We don’t just review music, we listen.
It’s not hard to find new music today. What is hard is finding what’s right for you amid the clutter. Scene Point Blank, established in 2003, is a webzine devoted to independent music. We’re rooted in punk and hardcore, but we don’t believe in limiting our musical tastes. We cover a variety of styles with a firm emphasis on DIY and the artistic process, be it indie rock, metal, noise or the many gray areas that straddle or defy genre.
We don’t give records a once-through and write a quick review. We go in-depth, letting our staff write in their own voice while giving records the attention they deserve. We’re a webzine. In the fanzine spirit, we write and cover music from a fan’s point of view. At Scene Point Blank, you’ll find quality music reviews, in-depth interviews, music-minded columns and other features that remain focused on the reason we do this in the first place: because we love music.
That name...it sounds familiar.
In 2003, four internet friends, who didn’t know each other in real life, found mutual interest and the mutual ambition to go beyond fandom chats on the AFI messageboard. The e-penpals were fed up with the emphasis on trivialities instead of the music -- scene points, it turns out, aren’t worth much in real life. And they were fans of the movie Grosse Point Blank, which ultimately influenced the name you see today. Editor-in-chief Loren, who joined the team after the fact, says that the movie holds up nearly 20 years later. At least they didn’t reference The Phantom Menace.
Scene Point Blank is an ever-evolving team of volunteers who do this because we love it. Sometimes it’s a chore, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the changing digital landscape, sometimes we even need a day off. But we’ve stuck around through screamo, dubstep, the rise of autotune, the fall of Napster and so much more. What we’re trying to say is that we’re here, and we’re unusually dedicated. Thanks for reading, thanks for your support.
