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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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Prayer Group

Strawberry
Reptilian Records (2025)

Standing between genres can act as a vantage point. For Prayer Group, sitting at the intersection between noise rock and hardcore has armed them with the necessary arsenal to propel their anger and frustration forward. And so, through a series of EPs and singles, this work culminated in their 2022 debut full-length, Michael Dose, where The Jesus Lizard methodology collided … Read more

The Goslings

Plexuses, Planes
Independent (2025)

For experimental rock artists torn between noise-rock abrasion and torturous drone immersion, one side usually wins. It is either a certain sentimental and ethereal quality or an oppressive noise dimension that prevails. But there are some acts that can balance between these worlds. Names like The Angelic Process, and of course Low exemplify this strange balance in different ways. A … Read more

Bee Bee Sea

Stanzini Can Be Allright
Wild Honey Records (2025)

I believe the first I heard of this album was when Wild Honey released the limited edition It’s All About The Music concept 7” EP back in July. Exclusively released for the Punk Rock Raduno festival, IAATM is a three song 7” but only sort of? The concept: one garage-rock anthem, three versions- one is slowed down, one is regular … Read more

Second Harbour

Coalesce EP
Sharptone (2025)

Formed around the tight-knit chemistry of brothers Xavier and Vincent Morency with drummer John Muggianu, Canada’s Second Harbour are that rare modern post-hardcore band that sound equally comfortable bleeding and building. Their new four-song EP, Coalesce, marks both their SharpTone Records debut and their clearest creative statement yet. The title isn’t just poetic, it’s literal. This is where the band’s … Read more

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Stay The Course

Red Flag
Punkerton Records (2025)

Hailing from Wichita, Kansas, Stay The Course brings their brand of pop-punk/easycore onto the scene. This is the band’s second album and is being released courtesy of Punkerton Records out … Read more

Witness Chamber

Bronze Gates
Brain Floss (2025)

Straight out of Boise’s unforgiving hardcore pipeline, the band Witness Chamber returns with Bronze Gates, their most suffocating and sharpened release yet. Seven tracks with zero breathing room. If you’ve … Read more

Home Front

Watch It Die
La Vida Es Un Mus Discos Punk (2025)

There's a song on Watch It Die called "Dancing With Anxiety," a title that wraps up Home Front's style quite well. Because I like to beat metaphors to a pulp, … Read more

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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Read more

Tony Molina

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

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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

Second Stress Spells

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

Formed back in 2021, shortly after a pandemic forever changed a generation, Stress Spells is back with their second album. Hearts Never Tire comes out on Feb. 6 via Fuzz … Read more

Toys That Kills' Triple Sabotage

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

February 20 is the release date ffor Triple Sabotage, the first new album from Toys That Kill in a decade. years. The album will release on Recess Records, with two … Read more

Bright Eyes full album shows announced

Posted in Shows on December 13, 2025

Bright Eyes will play three cross-country dates celebrating the 21st annniversary of their albums I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, stopping in New York, … Read more

The bomb EP: Tsunami Bomb/Hammerbombs

Posted in Records on December 13, 2025

Tsunami Bomb (East Bay) and Hammerbombs (Oakland) will release a split EP on Dec. 26, Bombs Away!, out on Rad Girlfriend Records. In the label's own words, Rad Girlfriend's Josh … Read more

Wasting Time in 2026

Posted in Bands on December 13, 2025

Toronto punk band Wasting Time just released the new single "Ripped Blue Jeans," a 1990s throwback-style melodic punk effort from the band's upcoming Are You Out Of Your God Damn … Read more

The sound of Swirls

Posted in Bands on December 12, 2025

Howlin’ Banana Records and À Tant Rêver du Roi have teamed up to release the second album from French indie-punk band Swirls -- coming next year. Release info is still … Read more

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