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Interviews: Outbreak

Feature — October 16, 2010

In a day and age where working hard as a band means spending hours online asking people to be their "friends" instead of simple things like recording demos and touring, these simple yet crucial activities tend to fall to the side. This is not the case with Outbreak. Hailing from …

Interviews: Lifetime

Feature — October 16, 2010

When growing up, many strive to find their identity and, as a result cling to an existing subculture. Dan Yemin, or Dr. Dan as many refer to him, is the antithesis of this; challenging the idea of what punk and hardcore should be while also proving one can pursue many …

Interviews: Mike Kinsella (Owen)

Feature — October 16, 2010

Over the past few years the singer/songwriter genre has exploded to the point that everywhere from the mainstream music scene all the way down to the open-mic circuit has become flooded with these one man (or woman) acts. Still the term singer/songwriter is loosely defined, encompassing a lot of different, …

Interviews: The Hold Steady

Feature — October 16, 2010

Every few years or so a band will hit the music scene with such tenacity and power that many critics claim them to be "The band that will save rock and roll." With three albums in the last three years, The Hold Steady are instead proving that rock and roll …

Upcoming Talent: Upcoming Talent #1: Sundowner

Feature — October 16, 2010

My original intention was to introduce this article explaining the disappointment we all come to upon realizing that youth is fleeting, however I'll spare the euphemisms. Growing up sucks! Aside from all the responsibilities that are thrust upon you like paying bills and having to work a shitty job everyday, …

Interviews: The Snake The Cross The Crown

Feature — October 16, 2010

Not much of today's music is beautifully honest, because honesty is often boring. The simple, and perhaps banal truth is the members of The Snake, The Cross, The Crown are just a few dudes making music. Like anyone else they have jobs, like hanging out with friends, and sometimes get …

Upcoming Talent: Upcoming Talent #2: I Rise

Feature — October 16, 2010

Forming in the latter part of 2006 and almost immediately playing shows, Worcester?s I Rise is making quite some noise for such a young band. Featuring former members of the now-defunct Worcester band Youth Attack, I Rise is playing a style of hardcore almost extinct in today?s scene. With a …

Upcoming Talent: Upcoming Talent #3: Lemuria

Feature — October 16, 2010

When I first immersed myself in the independent music scene, most of the songs I loved were worthy of the term "feel-good hit." Bands kept things simple and catchy, making you want to move your body regardless of skill. Best of all, the music lacked the over-production and emphasis on …

Music: Pre-gaming For The Fest

Feature — October 16, 2010

  Hey punks: Put down those razors and electric shavers, it's time to let the facial hair flourish. You too ladies; nothing says sex appeal like a well-grown dirt-lip. And to all the social drinkers and self-professed professional drunks: you better start cracking open the cold ones. It's time to …

Music: The Fest Wrap-Up

Feature — October 16, 2010

Here are the highlights, and a few lowlights as experienced by SPB at easily the best shows of the year: The Fest 6. The first band to leave me agape was Planes Mistaken for Stars. Priming the audience for the rest of the evening, they burned every calorie of energy …

Interviews: Paint it Black

Feature — October 16, 2010

Being an outlet for frustration, aggression, and a variety of other angst-type emotions, it's common for many hardcore bands to exist for only small increments of time. Being in a hardcore band can be a very cathartic, yet taxing experience, making a fuse that's easily snuffed. Paint it Black, running …

Interviews: This is Hell

Feature — June 25, 2011

Bands blow up; they turn heads, impressing critics and fans alike. Bands capitalize on that momentum doing long stretches of touring, hoping to solidify themselves as a force in their respected scene. Too often people will label them as being "the hardest working band in _____." That might be true, …

Interviews: Blacklisted

Feature — October 16, 2010

Blacklisted is a name that has become synonymous with present day hardcore. Don't let this association lead you to the belief that Blacklisted is just another hardcore band going through the motions. The band's willingness to experiment with different sounds and vocalist George Hirsch's personal lyrical revelations has put the …

Interviews: Modern Life is War

Feature — June 25, 2011

January of two thousand four: I'm weeks away from starting the spring semester of my sophomore year. By the end of February I must declare a major, thus signing a contract that will theoretically determine the rest of my life. Yes, I can change majors; I can even drop out …

Interviews: None More Black

Feature — October 16, 2010

To say the least, it's been an eventful couple of years for None More Black. The band declared an indefinite hiatus in 2007 only to return to action again earlier this year. Now the band is writing for a new album that - finger's crossed - will come out next …

Interviews: The Lawrence Arms

Feature — October 16, 2010

If you're a fan of punk music, then you are likely a fan of The Lawrence Arms. Scene Point Blank corresponded with vocalist/guitarist Chris McCaughan about the current happenings with the band as well as the events of this year's Fest. Scene Point Blank: We're a little bit late, but …

Upcoming Talent: Upcoming Talent #8: Infernal Stronghold

Feature — October 16, 2010

  The world of heavy metal is endlessly going through phases of popularity. Amidst the hordes of current thrash and black metal trend followers are genuine artists, writing music because that's all that they know. They like their music fast, loud, abrasive, and pay no regard to what others think …

Interviews: Dear Landlord

Feature — October 16, 2010

The Fest 8: SPB Interviews Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel Nothington Dear Landlord Off With Their Heads Outbreak Used Kids Less Than Jake Polar Bear Club Broadway Calls Scene Point Blank: First and foremost, when I think of the song "I Live in Hell," I …

Interviews: Off With Their Heads

Feature — October 16, 2010

The Fest 8: SPB Interviews Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel Nothington Dear Landlord Off With Their Heads Outbreak Used Kids Less Than Jake Polar Bear Club Broadway Calls Scene Point Blank: Off with Their Heads is off the road less than they're on it, what …

Interviews: Outbreak

Feature — October 16, 2010

The Fest 8: SPB Interviews Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel Nothington Dear Landlord Off With Their Heads Outbreak Used Kids Less Than Jake Polar Bear Club Broadway Calls Scene Point Blank: What drew you to the playing the Fest? How did you hear about it? …