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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
Dwarves
Posted Sept. 17, 2019, 9:51 p.m.Blag Dahlia (Dwarves – vocals) SPB: What is the most important vocal element when doing sound check for a Dwarves show? Blag Dahlia: A sound man who isn’t profoundly retarded. They do exist, but to find them you have to travel far and wide sorting through countless buffoons until, like the princess and the pea, you find one that’s just right. Then you fire him for doing heroin while driving the van.
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One Question Interviews Nastie Band
Posted Sept. 8, 2019, 10:28 a.m.Roddy Bottum (Nastie Band - keyboards) SPB: With Nastie Band, what keyboard do you play and how did you make this choice? Bottum: I play an ...
One Question Interviews EarthQuaker Devices
Posted Aug. 25, 2019, 2:13 p.m.Jamie Stillman (EarthQuaker Devices - President/Product Designer) SPB: EarthQuaker has a reputation for high quality, versatile builds that artists can use in the studio, live ...
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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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A semi-regular column exploring new and rising local bands and artists deserving of attention.
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One Question Interviews
Anthem Grief
Posted July 21, 2019, 9:46 p.m.Anthem Grief SPB: The two of you recorded the album on your own. How does the band’s live setup work? Anthem Grief: The two of us met through a previous band that was around for a short time. The two of us were the only ones who really clicked in that band. Throughout the years after that project was finished, Gee took me under his wing and we discovered how parallel our writing styles were. We thought, “Fuck it , we are going to do this completely backwards; we’ll write the entire record by ourselves, record it , then we ...
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One Question Interviews Starless Domain
Posted Aug. 14, 2019, 8:08 p.m.AEF (Starless Domain) SPB: What electronic equipment/synthesisers do you use and what led you to those in particular? AEF ...
One Question Interviews Vandoliers
Posted July 23, 2019, 8:43 p.m.Josh Fleming (Vandoliers) SPB: Take us through your gear setup from your last tour? Fleming: We roll around the country ...
One Question Interviews Anthem Grief
Posted July 21, 2019, 9:46 p.m.Anthem Grief SPB: The two of you recorded the album on your own. How does the band’s live setup ...
One Question Interviews Martin Bisi
Posted June 24, 2019, 9:31 p.m.Martin Bisi SPB: What is your preferred guitar model for personal playing, and how has your production work affected that ...
One Question Interviews Batshit Crazy
Posted June 23, 2019, 2:21 p.m.Chuck (Batshit Crazy – guitar) SPB: What kind of guitar do you use, and how/why did you choose this one ...
One Question Interviews Reunions
Posted June 4, 2019, 9:05 p.m.Eric Saylor (Reunions – guitar/vocals) SPB: Can you walk us through your guitar gear? Saylor: I have two pretty distinct ...
Regular series
We post a variety of features in recurring series – click below to browse them.
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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 20 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 14 features
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era vulgaris
Guest column by T of Vegas Browse 13 features
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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 13 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 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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Year End 2018
Our summary of the best music (and more) of 2018. 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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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 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 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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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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Fest 16
Our coverage of the annual Fest extravaganza. Browse 1 features
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