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Music / Fest 20: The Fest 20: Dead Bars, Catbite and more
Feature — October 17, 2022
Scene Point Blank has covered The Fest thoroughly since its inception in 2002. The site has personally sent attendees to Fests 6-13, then 17-18 in varied capacity, and we’ve back for The Fest 20. Oh, and we shared some remote memories when shutdowns kept it from happening in 2020, too. …
Music / Year End 2022: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2022
Feature — December 19, 2022
Each of the last few years now, we've written an introduction to our annual Pass The Mic feature which summarises the chaos of the preceding twelve months and expresses hope that through music, at least, we'll find a semblance of sanity and order amid the uncertainty and discomfort of …
Music / Year End 2023: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2023
Feature — December 11, 2023
It's been a long year, right? You may well find yourself examining the last twelve months and trying to remember what music got released so you can include it on your "2023 best of" and still look cool. But—disaster! You can't remember anything! Thankfully, SPB has got you. We've …
Music / Year End 2024: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024
Feature — January 4, 2025
It's a SPB tradition to formally "pass the mic" to our artist and label friends to tell us about their year in music. What albums did they enjoy? What shows did they see? What are they looking forward to for the new year? We're joined this year by a …Other Reviews: Review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Feature — October 16, 2010
'Dis a good movie. It has some flaws. Now that that is out of the way, I ask, does anybody actually take reviews into consideration? I guess Daniel Radcliffe's and Alfonso Cuaron's wages aren't really dependent on whether I give this movie good press or not, so I'm just going …
Regular Columns / Beyond Casual Observation: Jeffrey Roy on ADR mixing and Andrei Tarkovsky’s "Stalker"
Feature — August 6, 2017
Jeffrey Roy is busy. Check the link for his credits and you will see a vast list of projects. In this edition of “Beyond Casual Observation,” as with other entries, I talk to Roy to help round out the roles that audio professionals have in film. The similarities in …Interviews: Look Back And Laugh
Feature — October 16, 2010
Do you remember that time you first fell in love? When the moonlight was a sonnet better left unspoken? Now here's the real doozy. What if I was to remind you of that time you fell in love with a band via live performance. You'd probably try to …Music: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and 2006
Feature — October 16, 2010
By now you are familiar with Scene Point Blanks "End of the Year" features. Youve read what our staff thought of 2006, and now weve passed the proverbial mic along to individuals from prominent and up and coming record labels to let us know what they saw this past …Music: Pass The Mic: Artists and 2007
Feature — October 16, 2010
Last year we introduced you, the readers of Scene Point Blank, to a new feature, "Pass the Mic," as part of our evaluation of the best music of 2006. We asked some of our favorite record labels to tell us their thoughts on the music of the year. …Interviews: Whiskey and Company
Feature — October 16, 2010
While not your standard fair style-wise for a No Idea artist, the punk community has embraced Whiskey and Company's country musings. Vocalist Kim Helm spoke in depth with Scene Point Blank about the lyrical inspiration for the band as well as what we can expect from the band in …Music: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2008
Feature — October 16, 2010
Scene Point Blank is now in our third year of the "Pass the Mic" feature as part of our evaluation of the best music of the year. With this year's "Pass the Mic" feature, we turn to some of our favorite bands, record labels, and other music business friends …Interviews: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
Feature — October 16, 2010
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have accomplished a lot in a decade and half. They've toured the world countless times over and have released a slew of recordings that have garnered them praise from fans and critics. Scene Point Blank spoke with guitarist, drummer, …Music: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2009
Feature — October 16, 2010
It's year number four of Scene Point Blank's "Pass the Mic" feature as part of our evaluation of the best music of the year. With this year's "Pass the Mic" feature, we once again turned to some of our favorite bands, record labels, and other music business friends to …
Music: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2010
Feature — January 3, 2011
Another year ends, and another Scene Point Blank year-end feature rolls around. This time though we're firing on all cylinders - the site has relaunched, we've recruited new staff, and we've spoken to a record number of participants for our annual Pass The Mic report for 2010 - 50 …
Interviews: Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Feature — June 6, 2011
Dallas Taylor has always been a prominent figure in contemporary music. Once the vocalist for Underoath, he later started Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, a tribute to his southern heritage. They've recently finished recording their fourth album and have nearly completed a North American tour with Protest the …/dc5bce211f23e4e7711fb7a728b04414.jpg)
Interviews: Balance and Composure
Feature — October 24, 2011
Balance and Composure have kept a low profile throughout their career with a modest touring schedule but made a major statement this year with the release of their first full length album, Separation. I recently met up with Jonathan Simmons, vocalist and guitarist in the band, …
Music: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2011
Feature — January 2, 2012
Another year, and another Pass The Mic feature. As has become SPB tradition, we turn the tables on the music industry and ask labels, bands and other key figures about their experience of the past year, including favourite albums, bands, predictions and more. We have over 50 participants in …
Music / The Set List: Swans: our favorite songs and records
Feature — August 26, 2012
SPB's top 5 favourite Swans records (in alphabetical order) 1 Filth The first Swans full length appeared in 1983 and signified a huge shift in the post-punk landscape. The evocative artwork that speaks in deep and dirty atmospheres and Gira's ability to draw you in whilst …
Music / Year End 2012: Pass The Mic: Record Labels and Artists on 2012
Feature — January 5, 2013
For our first 2012 retrospective, we're passing the mic to record labels and artists to tell us what they thought of the past twelve months in music. As well as asking about their favourite albums of 2012 and what they're looking forward to for 2013, we also ask bands, …
