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Site News: SPB posts best of 2011, including Pass the Mic and Year in Review
News — January 2, 2012
As you may have noticed, it's now 2012, meaning we're in year-in-review season! SPB has duly obliged with our annual roundup of what's good and bad in the past twelve months. Feast your eyes on the following features: Our top 25 albums of 2011A roundup of our …
Shows: Leeds (UK)-based tribute to "Our Band Could Be Your Life" book
News — October 31, 2011
Legendary Leeds, UK-based venue the Brudenell Social Club (host to both local acts and international underground heroes) will be hosting a night dedicated to Michael Azzerad's seminal history of the 80s indie/punk underground, Our Band Could Be Your Life. The show features 13 local bands covering each of …
Site News: SPB launches mobile site
News — October 22, 2011
Those of you accustomed to browsing the site on your iPhone, Android or other smartphone device should hopefully have had a pleasant surprise when browsing the site today - we've just launched our brand new mobile-optimised site! It's still in its early stages currently so please be gentle, but you …Records: Sabot to re-issue Lucero vinyl
News — October 17, 2011
Sabot Productions has announced that, on November 1, 2011, they will be releasing Lucero's That Much Further West on double LP, 180g vinyl. The first LP will consist of the original album, while the second contains alternate versions of each track. The package includes a gatefold jacket and download card.Rumors: Larry Livermore to return to releasing records?
News — September 12, 2011
Larry Livermore, founder and ex-owner of Lookout! Records, posted the following Tweet early this morning: Didn't think I'd ever get involved in putting out records again, but @BJAofficial just may have made me an offer I can't refuse. No further information is clear yet, …
General News: Nothing Nice to Say returns from the grave
News — September 12, 2011
Nothing Nice to Say, the punk webcomic by Mitch Clem, has returned after a several year hiatus to present new strips to the world. The strip has been on and off, with Clem growing frustrated with fans complaints about his output, and switching to other comics. You can check …Splits: AFI split up after 15 years (UPDATE: or not?)
News — September 7, 2011
AFI have announced their split via their message board. Singer Davey Havok had this to say: This is the end. Sorry, but AFI is done. After more than 15 years of being together, we as a band have decided to disband A.F.I. Me and Jade will still continue the …
General News: Ted Leo posts previously unheard demo of "Biomusicology"
News — July 8, 2011
In honour of the tenth anniversary of his seminal Tyranny of Distance album, Ted Leo has been posting a series of blog entries regarding the period of the writing, recording and touring of the record. To accompany the posts, Leo has included a rare demo, recorded in 1999 solely …
Shows: Ted Leo to perform seminal album in full at Seaport, NY festival
News — June 29, 2011
Ted Leo has announced indirectly via Twitter that he'll be performing his classic 2001 record The Tyranny of Distance in full at the annual South Street Seaport festival "warm up" show in New York. The show is on 9th July and you can find out more details here and here …Records: Saves The Day launch countdown/player for new album "Daybreak"
News — May 30, 2011
Saves The Day have posted a countdown on their website indicating the amount of days until their newest release, Daybreak, hits stores on September 13th this year. The countdown also includes a streaming song from the record, "Living Without Love". Users can download the song rather than stream it …Shows: Fest 10 adds bands
News — May 24, 2011
The Fest 10 recently added more confirmations for the October 28-30, 2011 party in Gainesville, FL. Added to the already massive listing are: Ted Leo + The Pharmacists; Defiance, Ohio; Franz Nicolay; Mercury Program; Regents; Bangers (UK); Astpai (Austria); Run Forever; Street Eaters; The Holy Mess; Cutman; Junior …Obituaries: RIP Poly Styrene (1957-2011)
News — April 25, 2011
Early news reports are indicating X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene has lost her long-running battle with cancer. More news as we hear it on this sad story.
Videos: DIllinger Escape Plan Release New Video
News — April 13, 2011
Dillinger Escape Plan have released the video for "Gold Teeth on a Bum." The video was filmed in Italy during a performance. The song comes from the band's 2010 release, Option Paralysis. View the video HERE. Dillinger Escape Plan are currently out on tour with The Deftones. Dates …Records: Exclusive: Stream new song from Underground Railroad to Candyland!
News — March 30, 2011
Scene Point Blank is proud to bring an exclusive stream from the upcoming Underground Railroad to Candyland record Knows Your Sins, which will be released by Recess on April 26, 2011. You can click below to play the track. Get Flash to see this player. // …General News: Ben Weasel apologies for SXSW show punch-up
News — March 21, 2011
Screeching Weasel frontman Ben Weasel has posted a formal apology on his personal blog for the recent attack he made on several women at Austin's SXSW festival. Weasel said: I want to apologize to both the club owner and audience member involved for my actions during our …
Shows: Fest 10 Lineup announced
News — February 25, 2011
A partial lineup for Gainesville's Fest 10 has been posted. Some of the highlights include Hot Water Music, Against Me!, Lifetime, Dillinger Four, Circle Takes The Square, Less Than Jake, Bouncing Souls, and pretty much every other band you like. Click below to see the full list (so far).
Splits: The White Stripes break up
News — February 2, 2011
Blues rockers the White Stripes have unexpectedly announced their breakup, according to recent reports. Official word seems to be that the band "will make no further new recordings or perform live", in order to "preserve what is beautiful and special about the band". More on this as we hear it.
Records: Fleet Foxes announce new record; release new song
News — January 31, 2011
Seattle's Fleet Foxes have announced the eagerly-awaited followup to their self titled debut, 2008's Fleet Foxes. The record will be called Helplessness Blues and will be produced by Phil Ek, who also produced their debut EP and LP. The album will contain 12 tracks which are apparently "a little bit …
