ’73-’78 land on North American soil in early … Read more

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PitchBlack

Walking on Burning Ground
Producciones Paganas (2025)

Formed in the mid-2000s, PitchBlack have always been one of Danish metal’s most overlooked heavy hitters. A band is sitting between old-school melodeath grit and European thrash aggression, building a reputation on intensity instead of trends. They debuted with Designed to Dislike in 2007, followed it with The Devilty in 2011 (which landed them spots at Copenhell and Download UK), … Read more

Speed

All My Angels EP
Flatspot Records, Last Ride Records (2025)

If you haven’t hopped on the SPEED train when they broke through, now is the time. The band formed in Sydney and blew past “local band” status the second the world caught up to what Australia already knew. BIPOC-fronted, community-driven, and fueled by the belief that hardcore is supposed to mean something. They went from DIY shows to global festivals … Read more

Anna von Hausswolf

Iconoclasts
Year0001 (2025)

One of the most distinct voices of the current generation, Anna von Hausswolff's sound is wide and far-reaching. From dark ambient atmospherics and organ music fixation, to noise rock momentum and neo-classical arrangements, her music always balances a primordial ritualism and contemporary applications. It is an ongoing process, one that Anna has been refining over the years. In 2018, the … Read more

Radioactivity

Time Won't Bring Me Down
Dirtnap, Wild Honey Records (2025)

"When I've had enough of modern life, I go back to my analog ways." It's a simple quote, yet it captures so much about Radioactivity. It's been 10 years since the band released Silent Kill, and this time around the Jeff Burke-led group shows clear growth and change, while still capturing the same vibe as the previous two records. In … Read more

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On This Day
Slumberland Records (2025)

I went to a birthday party for my wife and six or seven other friends and acquaintances last night. I guess people liked having sex in January in the late … Read more

Often Wrong

The Figs Are Starting to Rot
Far From Home Records (2025)

Often Wrong is an emo/grunge/screamo hybrid born out of the DIY scene. It was built through the kind of friendships that start in basements, not boardrooms. The band formed in … Read more

Armor for Sleep

There Is No Memory
Equal Vision (2025)

Armor For Sleep return with an album that treats memory like a weapon. It’s delicate, devastating, and impossible to disarm. For those who may not be as old as me … Read more

Imploders

Targeted For Termination
Neon Taste Records, Static Shock Records (2025)

Back in or around 2007 my buddy Jake invited me to a show, I’m not even sure he told me who was playing or if he did I hadn’t heard … Read more

Imperial Domain

Portentum
Wormhole Death (2025)

Formed in 1995, Imperial Domain cut their teeth in the Swedish death metal underground with early demos before dropping In the Ashes of the Fallen (1998) and The Ordeal (2003). … Read more

Chairmaker

Leviathan Carcass
Independent (2025)

There are some musicians that come along and can literally play every instrument and do it well. Such is the case for the grindcore brainchild behind Chairmaker, Neil Erskine. He … Read more

The Devil Wears Prada

Flowers
Solid State (2025)

Twenty years into the grind and The Devil Wears Prada haven’t lost their edge. However, in recent years, it’s a bit more refined and less jagged than their earlier release. … Read more

DFMK

Playa Nuclear
Alternative Tentacles (2025)

DFMK have been playing since 2009, but Playa Nuclear is just their second full-length. It kicks off with exactly what I expect of the band in "Mi Rutina" -- a … Read more

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SPB featured stream: EFF - Zero

Posted in Records on December 2, 2025

After a string of singles, darkwave project EFF will release debut album Zero on Dec. 8. EFF started in 2023, with the songs that comprise Zero were written after July 2024 and take the sound in a new direction that balances reflection with transition. To steal some perfect language from … Read more

Glitch Recall noise-rock from Ukraine

Posted in Records on December 7, 2025

Ukraine-based noise rock duo Glitch Recall has a double single out next week, Chaos Will Send No Warning, out on Dec. 12 via Neformat Family label. Members Jonny and Rem … Read more

Ralph Champagne is "Drinking Up Christmas"

Posted in Bands on December 7, 2025

Ralph Champagne, the lounge-ish project from Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves, has a new GRINCH 12" picture disc out for the holiday season, as well as a variety of related … Read more

Negative Love debut

Posted in Records on December 7, 2025

The debut EP from Negative Love has been announced, out Jan. 16, 2026 on Static Era Records, with 5 songs in total The band previously shared “Shades From Inside” and … Read more

Echoes of the Dead by Steve Blanco (Imperial Triumphant)

Posted in Records on December 6, 2025

Steve Blanco of Imperial Triumphant has a solo project out later this month, Echoes of the Dead, a 45-minute composition described as a "descent shaped from decaying harmonics, evolving synth … Read more

Caught Stealing Idles remixes

Posted in Bands on December 6, 2025

Caught Stealing, a film by Darren Aronofsky, is out now on Netflix with a soundtrack that includes Idles. With the film out now and the soundtrack releasing on vinyl on … Read more

Death Lens' "Power"

Posted in Bands on December 6, 2025

Death Lens just unveiled the new single, "Power," coming as the band wraps up a tour with Militarie Gun. “I know the world feels out of balance, nothing seems certain, … Read more

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