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Olympia Giving Away Limited Edition EP

Posted in Bands on January 5, 2007

Olympia is offering a chance to win one of ten limited edition Olympia EP's that have been signed by the band. In order to enter, just sign up for the band's mailing ist between now and January 15th. You can sign up here.

I'm From Rolling Stone Premiere

Posted in General News on January 5, 2007

I'm From Rolling Stone, the new reality show featuring a group of journalist vying for a position at Rolling Stone Magazine, will premiere this Sunday at 10:00 PM on MTV. You can watch the trailer here. Read more

Pelican Preparing New CD & DVD Releases

Posted in Bands on January 5, 2007

Pelican are in the process of putting the finishing touches on their upcoming full-length, City of Echoes. The album was recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio Studio with Andrew Schneider (Keelhaul, Cave In) and is in the final mixing stages with a May 22nd release date set through Hydra Head … Read more

Gaza Booking Westcoast Tour

Posted in Tours on January 5, 2007

Gaza are in the process a booking a Westcoast tour with Robinson. Gaza released I Don't Care Where I Go When I Die last year through Black Market Activities. To view the tourdates, click "read more." Read more 2/16 Idaho Falls, ID @ TBA 2/17 Boise, ID @ TBA 2/18 … Read more

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Blur Reunion A No Go

Posted in Bands on January 3, 2007

Despite recent rumors, Graham Coxon has stated via his manager that "there are no plans for Blur to get together this year." Coxon supported his statement, again via manager, that a reunion would not happen because "everyone's working on individual projects." Source: Pitchfork Media Read more

Stream New Modest Mouse Single

Posted in MP3s on January 3, 2007

Modest Mouse has posted the first single from their upcoming full-length, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank. You can stream the single "Dashboard" online here. Read more

The O.C. To Be Cancelled

Posted in Obituaries on January 3, 2007

It looks as though the exceutives at FOX have pulled another brilliant move and decided to cancel the hit series The O.C. in the middle of its fourth season on the air. The last episode will air on Feburary 22nd. According to some sources, the CW network has expressed interested … Read more

Darkest Hour Ready To Record New Album

Posted in Bands on January 3, 2007

Darkest Hour recently provided an update on the writing/recording process for their new full-length. Here is what the guys had to say: We are stoked for 2007 and have been hard at work to the follow up for Undoing Ruin. We are leaving for Vancouver Feb. 19th to start the … Read more

New Song From The Bloc Party

Posted in MP3s on January 3, 2007

The Bloc Party have made available a new song from their upcoming full-length, A Weekend in the City. You can stream the song "The Prayer" online here. The new album is the follow-up to 2005's Silent Alarm. Read more

Mess With The Bull (Ex-Scissorfight) Post Demos

Posted in MP3s on January 2, 2007

Members of Scissorfight - who have gone on indefinite hiatus - and Lamont have formed a new band dubbed Mess with the Bull. You can listen to tracks from their demo online here. Read more

Mouth Of The Architect Post New Song

Posted in MP3s on January 2, 2007

Mouth of the Architect have posted the song entitled "That's No Moon, That's a Space Station" as part of Revolver Magazine's The Unit. You can download the song here. Read more

Scene Point Blank / Crime Scene Merch Contest Winner

Posted in Site News on January 2, 2007

Scene Point Blank and Crime Scene Merch are pleased to announce Andy Tran as the grand prize winner for the merch design contest with his Modern Life is War shirt deign, which can be seen here. In addition to his design being made into a t-shirt design, Crime Scene Merch … Read more

Joe Lally (Fugazi) / Capillary Action Tourdates

Posted in Tours on January 2, 2007

Joe Lally of Fugazi fame will be taking to the road in January in support of his debut solo effort, There to Here. The album was recorded at Inner Ear Studios by Ian MacKaye and Don Zientara and at the Dischord House by Ian MacKaye. The album features contributions from … Read more

Free Talib Kwelli & Madlib EP

Posted in MP3s on January 1, 2007

Liberation, a collaboration between hip-hop producer Madlib and rapper Talib Kweli, is available free to download from Rappcats.com. Read more

SPB Last.FM Stats

Posted in Site News on January 1, 2007

Here are last weeks top five most played artists, according to the SPB Last.FM group. 1. Explosions in the Sky 1. Modern Life is War 3. Isis 3. Mastodon 3. Jesu Mastodon's Blood Mountain and Modern Life is War's Witness were the most played albums. If you'd like to join … Read more

Blacklisted Update

Posted in Bands on January 1, 2007

Blacklisted provided an update via Myspace. Here is what the band had to say: We just finished recording our Ep "Peace On Earth, War On Stage" with Kurt at Godcity, We are excited for its release, all other info for it should be released soon. For now we have some … Read more

Happy 2007 From SPB

Posted in General News on December 31, 2006

Scene Point Blank would just like to acknowledge the new year and promise readers that there are a ton of awesome features both short and long term, all coming up in 2007. The first of these is our infamous Year End feature, including our top records of 2006, so watch … Read more

New Gunsmoke Song Online

Posted in MP3s on December 30, 2006

Gunsmoke has posted a new song entitled "Nautical Slang" online. You can check out the song here. Read more

Ringworm Working On New Album /DVD

Posted in Bands on December 30, 2006

Ringworm recently posted a Myspace blog with an update on what the band has in store for 2007. The band is planning to enter Spider Studio with Ben Schiegel in March to record the follow-up to 2005's Justice Replaced by Revenge. The band has promised the new album to be … Read more

Stream Entire Ian Love Album

Posted in MP3s on December 30, 2006

Pastepunk is currently hosting a full-album stream of Ian Love's self-titled effort. You may remember Love from such bands/projects as Burn, Rival Schools, and Cardia. The ten-song full-length is out now on Limekiln Records. Read more