Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: August 7, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Elizabeth Book Review

Elizabeth / 2007 Hachette Book Group / 678M / 5:00 / http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com / Elizabeth was written by J. Randy Taraborrelli. Taraborrelli may best be known for all of eir other biographies, which include those about Diana Ross, Carol Burnett, Michael Jackson, Cher, Frank Sinatra, Madonna, and the work about the females linked to the Kennedy clan, ‘Jackie, Ethel, and Joan’. This book is about Elizabeth Taylor, and goes in a…

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Drug Rug Tour, Release Album in October

The FADER.com “The band Drug Rug out of Cambridge, Massachusetts with a self-titled album coming in September on Black and Greene kind of sound like a dirty, shredded baja sweater, so we congratulate them on their self-awareness and funky jams and we present you with this song called “Day I Die.”http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2007/07/10/audio-drug-rug-day-i-die

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The Horrifics – Now Fear This

The Horrifics – Now Fear This / 2006 1031 / 17 Tracks / http://www.thehorrifics.net / http://www.1031records.com / I must admit that I did not expect a hard type of punk music looking at the band. One member of the band has hair like Wayne Static and yet another looks like ey would be perfect in Union Underground. However, what The Horrifics sound like is nothing like how they look. “Uzumaki”…

Posted on: August 6, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Daylight Dies – Dismantling Devotion

Daylight Dies – Dismantling Devotion / 2007 Candlelight / 8 Tracks / http://www.daylightdies.com / http://www.candlelightrecordsusa.com / Daylight Dies has a very subtly stated introduction to “Dismantling Devotion” that gives the resulting section of “Life Less Lived” that much more gravity. There is nothing in the way of vocals during the opening minutes of “Dismantling Devotion”, but this does not hinder Daylight Dies in the creation of a solid bit of…

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Poets & Pornstars Open For Tesla on Upcoming Tour

Los Angeles, CA: Sunset Strip rock darlings Poets & Pornstars today announced that they will open for Tesla on the remainder of their U.S. Tour. More than four decades after its countercultural beginnings, Los Angeles’ famed stretch of live-music venues continues to draw bands cranking out what band member Hal Ozsan calls “down-and-dirty three-chord rock.” “Poets & Pornstars” is a particularly spectacular example of the form, demonstrated by their eponymous…

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The Leftovers – On The Move

The Leftovers – On The Move / 2007 Rally / 13 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/theleftovers / http://www.rallyrecords.com / The Leftovers have played with bands like The Queers and the Hard-Ons, and one can definitely hear the influence of the former during “On The Move”. The first track on the disc is “Run Real Fast”, and while it does have hints of Sum 41 and newer “punk” band, the same general Queers/Lillingtons/Darlington…

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Invitro Set To Release “When I Was a Planet” in September

Invitro have set September 11th, 2007 as the official release date for their debut album, “When I Was a Planet”, through Gridiron Records. The album is currently available for purchase for a limited time before it hits stores through www.gridironrecords.com. $1.00 from the purchase of each album sold will be donated to Homes for Our Troops, a non-profit organization that aids Troops that have returned home with serious disabilities and…

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Oliver Future – Pax Futura

Oliver Future – Pax Futura / 2007 Fireproof / 12 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/oliverfuture / Oliver Future have a decent amount of Radiohead influence in their brand of rock. Oliver Future operate with a very interesting approach to rock, linking together Maroon 5 and Modest Mouse with the aforementioned Radiohead to create something that is both impressive for the reviewers and musicians along with the average music fan. “Stranger Than The…

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End of Summer Plans for NeuFutur

Hello all. Thanks for reading NeuFutur.com . I’m JMcQ, the editor here. Starting yesterday, we began the process to make available on this website more of the earlier pieces written. This will be a long process; we have over 4,000 reviews and other pieces of writing to transfer over. However, we are starting to move the interviews over and will keep moving stuff over until the WordPress site has every…