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Posted on: February 6, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Counting Crows – You Can’t Count On Me

Counting Crows – You Can’t Count On Me / 2008 Geffen / 1 Tracks / http://www.countingcrows.com / http://www.geffen.com / It has been 6 years since Counting Crows came out with their last album, “Hard Candy”.  The band last charted for their contribution to the Shrek 2 soundtrack, “Accidentally in Love”. “You Can’t Count On Me” has a tremendously different sound from practically anything else that the Counting Crows have released…

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LA Songwriter Robert Francis Nominated For The Shortlist Music Prize

Coming off the success of his acclaimed debut One by One, LA songwriter Robert Francis prepares for an upcoming February residency at LA’s own Silverlake Lounge [2906 W Sunset Blvd, (323) 663-9636]. Robert was recently nominated for The Shortlist Music Prize in 2007. The Shortlist Music Prize is a music award given annually to an album released in the United States within the last year, as chosen by a panel…

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The Fool #3

The Fool #3 / Half Sized / 16 Pages / Free? / maxymouse@aol.com A small zine, which still remarkably tells me a lot about the author, The Fool #3 shows someone that is still working everything out in eir’s life. While ey is against uses of gay and retarded to describe things (showing a somewhat enlightened outlook), ey still uses the terms good and bad guy. While individuals may say…

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Filter Mini #12

Filter Mini #12 / Free / :20 / 36S / http://www.filtermini.com / Reviewed 10 August 2006 Filter Mini is amazingly enough a miniature version of the larger Filter magazine. I am so happy that Filter has moved away from covering the bands that it publicity arm were focusing their energies on at the time. This issue sees features with a number of British acts that are tearing up the charts…

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Introducing: Gina French

Many of Gina French’s influences comes from a wide range of genres, including U2, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Sheryl Crow, Joan Osborne, Annie Lennox, and Earth Wind and Fire, just to name a few. Her greatest vocal influence stems from Bono of U2.Ginas original songs have garnered airplay on several top Utah radio station’s local music shows, including X96 and KRCL 90.9. In 1997, she entered Musician Magazine’s Best Of…

Posted on: February 5, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Voices From The Fictionary

Voices From The Fictionary / $5 + $1 / 24M / :30 / saigowarau@yahoo.co.jp / I received this zine without any provocation (and I like that); David Moscovich is a writer in the “flash fiction” school, which I must admit I’m not too familiar with. “Voices From The Fictionary” is a collection of a number of pieces of prose. These pieces tell a story in an incredibly short period of…

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Wonkavision #39

Wonkavision #39 / $3.95 / 84M / 1:15 / http://www.wonkavision.com / It has been a while since we have had a chance to review Wonkavision Magazine. If I recall correctly, the last time we reviewed an issue of Wonkavision, NeuFutur thought the magazine lost its way. However, with #39, I personally feel that Wonkavision has created its strongest issue ever. Individuals that are fans of fiction or other non-music stories…

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Grammy-Nominated Raheem Devaughn’s Sophomore Effort ‘Love Behind the Melody’ Debuts at #1 and #5 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop and Top 200 Albums Charts

Singer/Songwriter Garners Critical Acclaim and Sets to Kick-Off A 23-Date National Tour With Jill Scott On February 5th In Seattle, Washington Jive recording artist, Raheem DeVaughn, who recently received a Grammy Award nomination for his current single “Woman,” debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart and #5 on the Top 200 Albums Chart with his latest effort, Love Behind The Melody.  The Baltimore based singer/songwriter will kick-off a…

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MusicMp3.ru

There are a number of MP3 services that are really hit or miss. Things like Limewire and Soulseek provide a good selection, but they do not provide nearly the type of selection that a site like MusicMp3.ru does. MusicMp3.ru does not only provide individuals with the newest and best mp3s on the market, but also provides individuals with Music News and Album Reviews. This makes it much easier for individuals…

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ECM (Classical, Jazz) Records News and Tour Dates

Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani – The Third Man (releasing February 5th) February 20-23 Rava and Bollani will be in NYC at Birdland performing in duo and also trios with Paul Motian and quartets with Motian and Larry Grenadier. –Nik BärtschÂ’s Ronin – Holon (releasing February 5th) -  brief EPK at: http://www.kineticmedianyc.com/ecm.html While the band has toured Europe extensively since the release of their 2006 label debut Stoa, their North American appearances have thus…

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Small Business Loans

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Paul Woolford presents Bobby Peru – ‘The Truth’ Release – 17.03.08

“The Truth” is a hard hitting, no holes barred, excursion into the heart of techno music, proving that Woolford is a force to be reckoned with at the cutting edge of his field. This definitive work will cement his place amongst the electronic elite and should be filed alongside LFO, Audion and Carl Craig.     Woolford has grafted throughout his career and produced over 100 releases prior to this album.  …

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Filter Mini #7

Filter Mini #7 / Free / 32M / :15 / http://www.filter-mag.com / http://www.filtermini.com /  This zine is rendered in beautiful color, and the layout is as professional as one can get, even rivaling Rolling Stone in that department. The pieces are informative, but seem to really focus disproportionately on those bands which Filter’s PR firm deals with (Nada Surf, Silversun Pickups, Sigur Ros). However, the entire zine is not a…

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Business Loans

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New York’s Own The XYZ Affair Announce Winter Tour

Play NYC’s Bowery Ballroom With Sam Champion & Drug Rug February 15th 8 PM Release Debut Single/Video From The Forthcoming Release A Few More Published Studies view large Click Here To Listen To Debut Single “All My Friends” ?3omely9swgw Click Here To View Debut Video For “All My Friends” watch?v=IerHOrDQKW0 The New Yorker “The XYZ Affair, the local little power-pop band that could” Insound “These unsigned guys rock undeniably catchy…

Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

2008.02.04 Top Ten List (JMcQ)

10. Enur – Calabria 2007 09. Taylor Swift – Teardrops on my Guitar 08. Matchbox Twenty – How Far We’ve Come 07. Fergie – Clumsy 06. Linkin Park – Shadow Of The Day 05. Paramore – Misery Business 04. Miley Cyrus – See You Again 03. Wyclef Jean – Sweetest Girl 02. Good Charlotte – I Don’t Wanna Be In Love 01. Kanye West – Flashing Lights

Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Red Hot Comic Katt Williams: Star of Stage, Screen and Now Music With the Coming Release of His New CD It’s Pimpin’ Pimpin’

Los Angeles, California–Thursday, January 24—Comedian/actor Katt Williams, the little man with the big talent is already making 2008 a year to remember as the Year of the Katt despite the Chinese calendar marking 2008 as the Year of the Rat and 2008 is only two weeks old! Katt Williams is definitely on the come up. After a star turn in the box office hit First Sunday ($19 million its first…

Posted on: February 4, 2008 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise

Soundside – Seconds From Sunrise / 2008 Mystery Sound / http://www.soundsideband.com / It is sad that at this point, the vast majority of fans of Soundside are in New York. The band’s music, especially during “Seconds From Sunrise”, should be known by a fan base that is thousands deep in every state in the United States and every country in the world. The band is slowly expanding this fan base,…

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The Smiling Strangers – All The Way

The Smiling Strangers – All The Way / 2007 QCGS / 12 Tracks / http://www.thesmilingstrangers.com / While it wasn’t a major release by any stretch of the imagination, I believe my first experience with The Smiling Strangers came not when I received the copy of “All The Way”, but was when I picked up a copy of “The Big Indie Comeback, Volume 3”. Their track “Smile On Your Face” was…

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Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr.

Glenn Patrik – Mr. Blues, Jr. / 2007 Self / 8 Tracks / http://www.glennpatrik.com / Glenn Patrik is an institution of Kansas City. Individuals that are in the know with music from that area will know that he has been around in one form or another in Kansas City for over 40 years. However, this marks his first trek into the recorded realm. What is amazing from the onset of…