Features / Interviews

Blacklisted is a name that has become synonymous with present day hardcore. Don't let this association lead you to the belief that Blacklisted is just another hardcore band going through the motions. The band's willingness to experiment with different sounds and vocalist George Hirsch's personal lyrical revelations has put the … Read more

Born out of a shared loved for electronic music, Blaqk Audio represents the endless passion that Davey Havok and Jade Puget have to create music. Scene Point Blank recently spoke with Puget about what precipitated the release CexCells and what he and Havok hope to achieve with their latest musical … Read more

After 5 years, Blaqk Audio finally managed to release their sophomore album, Bright Black Heaven. The electro-project features AFI's, Davey Havok and Jade Puget. Given Scene Point Blank's history of being born out of AFI's message board, it was a nice treat to sit down and talk with the guys … Read more

Record Store Day can elicit surprises that are often unexpected. I often heard of the Bleeding Hearts and anticipated in the fullness of time that the finished album would sonically appear to bookend Bob Stinson’s storied career and ultimately also shine a light on the hot ember that existed for … Read more

On Feb. 25, Philadelphia's Bleeding Rainbow released their fourth proper long-player, Interrupt, via Kanine Records. If one were to start throwing around superlatives for Philly bands, then Bleeding Rainbow walks away with "hardest working" easily. If not on tour, then they're in the studio and vice versa. Oh, and they … Read more

Blind Idiot God have been one of the iconic extreme experimental bands since their inception back in the '80s. Their career was taking off with their three albums, the self-titled debut, Undertow and Cyclotron. However it still has been quite a bumpy ride as Andy Hawkins, guitarist of BIG, explains … Read more

Florida by way of New Jersey grind quintet Bodies In The Gears Of Apparatus doesn't dish out the kind of brutality that, say, your average run-of-the-mill metal band might on a good night. That would be giving them away far too easily. Listening to the group's recently released Simian Hybrid … Read more

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 … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. The old rock star image of bright lights, fast living and traveling with an entourage is almost patently false. Most musicians have day jobs –- and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment … Read more

Scene Point Blank: How has the tour been going so far? The Pete: It’s been great, been fun. Scene Point Blank: How are you enjoying Canada? The Pete: We always do. Scene Point Blank: Even the weather? The Pete: Yeah. You know what? It was like a fast-forward into winter, … 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: You recently played a slew of headlining gigs on the Westcoast. I recently read … Read more

On August 2nd, Caïna - an all encompassing black metal project led by Andrew Curtis-Brignell - released what will be the final record under the Caïna name. Andy recently took the time to answer some questions we had for him about the new album, Hands That Pluck, which we reviewed … Read more

Let's go back to 2011, to when Andy Curtis-Brignell signed the death warrant for his solo, black metal of sorts project, Caïna. We spoke about it at length and the final record, Hands That Pluck, was a fitting tribute to closing a chapter in life. Come the end of 2012 … Read more

Jonathan Pfeffer: A man who needs no introduction. Scene Point Blank: State your name and your role in Capillary Action (!) Jonathan: My name is Jon and I am Capillary Action. I would also like to state that Matt Andrews and I have a half Puerto Rican/half Sasquatch lovechild named … Read more

Cayetana interviews Caves Cayetana: If you guys were action figures what would come with you? Caves: Lou would come with an imaginary German Shepherd (dog) because she had one in real life (imaginary). Minty would probably come with a bazooka made of pizza and sparkles that shoots rainbows quite a … Read more

Caves interviews Cayetana Caves: Cayetana, that's a cool name! Where does it come from? Cayetana: We named our band after a good friend of ours, Cayetano, because he's an awesome dude and a fantastic artist. Caves: If Cayetana were breakfast, what would be on my plate? Cayetana: Tofu scramble, potatoes … Read more

Watching Ceremony's lifeline getting drawn is like watching an inverted episode of "I Love Lucy" play out. Instead of an unpredictable chain of events forcing Lucy to squack, everything seems to be working out great. When Ceremony's demo dropped, they soon after got signed to Malfunction Records and got on … Read more

Scene Point Blank got a chance to catch up with Ceremony in September 2012 at MacEwan Hall in Calgary. They were on tour with Bloc Party for a few Canadian dates and we got to sit down amongst the beer and haze in their dressing room to chat with guitar … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about life in the music biz. While late nights and travel are a big part of it, day jobs always influence the process and the product. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene Point Blank looks at how careers influence the scene. In this … Read more

Last year Clown Sounds released its debut LP, Preacher Maker on Recess Records. While the band name may be unfamiliar to some, frontman Todd Congelliere has a long history of making music and running Recess out of San Pedro, California. Prior to, and in addition to, Clown Sounds, Congelliere has … Read more