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Records: AFI's Next Full-Length Details

News — March 28, 2006

AFI have released some information regarding their upcoming release. Frontman Davey Havok has announced that the record , titled Decemberunderground will be released on the hilariously Satanic date of 06/06/06. Reports that the album will consist solely of a satanic chant for the duration of the record are thought to …

Site News: New stuff at SPB!

News — February 25, 2006

Hopefully you'll notice through general usage, but SPB has been given a bit of a bugfix session since our big upgrade last year. Here's a rundown of the changes: Pages now have TITLES! New '2006 Reviews' page Nicer looking review pages "200 Words Or Less" …

Bands: Refused DVD Finally Complete

News — February 7, 2006

Burning Heart have announced that the long-awaited Refused DVD "REFUSED ARE FUCKING DEAD" is finally up for release. Here's what the label site had to say: " Refused guitarist Kristofer Steen retraces the steps of how punk rock's brave new sound forged it's way through the swamps and swill on …

Tours: Morrissey and Tiger Army

News — January 30, 2006

Morrissey is embarking on a major UK tour with the esteemed support of UK act Sons and Daughters, and US psychobilly rockers Tiger Army, of all tour buddies, in support of his upcoming release, Ringleader Of The Tormentors. Click below for the dates.

Splits: Transplants Break Up

News — January 19, 2006

In the greatest musical news of 2006 thus far, "punk-hop" pioneers The Transplants have called it a day. Former AFI roadie "Skinhead Rob" is reputedly forming a new band with drummer Travis Barker, a man with his finger in more musical pies than possibly even Mike Patton. The new band, …

Site News: Year End Feature Posted!

News — January 17, 2006

This one's for the benefit of our RSS-using readers (I hope some of you exist, let me know), because anyone who's reading this on the site itself needs their eyes testing if they didn't see the STUPIDLY BIG BANNER ABOVE ADVERTISING THE FEATURE. Yeah, we've posted our top 30 and …

Site News: Scene Point Blank Gets An RSS Feed!

News — January 6, 2006

You asked for it, so we added it! That's right, SPB has jumped (slightly late, admittedly) on the RSS bandwagon. "But what is RSS?" our uncultured readers cry. For the answer, we must consult Wikipedia: RSS is widely used by the weblog community to share the latest entries' headlines …

Splits: Pedro The Lion Breaks Up

News — December 30, 2005

Jade Tree act Pedro The Lion have called it quits. Multi-instrumentalist Tim Walsh posted this message: "I was finding it hard to support my family with the sporadic income that being a professional musician on this level provided. the amount of travel required(100+ days a year) was difficult for me …

Splits: Bear Vs. Shark Lose The Battle

News — December 19, 2005

Equal Vision have made a statement on behalf of Bear Vs Shark to confirm their split: After nearly five years of playing music together, Bear Vs Shark have decided to conclude their story and will no longer be playing music together. The breakup comes only six months after the release …

General News: CBGB's Extends Lease; Ramones Said To Be "Happy"

News — December 7, 2005

Despite a ton of legal issues and bizarre stories about relocating to Las Vegas, legendary club CBGBs has renewed its lease with the Bowery Residents Committee, who had served it eviction papers this September. The club's new lease will last until Halloween 2006. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had this to …

Rumors: Mars Volta Planning New Records

News — December 7, 2005

Word on TMV fansite the Comatorium is that The Mars Volta have already started work on new projects. Forum member 'Captain Beefheart' posted: They've already began recording the 3rd record. The drumming is meant to be so so sick... in a literal sense. Jon can't even sustain the stamina during …

Site News: Scene Point Blank: A Web Odyssey

News — November 27, 2005

You asked, and you have received.. Yep, it's official! We're back and better than ever! I hope you're excited, because I know we all are. This redesign has been in the works for several long months now, and personally, it feels great to be able to take it …

Site News: SPB Posts 500th Review!

News — July 12, 2005

Congratulations are in order as your favorite webzine SCENE POINT BLANK posts it's 500th review. We're finally midway to 1000, coolest of all the numbers. You can read the 500th review here.

Breaking News: Nike Vs. Dischord

News — June 24, 2005

In one of the most bizarre stories so far this year, it seems multinational clothing/sweatshop company Nike have released a new skate wear line called 'Major Threat'. You think that resembles Minor Threat? Yeah, so does the artwork. Dischord commented to Pitchfork, saying: "Nike is a giant corporation …

Bands: Smashing Pumpkins To Reform

News — June 21, 2005

In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, singer Billy Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." He did not say which if any of the band's former members would be involved in the revived group, which broke through with albums such as Gish and Siamese …

Bands: Taking Back Sunday sign to Warner

News — June 10, 2005

In a move that will doubtless have no effect on their adoring fanbase, Taking Back Sunday have officially announced their signing to Warner Bros Records, after recording 2 albums for Victory. The move comes as little to no surprise to anybody.

Shows: American Nightmare 3 Festival

News — May 4, 2005

Psychobilly fan? The place to be on Saturday 28th May is The Glass House Theatre, for the American Nightmare 3 Festival. It's a big festival put on in conjunction with Hairball8/Psychobilly*US that features two stages with alternating set times and a lineup that includes bands from America, Holland and …

Site News: New Feature: 200 Words Or Less

News — March 14, 2005

Here at Scene Point Blank we don't always get a chance to review everything we'd like to, what with the constraints of the lifestyle a SPB writer enjoys. SPB writer Michael put together a new feature of reviews that are, well, 200 words or less. Check out the list of …

Site News: SPB forum back online; fans rejoice

News — January 28, 2005

In case you haven't been checking it every few minutes (and why weren't you?!), the infamous SPB forum is back up and running, complete with all the posts from before. Yeah, that's right, the 71 page 'recent purchases' thread is back for good now. If you were one of the …

Bands: Mars Volta lyrics begin to make sense

News — January 13, 2005

GSL has posted the full lyrics/story booklet behind 2003's epic De-loused In The Comatorium by prog/salsa/afro-rockers The Mars Volta. The book is a 13 page epic that intermingles (okay, I got a dictionary for christmas) lyrics with a bizarre story detailing the life of their fictional character Cerpin Taxt, who …