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Series: What's That Noise?
One-question interviews with artists where we find out about the gear and equipment they use to achieve their sound.
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One Question Interviews
Black Sheep Wall
Posted April 12, 2021, 8:30 p.m.Scott Turner (Black Sheep Wall) SPB: What’s the most MacGyver-esque workaround you’ve made to connect different bits of equipment? Turner: Using a $5 1/8” splitter cable and a few 1/8” to 1/4” adapters from Radio Shack to link up two live rigs at once.
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One Question Interviews Ploho
Posted April 7, 2021, 8:39 p.m.Igor Starshinov (Ploho) SPB: What make/model of synth did you primarily use on the new record? How did you choose this model? Starshinov: We ...
One Question Interviews Pinned in Place
Posted April 2, 2021, 5:31 p.m.Sean Arenas (Pinned in Place – guitar) SPB: What guitar do you play (and how did you choose it)? Arenas: I've only ever owned one ...
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Quite literally, a one question interview. Also known as 1QIs, we post these first to our social media on a near-daily basis, with the archival piece here. Check 'em out.
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Album streams, our Set List "top five..." features, our year-end "best of" lists and other music-related miscellany.
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A melting pot of mixed content: movie, book and even video game reviews. Updated sporadically, but eclectically.
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A semi-regular column exploring new and rising local bands and artists deserving of attention.
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One Question Interviews
Lamniformes
Posted Jan. 25, 2020, 7:09 p.m.Ian Cory (Lamniformes) SPB: Did you experiment much with different drum sizes, cymbals, or drum heads in the studio when making Sisyphean, or did you have a set approach when you went in? Cory: I experimented with the kit much less than I expected before going into the sessions. Having spent more years than I should have working over the demos, I came to Pallet Sound with a very specific drum tone in mind. Barring a two minute stretch of blast beats in “Hypothermia” most of the drum parts on the album are pretty slow, which means we could bring ...
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One Question Interviews Vincas
Posted March 31, 2021, 8:17 p.m.Gene Woolfolk III (Vincas - guitar) SPB: What type of guitar do you play for live gigs and how/why did ...
One Question Interviews Bummer
Posted March 22, 2021, 7:08 p.m.Matt P. (Bummer) What is your amp setup and how did you choose to pair that with your guitar? Matt ...
One Question Interviews Kaada
Posted March 5, 2021, 6:43 p.m.Kaada SPB: For Misinterpretations, you used a grand piano that was (as I understand it) modified with something called Putty ...
One Question Interviews Hiram-Maxim
Posted March 4, 2021, 8:20 p.m.Fred Gunn (Hiram-Maxim – vocals) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your setup have really ...
One Question Interviews Mikey Erg
Posted March 2, 2021, 8:45 p.m.Mikey Erg SPB: Walk our readers through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes ...
One Question Interviews Mad Caddies
Posted Feb. 23, 2021, 8:20 p.m.Mad Caddies SPB: Was the mic’ing of the horns in the studio different for Punk Rocksteady than on “traditional ...
Regular series
We post a variety of features in recurring series – click below to browse them.
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What's That Noise?
One-question interviews with artists where we find out about the gear and equipment they use to achieve their sound. Browse 92 features
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The Set List
A collection of items grouped by topic, eg. "Top 5 Worst Beatles Songs" or "Top 10 best '77 punk releases". Browse 21 features
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Beyond Casual Observation
A wide-ranging guest column written by BJ from Ancient Shores, mainly covering film but extending into philosophy and aesthetics too. Check out BJ's work on the A389 podcast. Browse 15 features
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era vulgaris
Guest column by T of Vegas Browse 13 features
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Only Death Is Real
There’s so much music released, whether physically or digitally, that keeping up with what’s going on becomes almost like a full time job. With Only Death Is Real, the aim is to bring you something new. Browse 10 features
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Don't Quit Your Day Job
How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music – or, alternately &ndash Browse 6 features
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Table Talk
Discussing the state of the music business at the kitchen table Browse 5 features
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Year End 2015
Our annual round-up of the best music of the year 2015. Browse 4 features
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Year End 2016
Our annual round-up of the best music of the year 2016. Browse 4 features
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Fest 11
A roundup of coverage of the annual punk rock festival held in Gainesville, Florida Browse 4 features
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Remember that one time...?
A life lived and lessons learned by Eddie Spaghetti of Supersuckers. Browse 4 features
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Fest 12
Our annual roundup from Gainesville, FL's famous Fest. Browse 4 features
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Year End 2013
It's the end of 2013, so here's our best-of roundup for the last twelve months. Browse 4 features
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Fest 13
SPB's coverage of the annual festival in Gainesville, Florida. Browse 4 features
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Year End 2014
Our annual round-up of the best music of the year 2014. Browse 4 features
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
A brief but englightening chat with an artist who reveals an interesting or unexpected story from their career Browse 4 features
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Year End 2018
Our summary of the best music (and more) of 2018. Browse 3 features
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Year End 2019
Our wrap-up of the best music and more from 2019 Browse 3 features
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Year End 2012
A collection of coverage rounding up the year 2012, covering our favorite albums, shows, bands, and more, as well as asking record labels and bands about their past twelve months in music Browse 3 features
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Feast with the Famine
A cookery column by Nick, vocalist with metal band The Famine. Veggie/vegan friendly! Browse 3 features
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Year End 2020
Our wrap-up of the best music and more for the year we'll all want to otherwise forget, 2020. Browse 3 features
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Year End 2017
Our annual round-up of the best music of the year 2017. Browse 2 features
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Against Orthodoxy
A regular series by Robert F. Browse 2 features
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Scatenato Ma Non Troppo
We survey some of the other music releases out there. Results may vary...may get weird, but hopefully something covered here piques your interest. Browse 2 features
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Running on Nothing
Welcome to Running on Nothing, the latest addition to our stable of columns at Scene Point Blank. Running on Nothing offers a look at the world through the eyes of Kole, bassist of The Lippies, who have been working on a new LP for Red Scare Industries Browse 2 features
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Fest 16
Our coverage of the annual Fest extravaganza. Browse 1 features
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Scene Point Local
A semi-regular column where we choose a specific area and give a local scene report. Browse 1 features
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