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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

It was about a year ago I discovered Unseemlier, shortly before the release of I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere. It's a wordy title and a somewhat unwieldy band name -- and I’ll use that “a lot going on in a little space” metaphor even further to talk about the band's "heavy emo / soft punk" sound. It's singsong at … 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

Sacramento, CA post-punk band False Flowers has a new double single out "Secret Futures" b/w "Beat My Guest" (sahred below. The new release follows a mini-LP and one half of it is a new take on Adam and the Ants' "Beat My Guest," which will be released on 7" via … Read more

The Linda Lindas have set an August 28 release date for their upcoming Reprise/Warner major label debut, Gotta Get Out. The first single came out today, featuring Hayley Williams, and is shared below. The band last released No Obligation in 2024. Read more Tour Dates: 09/17 - Berkeley, CA @ … Read more

Swedish d-beat band Totalitär is back, announcing a new self-titled ablum that will release on August 28 on Prank Records (North America) and De:Nihil Records (Europe). Formed in 1985, the band last released Vi Är Eliten nearly 20 years ago. Read more Album tracklist: 1. Vad är det ni vill … Read more

Sentient Ruin Laboratories is prepping the release of a self-titled demo track cassette from Horns of Abomination, out July 24. The tape is the first from the one-man southern California black/death project -- listen to a song here. Read more