First thing that really got me going about The Bocks would have to be their guitar hooks, something that predominates in its Dick Dale-like quality during “Mexicoâ€. The dual-part harmony is off to such a minor degree that The Bocks really sound like Defiance, Ohio in that regard – sounding more like they are just more than friends. With this style of harmonizing comes a greater amount of cohesion with…
If there’s one thing that legendary Pretender’s front woman Chrissie Hynde swears by, it’s a good Fender Telecaster. Now’s your chance to enter to win this one of a kind autographed guitar from NeuFutur Magazine, LP33.tv and the Pretenders. You can enter once a day, so the more you come back–the better your chances. The contest ends on May 13th, and if you’re the lucky winner, you’ll get an email…
After spending the better part of two years on the road (including festival stops at Lollapallooza, Glastonbury (UK), Sasquatch, Monolith and tours with The Walkmen, Spoon, Richard Swift, The Cribs, White Denim and Tokyo Police Club) White Rabbits hunkered down in their Brooklyn practice space to set about re-envisioning the dark pop of their debut Fort Nightly, while adding new sounds and influences to achieve an original work. The result…
The GRATITOUR kicks off April 16th at a SOLD OUT Gusman Center for the Performing Arts show in Miami then continues to Tampa, Atlanta, Charlotte, Boston, New York, Washington, Houston, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago.
Duff McKagan’s Loaded have just released Sick and to celebrate, the band and neufutur.com is giving one lucky winner a brand new axe from the folks at ESP Guitars! Featuring the former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver bassist on guitar and vocals, Loaded play the kind of straight-forward hard rock that the current musical scene has been starving for.
Topshelf Records is proud to welcome My Heart To Joy to their ever-growing roster. Topshelf Records will be releasing the bands debut full length entitled, Seasons In Verse, on CD nationally on June 30th. The album will also be made available as an LP through Asbestos Records.
2009 is shaping up to be one of Dengue Fever’s (www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic) busiest years to date. Earlier this year, the band made their Australian and New Zealand debut at WOMADelade and WOMAD NZ, respectively. Tomorrow, the Los Angeles-based Cambodian rock band will be releasing their long-awaited documentary “Sleepwalking Through The Mekong†on DVD and CD soundtrack from M80 Music and have also confirmed tour dates and film screenings in North America.…
On April 21, Lacuna Coil will be releasing Shallow Life, their highly anticipated new album. The first single, “Spellbound,” finds the Italian rockers doing what they do best; layering infectious vocal melodies over pummeling guitars. The band and neufutur.com are giving one lucky winner a brand new guitar from the folks at ESP. To make things even more interesting, one runner-up will win a $50 Hot Topic gift certificate! Check…
We live in challenging times. Economic, social and political forces in every part of our interconnected globe are triggering an unprecedented transformation in the way we govern, the way we do business, the way we interact and the way we live. For many of us, the challenges can be overwhelming, and perhaps even a bit frightening. For many of us, it’s time for a break.
It has been a few issues since the last time we have reviewed Slug, but the same quality and care taken in the creation of the magazine is still there. Of course, there are still a number of largely Salt Lake City-based advertisements present here, but these are more than balanced out by the stellar writing styles of the average Slug member. First off, the coverage that Slug grants to…
With a hint of Motorhead poking its turtle head out of “Six Feet Undergroundâ€, the slightly middle-ground of the opening track primes the listening base for the rest of the CD. Each cut on the disc is so similar to the tracks immediately around it that a certain type of cohesion is created; however, the lines are blurred between tracks to a degree that it becomes hard to delineate specific…
Cincinnati’s favorite sons, 500 Miles To Memphis, obviously have their share of Willie and Waylon CDs in constant rotation on their tour bus. Probably best described as country punk, the band blends the noise and energy of Social Distortion with the song writing of the Highwaymen.
These post-Spoon Austin indie-rockers ease into their four-song followup to Maps and Organs with a spacey little ballad that feels something written in the middle of a Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin bender, with bandleader Cody Ground’s vocals cracking right where Wayne Coyne’s vocals would have cracked. – Blurt, for Flashlights EP [8/10]
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Double Fine Productions, Inc today announced that Brütal Legendâ„¢ will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system on October 13th in North America and on October 16th in Europe. From the mind of Tim Schafer and Double Fine Productions, Brütal Legend is a 3rd person action game rich in combat, imagery and storytelling, delivering…
Madjack Records announces the release of Little Red, a new CD/LP from the powerhouse Memphis soul singer Susan Marshall, on April 28, 2009. Recorded during several trips between Memphis and London by Jeff Powell (Afghan Whigs, Primal Scream and Bob Dylan) and Henry Olson (Primal Scream, Beth Orton, and Nico), Little Red further solidifies the often overlooked connection between the soul music of Memphis and the club scene of London.…
There are a number of comparisons to be made between Blue Velvet and the Velvet Underground, in that the interesting compositions that start out the track (during “Docile 1†are fairly cold while still being very interesting. The drums are bold and brash, and while they may sound a little too assertive in their context, they work well.
The Last Resort joins I Scream Records for the release of their long overdue and highly anticipated new studio album “You’ll Never Take Us”. Formed in 1980 in South London, The Last Resort are, together with Cockney Rejects, The 4 Skins and The Business considered one of the leading Oi! bands and an absolute legacy.
“Elly Jackson, is a cooler Sophie Ellis Bextor: her dance-pop tunes are infectious, she looks striking (her vertical red hairdo attracts frequent comments from strangers), and she says what she thinks.†– The Guardian
Milwaukee-based metal band 9mm Solution is set to release its sophomore album, “The Dream Is Dead,†on Rock Ridge Music on June 9, 2009. The band was brought to the label’s attention by new labelmates Psychostick. Says band guitarist Dave Gregor: “Working with the Rock Ridge team has been a great experience. They know what they are doing and they want their bands to succeed. We have been searching for…
Much more rough and scruffy than I imagined, Blue Sky Goodbye is a band that I’ve heard a lot about but never actually bothered to listen to. A harder-edged type of popcore punk than their fellow labelmates Sleep Comes Down, Blue Sky Goodbye nevertheless makes a good song that is not just all fluff. In tracks such as “Cover Your Eyesâ€, dissonance is used in multi-part singing and guitar work…