Deniz Tek
Interviews • July 25, 2026
There is a specific kind of velocity associated with the name Deniz Tek. To the aviation world, he was a flight surgeon and a pilot in the cockpit of an F-4 Phantom. To the medical world, he was the calm in the center of the ER trauma ward. But to the global underground of high-energy rock 'n' roll, he is the primary architect of Radio Birdman -- the band that effectively rewrote the Australian musical landscape with a Detroit-born blueprint of "loose tightness." His new solo album, The Beat (released on April 17, 2026 via Wild Honey Records), is a literal collaboration with the past, built upon the final, spontaneous drum tracks of the late Ric Parnell. It is a project that mirrors Tek’s entire career: a balancing act between the precision of the "forensic" mindset and the artist's unchoreographed intuition. Scene Point Blank: How often does unchoreographed intuition take over from precision? Or is life just a balancing act to keep the chaos from sucking you into the void? Deniz Tek: In performances, improvisation without direct thought is usually better than choreography. As a rhythm guitarist, actual precision comes into my playing only in the timing. But it’s not thought out. It’s instinctive. In creating a new piece of art from scratch, it has to start with intuition to have a hope of being worthwhile. Expertise, applied with precision, comes later on, in finishing the piece. Of course, in engineering or aviation, things like that, precision obviously takes precedence. … Read more
The Bellrays
Interviews • July 6, 2026
A Conversation with Lisa Kekaula (Vocals) and Bob Vennum (Guitar) of The Bellrays For over three decades, The Bellrays -- Riverside, California’s powerhouse duo of Lisa Kekaula and Bob Vennum … Read more
Golden Shitters
Music EducationInterviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job • June 23, 2026
There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal … Read more
Punk Under The Sun
Interviews • June 22, 2026
Punk Under the Sun – Interview with Joey Seeman and Chris Potash Some music scenes become legendary — New York, London, Los Angeles — but others almost vanish without a … Read more
J Mau & The Kiss Off
ASL interpreterInterviews / Don't Quit Your Day Job • June 8, 2026
There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal … Read more
