Scottie

Inactive — Transamerica

Scottie's latest post – June 25, 2011
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Right now I'm riding my bike cross country. Check my blog below; it features stories and anecdotes from the road.Wish me luck.

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Japanther

Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt
Menlo Park (2008)

In the city of Brooklyn, New York's hippest borough, the pretensions of musicians trying to create songs that are both avant garde and widely accessible (a clear paradox) makes for a stifling scene. Lofts and warehouse spaces across the neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Bushwick are filling with passive young professionals being bludgeoned with art. While every incarnation of noise, folk, … Read more

Coffins / XXX Maniak

The Cracks of Doom
Creeping Vine (2008)

200 Words Or Less

To offend me takes special talent, talent that knows no boundaries to how far the one can push idea of indecency. People who believe there is nothing sacred, no subject matter too taboo that they cannot molest it. These people play in the XXX Maniak. The cover art alone on this made me ashamed to have the CD in my … Read more

Joey Cape

Bridge
Suburban Home (2008)

Where does the aging punk-rocker go when his band's presence in the scene has all but evaporated, releasing new material only when the mortgage has to be paid or a new mouth to feed has entered the family unit, touring mostly when the opportunity is to travel overseas? He goes to the studio, unplugs the guitar, slows down the tempo, … Read more

Dillinger Four

C I V I L W A R
Fat Wreck Chords (2008)

Multiple Authors

As my age teeters closer to thirty than twenty, I continually ask myself three important questions: Am I still punk? Was I ever? Does it matter? Sure my love of punk music grows exponentially with every year I age, but is it just a label for me to wear on my shirt, or is it truly a way of life? … Read more

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Modern Life is War

Interviews

January of two thousand four: I'm weeks away from starting the spring semester of my sophomore year. By the end of February I must declare a major, thus signing a contract that will theoretically determine the rest of my life. Yes, I can change majors; I can even drop out altogether but with each decision comes its own stigma. I … Read more

This is Hell

Interviews

Bands blow up; they turn heads, impressing critics and fans alike. Bands capitalize on that momentum doing long stretches of touring, hoping to solidify themselves as a force in their respected scene. Too often people will label them as being "the hardest working band in _____." That might be true, but only at that moment. If any band has the … Read more

Upcoming Talent #8: Infernal Stronghold

Upcoming Talent

  The world of heavy metal is endlessly going through phases of popularity. Amidst the hordes of current thrash and black metal trend followers are genuine artists, writing music because that's all that they know. They like their music fast, loud, abrasive, and pay no regard to what others think of them. Scene Point Blank recently spoke with guitarist Eddie Chainsaw … Read more

Outbreak

Interviews

The Fest 8: SPB Interviews Toys That Kill, Underground Railroad to Candyland Dan Padilla, Tiltwheel Nothington Dear Landlord Off With Their Heads Outbreak Used Kids Less Than Jake Polar Bear Club Broadway Calls Scene Point Blank: What drew you to the playing the Fest? How did you hear about it? Ryan O'Connor: We were planning a short Eastcoast tour with … Read more