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Did you know it’s been 10 years since Anathema Editions put out its first release? To make the moment, we reached out to founder Terence Hannum to share some label history. In keeping with our “History 101” concept, SPB asked for anecdotes about 4 of the label’s releases and then Hannum picked out 4 more. As he tells it: Ten … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

There are a lot of misconceptions about the life of a musician. Most musicians have day jobs – and not just to pay the bills. Jobs provide new challenges, personal fulfillment and, yes, some rent or gas money. How an artist spends their time by day will influence the creative process at night. In Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Scene … Read more

Here in Scene Point Blank Land, I sometimes get lost in the inbox of endless submissions and new music. I find things I like, but the great digital expanse still makes the records feel, well, a little too distant. Music is supposed to be personal, even if I'm not standing in the front row of a dimly lit room soaking … Read more

The less I say about 2025 the better. Well, except to say that Scene Point Blank's 2025 Year End coverage is in development so, actually, I'll be talking about the year a lot. Search/Play/Repeat is a sporadic playlist feature that's just about sharing music though, instead of hitting some topical … Read more

It's been a while since I put another playlist up. I actually had this 99% done a couple of months ago, but everything went haywire and the list went on hold. This edition of Search/Play/Repeat is a quick play, running about 30 minutes in total. Enjoy! Read more

Visual Learner, BlackDots, City Mouse, Couch Potato Massacre Cloudland Theater Minneapolis, MN May 7, 2025 I’m embarrassed that I haven’t covered any shows at Cloudland for SPB previously. It’s a relatively new addition to the Minneapolis scene and a welcome addition that feels as much like a community space as … Read more

Sometimes I get all introspective and ask myself why I do this. Not very often, but the answer is always because I like music. It's that simple. I like to discover new stuff and I like to share it. Every year, the staff at Scene Point Blank sink a ton … Read more

Fire Sale has a new split EP coming out on Negative Progression Records. Is it a pattern? Maybe, as the band released a split with Pulley on the label last year. This time around they teamed up with The Corps for a 4-song EP called Split Decision, out on Sept. … Read more

The Body has a new collaborative record out before the end the year, the new Whole Wide World, with Cel Genesis, out Nov. 13 on Thrill Jockey Records. The record explores heavy sounds with dual drumming and trance music, among a plethora of deeper influences. Listen to the first single, … Read more

Dutch expiermentla grind duo Dead Neanderthals will release a new LP on Oct. 2. If you read the headline first, you can probably surmize that it's titled Flesh Is Fragile. The band, comprised of Otto Kokke (synthesizer) and René Aquarius (drums, vocals), play heavy, distored tunes that, they note, lean … Read more

As We Shiver, a melodic post-hardcore band from Houston, TX, have a new EP on the way -- a split with Compilations of Austin, TX, which will be titled Down The Middle (Diverse Chorus Records). Check out a new song below. Read more Read more