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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

Indie-punk band Massive Nightmares have set a release date of Oct. 30 for their debut full-length, Get Bent, two years after releasing a self-titled EP. The new album was produced by Trevor Reilly (A Wilhelm Scream), and the title track is streaming now (below). Read more Tour Dates: September 26th … Read more

Sumerian Publishing / Punk Life Naomi will pubish a new photographer collection, a 12" x 12" hardcover book, featuring the work of Naomi Peterson. Titled Shot at the Speed of Sound, the book collections photography from punk, alternative, and metal and is 152 pages in total, available Oct. 31. The … Read more

Provaceur punks Satanic Planet return with Dead Deities,t he band's second album, out Oct. 30 on Relapse Records. With a lineup of Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple co-founder and spokesperson), Luke Henshaw (Planet B), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Dead Cross), and Justin Pearson (The Locust, Deaf Club), the album is, per … Read more

Shudder To Think will release Who Sent You?, a new 3-song EP on Sept. 11. on Dischord Records. It's the first new music from the post-hardcore art rock band in close to 30 years. The band started playing live lasat year, following that with the new EP. The currently lineup … Read more