Features / Interviews

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 … Read more

It's beginning to snow in New York. The weather is getting frosty and the trees are beginning to writhe in pain. On the other hand, or more factually, coast, California is pointing and laughing with their awesomeness. Awesomeness that comes more recently in the form of Graf Orlock: the fundamental … Read more

After being inexorably sucked into the first release from the ambient-esque Greys (imagine an ambient act with vocals), In Fades and knowing that an album was forthcoming, I wanted to pick the brain of the artist in the worst way. There was something that struck me about his music that … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. It’s rarely glamorous. 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. And usually when somebody is writing a new record … Read more

Irish indie six-piece White McKenzie never officially broke up, they just went quiet. Frontman Kieran O'Reilly secured an acting role in the hugely popular Irish crime drama Love/Hate, where art imitated life as he played Detective Ciaran Madden in the series while also continuing with his day job working as … Read more

Steve Von Till generously took time to speak to Scene Point Blank about the newest Harvestman release, Music for Megaliths. The unintentional dawn of Harvestman was roughly the late 90s, according to Steve Von Till. Von Till, the person behind Harvestman, began capturing moments, full of drones and sounds, and … Read more

Touring with Minor Threat and experiencing the emergence of the early 80s hardcore scene seems to be a fantasy of many of the members of the current hardcore community. In light of this, it's quite the enlightening experience to sit down and talk with a veteran of the scene: Gary … Read more

Have a Nice Life recently released Deathconsciousness, an ambitious double disk collection of songs that also included a booklet discussing the possible existence of a heretical apocalyptic type Christian sect from the Middle Ages that helped to inform their music and lyrics. The sophistication and ambition necessary to compose and … Read more

Hawthorne Heights have had a storied career with some of the most extreme highs and lows a band could possibly experience. They've not only survived these obstacles but have grown as a band because of them. Between starting their own record label and releasing a new EP, drummer Eron Bucciarelli … Read more

Fans of Alkaline Trio and F-Minus would be forgiven for thinking their respective idols would be unlikely to occupy too similar territory. However, as Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio and Joe Steinbrick of F-Minus unite to form Heavens, they create a middle ground that encompasses goth, rock, electronic and alternative … Read more

Henry Rollins has made a name for himself in all avenues that he has put forth his effort towards. He's an accomplished musician, public speaker, actor, televesion host, etc. Scene Point Blank recently had the opportunitiy to correspsond with Mr. Rollins, and to delve into his psyche. Though I've been … Read more

The closing track on electronic musician Hiatus' latest album All the Troubled Hearts immediately catches you off guard. The gravelly voice of an older gentleman speaking Farsi, and then translating the Persian poetry he is reciting into English, is the centrepiece of “Delam”, which contains the simple attribution of "(feat. … Read more

Hollie Cook delivers her take on lover’s rock with cool, sultry, well-crafted memorable songs. Tropical Pop probably captures the essence of her approach with her sunny disposition and possible newfound title of “The Queen of Modern-Day Lovers' Rock.” Happy Hour is amongst us now. Drink Up. The time to rejoice … Read more

Following a blistering set at the Dionysus Club in the basement of Oberlin College's student union, my friend Ted and I got a chance to sit down and chat with Seattle's Holy Ghost Revival about music, touring, sex, and sickness. SPB, Jonathan: So, how's the tour going? Conor, vocals: It's … Read more

Holy Roman Empire may have started out as a project for a number of hardcore and punk superstars, but the female-fronted indie rock group has quickly evolved into one of the most intriguing and fresh sounding artists in all of music. Scene Point Blank spoke with guitarist Jay Jancetic about … Read more

The legendary Hot Water Music stepped back out onto the road recently for a short stint through the Midwest before they head to Europe in August. Scene Point Blank was lucky enough to sit down with bassist Jason Black to catch up before an intense show in Detroit. There we … Read more

  When I was offered the opportunity to interview someone from the band Hotels I was a little hesitant as I had never interviewed anyone before and was afraid it would end up sucking. I had no way of traveling to Seattle to do this nor did I want to tackle … Read more

When SPB saw Ian Mackaye's new band The Evens play, it was situated in a large ornate church hall, with a crowd of varying age seated on pews in some twisted parody of a church sermon. If the crowd represented a congregation, did that make Ian Mackaye the preacher? Leading … Read more

The three-way partnership between Sera Timms (vocals/bass), Kelly Johnston (drums/vocals) and J. Bennett (guitar/vocals) forms Ides of Gemini, a reverb-laden doom metal trio. Bennett, a renowned metal writer, took some time to chat to SPB about performing, releasing records and mixing music with journalism (who ever thought that was a … Read more

Just as Warnings / Promises finally sees its belated release on American shores, our man Neil sat down to talk with Idlewild's Roddy Woomble, about maturity, acoustic shows, Edwin Morgan and President Bush. Scene Point Blank: Hi Roddy. Thanks for taking the time to talk to Scene Point Blank, how … Read more