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Series: Year End 2013
It's the end of 2013, so here's our best-of roundup for the last twelve months.
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Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013
Posted Jan. 11, 2014, 4:46 p.m.Pass the Mic is a Scene Point Blank tradition dating back to 2006 in which we turn the tables, sending a set of questions to bands, artists, and labels to get their opinions and memories of the past year in music. This year we've broken it into two pieces. Instead of one massive piece, Pass the Mic will be published in two entries reflecting on 2013 and examining the idea of royalties in an era of digital streaming. This is part two (you can read part one, featuring bands and artists, here). Here we speak to record labels and industry figures behind the bands you love. We hear from the teams behind labels like Magic Bullet, Twelve Gauge, Red ...
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Music 2013: A Year In Review
Posted Jan. 5, 2014, 1:45 p.m.You've seen our best albums of 2013; you've heard what artists think of the last twelve months. Now it's over to our ...
Music Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2013)
Posted Dec. 30, 2013, 4:49 p.m.Another year, another year-end roundup from SPB. This is the tenth year of our existence and it's perhaps fitting that the album we've ...
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Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2013)
Posted Dec. 30, 2013, 4:49 p.m.Another year, another year-end roundup from SPB. This is the tenth year of our existence and it's perhaps fitting that the album we've voted the best of 2013 is by a band which holds lots of significance for SPB. But no spoilers! Read on to see the list of the 30 best albums that came out in 2013 – be sure to let us know below which ones you think we've missed. Overall sitewide list 1 AFI Burials Republic As a zine built on the foundation of loving AFI, it would clearly be remiss not to talk about ...
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Music Pass The Mic: Artists on 2013
Posted Dec. 24, 2013, 2:04 p.m.Pass the Mic is a Scene Point Blank tradition dating back to 2006 in which we turn the tables, sending ...
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