On “Take Control,” Fat Ray & Black Milk do what they do best: create catchy, well-written hip-hop that is cerebral and yet still rattles your trunk. Fat and Black take one turn each to lay down verses that illustrate the essence of their being; they’re committed to taking control of every facet of their music, from the business to the creative. First Black Milk spits, “From the rhymes to the…
A free .mp3 download of a live version of The Kooks‘ new single, “Always Where I Need to Be” at London’s Astoria is available
Rev Theory is revving up to release Light It Up on June 10th. The Brian Howes (Hinder, Puddle of Mudd) and Josh Abraham (Velvet Revolver, Korn) produced album features the raucous single “Hell Yeah” and Wrestle Mania XXIV theme song “Light it Up.”
The Last Detective, Series 4 / 2008 Acorn Media / 342 Minutes / http://www.acornmedia.com / The Last Detective originally started as a mystery/drama show on ITV, before being shown at different times on different channels in different countries. The series is centered around Constable “Dangerous Daviesâ€, and takes a great deal of influence from the similarly named set of novels by Leslie Thomas. Peter Davison (fifth Doctor Who, All Creatures…
Tommy Emmanuel – Center Stage / 2008 Favored Nations / 24 Tracks / http://www.tommyemmanuel.com / Tommy is from Australia. Furthermore, ey is a two-time Grammy nominee. “Center Stage†is a live album, and was recorded at the Sierra Nevada Brewery (Chico, CA). While individuals may not be familiar with the solo recordings of an Emmanuel, ey cut eir teeth in the John Farnham band. If one can remember back to…
Hilary McRae – Through These Walls / 2008 Concord / 12 Tracks / http://www.hilarymcrae.com / “Through These Walls†starts off with “Every Day (When Will You Be Mine)â€, a track that has a timeless nature to it. That means that the brass that backs up the vocals and the rest of the normal instrumentation (drums) provides hints of the seventies, while McRae’s vocals on this track are very current and…
Obscene Emission #2 / $? / :45 / 64M / 109 Arnold Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island 02905 / This is the first crust-punk zine that I can honestly say I’ve had the pleasure to read. As I should have guessed, there is not much in the way of white space in this issue, with inverted-color paragraphs (black backdrop with white text), and surprisingly, the quality of writing in this issue…
Massachusetts’ THE ACACIA STRAIN have confirmed a return trip to Europe with support from Annotations of An Autopsy and Knights of the Abyss, including a show with Converge, Inegrity and Coliseum in Germany. Heading across the pond in July and August, this marks the band’s first return after offering direct support to Hatebreed in April of 2007 and first set of tour dates after THE ACACIA STRAIN’s plans to headlining…
NPR “The Felice Brothers: ‘Young, Broke, and American’ – They are so much the real deal.” The LA Times “More than delivered on that initial promise…. always ragged but right, it was the way this sort of thing is meant to be, though all-too-rarely actually is.”
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume 3 / 2008 Paramount / 660 Minutes / http://www.paramount.com / With the new Indiana Jones movie coming out very soon, it makes tremendously good business set to release the final installment of the “The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones†box sets. What individuals may not know that, while this boxed set closes out the episodes that were actually aired, that George Lucas had…
I know that we here at NeuFutur talk about www.lifelock.com a decent amount, but I just love the fact that their advertising has an individual putting out their social security number (SSN) for everyone to see. I’m so sick of individuals thinking that their SSN is a magical tool where individuals can just immediately take away their livelihood. I mean, they could conceivably do that, but it would be a…
I’d like to introduce you to singer/songwriter/slack key guitarist, Makana. An innovative artist who transcends labels, Makana takes the centuries-old Hawaiian music tradition and blasts it into the 21st century.
Heralded Indianapolis, IN doom metal masters THE GATES OF SLUMBER have completed work on their new album, entitled Conqueror. Conqueror will see a May 27, 2008 North American release date via Profound Lore Records. Weaned on Black Sabbath, Saint Vitus, the melodic might of Iron Maiden and a host of classic bands from Thin Lizzy to Rainbow to Mercyful Fate, THE GATES OF SLUMBER draws deep from heavy metal’s most…
Cloverfield / 2008 Paramount / 84 Minutes / http://www.paramount.com / Pretty much anyone that is savvy in pop culture knew about the buzz that was surrounding Cloverfield when it first came out. However, the buzz actually was correct in portraying Cloverfield as this new, almost visionary, type of film. Where the shaky camcorder style is obviously reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, the rapid shift in the moviue’s plot shows…
Based on their song A Thousand Words To Say But One, Let’s Go Caps! can be downloaded from a special page Darkest Hour have set up www.myspace.com/letsgocapsmusic
There have been a number of web sites that provided guitar and bass tabs, but they have all bitten the dust in the decade or so that I have been online. There is one web site that still provides the goods for anyone that is looking for tabs, lyrics, or anything of that sort. That web site, Flametune (flametune.com) has a diverse collection of tabs, whether they be for piano,…
Rightfully regarded as the L.A.-based psychedelic folk-rock pioneers’ finest achievement, Love’s FOREVER CHANGES is an indispensable masterpiece. Often compared to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and Pet Sounds, the third and final album by the original Love lineup remains a timeless musical experience four decades after its Elektra release.
Swedish artist Tobias Froberg has recently spent his time hanging out with friends. Not only did he log production duties on the forthcoming offering from Peter Moren (the Peter of Peter, Bjorn & John) but he spent some time working on his own, third release, “Turn Heads”. His new album features a gaggle of his mates including Peter, Norwegian chanteuse Ane Brun, the heavenly Brit singer songwriter Kathryn Williams, the…
“Audience In The Room†Featured In Debut TV Campaign Like Bees EP Out Now On North Street Records Paste Magazine: “If you enjoy both Yo La Tengo and My Bloody Valentine, then this Brooklyn quartet is for you. Every song on the Like Bees EP delivers gorgeously in those veins.”
“One of the bands to watch for from Brooklyn’s most vibrant music scene.†The Guardian Unlimited “Bracingly physical!†New York Times “Brash, active beats and refreshingly sparse electronics†Time Out New York