Features / Interviews

For over five years now Sinaloa have been making a name for themselves in the basements of North America. This year has seen them bring their distinctive brand of emotionally driven guitar music to Europe for the first time, simultaneously inspiring and entertaining along the way. For all the grumpy … Read more

Since By Man hails from Milwaukee, WI and is quite possibly, one of the most exciting new hardcore bands we have seen in some time. Their full length, We Sing the Body Electric, has garnered praise in almost every one of its reviews. Whilst on tour with Curl Up and … Read more

To call them rule-breakers would be largely underselling them. Oklahoma sibling trio Skating Polly formed when founding members (and step-sisters) Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse were only 9 and 14; Kelli’s brother Kurtis joined in 2017. Since then they’ve racked up fans like X’s Exene Cervenka and Beat Happening’s Calvin … Read more

Hailing from the San Francisco Bay, Skin Like Iron play gritty, raw, and intense hardcore punk. Do you really need to know anything else? Scene Point Blank recently had the opportunity to speak with Skin Like Iron vocalist/guitarist Alex Capasso about the band's upcoming releases as well as some of … Read more

Part of the fun of running a site like Scene Point Blank is that I’m continually getting packages in the mail. I prefer physical media, even if it gets overwhelming sometimes. Related to that, it takes a lot to stand out from the pack. But as I began receiving promos … Read more

Since 2005 Sorry State Records has grown from a small boutique label into one of the most dependable, well-curated record distributors in the global punk & hardcore network. While the label maintains a heavy contingency of bands from their home state of North Carolina, they've also released records from a … Read more

Here at ScenePointBlank, we haven't done any interviews with record labels as often as the readers have been requesting. The other day I got an e-mail from "Robert" (not his real name). He lives in Brazil. "Robert" threatened to destroy the United States of America if we did not do … Read more

Stephen Hamm might be best known as Slow's bassist in some circles. Slow’s Against The Glass was voted the 17th best Canadian LP ever. Further, the lead single “Have Not Been The Same” was ranked the 10th greatest song. Stephen has played in many different bands over the years (starting … Read more

Steve Conte is no stranger to New York City rock ‘n’ roll. He has been plying his trade for many years, either behind the scenes or at the forefront. Steve has had the opportunity to play with some of the greats and also join some well-regarded bands (Hanoi Rocks, New … Read more

For roughly fifteen years, Street Eaters have toured the DIY circuit as a duo. Their effect-driven wall of sound was so powerful you might not even notice that it was a bass/drum duo on first listen. Recently, they expanded their lineup, adding a live guitar player to the mix. It’s … Read more

Anyone familar with Strike Anywhere will be aware of their sincerity and consistency throughout their career. Equally sincere is their frontman, Thomas Barnett, a force of lyrical fury and intellectual reason. When Scene Point Blank's Matt sat down with Thomas, we talked about the recently uploaded footage of a UCLA … Read more

After a brief hiatus, Chicago-based Suicide Note has emerged with a distinguished sound and a brand new full-length album. Scene Point Blank spoke at length with drummer Jason Cagovski about their latest long-player as well as other projects he's currently involved with. Scene Point Blank: Greetings fine sir, could you … Read more

In 2015 SUMAC released their debut album, The Deal, offering a first taste of their musical vision. Heavy riffs and unearthly grooves, coupled with a free form spirit ruled over the album. Aaron Turner, Nick Yacysyn and Brian Cook fulfilled their promise that SUMAC would be a full-time act, releasing … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative … Read more

Listening to Taking Back Sunday as an emo kid in 2006 was like hooking the embodiment of your misplaced rage into your veins. If you didn't roar the chorus of "MakeDamnSure" in your bedroom while trying to aggressively apply kohl eyeliner then were you ever really an emo kid? But … Read more

I was sixteen years old the first time I saw Less Than Jake. The band was playing the Buffalo stop of The Warped Tour. The tour had set up in the overflow lot of the local Six Flags and after a morning spent eating cotton candy and chickening out of … Read more

Everyone calls Dave Grohl the nicest man in rock, but they've evidently never met Ted Leo. Perhaps 'nice' is the wrong word though: the New Jersey musician is one of the most energetic, engaging, passionate and genuine artists to emerge in the indie/punk scene for quite some time. Touring like … Read more

It's Hammer Time... well, Terry Hammer time, that is! Terry started working for the college radio station KALX in 1978 and within that year soon began recording/documenting live performances by local bands. To take it a step further Terry approached KALX and was soon broadcasting these bands giving them exposure … Read more

The Abi Yoyos are beginning their process of blowing up like a time bomb. Rocking the bay area many have done before, The Abi Yoyos have begun their own style of punk rock mixing folk influnces of Phil Ochs and progressive elements of King Crimson with grandparent punkness of the … Read more

In a time of calculated metal and blistering hardcore punk, it's nice to know that The Adored can come out of nowhere and replenish our vials of elixir. What makes their sound so refreshing is that while being catchy and poppy, there is a definite backbone that not only keeps … Read more