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Regular Columns: Guest Column: Blag Dahlia - Blag Dahlia’s Hate Mail (July 2017)
Feature — July 11, 2017
Dear Blag,Why are you so old and such a white man? Don’t you know that old white men are the cause of all the trouble in the world? Music itself was created by young people, most of whom never even got old and weren’t white either! Every time the …
Regular Columns: Guest Column: Poli van Dam (The Bombpops)
Feature — October 22, 2017
SoCal punks The Bombpops formed back in 2007 and released just two EPs in their first decade as a band. As cofounders Jen Razavi and Poli van Dam juggled the lineup, they were finally on track to record an LP in 2012 when van Dam became pregnant and the band …
Regular Columns: Guest Column: Blag Dahlia - Blag Dahlia’s Hate Mail (November 2017)
Feature — November 6, 2017
Blag Dahlia is the singer for punk band the Dwarves and co-hosts the podcast We Got Issues. Since forming in the mid-1980s the band has ruffled feathers and pushed limits musically and otherwise. As they prep for a pair of new releases in 2017-2018, vocalist Blag Dahlia returns to …One Question Interviews: All People
Feature — November 13, 2017
Greg (All People) SPB: What are the origins for the band name All People? Greg: We first came up with the name for our band while waiting in the airport on our way home from the Asian Man Records 15 year anniversary shows in 2011. D-Ray and I …
Music / Year End 2017: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2017)
Feature — December 31, 2017
It's been a strange year. Global turmoil, political unrest, uncertainty and populism dogging every decision and public event. Who knows what 2018 will bring? But political scientists we ain't: what we do know is music. Here's our annual list of the best music to come out of the past …
Regular Columns: Amy Oden: Making Punk a Drag Again
Feature — July 2, 2018
Amy Oden is a Baltimore-based musician and filmmaker. Her work includes the feature documentaries From the Back of the Room and Exotic, short-form documentaries for Maryland Public Television, and more, as well as playing in queer punk band Homosuperior. She has contributed guest columns in the past concerning her take …
Music: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2018)
Feature — July 16, 2018
We're halfway through the year. When did that happen? Luckily for you, SPB's expert staff are on hand to guide you through the records you may have missed so far in 2018, and the albums you need to go back and listen to so you can pretend you were on …
One Question Interviews: Priests
Feature — July 16, 2018
Daniele (Priests – drums) SPB: Which of your songs is the hardest to master in a live setting? Daniele: I would say for me “Suck” was. I have always loved disco drums and disco music in general. I always dreamed of making dance music, but it always seems …
One Question Interviews: Ojo Por Ojo
Feature — September 23, 2018
Ojo Por Ojo SPB: How likely are you to pick up a record based off its cover with no knowledge of the band or music? Ojo Por Ojo: I have done it several times with good and bad results but it's always entertaining and fun. As a kid and …
Music / Year End 2018: 2018: A Year In Review
Feature — January 2, 2019
As is traditional, we highlight some of the best non-album releases of 2018, plus a bunch more things. After you've checked out our favorite albums of the year, read this list to find out the best EPs that you missed, the strangest albums of the year, most-read reviews, non-punk/metal albums... …
Music / Year End 2018: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2018)
Feature — January 2, 2019
It's been a great year for music and we're here to tell you what you should have heard in 2018. Fear not – we've diced and sliced the numbers and lists to assemble this, our writers' guide to the best music released during the past twelve months. Read on to …
Regular Columns: Guest Column: Knaaves - "The Road To Return, The Path Of Forgiveness"
Feature — March 2, 2019
Amanda Daniels is a Milwaukee-based musician and dedicated vegan. She has had the opportunity to tour the United States, Europe, and Australia as a member of the now defunct metallic hardcore band Enabler. Her bass playing can be heard on Enabler's All Hail The Void, La Fin Absolue Du Monde, …
Regular Columns: Guest Column: Nick Soulsby - "Let the Sun Come in"
Feature — March 16, 2019
Swans Defy Music’s Law of Diminishing Returns Author Nick Soulsby picks nine highlights from the band’s extensive catalog. “When…When we were young. We had no history, so nothing to lose. Meant we could choose, choose what we wanted then, without any fear or thought of revenge. But …
Regular Columns: Guest Column: Lamniformes - Sisyphean Director's Commentary
Feature — May 11, 2019
Released this March on Furious Hooves, Lamniformes’ Sisyphean is equal parts post-metal soundscape exploration and emotional, striving indie rock. The project is spearheaded by Ian Cory (Gabby’s World, Bellows) but it’s much more than a single person’s artistic vision. Cory composed the material and then recruited friends from Chicago and …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: The Contenders
Feature — June 2, 2019
Fotis Tzanakis (The Contenders – guitar) SPB: Can you walk us through your guitar gear? Tzanakis: Here's a more detailed way of how I come to the sound for my guitar playing for Contenders: I play a Peerless solid body. I treat recordings and gigs quite differently when …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Reunions
Feature — June 4, 2019
Eric Saylor (Reunions – guitar/vocals) SPB: Can you walk us through your guitar gear? Saylor: I have two pretty distinct setups I like to run; both are pretty basic. Most of the time I'll run my LTD EC-1000 into a Mesa DC-10 paired with an oversized Mesa 4x12. …
Music: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2019)
Feature — July 2, 2019
Tension on the North Korean border. Conflicts with Iran. Brexit hovering like the sword of Damocles over Europe. Who knows if we'll even see the end of 2019? Just in case, you better check out SPB's guide to the best music of this year so far. You just might discover …
Regular Columns: Meeting Moose (Howardian)
Feature — July 2, 2019
Scene Point Blank’s latest column is more than a column about life as a musician. Yes, it is that, but we’re also debuting two new videos from Howardian – for the songs “Move Yer Butt” and “On My Honor.” Rather than use a feature as a pretext for a …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Vandoliers
Feature — July 23, 2019
Josh Fleming (Vandoliers) SPB: Take us through your gear setup from your last tour? Fleming: We roll around the country as a six-piece band, stuffing everything in to the back of a Ford Transit named Vannah Montana. I play a Gibson SJ200 and SJ100 ‘cause they are giant …
