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Blag Dahlia is the singer for punk band the Dwarves and co-hosts the podcast We Got Issues. Since forming in the mid-1980s the band has ruffled feathers and pushed limits musically and otherwise. As they prep for a pair of new releases in 2017-2018, vocalist Blag Dahlia returns to Scene Point … Read more

When I was in high school a new product came out that everyone had to have called the Walkman, a portable cassette player. It allowed you to have music wherever you went, but you would only hear what you had already decided you wanted to hear. This eventually gave birth … Read more

I’ve been thinking about rich people lately, partly because I’d like to be one and partly because rich people as a group are such horrible human beings. I want to pursue my interests without worrying about money and, since my interests amount to reading, writing, rocking and fucking (in reverse … Read more

Blag Dahlia is the singer for the Dwarves and host of RadioLikeYouWant.com, a weekly podcast. He is the author of two novels: NINA and Armed to the Teeth With Lipstick. Leave Your Phone At Home I inherited Michael Jackson’s hyperbaric sleep chamber, so I myself am not getting older. But I’ve … Read more

You’re drunk and you stink and you love me. Must you tell me with your frothy lips half an inch from my nose, though? It smells like you ate a bag of shit dipped in tequila. And because you’re drunk I have to counteract the kindness and sincerity of your … Read more

Remember That One Time...? A life lived and lessons learned by Eddie Spaghetti *some names have been changed to protect the not so innocent This happened in the mid-nineties, 1995 to be exact. It was my birthday, so it was March and we were in Austin, TX working on our … Read more

Occasionally, when I'm traveling around the globe as I do someone will ask me the very general, "what's the craziest thing that's ever happened to you?" A question that's inevitably met with a prolonged sigh and a "where do I begin?" response that generally yields nothing in the way of … Read more

Occasionally, when I'm traveling around the globe someone will ask me the very general, "What's the craziest thing that's ever happened to you?" A question that's inevitably met with a prolonged sigh and a "Where do I begin?" response that generally yields nothing in the way of quotability. It is … Read more

Occasionally, when I'm traveling around the globe someone will ask me the very general, "What's the craziest thing that's ever happened to you?" A question that's inevitably met with a prolonged sigh and a "Where do I begin?" response that generally yields nothing in the way of quotability. It is … Read more

The number one criticism that I hear about Foxfires is that there are too many words in the songs. I’ll level with you. The real number one criticism is that once the Jameson is gone, the inside jokes about the forced milk-drinking meme have gotten old and it’s time for … Read more

Franz Nicolay is a recognizable face to those following independent music over the past decade. Sure, his mustachioed stage presence with The Hold Steady has brought him the most notoriety, but Nicolay’s body of work includes World/Inferno Friendship Society, Guignol, and guest spots with dozens of other artists. The multi-instrumentalist … Read more

One spring day in the early '90s, the fragrance of the new season still in the air, I drove my '82 Honda wagon onto route 50 in Virginia. Clicking on the car radio to a public station, I noticed I was listening to saxophone, bass, and drums in a way … Read more

Its 7:55 on a Monday morning. I’m sipping a cup of hot water and Folgers coffee crystals as I stare at the French press I'm always forgetting to buy coffee for. I’ve just returned from a trip out west to visit family and the jet lag is lingering. I’ve been … Read more

When I was growing up, I nihilistically spat in one eye of the universe. At some point, I figured I might as well spit in the other...Universal symmetry, ya know? But I had to re-evaluate why I was spitting and make sense of it; I needed some sort of justification. … Read more

Amanda Daniels is a Milwaukee-based musician and dedicated vegan. She has had the opportunity to tour the United States, Europe, and Australia as a member of the now defunct metallic hardcore band Enabler. Her bass playing can be heard on Enabler's All Hail The Void, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, and various … Read more

Released this March on Furious Hooves, Lamniformes’  Sisyphean is equal parts post-metal soundscape exploration and emotional, striving indie rock. The project is spearheaded by Ian Cory (Gabby’s World, Bellows) but it’s much more than a single person’s artistic vision. Cory composed the material and then recruited friends from Chicago and Brooklyn to … Read more

Swans Defy Music’s Law of Diminishing Returns Author Nick Soulsby picks nine highlights from the band’s extensive catalog. “When…When we were young. We had no history, so nothing to lose. Meant we could choose, choose what we wanted then, without any fear or thought of revenge. But then you grew old and … Read more

SoCal punks The Bombpops formed back in 2007 and released just two EPs in their first decade as a band. As cofounders Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam juggled the lineup, they were finally on track to record an LP in 2012 when van Dam became pregnant and the band … Read more

The split record is one of the most unique formats in the record industry and something that doesn't translate to the digital realm the same way it hits when you flip the wax. Splits take a number of forms, from 2-song 7" records to full-lengths where each band takes a … Read more

SPB contributor T is a global traveler. In visiting countries he’s a fan of music (that is the Scene Point Blank focus), but also a wide range of arts, which included the hot sauces that share spicy flavors and carry a bit of culture in a bottle. Goodness in Bottle … Read more