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Ryan Adams

Prisoners B Sides
Blue Note (2017)

Ryan Adams is one of the 21st centuries most prolific songwriters. Like Springsteen on speed, he just can’t seem to stop, whether it’s country, blues, metal, or an assortment of other areas for which he has lent his voice, he is constantly pushing out something new. His drive to write and produce is a great thing and has provided an … Read more

Weezer

Pacific Daydream
Atlantic (2017)

I think that sometimes it’s really hard to review a Weezer record… I mean.. Their first record, the self-titled Blue album, is firmly perched on the list of “best debut albums of all time”. It’s quick punch of pop-punk aesthetic, quirky songwriting, and heavy crunch guitar is only mirrored by the sensitivity and honest lurch of songs like “Say It … Read more

Neil Young and The Promise of the Real

The Visitor
Reprise (2017)

Neil Young releases records at an alarming rate for a septuagenarian. It doesn’t matter, the guy gets a gold pass on whatever he releases. His recent health scare not slowing him down, yet showcasing the mortality we have seen in the recent past with Young’s friends and peers moving on at an alarming rate. Neil Young has walked a frantic … Read more

David Bowie

A New Career in a New Town
Parlophone (2017)

I have successfully broken my brain trying to find something new to say about David Bowie. I believe it to be absolutely impossible to speak in new terms on what the musician, actor, artist, and fashion icon meant to the the worlds he showed up in. Countless of us who mourned his death have done so with some type of … Read more

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The Sword

Interviews • March 10, 2018

The Sword barrel down the highway bludgeoning passers-by with thick southern riffs, warped Sci-Fi, and a groove that may hit your feet as hard as your head. The band gained critical acclaim with their epic concept record, Warp Riders, showcasing a storytelling not found in such jarring music. Guitarist Kyle Shutt is a founding member of The Sword, and recently … Read more

Top 10 Songs From the New David Bowie Boxed Set “A New Career in a New Town”

Music / The Set List • December 12, 2017

David Bowie, one could argue, is the most influential artist ever. I may get some shit for that comment, but he had done more to marry music, art, fashion, and theater into one arena than anyone before or since. His tendrils reach far into the fine arts world and everything he touched was way before its time. Even his last … Read more

Big|Brave

Interviews • November 23, 2017

Mathieu Ball is one of two guitarists for Montreal’s Big|Brave. The trio does not offer a bass player, however, Mat and the rest of the band build equal parts angular icicles and spring thaw that throw shadows on the shallow graves they uncover. Their latest album Ardor is dense and layered with a jazz-like feel around the edges. Scene Point … Read more

Body Count

Interviews • May 31, 2017

Body Count’s lead guitarist and founding member Ernie C might be one of the funniest, most intriguing musicians in the metal world. He was nice enough to sit down with Scene Point Blank to discuss the band’s newest record Bloodlust and their upcoming Australian tour, the first time the metal icons will visit that country. I have never interviewed a … Read more

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Red Hot Chili Peppers @ Amalie Arena

Posted by Brian Furman • May 3, 2017

Red Hot Chili Peppers Amalie Arena Tampa, FL April 27, 2017 It is hard to believe that three of the four members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers are all in their mid-50s. The band bounced to the stage at Tampa's Amalie Arena on Thursday, April 27th to the tune … Read more

Explosions in the Sky @ Jannus Live

Posted by Brian Furman • April 15, 2017

Explosions in the Sky Jannus Live St. Petersburg, FL April 12th, 2017 Explosions in the Sky are a rarity in the day and age of the “right now”, with information at everyone’s finger tips, all the time There seems to be a slight movement away from music that might take … Read more