The chemicals are rushing right out of the gate on this one. You start with a cigarette and dive straight into Diphenhydramine (Benadryl, to the lay person) to calm your …

Mikey (Eddy Current Suppression Ring) SPB: Australians seem to love Canada, when are ECSR coming to play here? Miked: as much as i'd dearly LOVE to go to Canada, it …

Never Mind The Bollocks- Sex Pistols feat. Frank Carter Brings 50 Years of Punk To History, Toronto Venue: History, Toronto, ON Date: Monday, September 21, 2026 Support: Panic Shack pho...

Indie meets Americana band Hooks & The Huckleberries has shared a cover song today, a new spin on the song "Skeleton Key," originally by Banner Pilot. Working on a new …

Maarten (Oskoed Slotters) SPB: What is your favorite Ramones song? Maarten: My favorite Ramones song is probably “53rd & 3rd.” The debut Ramones album is one of the first punk …

I was about 4 years old and in preschool. It was a “meet and greet” day and my dad took me. This was exciting, because I adored him and thought …

By 1981, the Red Rockers were famously branded "The American Clash" by Lester Bangs -- a tag that carried both the weight of massive expectations and the raw power of …

Social Distortion, Descendents, The Chats History (Toronto) – September 14, 2026 The crowd at History showed just how much punk’s demographic has shifted over the years. The room was clear...

Weird Al - Credit: AMH Weird Al Yankovic has been on his "Bigger and Weirder" Tour for over the past year hitting every major and minor US city on the …

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Sliimo returns to earth with a brand new record, a self-titled (2026) effort that expands on the band’s sludge/stoner space metal. Described as “a sci-fi space metal band from the …

Bikini Kill - Credit: AMH "Punk is still very much alive and well... and more needed than ever." In LA, punks of all generations gathered at The Wiltern to witness …

LA’s Art-Punk Pioneers Who Bridged Continents and Genres In 1978, Vivabeat emerged from Los Angeles with a sound that defied easy categorization. As I spoke with Marina and Mick years …

I feel like this may be the first 12", 10-song release in my collection from Real Numbers, a dreampop meets jangle-indie rock band from Minneapolis. I'm not going to fact …

The musical landscape is ever changing. New genres are popping up, new hypes burst out of nowhere and die out and new bands present themselves to the world. How on …

Punk Under the Sun – Interview with Joey Seeman and Chris Potash Some music scenes become legendary — New York, London, Los Angeles — but others almost vanish without a …

Sliimo returns to earth with a brand new record, a self-titled (2026) effort that expands on the band’s sludge/stoner space metal. Described as “a sci-fi space metal band from the …

Are You In The Music Business? Or Just Involved In Music? Interview Series #1 Featuring Jordan Stamm of Drunk Dial Records CC: Hello Jordan! Could you start off by telling the …

Dez Dare talk about his studio gear including the Knas Moisturizer and Death By Audio's Echo Master and Space Ensemble.

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 …

When I saw The Dead Milkmen at Toronto’s Diamond Club back in the late 1980s, the floor was a volatile, beautiful mess of colliding subcultures. It was like different species …

Luke Blanton (The Sleights) SPB: Do you have any vinyl that you own strictly for collector’s purposes and never listen to? Blanton: I have never really bought a record specifically …

50 Years of Chaos: Charlie Harper and the U.K. Subs. More than five decades after the first sparks of punk lit up the U.K., Charlie Harper remains one of its …

Are You In The Music Business? Or Just Involved In Music? Interview Series #2. Featuring Martin Winch of Green Noise Records CC: Howdy Winch! Could you start off by telling …

Aemilia (ELDP) SPB: In your experience, what band has been the most fun to play with?          Aemilia: Our most favourite band to have played with so …

Sarah (Quattracenta) SPB: Which of your songs is the most difficult to play live? Sarah: “In Dust,” from our new record III. It’s not necessarily difficult in a technical sense, …

Chris (Paths 2 Glory) SPB: What is your favorite Bad Religion song?             Chris: It's hard to just have one favorite Bad Religion song. I …

Joao (Illuminati) SPB: What inspired Illuminati to reform? Joao: The original lineup disbanded in 2004 after I migrated to the United States. We self-released a demo in 2003 that was …

San Antonio, TX political post-punks Nocturnal Prose are releasing their first long player Western Interests on the band's own Total Agency label. Featuring Yole Centeno on guitar, vocals, and syn...

Death Cab for Cutie - Credit: AMH For over the past month, Death Cab for Cutie have been on the road across North America promoting their new album, I Built …

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 …

Joao (Illuminati) SPB: What inspired Illuminati to reform? Joao: The original lineup disbanded in 2004 after I migrated to the United States. We self-released a demo in 2003 that was …

That's right: we're halfway through 2026 already, although whether that means this year is a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of year... well, the jury's out. But we'll let you know …

From shaping the early guitar drive of The Misfits to heading up The Undead, slinging bass for Times Square, and running Post Mortem Records out of a New Jersey bedroom, …

Still a Dirty Mess: The Stormtrooper Oral History Before the Sex Pistols swore on television -- or tried to brush it off as "nothing, a rude word" -- and corporate …

Jenn L. Beckwith (All Good Cretins Go To Heaven: The Enduring Spirit of the Ramones – author)                           …

Andresa Nugraha (Andresa One Man Band) SPB: What instrument has been the hardest to add into your set? Nugraha: Kazoo. It's funny because it seems like an easy instrument to …

That's right: we're halfway through 2026 already, although whether that means this year is a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of year... well, the jury's out. But we'll let you know …

Meet the Buddies Fest Prize Pack! Scene Point Blank has partnered with the upcoming Buddies Fest in Tillsonburg, Ontario, and features a hefty line-up that includes Ultrabomb, Mikey Erg, The Slow...

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Fail Harmonic Records SPB: What is your turntable set-up? Our office turntable is vanilla. Audio-Technica, maybe? What we’re spinning is what counts: and that’s Savageheads - Service to your Country …

That's right: we're halfway through 2026 already, although whether that means this year is a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of year... well, the jury's out. But we'll let you know …

12 likes, 0 comments - scenepointblank on July 28, 2026: "Follow both SPB and Buddies Fest for a chance to win an LP, CD, shirt and more. Eligible for ticketholders -- you'll get your prize at Buddie...

Alexandros Anesiadis (Tear It Down, Crossover, New Wind – author) Was there a particular record or moment that inspired the genesis of Tear It Down, about crossover? It wasn't the …

Denny Bartlett (The Drolls – guitar/vocals) SPB: You’ve been in multiple bands. What is the origin story of The Drolls? What was your radioactive spider?      Barltett: I hadn’t …

Shane (The Mistakes) SPB: What is the most tiresome stereotype about punk rock? I think for me the biggest stereotype about punk rock music is that it's simple music for …

Trash (Hot Pennies) SPB: What venue is your favorite to play (and why)?    Trash: This is a challenging question. We have a lot of great venues in the Phoenix …

That's right: we're halfway through 2026 already, although whether that means this year is a glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of year... well, the jury's out. But we'll let you know …