Author: Sargeant

Posted on: March 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com and Hourcast Want to Giveaway an Apollo Pit Bike!

Hourcast is hitting the road with Volbeat and The Damned Things. To celebrate, the band will be giving away a custom Apollo 125cc Pit Bike valued at over $1000. The band’s album “Dystopia” is available everywhere now! SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25…

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Posted on: March 29, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Free Music Downloads Galore Via Bearshare

The Internet browsing experience is never complete without putting on some music. A rousing playlist, after all, sets the tone for not just your social networking activities, but for the entire day as well. The easy accessibility of music online allows you to get tons of free music downloads, and perhaps the most ideal source for such is Bearshare. Bearshare presents a highly functional, user friendly interface for you to…

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Posted on: March 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Peanuts Double Feature (DVD)

A great many of the different companies that release childrens’ films try to release them with as few bells and whistles are is humanely possible. It is thus refreshing to see Paramount bundle together two different Peanuts titles – A Boy Named Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Come Home – in a value-priced ($15.49 currently at Amazon) title. The video prints are stellar considering the former was released in 1969 and…

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Posted on: March 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Kiseleff – A Sound Seal (CD)

It seems almost as if a number of musicians and bands take a few tracks to introduce themselves and come to the creation of a hit, but Kiseleff’s first effort on “A Sound Seal” is downright jaw-dropping. This track, “Quicksilver Universe”, builds off of the work of bands like New Order and Depeche Mode even while possessing a tempo that would make acts like Tiesto and Daft Punk jealous. “Savannah”…

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Posted on: March 28, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Daniel Masson – Frequencies (CD)

World music has a number of distinct sounds and styles that comprise the overall genre, but Daniel Masson stands tall as one of the most unique musicians in the format. This is particularly true in his new album, “Frequencies”. From the first track, “Bluecolor” all the way out to the disc’s concluding cut, “The Backwaters”, there is no limitation to the different approaches and overall styles broached by Masson. “Jam…

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Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Donwill – “Breathe” Feat. Nicky Guiland

“Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale.” It’s not that hard of a concept. But for Donwill, these acts take on a much bigger role in his new single, “Breathe,” off of Donwill’s concept album, Don Cusack in High Fidelity. The Cincinnatian turned Brooklynite released his debut solo album a little over a year ago, and continues to embrace the infamously heartbroken Rob Gordon character from the cult classic film High Fidelity. He…

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Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tesseract Tour Dates

March 27 – Barrie, ON @ The Mansion March 29 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Crocks March 30 – Winnipeg, MB @ WECC March 31 – Yorkton, SK @ Agri Pavillion April 1 – Edmonton, AB @ Avenue April 2 – Calgary, AB @ The Gate / SAIT April 4 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abby Arts Centre April 5 – Seattle, WA @ Corazon April 6 – Portland, OR @…

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Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MONO and The Holy Ground Orchestra play for the first time ever in Europe

Blurring the boundary between art-metal and neo-classical, Japanese post-rockers MONO hailing from Tokyo, have long established themselves as the leading voice of epic majestic noise. For over 12 years in fact. Their instrumental compositions are powerful, sweeping studies in the limits of the musical spectrum; from rumbling subsonic lows to dizzying harmonic highs. Over the years, they have developed their vast and beautiful noise into something entirely majestic. Their colossal…

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Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AUGUSTANA TO HIT THE ROAD THIS MAY

Augustana will hit the road this May for their first tour in support of their eagerly awaited self-titled third album for Epic Records due out on April 26th, 2011. The tour will kick off May 12th in Dallas, TX then cross the country before finishing in San Diego on June 17th. The band, which is fronted by vocalist/lyricist Daniel Layus, recorded the album in Los Angeles with Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer…

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Posted on: March 27, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

TWITCH THE RIPPER Announces Tourdates with The Funeral Party

In support of their critically-hailed debut BODILESS, Connecticut’s own genre-bending electronic band TWITCH THE RIPPER (TTR) will be hitting the road this Spring and Summer with dark luminaries such as Ego Likeness with The Ludovico Technique, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult with 16 Volt, and a one-off with current buzz band The Funeral Party (tour dates below). “For our first US tour, we couldn’t be more excited,” says…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NEeMA Montreal Maven Weaves Global Pop Patchwork On New LP

When Leonard Cohen speaks, people that know anything about music listen. So it’s little wonder that Canadian siren NEeMA is on a sharp ascent. Cohen recently had this to say about the Montreal-based, Lebanese songstress: “in the midst of all the static, a voice of true feeling arises – a rare event!” Hard to argue with, especially once the music reveals itself. An effortless blend of folk, world, jazz and…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OATHBREAKER JOINS THE DEATHWISH FAMILY, MAELSTROM ALBUM OUT SOON

Oathbreaker are a brutal Punk/Metal band from Ghent, Belgium. To outsiders, Belgium is a country rich in cultural diversity and history. However to its residents it is also a country of crime, corruption, and political incompetence. For the Ghent based Oathbreaker, the festering blood that surfaces from these social cracks and fissures burns as fuel for their creative engine. After their formation in early 2008, Oathbreaker released a debut 7″EP…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Dodos US + European 2011 Tour Dates

03-26 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s 03-28 Calgary, AB – Republik 03-29 Edmonton, AB – Starlite 03-31 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw 04-01 Victoria, BC – Sugar 04-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo 04-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s 04-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir 04-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore 04-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater 04-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah 04-27 Spain, Donostia – Gazteszena 04-28 Spain, Vigo…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CLOSE YOUR EYES Announces Remaining Dates of Stick Tight Tour

4/2/11 US VA Richmond – The Canal Club 4/13/11 US NY Albany – Bogies 4/14/11 US NY Buffalo – Mohawk Place 4/15/11 US MA Worcester – The Palladium 4/16/11 CA QC Gatineau – St-Als 4/17/11 CA QC Montreal – La Tulipe 4/18/11 CA QC Quebec – Le Cercle 4/19/11 CA ON Toronto – The Annex Wreck Room 4/20/11 US MI Detroit – Magic Stick 4/21/11 US IA Iowa City –…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Eclectic Method Bring The Noise

With a rambunctious, unruly spirit and a supercomputer’s worth of samples and productions, UK via Brooklyn producers/ DJs Eclectic Method remain fixed at the forefront of the rapidly-emerging audiovisual remix culture. Now with their debut music single “Outta Sight,” their latest collaboration with Public Enemy’s Chuck D, the postmodern group – which includes founding members Ian Edgar, Jonny Wilson and Geoff Gamlen – get to fully showcase their own electro…

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Posted on: March 26, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Lord Huron does Tour

04/09 Doug Fir Portland, OR % 04/10 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA % 04/12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/13 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA % 04/19 The State Room Salt Lake City, CA % 04/20 Hi Dive Denver, CO % 04/21 Omaha, NE Slowdown % 04/22 St Louis, MO Firebird % 04/23 Indianapolis, IN Radio Radio % 04/24 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom % 04/26 Washington,…

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Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

IMMORTAL DOMINION RETURN WITH NEW ALBUM, ‘PRIMORTAL,’ AND A SPECIAL PRICE

In an era where many rock music fans are on a budget, Immortal Dominion are doing the right thing for fans, by offering their brand new album, ‘Primortal,’ at a special low price. For the week prior to the album’s release –March 22nd, 2011– Rock, Metal, Punk download site LoudTrax.com is offering the album download for only $6.66. Click here to listen to clips and download: www.loudtrax.com/Album.aspx?id=61577 Released via 427…

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Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ólöf Arnalds Tour Dates

April 12 Café Du Nord San Francisco, CA April 13 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA April 14 The Woods Portland, OR April 15 Waldorf Cabaret Vancouver, BC April 27 City Winery- Anthology of Film Archives Honors New York, NY SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over…

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Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

YELLOWJACKETS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS TOGETHER WITH THE RELEASE OF “TIMELINE” – DEBUT ON MACK AVENUE RECORDS

In music, time flies, styles unstoppably evolve, and bands come and go. But there are also rare stable, forward-moving forces on the scene, one prime example in jazz being the Yellowjackets. As of 2011, this beloved eclectic, electro-acoustic jazz band that keyboardist Russell Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip built celebrates the ripe young, deep age of 30, a milestone commemorated with another powerful and heartfelt album, fittingly named Timeline. In…

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Posted on: March 25, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Look for A Skylit Drive on 2011 Warped Tour Dates:

6.24 – Dallas, TX @ Gexa Energy Pavillion 6.25 – Houston, TX @ The Showgrounds at Sam Houston Race Park 6.26 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center 6.29 – Las Cruces, NM @ NMSU Practice Field 6.30 – Las Vegas, NV @ TBA 7.01 – Pomona, CA @ Pomona Fairplex 7.02 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 7.03 – Ventura, CA @ Ventura County Fairground at Seaside Park…

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