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One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Greylock
Feature — December 7, 2021
Mike Moderski (Greylock) SPB: What’s the most overrated guitar feature? Moderski: Guitar strings. There’s so much hype that goes into branding when really they’re just tiny metal cables. Expensive or not, if you play hard enough and sweat your strings will rust.
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: BEDTIMEMAGIC
Feature — December 14, 2021
Nicholas Pentabona (BEDTIMEMAGIC) SPB: From when you started up ‘til now, is there any specific piece of gear or setup that’s come to define your sound? photo by Trea Lavery, 2021 Pentabona: The one piece of gear that has defined my sound over many years …
Music / Year End 2021: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2021)
Feature — December 18, 2021
Pity the bands releasing new records this year, right? Another twelve months of uncertainty: will they be able to tour this album? Can they even get inside a studio? Will Adele's monopolisation of the world's supply of vinyl mean it can't get a 12" release?! But on the other …
Music / Year End 2021: 2021: A Year In Review
Feature — December 29, 2021
We've told you all about the best music you might have missed from 2021. We've asked the artists and labels who brought us that music to reflect on the twelve months just passed, and what they expect for 2022. But there's still room for more reflection! Here are our team …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Clara Engel
Feature — March 8, 2022
Clara Engel SPB: Tell us how you got certain sounds when working on Their Invisible Hands? Engel: Check out the record here.
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Riot For Romance
Feature — April 11, 2022
Jason (Riot For Romance) SPB: Were there any amps, cabs or anything else that stood out when you recorded the self-titled EP? Jason: Something different for me than in past lives, is that I recorded my guitars from home for the first time ever. Previously, I've done scratch …
Music / The Set List: Top 5 Songs That Set Punk Rock Back
Feature — May 3, 2022
Punk has always set out to be ungovernable, unruly and unapologetic. Kill your idols, destroy society, rip up the rulebook – of course. But that doesn't mean that every act of protest, musical expression or headline-grabbing incident has improved things for the punk scene without discrimination. Quite the opposite, in …
Regular Columns: Guest column: Townies
Feature — June 22, 2022
The Importance of Punk and Anti-Establishment Music in Rural America By Curt of Townies It is a warm September night (9/11 actually, but this piece won’t touch on that whole thing) and Cheap Perfume is about to take the stage. The stage is in front of a small …
Music: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2022)
Feature — July 3, 2022
Somehow, we're halfway through the year again. Where did the time go, we ask ourselves, as life returns to something vaguely resembling pre-pandemic times, music festivals begin to emerge once more slumber, and secret music projects begin to see the light of day as artists rediscover themselves. Luckily for you, …
One Question Interviews: Doe Paoro
Feature — July 29, 2022
Doe Paoro SPB: If you could experiment in any one genre that’s far removed from what you do now, what would it be? Paoro: If I could experiment in any genre that's far removed from what I do now, I think I would play with country music. I …
One Question Interviews: Vanum
Feature — September 23, 2022
Vanum SPB: Is there a particular record you’ve heard this year that surprised you? In a good or a bad way? Vanum: The Vanum group text thread is a real treasure trove for sharing exciting records that we find (generally older stuff), but I don't think any contemporary …
One Question Interviews: Shaylee
Feature — September 27, 2022
Shaylee SPB: What song would you want played at your funeral? Shaylee: Hmm, my funeral? I've never given it much thought, but the first one that comes to mind is "Motion Picture Soundtrack" by Radiohead. The organ on the track feels very reminiscent of a funeral procession, and …
Music: No Coast Fest
Feature — September 19, 2022
There’s no shortage of new music or exciting shows this fall. But two of the big ticket items include a new record by KEN mode (Null, Artoffact Records – check out new single "Throw Your Phone In The River" here) out Sept. 23, followed by the band’s …
Music / Year End 2022: 2022: A Year In Review
Feature — January 3, 2023
Now you've had time to digest our favorite albums of the last year, plus heard what artists and record labels made of 2022, it's over to Scene Point Blank's writers to review the year just finished, and tell you about the things you might've missed. Learn about Europunk, the …
Music / Year End 2022: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2022)
Feature — January 3, 2023
Another year crossed off as the planet inches one more step closer to imminent destruction and chaos. We've lost musical heroes and watched Twitter turn into the internet dumpster fire, and from our lofty position at the centre of these two particular crossroads of music and tech, we're uncertain what's …
One Question Interviews: The 1984 Draft
Feature — January 11, 2023
Joe Anderl (The 1984 Draft) SPB: What is the origin of the band name? Anderl: Both my parents are from Omaha, Nebraska. My dad graduated from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Since my dad was in the Air Force, we moved around a lot so we didn’t …
Music / The Set List: The Guest List: GC Records - Top 5 Things that Prove Las Vegas has a Lively Music Scene off-Strip
Feature — January 30, 2023
The local Las Vegas music scene is unique in that all of the DIY musicians and songwriters are battling against the million dollar shows that happen every night at the billion-dollar casinos with hundreds of thousands of dollars of advertising budgets. It 's a David vs. Goliath situation 7 days …
One Question Interviews: Two-Man Giant Squid
Feature — February 21, 2023
Mitch Vinokur (Two-Man Giant Squid) SPB: What is the most MacGyver-esque workaround you’ve made to connect different bits of equipment? Vinokur: To record our first album I actually did the mattress thing in my bedroom "studio." Basically. I took whatever mattresses and blankets I had and made a …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Vacation
Feature — March 6, 2023
John Hoffman (Vacation, The Mimes) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your setup in studio have help to voice your sound as it stands today? Hoffman: I'd have to say it's my Tascam 122 cassette deck. It's a two-track cassette desk that …
