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DeSoto Records Seeks Donations For Donations J. Robbins' Son

Posted in General News on December 14, 2006

DeSoto Records is seeking donations for Callum Robbins, son of J. Robbins (Jawbox) and Janet Morgan. In September, Cal was diagnosed with genetic motor neuron disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (Type 1), a disease that does not have a cure. DeSoto Records co-founder Bill Barbot has set up a PayPal account to raise money for Cal and his family. For more information on how to donate, visit here.

Grammy Nominees Announced

Posted in General News on December 7, 2006

The 49th Annual Grammy Award Nominee List has been announced. Those of note include: Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy" (Record Of The Year) Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere (Album Of The Year) Death Cab For Cutie - "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" (Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or … Read more

NME Lists 50 Coolest People In Music

Posted in General News on November 27, 2006

The NME have announced their annual list of '50 Coolest People In Music' and it's... interesting, to say the least. Who knows how they came to their final decisions, and what definition of 'cool' they are working on, but the top 10 goes as follows: 1. Beth Ditto (The Gossip) … Read more

Happy Thanksgiving

Posted in General News on November 23, 2006

Scene Point Blank wishes a Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of our readers. (I've included a link for all our non-U.S.A. readers on why we celebrate this day.) Take the day off from the Internet world and enjoy time with your friends and family. You don't have to be American … Read more

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Reno 911: Miami Trailer Online

Posted in General News on November 7, 2006

The trailier for the upcoming Reno 911: Miami film can be viewed online here. The film lands in theatres on February 23rd, 2007. Read more

Pastepunk Celebrates 8 Years

Posted in General News on October 15, 2006

Our good friends over at Pastepunk are celebrating their 8th year as a webzine today. Head over and bookmark their page, they do a great job. Read more

CBGB'S: The Final Week

Posted in General News on October 9, 2006

This is the final week that CBGB's will be open at its current location. As previously reported, the venue will eventually be moving to Las Vegas of all places. No opening date for the new location has been noted. Yesterday, Bad Brains played the first of three sold-out performances at … Read more

Nightmare Before Christmas Trailer / New Song Versions Online

Posted in General News on October 9, 2006

The trailer for the re-release of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas has been made available online here. The film is being re-released into theatres in"Disney Digital 3-D" on October 20th. At the same link you can sample four of the re-worked songs from the original. The four songs that … Read more

Tower Records Being Liquidated

Posted in General News on October 7, 2006

Tower Records was sold off in a thirty-hour auction for the winning bid of $134.3 million. Today marks the first day of the company's "going out of business" sales. You can read more about it here and here. Read more

Boston Music Awards

Posted in General News on September 21, 2006

Voting for the Boston Music Awards is taking place right now. There are a number of musical acts and individuals nominated in a wide range of catagories. One in particular that you should take the time to vote for is Ethan Dussault, who is nominated for best producer. He has … Read more

Banksy & Dangermouse Vs. Paris Hilton

Posted in General News on September 4, 2006

UK art terrorist Banksy has teamed with with producer Dangermouse for his latest "art piece." Banksy replaced 500 copies in 48 stores of Paris Hilton's debut album with defaced versions of the artwork and new discs. When purchased they contain an artwork of a nude Hilton, altered titles such as … Read more

School For Scoundrels Trailer

Posted in General News on August 11, 2006

The trailer for "School for Scoundrels" can be viewed online here. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Ben Stiller, and a host of other b-list and c-list comedians. Read more

Tenacious D Movie Trailer

Posted in General News on August 4, 2006

The trailer for the upcoming film Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny can be viewed online here. The film is due out in theatres just in time for Thanksgiving, November 17th. Read more

American Hardcore Trailer Online

Posted in General News on July 12, 2006

The trailer for the upcoming American Hardcore film - based on the famous book by Steven Blush - can be viewed online here. The film will see a limited release in theatres on September 22nd. Read more

Happy Fourth Of July

Posted in General News on July 3, 2006

Happy Fourth of July to all the SPB readers out there. Make sure you eat lots of burgers - of the meat and meatless variety - and blow some stuff up. And to our faithful readers from outside of the USA, umm... happy fourth day of July. Read more

Vans To Issue Descendents Shoes

Posted in General News on May 14, 2006

Somehow I missed this, but according to Punknews.org, Vans will be launching Descendents shoes on June 1st. You can view the shoes here. I know what I want for my birthday. Read more

Stephen Colbert @ White House Correspondents Dinner

Posted in General News on May 2, 2006

Politics on Scene Point Blank? Yes it is here. In case you missed Stephen Colbert's live "roasting" of the US government (including President Bush) and mainstream media at the White House Correspondents Dinner on C-Span, you can watch it online (it's broken up into three parts) here, here, and here. Read more

Punknews.org Upgrade

Posted in General News on April 30, 2006

Our friends over at Punknews.org have just launched a brand new redesign of their whole site, with some nice new features such as morphing the whole site back to a specific day to catch up. Congratulations guys, looks good. Read more

Faith No More DVD Update

Posted in General News on April 22, 2006

Faith No More's repackaged 2 DVD set of Live at the Brixton Academy and Who Cares A Lot? will be released through Rhino Records on May 23rd. Read more

Clerks 2 Trailer

Posted in General News on April 3, 2006

The trailer for Clerks 2 can be viewed online here. The film will be in theatres on August 18th. Read more