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Scene Point Blank Podcast: Season 3, Episode 3

Posted in Podcast on October 29, 2020

It's time for the next instalment in our third series of podcasts, this time with a Halloween twist! The new episode features music from The Raging Nathans, No Fraud, Ogikubo Station and more. Subscribe on iTunes or via your regular podcasting service here!

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A Halloween-forward episode of the new music podcast from the volunteer-run webzine SCENE POINT BLANK!

This eclectic mix of goth, punk, garage and experimental music serves as a means of exposing underground audiences to new scenes and labels.

Songs on this episode:

The Raging Nathans – "You Are Not Me" (Rad Girlfriend Records)
- https://www.scenepointblank.com/reviews/raging-nathans/oppositional-defiance/
- https://www.scenepointblank.com/news/records/2020/08/01/spb-exclusive-raging-nathans-live-wonfest/

No Fraud – “Trendy Fucks” (Rad Girlfriend Records.)

Ogikubo Station – "Weak Souls Walk Around Here"
- https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/interviews/mike-park-asian-man-records/

Long Hind Legs – "Open Wide" (Punk IN My Vitamins) - 1996

The Holy Circle – “Fever Break"
Album: Sick With Love (Deathbomb Arc)
- https://deathbombarc.bandcamp.com/album/sick-with-love

Good Shade - “I Don't Want Anymore” (Dirtnap Records)
- https://goodshade.bandcamp.com/album/good-shade
- https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/music/dirtnap-records-history-101/

Tamar Aphek - "Show Me Your Pretty Side" - 2020

Immaterial Pocession - “Midnight Wander” - 2020

SPB featured stream: Heart & Lung - You Wanna Know the Truth?

Posted in Records on October 29, 2020

In our featured November stream we're sharing a reissue of You Wanna Know The Truth? -- the debut album by Cleveland punks Heart & Lung. Originally released in 2017 by the band, Red Scare Industries is reissuing it now for a wider audience and to build excitement for its follow-up, … Read more

Beastie Boys greatest hits collection

Posted in Records on October 24, 2020

Considered a companion piece to the new Beastie Boys Book and the documentary Beastie Boys Story (currently available on Apple TV+), a new 20-song career-spanning collection of Beastie Boys material called Beastie Boys Music. The new collection is sold on 180g 2xLP, CD, and on digital platforms and features a … Read more

Divided Heaven teams up with Lydia Loveless

Posted in MP3s on October 24, 2020

Divided Heaven has a new single out next week titled "They Poisoned Our Fathers." The single releases on Oct. 27 on digital platforms and features Lydia Loveless on vocals. To release on Smartpunk Records, the song is about friends and family members who support failed political policies and leaders Read more

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No Thank You release new album

Posted in Records on October 24, 2020

No Thank You has released a new album, Embroidered Foliage, yesterday October 23. The band will follow that up with a streamed live show next Friday, Oct. 30. The new record, out on Lame-O, moves seamlessly between jangly indie-pop and powerful, hook-driven sounds. Read more <a href="https://nothankyouband. <a href="http://bandcamp.com/album/" rel="nofollow">bandcamp.com/album/</a> … Read more

Paper + Plastick 2020 sampler

Posted in MP3s on October 24, 2020

As we near Halloween, we're also beginning to hear rumblings of year end music talk. Florida-based label Paper + Plastick is sharing free music on that theme, with the label giving away a 2020 sampler with a 9 song collection of material from the label's releases this year. Up next … Read more

GISM's Detestation to get reissue

Posted in Records on October 24, 2020

Originally released in 1982, GISM's Detestation is set for an official reissue courtest of Relapse Records. The reissue will appear on Dec. 4 on LP, CD and cassette, including a deluxe package that comes with a 7" of rare honus tracks and the first band merch that's authorizes outside of … Read more

Refused announce The Malignant Fire

Posted in Records on October 24, 2020

Born in 1991, then on hiatus until 2012, Refused has a new EP out next month. The new EP is called The Malignant Fire and is to be released on Spinefarm Records. On the new record, the band covers the Swedish House Mafia hit "Greyhound," with custom lyrics and reborn … Read more

What's new with The Wonder Years?

Posted in Bands on October 24, 2020

The Wonder Years have both a new song and a new Halloween set coming up. Working with HeadCount.org, the band issued itself the challenge of registering 1,000 new voters, promising a new song if that goal was met -- with leads us to "Brakeless." Not only did the band achieve … Read more

The Beths video, The Beths live(stream)

Posted in Shows on October 22, 2020

The Beths, who released Jump Rope Gazers in July (Carpark Records) shared a new video from the record earlier this week. Watch "Mars, The God Of War” below. The band is also planning an online Amoeba Records in-store on Oct. 27 and a Bandcamp livestream scheduled for Nov. 14, which … Read more

Monomer TV: Episode 8

Posted in Videos on October 22, 2020

Most creative people are involved in more than one medium. That's been highlighted more than ever as people deal with the challenges of a pandemic and quarantines. It's also a segway into the story of Monomer TV. A new record store named Monomer Audio Emporium opened Nyack, NY in 2019, … Read more

Jawbreaker On Cello reissue

Posted in Records on October 22, 2020

New Granada will kick off 2021 with a new pressing of Fordon Withers' Jawbreaker On Cello record, a 10-track album that delivers exactly as promised by the title. For a taste, hit the bump and watch a video of "Boxcar," covered by Withers, who has also played with Betwixt, Office … Read more

Deep Elm celebrates 25 years

Posted in Labels on October 21, 2020

On Oct. 16, 2020, Deep Elm Records officially celebrated 25 years as a label. The band issued a statement, which can be read in its entirety below, plus a three volume sampler with 75 bands in total, showcasing the label's history. The chronologically themed collection, titled Deep Elm Records 25 … Read more

The brand new Blunt Razors

Posted in Records on October 21, 2020

Blunt Razors, a new project featuring Gared O'Donnell and Neil Keener (Planes Mistaken For Stars) has announced a debut 6-song EP. The debut is called Early Aught and it releases digitally on Nov. 20 through Deathwish Inc. The project grew in quarantine this year, ans O'Donnell and Keener wrote in … Read more

The Bronx + Mariachi El Bronx megashow

Posted in Shows on October 21, 2020

Taking place next weekend, both The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx will perform together for the first time in a Halloween-weekend streaming event. Pre-recorded but available for viewing Oct. 30-Nov. 1, the event is one hour in length and features both bands playing reimagined tracks. In May, Mariachi El Bronx … Read more

Star studded FNM cover by The Kings of Quarantine

Posted in Videos on October 20, 2020

Slaves on Dope, namely , have unveiled a new cover project called The Kings of Quarantine, where the artists are joined by a plethora or their musical peers to play and share cover songs. In this edition, the lineup features members of Anthrax, Mastodon, Run DMC, Refused, and more as … Read more

Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe project

Posted in Bands on October 20, 2020

A new project called Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe (DMvsSJ) has come to light, featuring Joe Cardamone (The Icarus Line) and Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees). The name is a reference to alter egos that each artist has embraced over the years, and they will continue to do so with the … Read more

3-songs by Wake

Posted in Records on October 20, 2020

It's been a productive year for Wake, from Alberta, CA. The band released a full-length earlier this year: Devouring Ruin, and they're back with three new songs on the Confluence EP, which will release digitally on October 20 and on limited vinyl on Jan. 15, 2021, courtesy of Translation Loss … Read more

Mal Bum and the Saddle Creek Document Series

Posted in Records on October 20, 2020

On Nov. 20, Mal Blum will release a new two-song 7" single on Saddle Creek as part of the label's ongoing Document Series. Titled Nobody Waits b/w San Cristóbal, the new the a-side was written and recorded prior to quarantine, while the b-side is nearly a decade old but was … Read more

SPB premiere: "Eerie Freezing Winds" by Obscurae

Posted in MP3s on October 20, 2020

“Eerie Freezing Winds” marks Obscurae’s return from the cold and is the second single to be released from their forthcoming album, To Walk the Path of Sorrows. While, technically, many of these songs have been available before, the band have reworked and rerecorded them in order to be in line … Read more