Month: April 2009

Posted on: April 4, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Mac McCaughan’s pre-Superchunk band, Wwax, compiled for the first time!

This is a collection of all the studio recordings that Wwax made, all done at Duck Kee Studios on Bickett Blvd in Raleigh in 1987 and 1988. Tracks 1 & 2 were released by our friend Steve Skrzyniarz on his label Leopard Gecko out in Tacoma. The next seven tracks came out on Merge in a double 7″ format. The Songs “All Begins Again,” “Just Like” and “Misinvite” were originally…

Posted on: April 4, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Say Hi – Oohs & Aahs (CD)

Six records into his career, Eric Elbogen (aka Say Hi) has just turned in his best album in an already respectably solid cannon. Oohs & Aahs is insanely catchy, from start to finish. Up until a couple of years ago, the band once known as Say Hi to Your Mom, used a home PC to record their lo-fi, indie pop albums.

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Black Tape For A Blue Girl – Sampler (CD)

4 songs on Projekt Records, which brings the total running time of the disc to 15:04, around 3:46 per song. “Remnants of Deeper Purity” has a richer collection of voices then “this lush garden within” but falls a little short in the instrumental department. This is not to say that the instrumentation is weak by any means, as a number of traditional instruments are played over a very fitting synth…

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

SuicideGirls.com and others praise Thomas Anselmi and Mirror’s debut CD

Mirror is a just released album of cinematic, electronic pop music from Thomas Anselmi’s multi-media project of the same name produced by Vincent Jones and featuring performances by a star-studded cast of collaborators including Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, Warhol superstar Joe Dallesandro, Bowie pianist Mike Garson, and introducing chanteuse Laure-Elaine and teen actress Frances Lawson. The CD is being released by the Mirror Presents label. The great press continues…

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy / The Scarecrow Walks At Midnight (DVD)

When I was still in elementary school, the Goosebumps books were originally released. The overwhelming popularity of the R.L. Stine titles made it a forgone conclusion that it would be transformed into a television show, and Nickelodeon brought it on board in the middle-to-late nineties. Fox recalls well the popularity of Goosebumps and has decided to release episode packs, two of which hit stores this March. Both “Return of the…

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Black Sunday – Tronic Blanc (CD)

Mixing together parts of The Doors, early nineties Goo Goo Dolls and Bauhaus, Alicja Trout starts off “Tronic Blanc” with a jangly goth-dance track that could honestly have been pulled out from the halcyon days of the form. However, complacency is no on the docket for this disc, as “Torture Torture” rips up any framework that was created with “The Picture Looks So Small” and uses seventies-punk guitar riffs to…

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Introduces Sootara

Sootara is a singer and songwriter with a unique way of writing and viewing the world. She does not write using an instrument, rather the songs come to her and she records them vocally, working with them in this way .

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Kero One – “Welcome To The Bay”

Long awaited by fans from across the globe, Kero One’s upcoming album, Early Believers has received significant pre-release buzz. Will.i.am even YouTube’d props to Kero for his artistry and solicited him for a possible collaboration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD_M395n1f8 As the accolades continue to pour in before the album reaches the market, Kero One whets our appetites with his new video, “Welcome to the Bay,” where he guides us through his hometown of…

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

AUTHORITY ZERO ANNOUNCE NEW CD BAND GEARS UP FOR JAGERMEISTER TOUR

Hailing from Tempe, AZ, Authority Zero- Jason DeVore – Vocals, Zach Vogel – Guitar, Jim Wilcox – Drums and D.J. Farmer – Bass are ready make their presence felt once again as the band confines themselves in the studio to start work on their highly-anticipated new album to hit the street fall 2009.

Posted on: April 3, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Absolut Mango (80 Proof)

It’s been a few months since NeuFutur had a chance to review any vodkas from the Absolut line, so we were happy to see a 1 liter bottle in the post about a week ago from Absolut’s PR firm. Needless to say, we set up a tasting and got some good impressions of Absolut’s latest offering. The initial bouqet is as close to actually cutting open a Mango as possible;…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Metal Blade Records announces signing of Boston Mass act RAVAGE!

Metal Blade Records is pleased to announce the addition of Boston Massachusetts metalers RAVAGE to its roster. The heavy metal band RAVAGE began as the idea of two young brothers from Boston Massachusetts, whom fans would come to know as Al Ravage and Eli Joe, who wished to form a band that could bring bombastic heavy metal back to prominence and crush the insipid alterna-grunge music craze of the mid-90’s.…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

RHETT MILLER OF OLD 97’s TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED SOLO ALBUM ON SHOUT! FACTORY RECORDS

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter and Old 97’s front man Rhett Miller will release a collection of new songs on June 9th, his fourth solo album and the first on Shout! Factory. The self-titled album will thrill fans with an up-close and personal journey through Miller’s dark heart and complicated mind – all set to the kind of rollicking tunes for which he’s known. The album is the darkest of Miller’s deep…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl (CD)

“Shuffle Your Feet” is a blues-influenced track that seems more in common with a Stevie Ray Vaughn than with the current focus on the retro-rock of The White Stripes or . The slightly-slower sound of the title track is thus facilitated by the Corrosion of Conformity-esque opening to the disc, and will allow individuals to see the slightly Brit-rock sound of the second track. The heavy synth lines during “Howl”…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Marble Saga Kororinpa (Wii)

This game is a sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, and from the outset, players will be shocked at the steps that Hudson had taken to ensure that critics of the original title will have nothing to harp on.The game itself surrounds the collection of stump pieces, to assist Anthony the Ant in finding the “Golden Sunflower Seed”. The stump pieces also unlock further functionality in the game, giving players more…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Tanya Morgan – “So Damn Down”Tanya Morgan – “So Damn Down”

There’s a city far off; it only takes a few seconds to get there though. A place you could only imagine; yet, somehow it’s one of the realest places you’ve been. That place is Brooklynati, a virtual city reachable by one click of a mouse. Listen to the soundscape of Brooklynati, USA by exploring the sights and sounds of the song “So Damn Down,” by city architects Tanya Morgan from…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye: Bands, Dirty Basement and the Search for Self by Ronen Kauffman (Book)

Those looking to Ronen Kauffman’s book “New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye,” hoping to find a definitive history of New Jersey’s storied hardcore and punk rock scene are better served looking elsewhere. There are mentions and anecdotes of a slew of bands from the mid-90’s scene like the Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, The Degenerics and Endeavor, but the main focus is one man’s discovery and ultimately his passion for the world of…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Black Mountain – Druganaut (CD)

The album’s cover looks like it comes right out of the sixties, which makes sense since the band plays the closest thing to 60s rock that has came out in the last decade or so. The tracks are Shaharazad-story long, as the first two (Druganaut and Buffalo Swan) tracks almost break twenty minutes in runtime on their own. The extension of simple arrangements, such as a three or four note…

Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Gives Voice To President Bell

I’m a hard working business man that aspire to be something in life. Luck doesn’t usually come my way often, so I pray and work hard to accomplish my goals. I’m really a cool, laid back, fun person to be around if you get to know me. If you don’t like me, it’s probably because you don’t know me. I’m outgoing and like to have fun, but I put my…