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The O.C. To Be Cancelled

Posted in Obituaries on January 3, 2007

It looks as though the exceutives at FOX have pulled another brilliant move and decided to cancel the hit series The O.C. in the middle of its fourth season on the air. The last episode will air on Feburary 22nd. According to some sources, the CW network has expressed interested in picking up The O.C. for a fifth season, though nothing official has been detailed. For those of you keeping score at home. In the past few years FOX has cancelled the following shows: Arrested Development, Futurama, Family Guy (when it was good), Dark Angel, and John Doe.

Darkest Hour Ready To Record New Album

Posted in Bands on January 3, 2007

Darkest Hour recently provided an update on the writing/recording process for their new full-length. Here is what the guys had to say: We are stoked for 2007 and have been hard at work to the follow up for Undoing Ruin. We are leaving for Vancouver Feb. 19th to start the … Read more

New Song From The Bloc Party

Posted in MP3s on January 3, 2007

The Bloc Party have made available a new song from their upcoming full-length, A Weekend in the City. You can stream the song "The Prayer" online here. The new album is the follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm. Read more

Mess With The Bull (Ex-Scissorfight) Post Demos

Posted in MP3s on January 2, 2007

Members of Scissorfight - who have gone on indefinite hiatus - and Lamont have formed a new band dubbed Mess with the Bull. You can listen to tracks from their demo online here. Read more

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Mouth Of The Architect Post New Song

Posted in MP3s on January 2, 2007

Mouth of the Architect have posted the song entitled "That's No Moon, That's a Space Station" as part of Revolver Magazine's The Unit. You can download the song here. Read more

Scene Point Blank / Crime Scene Merch Contest Winner

Posted in Site News on January 2, 2007

Scene Point Blank and Crime Scene Merch are pleased to announce Andy Tran as the grand prize winner for the merch design contest with his Modern Life is War shirt deign, which can be seen here. In addition to his design being made into a t-shirt design, Crime Scene Merch … Read more

Joe Lally (Fugazi) / Capillary Action Tourdates

Posted in Tours on January 2, 2007

Joe Lally of Fugazi fame will be taking to the road in January in support of his debut solo effort, There to Here. The album was recorded at Inner Ear Studios by Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara and at the Dischord House by Ian MacKaye. The album features contributions from … Read more

Free Talib Kwelli & Madlib EP

Posted in MP3s on January 1, 2007

Liberation, a collaboration between hip-hop producer Madlib and rapper Talib Kweli, is available free to download from Rappcats.com. Read more

SPB Last.FM Stats

Posted in Site News on January 1, 2007

Here are last weeks top five most played artists, according to the SPB Last.FM group. 1. Explosions in the Sky 1. Modern Life is War 3. Isis 3. Mastodon 3. Jesu Mastodon's Blood Mountain and Modern Life is War's Witness were the most played albums. If you'd like to join … Read more

Blacklisted Update

Posted in Bands on January 1, 2007

Blacklisted provided an update via Myspace. Here is what the band had to say: We just finished recording our Ep "Peace On Earth, War On Stage" with Kurt at Godcity, We are excited for its release, all other info for it should be released soon. For now we have some … Read more

Happy 2007 From SPB

Posted in General News on December 31, 2006

Scene Point Blank would just like to acknowledge the new year and promise readers that there are a ton of awesome features both short and long term, all coming up in 2007. The first of these is our infamous Year End feature, including our top records of 2006, so watch … Read more

New Gunsmoke Song Online

Posted in MP3s on December 30, 2006

Gunsmoke has posted a new song entitled "Nautical Slang" online. You can check out the song here. Read more

Ringworm Working On New Album /DVD

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2006

Ringworm recently posted a Myspace blog with an update on what the band has in store for 2007. The band is planning to enter Spider Studio with Ben Schiegel in March to record the follow-up to 2005's Justice Replaced by Revenge. The band has promised the new album to be … Read more

Stream Entire Ian Love Album

Posted in MP3s on December 30, 2006

Pastepunk is currently hosting a full-album stream of Ian Love's self-titled effort. You may remember Love from such bands/projects as Burn, Rival Schools, and Cardia. The ten-song full-length is out now on Limekiln Records. Read more

The Loved Ones Part With Bassist

Posted in Splits on December 30, 2006

According to their latest Myspace blog, The Loved Ones have parted ways with bassist Michael "Spider" Cotterman, who was with the band for the past two-and-a-half years. The band is currently seeking out a full-time replacement. In other news, the band will be hitting the road again in mid-January with … Read more

Blur To Re-Unite

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2006

Britpop heroes Blur, best known for their 90s anthems "Parklife", "Song 2" and "Country House", are set to reform after years apart. The band split when guitarist Graham Coxon departed after drunken antics created intra-band tension. According to a source at TheSun.co.uk: "As soon as Damon has finished his tour … Read more

Against Me! Title Album / Headlining Tour

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2006

Against Me! have chosen the title for their major label debut. The album will be titled New Wave and is expected to see a release through Sire/Warner in the Spring of next year. The band is also planning a headlining tour to begin in February with Fake Problems and The … Read more

Dethklok Album In The Works

Posted in Records on December 29, 2006

Roadrunner Records reports that Gene Hoglan, former drummer of Dark Angel and now Strapping Young Lad, has been in the studio recording tracks for the new Dethklok album. Dethklok are the stars of adultswim's Metalocalypse, a hilarious cartoon about the worlds biggest and blackest death metal band. Of the album, … Read more

New Disnihil Live Songs

Posted in MP3s on December 29, 2006

Brooklyn's Disnihil posted two new live songs onto their Myspace. The songs, "Vultures Circle Overhead" and "This City Is Dead," were played at Southpaw on December 10th, 2006. The songs can be heard here. Read more

Fireworks Booking Tour

Posted in Tours on December 29, 2006

Fireworks are in the processing of booking a February/March tour along the Eastcoast. The band released their debut EP, We are Everywhere through Run For Cover Records earlier this year. To view the dates, click "read more." Read more February 16 - Chicago, IL February 17 - Indianapolis, IN February … Read more