Frank Turner and Billy the Kid recently teamed up for a thirteen song album, including a duet, rehearsed below, titled "This Sure As Hell Ain't My Life." The record itself is set for release on Xtra Mile Recordings on May 26, though no title has been announced. SPB had the pleasure of speaking with Billy the Kid last summer, and has spoken with Turner repeatedly in the past--including in our new book, All Downhill From Here.
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On Feb. 18, Empty Flowers are teaming up with a number of special guests to present The Air You Found. The new LP is a collaborative affair featuring a number of their friends from such groups s Gorguts, Dalek, Palms, Godflesh, and Tombs. Released on Translation Loss, the album includes … Read more
Handmade Birds has announced that the label will soon release the debut album from Barren Harvest, featuring Jessica Way (Worm Ouroboros) and Lenny Smith (Atriarch). Titled Subtle Cruelties, the album will be released on March 25. Read more
1990s showgazers Slowdive are reuniting for a series of festivals in 2014. The band, who broke up in 1995, have announced shows at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival and one in London on May 19. Read more Source: AV Club Read more
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We're proud to announce this week the launch of Scene Point Blank's first-ever book, proudly titled All Downhill From Here. It's a collection of our best writing over the ten years (!) that SPB has been publishing for. Made up of interviews, album reviews, best-of lists and guest columns, it's … Read more
Our newest feature here at Scene Point Blank is our semi-daily quickie Q&A: One Question Interviews. Follow us at facebook or twitter and we'll post one interview every Monday-Thursday. Well, sometimes we miss a day, but it will be four each week regardless. After our social media followers get the … Read more
Scene Point Blank is excited to host the latest from Minneapolis noise/groove/attack rock three piece Disasteratti, Cerebral Hack Artist. The album is set for a March 11 release via Learning Curve Records and will be available in both LP and digital formats. Check it out below and reserve a copy … Read more
Sargent House will release Sleepwalking Sailors, the third full-length from Seattle trio Helms Alee. It will be available on both CD and LP. Check out below for some live action from the group. Read more HELMS ALEE LIVE: 03/04 Seattle, WA @ Neumos * 03/05 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom … Read more
Jump Start Records will release a split between All Eyes West and Easy Creatures later this spring. Easy creatures hail from Delaware whereas All Eyes West call Chicago home. Pre-orders go on sale March 4. The two bands will play a few shows together later this month, detailed after the … Read more
Perry Henzell's classic Jamaican reggae film The Harder They Come, starring Jimmy Cliff as Ivanhoe Martin, has been remastered and released in HD online via iTunes US, iTunes Canada, and VHX. The film, first released in 1973, also includes an historic soundtrack that features Cliff, Desmond Dekker, the Melodians, Scotty, … Read more
Unwelcome Guests will release a new album, Wavering, on March 11 on Dirt Cult/One Percent Press. The band is also in the process of booking a March tour that will include SXSW. They last released Don't Go Swimming in 2010 on Kiss of Death Records. Read more
Southern Lord has signed Los Angeles band Obliterations, who include members and former members of Black Mountain, Saviours, Bluebird, Night Horse and Pink Mountaintops. The band formed in Dec. 2012 and released a 4-song Ep last year, another EP on Volcom last month, and will record their debut full-length for … Read more
Los Angeles band Dead Mead have set a North American tour in support of their latest offering, Warble Womb. The band recently completed a tour in Europe. Read more Dead Meadow -- s North American tour (more to be confirmed): 2/01 -- Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas 2/04 -- New … Read more
Punk Rock Bowl continues to add headliners for the May 23-26 three day festival/bowling tournament in Las Vegas. Against Me! and The Slackers haev been announced, in addition to such previous acts as NOFX, Descendents, Cock Sparrer, Off!, Devil's Brigade, and Good Riddance. Check out a full line-up (so far) … Read more
1970s Detroit band Deeath, whose material was reissued o nDrag City in 2009 and prominently featured in the documentary A Band Called Death, will be playing three shows in three countries. The band also performed in Paris on Jan. 31, with March dates in Mexico, Canada, and the United States. … Read more
It’s big news in Scene Point Blank-land today. We’re releasing our first book, All Downhill From Here, and to celebrate we’ve got some new songs for you to check out as well. Today we’re hosting a stream with download option from New York’s Activator’s “Tramp Stamp.” The thrash band released … Read more
Goodtime Boys have recorded twelve new songs for their first full-length on Bridge Nine Records. Rain will be released on May 20, with a teaser 7" on Feb. 25 titled Things I Still Don't Understand. The EP includes "Life Moves" from the upcoming record and a b-side cover of Billy … Read more
More information on the forthcoming release from epic black metal act Wolves in the Throne Room have been divulged. For starters, the title of the new record is Celestite and it’s being described as a “parallel-universe version” of 2011’s Celestial Lineage. The other big news surrounding the impending release is … Read more
Sick of It All have started writing songs for a new records, tentatively due this fall on Century Media Records. Following writing, they aim to hit the studio with Tue Madsen for a "straight up old school New York Hardcore record." Sick of It All last released Based on a … Read more
The Crimson ProjeKCt, a King Crimson offshoot featuring 3 members of the band, will release Live in Tokyo on DVD on March 18. The live DVD, couresy of InsideOutMusic, features a 12 song setlist. The band includes Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter, Julie Slick, and Tobias Ralph, … Read more
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