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Music / History 101: Bloodshot Records: History 101
Feature — December 2, 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, we caught up with Bloodshot Records, a Chicago-based label that was founded in 1994. The label is celebrating 25 years in 2019. While an official compilation, Too Late to Pray: Defiant Chicago Roots marks that accomplishment (and we definitely think you should check it …
Music / Year End 2019: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2019
Feature — December 17, 2019
As the year ends, it's time once more for us to hand over to the artists and record labels that made some of our favorite music of 2019 and ask them about their year, the music they enjoyed, and what they're excited about for 2020. Here's the questions we're asking …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Pound
Feature — December 25, 2019
David Stickney (Pound – drums) SPB: Walk our readers through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes (shells and cymbals)? Stickney: The best way to think of my kit is actually as 2 separate kits. The main kit is a typical, traditional …
Music / Year End 2019: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2019)
Feature — January 1, 2020
The end of a year and the end of a decade – 2019 is done and it's over to SPB to tell you about the best albums you heard (or didn't) over the past twelve months. Read on to discover the 25 records our staff collectively voted on as the …
Music / Year End 2019: 2019: A Year In Review
Feature — January 7, 2020
It's the end of a decade, and what a final year it's been. In this last piece of our 2019 feature series, we look back on the previous twelve months to explore the best TV shows we streamed, the coolest album artwork, weirdest records, best non-punk/metal and a couple of …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Lamniformes
Feature — January 25, 2020
Ian Cory (Lamniformes) SPB: Did you experiment much with different drum sizes, cymbals, or drum heads in the studio when making Sisyphean, or did you have a set approach when you went in? Cory: I experimented with the kit much less than I expected before going into …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Sutekh Hexen
Feature — March 7, 2020
Kevin (Sutekh Hexen) SPB: Walk us through Sutekh Hexen’s setup. [Here] is a sketch and quick video clip of the primary noise setup that I have used in Sutekh Hexen 2010-present. This sketch represents the absolute base setup. Various distortions, delays, or reverbs are switched out …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Gnaw
Feature — March 16, 2020
Gnaw SPB: Was the mic’ing of your diverse instrumentation fairly straightforward when you recorded the new EP, or were there some things you and the engineer did to find the right mics or experiment with sounds? Brian Beatrice: The creative process behind Gnaw is always about trying to …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: OvO
Feature — March 20, 2020
Bruno Dorella (OvO - drums,) SPB: Walk our readers through your self-described “minimal drum kit.” How did you arrive at your sizes of what to include (or not include)? Dorella: There are different reasons why I choose to play without kick drum. First, when I started playing drums …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Solo Ansamblis
Feature — March 23, 2020
Vytautas Leistrumas (Solo Ansamblis) SPB: Walk us through your gear setup from your last tour. How do you implement the mix of live and electronic elements? Leistrumas: Let's start with a very important, beloved and sometimes hated Elektron Octatrack MK2, which serves as a midi host, effects machine …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Noisem
Feature — April 14, 2020
Sebastian (Noisem) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your setup have really helped voice your sound over the years? Sebastian: I'd have to say the most important piece of gear to the Noisem sound has been my white Fender Stratocaster. In terms …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Hope Drone
Feature — April 27, 2020
Francis (Hope Drone – drums) SPB: Was the mic’ing of your kit in the studio fairly straight forward, or were there some things you and the engineer did to find the right mics or experiment with sounds? Francis: Personally I wanted to go for a natural, organic Albini-esge …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Western Addiction
Feature — May 3, 2020
Western Addiction SPB: Was the mic’ing of your kit in the studio for Frail Bray fairly straight-forward, or were there some things you and the engineer did to find the right mics or experiment with sounds? Jack Shirley (producer): The mic’ing was pretty straight forward. I have a …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Infera Bruo
Feature — May 4, 2020
Galen Baudhuin (Infera Bruo) SPB: Were there any amps, cabs or anything else that stood out when you recorded Cerement at Studio G? Baudhuin: Studio G is essentially a mobile recording unit, and kind of exists wherever I go. In this instance it was at our rehearsal space …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Howardian
Feature — May 12, 2020
Ian Vanek (Howardian) SPB: Walk our readers through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes (shells and cymbals). Vanek: Howardian play on a 1963 Rogers "bread and butter" crushed oyster kit. It's stylized with the rack tom and cymbal stand coming off …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Thou
Feature — June 1, 2020
Andy (Thou) SPB: Was the mic’ing in the studio when you recorded Magus fairly straight forward, or were there some things you and the engineer did to find the right mics or experiment with sounds? Andy: The mic’ing was more or less the same as most of our …
Music: Scene Point Blank's Favorites: The Year So Far (July 2020)
Feature — July 12, 2020
As is SPB tradition, we've gotten together to compile a list of the albums our staff are enjoying most so far this year. Here are 55 records (with a little overlap – spoiler: turns out Run The Jewels just released a pretty good album) that you need to check out …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: Caffiends
Feature — July 13, 2020
Lance (Caffiends – guitar) SPB: From when you were starting out to now, what parts of your (gear) setup have really helped voice your sound over the years? Lance: Wow, I would have to say all of our gear is really important for our sound. Haha, I mean …
One Question Interviews / What's That Noise?: DEAD
Feature — July 14, 2020
Jem (DEAD - drums, WeEmptyRooms – label operator) SPB: Walk us through your kit and offer insight as to how you arrived at your sizes (shells and cymbals)? Jem: I have never owned a complete, matching kit and probably never will. I'm a tone chaser and I imagine …
