Month: July 2009

Posted on: July 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Preview On the Sleeve from New Roman Times

Austin indie quartet New Roman Times is led by collaborator-husband/wife team Daniel Owens and Josie Fluri. Their new album, On The Sleeve (July 14,New Granada), is a follow-up to 2005’s International Affairs (Social Recordings). On The Sleeve is a dance/rock-tinged long-player with strong collection of driving indie rock with a flair for 80’s inspired dark-wave. Few new-millennium acts seem to have gotten the balance of familiar ’80s-club emotional throb and…

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Posted on: July 15, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

“Jesus Camp” Meets “Lost in La Mancha” in the Acclaimed Doc AUDIENCE OF ONE on IndiePix DVD 8/18

This Award-winning Festival Fave — the Special Jury Award Recipient at SXSW 2007 –Debuts on Extras-Loaded DVD for $24.95srpÂ…Only from IndiePix® IN STORES AUGUST 18 NEW YORK, NY – If God spoke to you and asked that you re-define the Hollywood epic with a multi-million dollar cross between Star Wars and The Ten Commandments, what would you do? Ten years ago, charismatic pastor and fledgling filmmaker Richard Gazowsky received such…

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Posted on: July 15, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

My Dinner With Jimi (DVD)

This DVD is insane. The story here surrounds The Turtles, whom may be best known for “Happy Together”, in a period of their life that details their claim to fame and visits to some of the best known musicians and figures of that period of time. The amount of different stars that are present in this film is considerable, whether it be through a role filled by George Wendt, John…

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Communique – Poison Arrows (CD)

Fuzzy synths mix with a less-hopped up version of The Red Hot Valentines, Communique incorporates Geddy Lee-intricate bass lines to make a thumping, eighties-themed booty shaking track in “The Best Lies”. “Evaporate” adds what could easily be a Vangelis track underneath a Hot Hot Heat / Killers / Dead or Alive rocking-type track. Ryan’s vocals and the infectious keyboards laid down by Ryan work together, each taking the place of…

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Sleepy Sun Announce North American Tour

Daytrotter Session : http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/sleepy-sun-haunts-of-acid-rains-and-lush-orangeness-concert/20030692-3737898.html Pitchfork (7.5) : http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13098-embrace/ Spooonful : http://www.spooonful.com/rock/sleepy-sun SF Weekly : http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2009/06/last_night_sleepy_sun_at_great.php San Francisco Chronicle : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/17/DDIJ187M97.DTL Las Vegas Weekly : http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2009/jun/04/sleepy-sun/ KEXP : http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/05/03/live-review-sleepy-sun-the-sunset-430/ Amplifier Magazine : http://www.amplifiermagazine.com/amplified/sleepy_sun.php Thu 8/27 – The Cellar Door – Visalia, CA Fri 8/28 – Bunkhouse Saloon – Las Vegas, NV Sat 8/29 – Monte Vista Lounge – Flagstaff, AZ Mon 8/31 – Pastime Tavern – Dallas, TX Tue 9/1 –…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

505 Games and Paramount Digital Entertainment to Bring “Grease” to Nintendo Platforms

505 Games today announced it has secured the global publishing rights for a video game based on the original high school musical, Grease. Working in collaboration with Paramount Digital Entertainment, 505 Games will oversee and publish a Grease video game for the Nintendo Wiiâ„¢ and Nintendo DSâ„¢. The Grease video game will allow players to sing and dance alongside Danny, Sandy, The Pink Ladies and the T-Birds. The game will…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Common Rider – This is Unity Music (CD)

For all the different opinions I’ve heard about this band and this album in particular, I still find it easiest to completely shuck all pre-established thought about the band and start completely fresh. So, I sat in my room and put the disc on repeat, and I am currently writing this as the disc plays through for the fifth straight time. At first listen, I noticed a lot of similarity…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Slaraffenland Reveal Details for We’re on Your Side, due September 15th, 2009 from Hometapes. Fall Tour Dates with Akron/Family Below!

“We have waited a while…still it’ll take us some time” begins “Meet and Greet.” Vocal harmonies ring out to the pulsing beat of a delayed floor tom. A guitar wakes up the reeds. The subtle organic percussion of handclaps punctuates the amplified air, the music becoming a distinct human synthesis. This is a pop song. This is Slaraffenland. Based in Denmark, they embrace the art of shape, of space, and…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Dear Hunter – Act III: Life and Death

I believe that The Dear Hunter may be the only band to undertake such a massive story arc; “Act III” is the third part of six that former The Receiving End of Sirens member Casey Crescenzo began with 2006’s Act I” (reviewed at https://neufutur.com/Reviews/thedearhunter.html ). The disc begins with “Writing on a Wall”, a track that is tremendously important for both establishing continuity with the other two releases in the…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Baby On Board (DVD)

Baby on Board will be seen as a cult film ten or fifteen years down the road. Everything is there for that, whether it be the cast of underappreciated stars (Jerry O’Donnell, Lara Flynn Boyle, Heather Graham) or the seemingly random comedy that is present through the whole film. The reviews for this film have not been good, but one has to take them in stride and come into the…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BLAKE LEWIS TO RELEASE NEW ELECTRONIC/POP/DANCE ALBUM HEARTBREAK ON VINYL VIA TOMMY BOY ENTERTAINMENT ON OCTOBER 6th

American Idol alumni and beat-boxing sensation Blake Lewis is set to release his second studio album, Heartbreak on Vinyl, on October 6th via Tommy Boy Entertainment, it was announced today. The album’s first single, “Sad Song,” is scheduled to hit radio in July and will become available first to fans through an exclusive ringtone download via the Blake Lewis Official Fan Club. “Heartbreak On Vinyl is the culmination of over…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Betrayed (DVD)

The Betrayed is an interesting movie that breaks free of a number of assumptions made about its genre; it seamlessly blends together action, suspense, and even a little bit of horror in its hour and a half runtime. Director Amanda Gusack is relatively new to the chair (2000’s The Anniversary and 2005’s In Memoriam are eir other two credits), but the overall film showcases a maturity to Gusack that will…

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Posted on: July 14, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Combat Wounded Veteran – This Is Not An Erect, All-Red Neon Body (CD)

Combat Wounded Veteran have compiled all the tracks that have found their way on umpteen seven inches and compilations, only interspersing these pieces of histories with movie quotes. The ultimate fact about “Neon Body” is the fact that these 42 songs blast past the listener’s ears in less than a half-hour. Combat Wounded Veteran play a brand of indecipherable thrash/noise punk that tries its best to stay away from any…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Reba: The Complete Sixth Season (DVD)

Few shows make it to their sixth season, but Reba did. Few shows showcase an evolutionary story arc, but Reba did. I would say that Reba was a damn good show for a cast that was headed up by someone who was primarily known for eir sappy country songs. The season starts out with “Let’s Get Physical”, which showcases the amount of different sub-plots and interactions that can successfully be…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Coltrane Motion – Songs About Music (CD)

The introductory beat to “Ex-Girlfriend in a Coma” is pretty much essential to understanding the full appeal of “Songs About Music”. While the vocals provide a little more of the spontaneity, the instrumental blueprint is much more functional and formal. What results is something that resembles slightly Temper Temper and the shoegazer pop of the early nineties. The vocals get into slight hints of Conor Oberst, but Coltrane Motion does…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS: LEGACY EDITION Celebrates 40th Anniversary of American Studios Sessions, 36 Tracks Across 2 CDs, Including 10 Original Mono Single Masters

In January-February 1969, after 13 years of recording studio albums and movie soundtracks in Nashville and Hollywood, the time was right for Elvis Presley (1935-1977) to set foot once again in a Memphis studio. Those sessions at Chip Moman’s American Studios yielded a year-long string of ‘comeback’ hit singles: “In the Ghetto,” “Suspicious Minds,” “Don’t Cry Daddy” and “Kentucky Rain.” FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS: LEGACY EDITION collects that entire American…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW TO RELEASE FIRST EVER LIVE CONCERT DVD ON AUGUST 18, 2009 // WATCH THE NEW LIVE VIDEO – “DOWN HOME GIRL”!

ost loved for their infectious live shows, Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) will release their first live concert DVD, Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre, on August 18. Directed by Lee Tucker (who also directed the band’s videos for “Wagon Wheel” and “Tell It To Me”), Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre was recorded over two nights last December and features performances of 20 songs—15 of…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Black Money (DVD)

Black Money surrounds the funds that are provided between transnational firms and state officials, and goes even further out to the leverage that states have vis-à-vis one another when the interest of transnational corporations are at stake. Examples are shown here where a major company has provides creature comforts or other luxuries to members of state, in the hope that the person in question will be able to turn state…

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Posted on: July 13, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Pseudo Slang – “Yes Doubt”

“When I first heard Pseudo Slang ‘Yes Doubt’ I was floored, and it became my #1 Song of 2008. I’ve been doing radio for 18 years but few songs ever gave me chills, ‘Yes Doubt’ was one of them. I can’t wait for the album.” – DJ 3rd Rail, Chicago DJ and Radio Legend, 89.3FM WNUR, DJ3RDRAIL.COM

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