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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

New Jersey band Sleep In. will released Tangled In The Vines this fall -- their first album since The Stars On Your Ceiling back in '19. The new collection features 9 songs, with the band sharing "It's All Ratfucked" in advance. It eleases on Sept. 25 on Choke Artist label. … Read more

East Bay rock 'n' rollers Chargers are back, announcing a 5-song 12" to release on Pirates Press Records on Oct. 23. The new EP is titled Last Call. While members also play in UK Subs, Rancid, and Jello Biafra & the Guantanamo School of Medicine, Charger is Motorhead-fuelled r 'n' … Read more

Initially forged in 1981, Ministry will conclude as a band following the Oct. 30 release of Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery), coming on Cleopatra Records. The album's release will be followed by US tour dates atn the Goodbye Europe Tour in 2027. The first single is streaming now. … Read more

Curran Reynolds' Body Stuff is back, sharing "Hysteria" from the upcoming Body Stuff 5, the second full-length from the experimental project by the former member of Today Is The Day. Body Stuff 5 will release on Oct. 16 and includes collaborations with Andee Blacksugar (Blondie). Read more Read an SPB … Read more