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Posted on: August 31, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Duckdown Records Releases Debut From Special Teamz

Duck Down Records announces the eagerly-anticipated debut, Stereotypez, from Special Teamz. While the Duck Down name, its history and artists are widely renowned and branded throughout the Hip-Hop landscape, the label is branching out to begin to distribute and promote artists from those outside the typical Boot Camp Clik artist structure and this change signifies a major transition in the label, as it becomes a home to develop and market…

Posted on: August 31, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

David Bowie – Serious Moonlight

David Bowie – Serious Moonlight / 2006 Virgin / 166 Minutes / http://www.davidbowie.com / http://www.virgin.com / Reviewed 23 April 2006 This may just be the period of David Bowie’s career where the least amount of individuals can say that they are familiar with the act. This is beyond the time of Ziggy Stardust but before the era in which Marilyn Manson and The Wallflowers made “Golden Years” and “Heroes” make…

Posted on: August 31, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

MMP Re-releases Dispatched’s “Motherwar”

Metal Mind Productions presents re-release of the album “Motherwar” by Dispatched. This Swedish outfit is one of the most intriguing bands on the melodic death metal scene. Their thrilling debut “Motherwar” received an enormous number of positive reviews, proving to be a truly outstanding example of powerful, melodic and destructive music. Now, with this exclusive reissue, death metal fanatics can once again experience this extraordinary nine-track material, comparable to the…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Annihilator – Ten Years in Hell

Annihilator – Ten Years in Hell / 2006 SPV / http://www.annihilatormetal.com / http://www.spv.de / Reviewed 23 February 2006 Being a fan of eighties metal but being damned by my relatively young age (born in 1983), I seemed to have missed Annihilator completely when they were first out. This documentary/live video/mish-mash DVD seems to be a great introduction to the band. By providing different clips from each of the bands first…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 1

Ingrid Michaelson Releases “Girls & Boys” 9/18

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – August 23, 2007 – New York independent artist Ingrid Michaelson will release her debut Girls & Boys on September 18 on Cabin 24 Records with distribution through RED / Original Signal. The disc is currently available digitally on iTunes (top rank #11 Pop Album, #53 for all genres). Ingrid will join Matt Nathanson during the month of October on his U.S. tour.

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 1

Anarchism in America

Anarchism in America / 2006 MVD / 132 Minutes / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 22 August 2006 I can understand if you are trying to fight an anarchist revolution against the Imperial dogs of the American government, but do you really need to fight an anarchist revolution against aesthetics? I mean, the opening menu screen for “Anarchism in America” is perhaps one of the ugliest things I’ve seen since 1996 Geocities…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Anathema – A Moment In Time

Anathema – A Moment In Time / 2006 MVD / 120 Minutes / http://www.anathema.ws / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 15 August 2006 When I saw that a band called Anathema was doing a DVD, I was expecting hard and brutal things to be hitting me from all sides. The DVD “A Moment In Time” starts out with a classical orchestra that play in the band during “Shroud of False”. One can…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Einstürzende Neubauten Release “Alles wieder offen” 10/23

The bold history written by Einstürzende Neubauten over the last 27 years now has a dramatic new chapter with the release of their new album Alles wieder offen (“All open again”) which is being released October 23rd on their own Potomak label, distributed in the U.S. by Ryko Distribution. Working outside normal record business market mechanisms, Einstürzende Neubauten recorded the CD over some 200 days in their own studio funded…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Bernard Allison – Energized: Live In Europe

Bernard Allison – Energized: Live In Europe / 2006 MVD / 130 Minutes / http://www.bernardallison.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 19 April 2006 In much the same vein as Santana, the guitar work of Bernard Allison is distinct through all of the tracks on the disc. However, Allison distinguishes eirself from Santana at practically every other juncture. This is shown by a more seventies and funk sound to tracks like “Another…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

The Last Goodnight Tour With Elliot Yamin

Connecticut buzz band, The Last Goodnight, have just announced a fall tour with American Idol’s Elliot Yamin. The band will release their debut album, Poison Kiss, through Virgin Records on August 28. Their current tour opening for Rocco DeLuca & The Burden has been a triumphant run of shows where the band is winning over audiences nightly. “We poured our hearts and souls into making this album and love being…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 1

GG Allin and The Murder Junkies – Terror in America: Live 1993

GG Allin and The Murder Junkies – Terror in America: Live 1993 / 2006 MVD / http://www.musicvideodistributors.com / http://www.ggallin.com / Reviewed 09 March 2006 Three different sets await watchers of Terror In America; shows in New Jersey, Texas and Georgia all show the genius of Allin and the rest of the Terror Junkies. From the first track on the DVD (a version of “Bite It You Slut” in Jersey), the…

Posted on: August 30, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

James Blunt – Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions

James Blunt – Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions / 2006 Atlantic / 70 Minutes / http://www.jamesblunt.com / http://www.atlanticrecords.com / Reviewed 17 August 2006 Everyone knows who James Blunt is. This is due to the fact that eir song “You’re Beautiful” has been used in a number of commercials and been shown countless time on VH1 and other stations of that ilk. There are a number of reasons why individuals should…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

The Sleeping Film Video for “Don’t Hold Back”

Watch “Don’t Hold Back” now!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUrl-IzeWg “Everybody was kung fu fighting!” THE SLEEPING unveils an extraordinary new video for their break-through single “Don’t Hold Back” from their critically acclaimed record, Questions and Answers. Combining guerilla tactics, stealth filming and an urge for anarchy, the stage was set for the DIY video of the year! “Don’t Hold Back” blends 1970s Kung-fu action with the film noir of cult classic The Warriors and…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

X:144 Gains Top Honors At Scribble Jam 2007 As First Producer Battle Champion

Easily the largest public display of underground hip-hop in the US, Scribble Jam is viewed by many in the community as the gold standard in showcasing only the freshest, most innovative new emcees and producers. Founded by Scribble Jam Magazine and Mr. Dibbs (of Atmosphere), the event has called Cincinatti, OH its home, with tens of thousand hip-hop heads across the country making the trek annually. Growing almost exponentially every…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Columbia Records Announces The North American Release of ‘It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land,’ The Critically-Acclaimed New Album From Soulsavers

Columbia Records will release “It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land,” the critically-acclaimed new album from Soulsavers, on Tuesday, October 16. More than three years in the making, “It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land” is the first album of new music from Soulsavers since the group’s 2003 debut, “Tough Guys Don’t Dance.”

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Alien Ant Farm – BUSted

Alien Ant Farm – BUSted / 2006 Geffen / http://www.alienantfarm.com / http://www.universalchronicles.com / Reviewed 15 August 2006 Okay. There are a lot of things that one can see on this DVD. Of course, there are the videos that Alien Ant Farm put out. I had no idea that the band had any other videos besides “Smooth Criminal” and “Movies”, but there were apparently about four other videos that were shown…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Video Reviews Transferred To Current Site

JMcQ here from NeuFutur. If you notice posts from the last few years come up in the next few weeks, it is because we are putting live some video reviews that were originally on the earlier iteration of the site. I’ll be interspersing newer content with the older video reviews, so I forecast that there should be about 8-10 updates a day. Keep on the lookout for #15 of the…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

The Pugilist #1

The Pugilist #1 / Free / 16M / :10 / [email protected] /            Dorothea is the other magazine that Mike sent over. I must say, I much more interested on what Mike has to say here. This is because The Pugilist deals with how to become a successful vegetarian. While there are a number of readers of NeuFutur that are vegetarian and vegan, I still believe that Mike puts forth some…

Posted on: August 29, 2007 Posted by: James Comments: 0

Dierks Bentley Tours in Support of “Throttle Wide Open”

Country music star Dierks Bentley will shift his headlining tour into high gear when his Bud Light sponsored THROTTLE WIDE OPEN tour rolls into 28 US cities beginning on Oct. 4 in Rome, GA.  The high-octane dates will feature a marathon of unbridled live music by the multi-platinum singer/songwriter and special guest Jack Ingram.