Among the many surprises of 2020 is a new Mr. Bungle record -- their first since California in 1999, four years prior to the lauch of Scene Point Blank for those who are keeping score. The band has re-recorded The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny, which releases Oct. 30 on Ipecac Recordings. To keep the momentum building, checking out a new video to "Eracist" below.
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We recently shared news about Brave The Cold, a two-piece featuring Mitch Harris of Napalm Death and Dirk Verbeuren of Megadeth. With its debut album, Scarcity, set for Oct. 2 on Mission Two Entertainment. The band shared an animated video to "Hallmark of Tyranny" today (embed below). SPB is working … Read more
Bane, who set off on their final tour in 2016, ending at Worcester Palladium on June 18, will soon release a documentary sharing the experience, with help from Equal Vision Records. Titled Holding These Moments, the documentary releases on Oct. 3 and will be sold in physical (yet digital) format … Read more
On Sept. 4, 2020, Shout! Factory will release a live set from The B-52s at the US Festival in 1982. The release is available for preorder now and will be out on DVD and digital platforms. Featuring all five founding band members, it is dedicated to Ricky Wilson, who passed … Read more
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On Sept. 11, 2020, the Swans documentary Where Does a Body End? will be released for home purchase on dvd and blu-ray. The documentary starts at the beginning -- the early 1980s -- and follows the group through today, notably following the long constant: Michael Gira. In addition to unseen … Read more
At Scene Point Blank, we’re always interested in how art is made. With COVID-19 restrictions, there are obviously a ton of changes to how bands are approaching their business in 2020. Today we share an exclusive video director’s commentary discussing “AR-15” from Cinemartyr. The band will self-release Death Of The … Read more
Toronto punk band The OBGMs have a new song called "Not Again," including a video below. The new song was produced and mixed by the Dave Schiffman (The Bronx, Pup, Rage Against The Machine), and is the second new song to surface from the band -- who hint that a … Read more
Dead Cross shared a new video this week, covering the classic "Rise Above" originally by Black Flag. The track was mixed by Jim Godwin, while the video was edited by Displaced/Replaced and filmed by Dave Lombardo, The Lonely Rager, and Becky DiGiglio. Track mixed by Jim Goodwin. In a statement, … Read more
A documentary called Desolation Center will be available on June 23 on digital platforms, following its official release last November. The film focuses on outdoor guerrilla music and art performance that happened in the 1980s and is credited for influencing the festival culture of today's gatherings such as Burning Man, … Read more
With most or all in-person live music performances seemingly postponed indefinitely, jump in the time machine with the Scene Point Blank premiere of a video capturing a live show from the (legendary?) Che Cafe on the campus of the University of California San Diego, July 7th, 2006 featuring Joey Karam … Read more
The 2017 documentary Parallel Planes, directed by Nicole Wegner, is now streaming YouTube. The film follows 12 American musicians across varied genres, focusong on independence in music. The twelve disciples of the film are Michael Gira of Swans, Mick Barr of Orthrelm, Justin Pearson of The Locust + Swing Kids, … Read more
On Friday April 24, Murder in the Front Row, a doumentary about the San Francisoin Bay Area's thrash scene in the early 1980s, will release on digital platforms and DVD. The film debuted at SF Doc Fest in 2019 and was directed by Adam Dubin (Beastie Boys “Fight For Your … Read more
August Burns Red have released a new video of the band covering "Linoleum," originally by NOFX. The new recording features guest vocals by Shane Told of Silverstein, inspired in part by the two bands touring together. Like many recent special releases, this video and recording was put together as the … Read more
As Baroness and countless others adhere to the rules of self-isolation intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the band has put together an "as-live-as-possible" video of "Tourniquet," a song that first appeared on last year's Gold & Grey. The video features each of the four band members playing at … Read more
To battle unrest while people are trapped indoors during the Covid-19 pandemic, NOFX have released a new video to the song "I Hate You More Than I Hate Me," the first in a series of new matieral the band plans to share. Check it out below. Read more Read more
A video for a cover of The Cramps' "Human Fly" is online now (and shared below), by Zeus! with guest Mike Patton on vocals. The song comes off Three One G's upcoming release #100, a tribute album to The Cramps, titled Really Bad Music for Really Bad People. Besides Zeus, … Read more
Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen) is currently at work on his debut solo album. Details about the record are stsill mum, but it will be titled Child Soldier: Creator of God and will release this summer on Federal Prisoner. While the specifics haven't been made public, … Read more
Cigar have released a new single, "We Used To," recorded last fall for a Bridge City Session. The video is shared below and is a preview of an upcoming, still formally unannounced full-length. The band also announced tour dates in South America this Mat. The band first formed in 1996 … Read more
Francis of Delirium have released a new video for the song "Quit Fucking Around." Speaking of the new song, Jana explains: To me the song is about breaking out of negative thinking habits and how we can fall into a pattern of despair especially in today's climate. For awhile I … Read more
Inspired by Beastie Boys Book, written by Beastie Boys Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz, Apllie has picked up a new documentary of the group that will open in select IMAX theatres on April 3 and then premiere worldwide on Apple TV+ on April 24. Directd by Spike Jonze, who also … Read more
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