Features / Interviews

Hailing from Ottawa, Canada, My Dad Vs. Yours is that obscure and awesome new instrumental band that you’ve been wishing to find and show off to your friends. Dense, beautiful, melodic, and warm, My Dad Vs. Yours is destined to become one of the next great post rock bands. Scene … Read more

My Rubicon has been around less than a year and they are already at the top of their game. Because of My Rubicon Minneapolis can actually be proud of their local bands again when most other acts in the area seem to be falling apart. Hard-working, passionate, dedicated, and married, … Read more

Nadir is a punk trio with some names and faces you might recognize from their work with Off With Their Heads, Fake Boys, and Hard Pass. The trio has been around for a couple of years, but just released their debut Collecting Misery this year. The record plays rough-around-the-edges punk … Read more

When the Decibel Magazine Tour recently came through Calgary, Scene Point Blank was awarded the pleasure of an interview with the legendary Napalm Death. As the bands set up, SPB chatted with Barney Greenway about the evils of trusting what is presented to you and how to find vegan and … Read more

Straight out of Brooklyn! Not only were Tootsie Pops and credit cards invented in Brooklyn (file under fun facts that are no fun to anyone, really) but also a treasure trove of young bands belting out 3-minute, throbbing thrusts of kinetic energy. Long guarded by the vinyl elite police that … Read more

It feels rare to see a death metal institution be minted in real-time, but that's exactly what happened this year when Oakland's Necrot dropped their second LP Mortal in August of this year. Mortal is a fresh take on the American death metal playbook that plays to the sinister strengths … Read more

Bryon Lippincott: by day, guitarist with New Bruises; by night, owner of Kiss of Death records. SPB sat down to discuss The Fest, touring, and how making all your releases free-to-download actually improves business. ScenePointBlank: Since this is a Fest-related interview, I'm going to start by asking for some Fest … Read more

The Ramones and The Clash pioneered pop-punk. The Descendents gave it a harder edge. Green Day brought it to the mainstream. New Found Glory took all this and re-wrote the book on it. Scene Point Blank corresponded with New Found Glory drummer Cyrus Bolooki via email about all things Coming … Read more

New Idea Society's full length is easily one of the most unique albums to be released in recent memory. Stephen Brodsky and Mike Law have composed original songs teeming with lo-fi rock, 60's pop, and hints of folk. So if you haven't bought into the hype yet, it's not too … Read more

“It’s like a divorce. You can be as friendly as you like but there’s always a bit of an energy,” says erstwhile Kaiser Chief Nick Hodgson of his interactions with his former bandmates. Nick was the drummer and principal songwriter of indie music behemoths the Kaiser Chiefs, and in 2012, … Read more

Night Birds made a name for themselves quickly. Sure, the guys have played in some well-known bands beforehand, but with only one proper full-length to their name (2011’s The Other Side of Darkness) and a foot-tall stack of 7-inches, the band has been quite active. In prep for Fest 11, … Read more

You’ve heard the black box joke, right? The plane crash joke? People say “if the black box is so strong why don’t they build the whole plane out of that?” It’s nonsensical, extrapolatory logic -- unless, of course, you’re Night Court. The Vancouver based lo-fi punk trio has taken a … Read more

To say the least, it's been an eventful couple of years for None More Black. The band declared an indefinite hiatus in 2007 only to return to action again earlier this year. Now the band is writing for a new album that - finger's crossed - will come out next … Read more

Matt Goud apologizes for being late and offers to buy me a coffee. He says that he's really grateful I would take the time to do an interview. When I explain that I'm a fan of his work and have been following his music for the past few years, he … Read more

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: First off, how many Fests have you played? Chris Matulich: We've played the last … Read more

October Falls created one of my personal favourite records from the first half of this year with The Plague of the Coming Age - which was reviewed here - and the combination of gorgeous sounds and black metal aesthetic is a truly a wonder to behold. Mikko Lehto (vocals, guitar) … Read more

Back in November 2018, British punk outfit Shame were wrapping up a raucous gig in Dublin following support from hotly-tipped local bands Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital. Watching the blistering performances were four musicians in a band called Odd Morris. When the gig was over and the performers went … Read more

During a prolonged Minnesota winter in early 2013, Scene Point Blank chatted with Off With Their Heads’ Ryan Young about their (at the time) upcoming record Home. Getting some earlier spins of the record, which was released in March, we discussed the record’s origins, the ever-changing line-ups, and dealing with … Read more

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: Off with Their Heads is off the road less than they're on it, what … Read more

The quaint and urbane mask of Hobart, Tasmania is perhaps not a true representation of the many creative perturbations that occur beneath its often-quiet streets. After personally spending some time as a Hobart resident in late 2013, I know that there is something to be said about the combination of … Read more