Staff › Loren
Loren
Editor in Chief
Minneapolis
Loren's last content update – July 23, 2017, 9:03 p.m.
Advertisement
Loren's most recent reviews
Needles//Pins
Goodnight, Tomorrow, 2017
Needles//Pins are one of those hard bands to pin down. They just sound like what rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be, you know? It’s catchy, gritty, relatable, and working ...
Cayetana
New Kind Of Normal , 2017
Normally when I hear obvious shades of the 1990s, my first thought is straight from an ad campaign of the era: been there, done that. It’s an oversimplification, but you ...
Nothington
In the End, 2017
Few things are stable in this topsy-turvy world. One constant has been Nothington. With the release of In the End, the San Francisco band’s fifth full-length, they’ve continued down the ...
Naïve Sense
Self Titled EP (2017), 2017
“If I am unable to transform you into a Naïve Sense fan, then I have not done my job.”So begins “Win a Trip to Vegas: Heavy Metal Bikini Contest/Men’s Support ...
Loren's most recent features
One Question Interviews The Ejector Seats-fluffy
Posted July 10, 2017, 7:32 p.m.Fluffy (The Ejector Seats/The By-Products – bass/vocals) SPB: How has the increasing digitalization of music changed how you listen to or consume music? Fluffy: Well...this is a sensitive ...
One Question Interviews Hakan
Posted July 9, 2017, 2:19 p.m.Andrea (Hakan) SPB: How did you come to work with Jeff Burke on II? Andrea: Not a very special story. We love Marked Men and Radioactivity and when we find ...
One Question Interviews Collision Course Records
Posted June 11, 2017, 8:40 p.m.Raymondo (Collision Course Records) SPB: What is your dayjob and how does it affect/influence/interfere with your label operations? Raymondo: Well....I'd like to say I sit around ...
One Question Interviews Geometers
Posted May 25, 2017, 8:23 p.m.Kyle (Geometers) SPB: What’s the most recent “grower” record you picked up that took a while to click? Kyle: "Prey," the latest from Planes Mistaken for Stars. It's ...
Loren's most recent news stories
MP3s SPB premiere: "Vegan Bake Sale" by Michael Crafter
SPB is excited to share "Vegan Bake Sale," the first track from Michael Crafter's debut full-length. After 20-plus releases in eight years, Michael Crafter will release Mince for the ...
( Read more )
Records SPB exclusive: Bréag Naofa - II
This month Scene Point Blank is pleased to debut the newest LP from Bréag Naofa, II. Out soon, the LP delivers 40 minutes of doom-ridden sludge that’s equally ...
( Read more )
Bands Western Settings starts demos for next LP
Posted July 23, 2017, 9:03 p.m.
Following the release of the EP Old Pain last year, Western Settings have announced that they are now demoing material for their next full-lenth, to be titled Another Year. Another ...
( Read more )
Tours Eyehategod hit the road with Negative Approach and Cro-Mags
Posted July 19, 2017, 10:02 p.m.
Eyehategod have announced a thirty-nine date tour, their longest since vocalist Mike IX Williams underwent a liver transplant last December. Starting in August, the band will travel and play shows ...
( Read more )
Loren's most recent blogposts
Descendents @ First Avenue
Posted Sept. 21, 2016, 9:21 p.m. by Loren
Descendents, Modern Life Is War, Color TV First Avenue Minneapolis, MN September 15, 2016 The only people luckier than those who get to see the Descendents are those who get ...Fat Wrecked 25 @ The Myth
Posted Sept. 2, 2015, 9:32 p.m. by Loren
NOFX, Lagwagon, Dillinger Four, Strung Out, Swingin' Utters, The Flatliners, Masked Intruder, toyGuitar, Bad Cop/Bad Cop The Myth Maplewood, MN August 28, 2015 No review, see photo gallery ...Radioactivity @ Triple Rock
Posted July 29, 2015, 8:55 p.m. by Loren
Radioactivity, Birthday Suits, Butcher’s Union Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN July 22, 2015 It’s nice to live in a city where some great out of town bands have ...Ex Hex, Tweens @ Triple Rock
Posted July 24, 2015, 3:29 p.m. by Loren
Ex Hex, Tweens, Pink Mink Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN July 20, 2015 I go to a lot of shows. Sometimes it’s nice to be surprised, and that’s what ...Loren's bio
I started writing for the site in early 2008. I also work for a publishing company and do freelance writing on the side. I occasionally use the twitter here: https://twitter.com/lorenmgreen.
Loren's favorite bands
Dillinger Four, Arrivals, Brokedowns, Tim Version, Weakerthans, Broadways, The Blind Shake, Tiltwheel, Fugazi
Loren's personal URL
Loren's SPB contributions
Advertisement
