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One Question Interviews: Gentleman Speaker

Feature — October 16, 2024

Gentleman Speaker SPB: What is your favorite “classic power pop” deep cut? Gentleman Speaker: This is a tough one because there are so many, but I'm going to go with a vastly underrated song: "In a Cave" by Tokyo Police Club. The lyrics hit every time, it has …

One Question Interviews: Sublunar Express

Feature — October 23, 2024

Sublunar Express SPB: What is the weirdest description you’ve heard of your music? Could you see where the commenter was coming from? Sublunar Express: The band’s rhythmic approach has been compared to Cláudio Cavalcanti, a fantastic Brazilian actor mainly active between the ‘70s and ‘90s. Despite advanced research …

Music / Fest 22: Fest 22: Artist Interviews

Feature — October 22, 2024

While I want to say that Scene Point Blank went big this year with so many interviews in this feature, the truth is that it's barely a fraction of the bands that play at FEST 22, taking place in Gainesville, FL from Oct. 25-27. The artists featured are just …

One Question Interviews: Rad Max

Feature — November 4, 2024

Rad Scott (Rad Max) SPB: What is your least favorite genre of music? Is there an artist/band who is a notable exception to that rule? Rad Scott: Least favorite favorite genre? Simpsons-based metalcore. Notable exception? Okilly Dokilly. --- Follow Rad Max via instagram @radmaxrocks

One Question Interviews: Keddies Resort

Feature — November 6, 2024

Keddie Smith (Keddies Resort – vocals/guitar) SPB: Is there a regional food you look forward to on tour? Smith: As a man with no proper education I do not know what "regional" means but lemme tell you, I was 250 pounds a few years ago so I do …

One Question Interviews: Worst Ways

Feature — November 7, 2024

Worst Ways (Grant - Guitar, Ryan - Guitar, Trevor - Drums, Phil - Bass/Backing Vocals, Jonnie - Vocals) SPB: What song in your current setlist is the hardest to nail live (what part is the most challenging)? Grant: Oh, easy. "Better Off", the first half of the …

Music / Fest 22: The Fest 22 – Reviewed

Feature — November 6, 2024

How do you sum up a 3-day weekend where you’ve spent approximately 36 hours watching live music and seen nearly 50 bands -- and also missed another 300? The Fest is a wonderful beast where you venue hop to catch up-and-comers, watch headliners outside on the big stage, and …

One Question Interviews: Night Court

Feature — November 18, 2024

Dave-O (Night Court) SPB" You just released your third record in the last four years. How do you know when it’s “time” to record and release a new full-length? Dave-O: Well, technically $HIT MACHINE is our fourth album in four years - although Nervous Birds One and Too …

One Question Interviews: Coughin Vicars

Feature — November 20, 2024

Roman Remains (Coughin Vicars - vocals) SPB: What is the worst reunion concert you’ve seen? – Roman: I can't recall ever walking away from a reunion gig I've invested in with disappointment. Rocket from the Crypt, Danzig doing Samhain, The Make up, Jawbreaker, E.S.G, Pentagram, Bl'ast, Negative …

One Question Interviews: winded

Feature — November 20, 2024

Thrin Vianale (winded – guitar/vocals) Winded appear to live by DIY in the punk world, but with a wider range of influences. Who is a favorite band (not associated with "punk") who has influenced your style or approach? I would have to say the band Low has probably …

One Question Interviews: Yuasa-Exide

Feature — December 2, 2024

Douglas Busson (Yuasa-Exide) SPB: Health problems led to this project as well as a new way of physically playing guitar. What is it like to listen to these songs? Do they take you through that discomfort again? Busson: Listening back to the early albums doesn’t cause me any …

One Question Interviews: Hollow Howl

Feature — December 4, 2024

Jared Rosenbaum (Hollow Howl) SPB: How much space in your home is dedicated to music storage (instruments or records)? Rosenblum: We live in an old farmhouse. Not a big affluent one with beautiful metal fixtures and woodwork. Just a little old house from the 1870s. So it predates …

One Question Interviews: Gob

Feature — December 5, 2024

Steven Fairweather (Gob) SPB: How many people mispronounce your name as an Arrested Development reference? Fairweather: HAHA! Not too many actually! I’m sure it’s maybe more of an issue when Googling the band. But we were once out on a run of shows with a band called “Seaway,” …

One Question Interviews: Feel It Records

Feature — December 16, 2024

Sam (Feel It Records) SPB: What is your favorite album cover of all time? Sam: Funkadelic - Maggot Brain Totally iconic, striking, and still relevant to this day. Still wakes me up every time I pick it out to spin.

One Question Interviews: Static Friction

Feature — December 17, 2024

Derek (Static Friction) SPB: What is the furthest you’ve ever traveled to see a single show (and who was it)? Derek: Oh boy, I just so happen to have a good answer for this one. My wife and I have been planning an Italy trip for about a …

One Question Interviews: Big Sad

Feature — December 18, 2024

Mario (Big Sad - bass)     SPB: Who is the most underrated Florida band (current or all-time, your choice)? Mario: Grabass Charlestons/Careeners Not only is their entire catalog solid, but their last LP, Dale & The Careeners is the best album No Idea Records ever put out. Whenever …

Music / Year End 2024: Pass The Mic: Artists and labels on 2024

Feature — January 4, 2025

It's a SPB tradition to formally "pass the mic" to our artist and label friends to tell us about their year in music. What albums did they enjoy? What shows did they see? What are they looking forward to for the new year? We're joined this year by a …

One Question Interviews: Six Below Zero

Feature — January 13, 2025

Matthew Brammer (Six Below Zero) SPB: Six Below Zero is both a solo project and you live in Wyoming, so I imagine you have limited live opportunities -- that said, does the project ever play live and does that possibility affect how you approach songwriting? Brammer: Consistently playing …

One Question Interviews: 2AMature

Feature — January 14, 2025

Yanmark Berube (2AMature-drums) SPB: Do you collect physical media? Berube: Absolutely, we collect physical media. It’s the only REAL way to own it. When you buy media digitally, you’re usually just purchasing the rights to access it, which can be revoked at any time. With physical media, it’s …

One Question Interviews: The Snorts

Feature — January 15, 2025

Aaron (The Snorts-guitar/vocals) SPB: Other than the new live record, what is your favorite split record, ever? Aaron: My favorite split of all time is: Spark Lights Friction / Ruined in a Day from 2000. That version of “Hearts and Canons” from Spark Lights just rips.  --- …