Month: February 2009

Posted on: February 24, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Noilly Prat (36 Proof)

Individuals that have not had a chance to take on the Noilly Prat on their own should look into it; it is an interesting type of spirit that really has nothing in the way of comparison. This is likely due to the different blend of herbs and spices that are entered into the unique process that Noilly Prat has guarded, and is the main reason why it is seen as…

Posted on: February 24, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Backslap – Find Yourself (CD)

First off, what the bloody hell is wrong with the lead singers voice? I thought, hey, there’s a female lead singer for this act, cool. But, I looked at the booklet and there’s this guy named Arthur who apparently does the vocals. The end result of the time recording this disc is an album that sounds as if the person had no clue how to digitally record – seriously, it…

Posted on: February 24, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Blue Dragon Plus (DS)

Blue Dragon, the prequel to Blue Dragon Plus, was a game that really did not receive the acclaim that it deserves. The game itself should have been huge, being designed by a firm that was created by someone intimately familiar with the Final Fantasy games. The storyline for Blue Dragon Plus builds off of the actions that took place in the first game, and by the time players have finished…

Posted on: February 23, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Mastodon / NeuFutur.com Contest

NeuFutur Magazine, neufutur.com and Total Assault have joined forces in creating a contest to mark Mastodon’s new album, “Crack the Skye”. Mastodon will be unleashing Crack the Skye, on March 24th. To help celebrate the release, Mastodon will be giving away a new Gibson Melody Maker to one grand prize winner.

Posted on: February 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Backseat Driver – 5 Steps to Victory (CD)

Backseat Driver has to be the only band the Greencastle area to actually have an intelligent producer work on their tracks, as the tracks on “5 Steps to Victory”, while still replete with the noisy distortion endemic on many discs during the emo era, are very professional. While the disc begins slowly with “A Thousand Battles”, “Washington Portraits” shows a band that is much more spirited and intense, allowing the…

Posted on: February 23, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Tanteo Chocolate Tequila (80 Proof)

This tequila blanco is one of the first tequilas that I have ever tasted that has been flavored. As can be gleaned from the bottle, the varietal of Tanteo that wee are trying is the Tanteo Chocolate. The bottle itself looks hand-blown, with the label having a very homegrown quality to it. Cap it all off with a snazzy seal and a wood-topped cork, and one will be delighted if…

Posted on: February 23, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Baby Shower – Demo (CD)

“Sunset” begins with a compressed synthesizer land that seems plucked out of an early seventies movie, and goes with it, creating a Halloween-like atmosphere (like those .99 CDs at the craft stores) for the rest of the song, with its incorporation of spooky guitar lines. Reminiscent of Bauhaus with “Nosferatu”, albeit with a less impacting set of vocals (the vocals are more along the lines of a Placebo than anything),…

Posted on: February 22, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Frozen River (DVD)

Judging from the news coverage, you’d think Slumdog Millionaire and Benjamin Buttons were the only two movies nominated for Oscars this year. While those two movies have been sharing all the ink, thanks to genre hybrids and amazing special effects, the subtly stellar and so far grossly underrated Frozen River manages to get by solely on fantastic acting and a strong character driven storyline.

Posted on: February 22, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Zyr Vodka (80 Proof)

I know that Zyr has been in the market in selection locations around the United States for the last seven or so years, but I was not privy to it until we received a bottle for review. When one thinks of vodka, the first country that will immediately come to mind is Russia. This spirit is captured in a majestic blue-tinted glass bottle that has a smattering of Cyrillic present…

Posted on: February 22, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 1

The Tamboureens – Ladies and Gentlemen (CD)

Mining influences as varied as the Beatles (before they discovered LSD and meditation), Buddy Holly and power poppers like Milk N’ Cookies, Central Pennsylvania’s The Tamboureens sound like just about nothing being released today… and that’s a very good thing.