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One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Extinction A.D.
Feature — August 24, 2020
Rick Jimenez (Extinction A.D. – guitar/vocals) SPB: Did you experiment much with different equipment, setups, mics or equipment when recording Decimation Treaty? Did any particular item stand out? Jimenez: While we recording Decimation Treaty we actually experimented quite a bit with different amplifier and cabinet combinations. We …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Gino and the Goons
Feature — September 21, 2020
Gino Bambino (Gino and the Goons) SPB: Walk our readers through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes (shells and cymbals). Gino: I have a 1966 set of Champagne sparkle Ludwig drums. It’s not worth much due to the fact they made …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Geld
Feature — October 9, 2020
Al Smith (Geld-vocals) SPB: What is the most overrated guitar feature? Smith: It may seem rich to bemoan something Geld has casually lent on in our last few records, but the “howl of cicadas” guitar tone feels pretty played out at this point. I mean, don’t get me …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Barren Womb
Feature — November 20, 2020
Tony (Barren Womb) SPB: Were there any amps, cabs or anything else that stood out in the studio when you recorded Lizard Lounge? Tony: There was nothing very unusual about the amp setup for the Lizard Lounge recording sessions, in fact it was very similar to the setup …
Music / Year End 2020: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2020)
Feature — December 21, 2020
What a year. The (probably apocryphal) curse goes "may you live in interesting times" and we're truly learning what it means to be alive during a period that history will constantly look back on. For all of the struggles the world faced with natural disasters, racial injustice, the global pandemic, …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Locrian
Feature — December 28, 2020
André Foisy (Locrian) SPB: From when you were starting Locrian until the present, what parts of your setup have really helped voice your sound over the years? Foisy: That’s a compliment to say that I have a sound so thank you. My rig has remained fairly consistent …
Music / Year End 2020: 2020: A Year In Review
Feature — December 28, 2020
One day, we'll all look back on this year and laugh. Well, maybe not laugh... cry? Despair? Curse? Probably some combination of all the above. But we've tried to look past the dreaded C-word, the Taylor Swift albums and the endless waves of home-studio-concert-streams on YouTube by artists trying to …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: War//Plague
Feature — January 14, 2021
Chad (War//Plague – drums) SPB: Walk us through your kit and how you chose its various pieces? Chad: I've always been a huge fan of TAMA DRUMS ever since I was a kid! This hasn't always been my traditional set up, like everyone in War//Plague it has been …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: New Junk City
Feature — January 17, 2021
Jeff Claxton (New Junk City – drums) SPB: Walk us through your drum kit, if you don’t mind, explaining how you made the decisions about some of your heads or sizes.
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Michael Crafter
Feature — January 25, 2021
Dave Bate (Michael Crafter) SPB: What parts of your (gear) setup have really helped Michael Crafter voice your sound from when you started until today? Bate: Michael Crafter recordings are often done on the fly at rehearsal, though every now and then we like to go into the …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Mad Caddies
Feature — February 23, 2021
Mad Caddies SPB: Was the mic’ing of the horns in the studio different for Punk Rocksteady than on “traditional” Mad Caddies records? Mad Caddies: The mic and position always changes depending on the horn sound. Punk Rocksteady was mostly close miking. On older records the room mics played …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Mikey Erg
Feature — March 2, 2021
Mikey Erg SPB: Walk our readers through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes (shells and cymbals)? Mikey: My current kit is a Ludwig Blue Vistalite kit with a 26" kick drum and 14" and 18" toms. My snare is a Pork …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Hiram-Maxim
Feature — March 4, 2021
Fred Gunn (Hiram-Maxim – vocals) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your setup have really helped voice your sound over the years? Gunn: Prior to forming HIRAM-MAXIM, I performed exclusively in punk bands. The extent of my gear was nothing of my …
One Question Interviews: R. Boyd
Feature — March 10, 2021
R. Boyd SPB: Is there a particular album or artist that inspired you to start writing your own music when you were younger? Boyd: No particular album or artist but I was really into ‘90s grunge when that hit. My neighbor who had learned to play guitar showed …
Music / The Set List: Top 5 tracks on the Wet Cassettes compilation
Feature — March 16, 2021
Let me do this in my best vintage Dan Aykroyd from SNL voice. Do YOU need more excitement in your life? A little PICK ME UP in these weird times? The "WEIRD AND DIRTY MUSIC" you never knew you needed? Look no further than Wet Cassette’s new compilation album …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Black Sheep Wall
Feature — April 12, 2021
Scott Turner (Black Sheep Wall) SPB: What’s the most MacGyver-esque workaround you’ve made to connect different bits of equipment? Turner: Using a $5 1/8” splitter cable and a few 1/8” to 1/4” adapters from Radio Shack to link up two live rigs at once.
One Question Interviews: Safety
Feature — April 26, 2021
Andy Diaz (Safety) SPB: You break a string onstage during a song. What’s your strategy: attempt a BB King-style replacement while playing? Diaz: If I break a string in the middle of a song, I simplify the chords until I have the opportunity to grab my backup guitar. …
Music: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2021)
Feature — July 6, 2021
The less said about 2021 so far the better, right? We won't rehash the political chaos, the ongoing climate crisis, the billionaire space race and, of course, the C-word (Covid-19 – what were you thinking?). Instead, we'll focus on the music. Here are a set of lists by our staff …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: A.M. Nice
Feature — September 6, 2021
Adam Nice (A.M. Nice – guitar/vocals) SPB: Were there any amps, cabs or anything else that stood out when you recorded with Steve Wethington at Candyland studio for your upcoming album? Nice: Our friend Jeff’s microphone stand with a built-in cup holder stood out as the worst piece …
