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Remember Election Day 2024? Maybe you shouldn't. Maybe you've blocked it out. That's fair, but there was one pleasant surprise that day: a new EP from Wisconsin's Arms Aloft. It took a while to claw out of the darkness in November, then Year End 2024 coverage took over the Scene Point Blank editorial calendar but now we caught up with … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music (or how their music provides escape). In this edition, we caught up with Chuck Ragan, known as the gruffest voice of Hot … Read more

How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how musicians split their time, and how their careers influence their music (or how their music provides escape). In this edition, we chat with Kevin Purcell (guitar/vocals) of Retirement about running Portland bike shop … Read more

It's been a while since I put another playlist up. I actually had this 99% done a couple of months ago, but everything went haywire and the list went on hold. This edition of Search/Play/Repeat is a quick play, running about 30 minutes in total. Enjoy! Read more

Visual Learner, BlackDots, City Mouse, Couch Potato Massacre Cloudland Theater Minneapolis, MN May 7, 2025 I’m embarrassed that I haven’t covered any shows at Cloudland for SPB previously. It’s a relatively new addition to the Minneapolis scene and a welcome addition that feels as much like a community space as … Read more

Sometimes I get all introspective and ask myself why I do this. Not very often, but the answer is always because I like music. It's that simple. I like to discover new stuff and I like to share it. Every year, the staff at Scene Point Blank sink a ton … Read more

Vices, outlets, escapes... I'm not sure where things are at here in November of 2024. But as we battle our demons and look for meaning, or escape, music is a blessing. Here's a new playlist. Many of these artists have been covered at Scene Point Blank, mixed in with tracks … Read more

White Russian Records has added garage-punk band Eyesores to the label, with the Dutch Harderwijk trio sharing their first single, "Digital Prison" last week, available on your favorite streaming software. The band released Wrong Place, Worst Time EP earlier this year and will be on the road in The Netherlands … Read more

Hamburg based egg punk trio Apéro has a new album on the way, a new cassette from RilRec (on streaming too) called cold drinks, cool snacks. It's out on July 17 but the band shared the mine-long video for "Kill Baby Hitler” in advance. “Somehow the title is self-explanatory, I … Read more

New Jersey band Good Teal has announced August 15 as the release date for their debut EP, a self-titled record four years after their formation. The band, described as "hardcore meets garage rock," has released two singles previously -- and now a third, which will be on the new EP, … Read more

Tom Morello shared a new single, “Pretend You Remember Me," with a video that features Leonard Peltier and focuses on immigration in the United States. Morello, best known for his work with Rage Against The Machine, has also performed solo. This is his first solo rock project, releasing the single … Read more