Pass The Mic: Record Labels on 2013
Music / Year End 2013 • January 11, 2014
Pass the Mic is a Scene Point Blank tradition dating back to 2006 in which we turn the tables, sending a set of questions to bands, artists, and labels to get their opinions and memories of the past year in music. This year we've broken it into two pieces. Instead of one massive piece, Pass the Mic will be published in two entries reflecting on 2013 and examining the idea of royalties in an era of digital streaming. This is part two (you can read part one, featuring bands and artists, here). Here we speak to record labels and industry figures behind the bands you love. We hear from the teams behind labels like Magic Bullet, Twelve Gauge, Red Scare, Escapist, and a bunch more. Read on to hear their answers to our questions including their favorites of 2013, what they're up to in 2014, and the impact music streaming had on their business. Adam (Say-10 Records) 1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2013? (In order 1-5) My top 5 are all albums that I would have given appendages to have released in 2013. Great Apes – Thread RVIVR – The Beauty Between Worship This – Tomorrow, I’ll Miss You Swearin' – Surfing Strange Great Cynics – Like I Belong 2. What band did you discover in 2013 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant? Stabbed in Back! I hadn't heard … Read more
2013: A Year In Review
Music / Year End 2013 • January 5, 2014
You've seen our best albums of 2013; you've heard what artists think of the last twelve months. Now it's over to our writers to assemble their other top items of … Read more
Scene Point Blank's Favorites: Year End (2013)
Music / Year End 2013 • December 30, 2013
Another year, another year-end roundup from SPB. This is the tenth year of our existence and it's perhaps fitting that the album we've voted the best of 2013 is by … Read more
Pass The Mic: Artists on 2013
Music / Year End 2013 • December 24, 2013
Pass the Mic is a Scene Point Blank tradition dating back to 2006 in which we turn the tables, sending a set of questions to bands, artists, and labels to … Read more
