Author: Sargeant

Posted on: February 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SIDI TOURÉ’S SAHEL FOLK OUT NOW ON THRILL JOCKEY RECORDS

Malian singer & guitarist, Sidi Touré, is receiving rave reviews for his debut Thrill Jockey release, Sahel Folk, including being prominently featured in this past Sunday’s New York Times article on independent record labels’ embracing and exploring African sounds. Released last week, Sahel Folk features duets between Sidi and one friend chronicled in a live “field-recording” style at Sidi’s sister’s house. Each recording was done through a very specific two-day…

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Posted on: February 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mojo Bones (DVD)

Mojo Bones may just be the world’s best collection of legendary and otherwise amazing musicians. This hour-long film has twelve different five-minute clips of musicians as diverse as BB King, Little Richard, Otis Redding, The Doors, and Jimi Hendrix. While each of these artists could conceivably have four and five DVD sets full of their live performances (if not deserving more), Mojo Bones gives viewers a little snippet of each.…

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Posted on: February 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Reducers SF – Raise Your Hackles (CD)

The gritty vocals of Glen are not new to the genre; in fact, they are par for the course. However, they fit in perfectly with the hard hitting guitars and drums of the rest of the band. The result is something that is radio friendly while still punk as fuck; individuals can pogo and mosh as well as sing along with each line that Reducers SF throw out. The disc…

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Posted on: February 14, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

GLITCH HOP ICON KRADDY ANNOUNCES LABYRINTH REMIX PROJECT

Just in time for the 2011 Labyrinth Tour comes Kraddy’s “Labyrinth Remix Project”, a 6-track collection taking his original “Labyrinth EP” through a maze of sexy dubstep, dub, glitch, and hip hop genres. *Featuring Remixes by Heavyweight Dub Champion, Robot Koch, SPL, Samples, Stephan Jacobs* The Los Angeles-based electronic-music Don known as Kraddy has always brought the undiluted sound of the underground to new audiences. From his work as a…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Delicate Steve US Tour Dates

2/17 – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY* 2/18 – Brighton Music Hall – Boston, MA* 2/19 – Il Motore – Montreal, QC* 2/20 – Legendary Horseshoe Tavern – Toronto, ON* 2/21 – The Lager House – Detroit, MI* 2/23 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN* 2/24 – Lincoln Hall – Chicago, IL* 2/25 – Cedar Cultural Center – Minneapolis, MN* 2/26 – The Music Mill – Iowa City, IA* 2/28…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Sign of Four (DVD)

This 1983 version of a Sherlock Holmes tale is helmed by Ian Richardson (BBC’s House of Cards) as the gumshoe. This iteration was part of an aborted six film deal between Sy Weintraub (Tarzan director) and Otto Plaschkes (The Homecoming, Hopscotch), and preceded the ITV Sherlock Holmes series.

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA announce guests for Masquerade Motel Miami

Motel Guests to include….. A-Trak AN21 Armand van Helden Calvin Harris Dirty South Kim Fai Max Vangeli Pete Tong And introducing Third Party and Thomas Gold Surprise special guests to be announced For more information visit the hotel online and watch the brand new trailer *********************************** Fans have come to expect nothing but the very best from Swedish House Mafia and when the Swedish trio announced their own Miami mega…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Red Light Cinema – S/T (CD)

Red Light Cinema are loud and fast, as is evidenced by their “Pandemonium”. This track ties together disparate genres, whether it be by having influences like Interpol, Billy Talent, or even the Red Hot Chili Peppers. All of this is linked together in a rock sound that is very easily to glom onto and love; Red Light Cinema play their songs with an ability and a talent that should catapult…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival Announces 2011 Line-up

ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK MAYHEM FESTIVAL, the heralded hard rock and metal event of the summer, is swiftly becoming the heavy music fans’ summertime rite of passage. Today, the 4th annual summertime juggernaut announces the 2011 line-up with DISTURBED, GODSMACK and MEGADETH, joined by MACHINE HEAD, IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, and many more of today’s most electrifying artists. The tour will make a 26 date trek across the country beginning on July…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Red Knife Lottery – So Much Drama (CD)

“So Much Drama” really isn’t that dramatic, once someone listens to more than one track by the band. Ashley’s vocals on tracks like “Samantha Brown Get Down! Get Down” and “Red Knives And Plastic Wives” are atonal and really do not extend beyond eir just infusing eir talking style with the slightest bit of melody. In fact, the only memorable moment of the first third of “So Much Drama” comes…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Announces Debut Full Length Album on Quite Scientific, Spring Tour Including SXSW

Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have announced the release of their anticipated full-length debut, It’s A Corporate World on Quite Scientific Records on April 26th. The oil painting of Dale members Daniel Zott and Josh Epstein shown above will be incorporated into the album’s artwork. Epstein said of the making of the album, “Daniel and I essentially met each other when we started this project, and over the course…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus – Don’t You Fake It (CD)

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus follow in the vein of bands like Amber Pacific and Sum 41. The band blends punk and emo music to create something that is hard hitting while still being tremendously melodic. There is also a smart use of arrangements during tracks like “Face Down” to allow for the band to change gears quickly and accurately. The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus even throws a little bit of new…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OKC’s Kite Flying Robot: From Homeless Squatter to Disco Baron

Kite Flying Robot’s origins began in 2005 as a one man electronic experiment of Nikolas Thompson, an art project documenting everything from his homeless exploits as a squatter in San Francisco, to international vagabonding, to the loves lost and won between adventures. Having relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, KFR’s ambitious orchestrations can finally be realized by five multi-instrumentalists who switch places between songs. Guitar, violin, trumpet, aggressive synth bass,…

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Posted on: February 13, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ghost Bird (DVD)

I believe that it is just because ornithology is not my cup of tea, but I cannot recall any movie or documentary about birds that I find myself having to watch again. Ghost Bird is a film for casual fans of documentaries as well as those that wish to use it as a teaching tool. Ghost Bird is a documentary about the Ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird that was thought to…

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Posted on: February 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

AMON AMARTH: Swedish Death Metallers Unveil “Surtur Rising” Landing Page

Today, Swedish death metal legends AMON AMARTH, who earlier this month revealed the track listing and cover art of their upcoming Surtur Rising full-length, unveil the official album landing page. The new website, dedicated exclusively to Surtur Rising, will include album pre-orders for North America and Europe as well as up-to-the-minute news updates, tour announcements, videos and singles leading up to the record’s release. The page currently features a stream…

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Posted on: February 12, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Max & Ruby: Bunny Tales (DVD)

First off, there is a full hour and a half of Max & Ruby episodes here. This far outstrips many other companies’ offerings in the childrens’ video market. Secondly, the episodes here represent different themes and morals, ensuring that the replay value for this collection is high. Max & Ruby: Bunny Tales is a value-priced collection (with an MSRP of well under $20), and will be one that children continually…

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Posted on: February 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Balance Bars: S’mores, Lemon Meringue Crunch, and Double Chocolate Brownie

Balance Bars are the best protein / workout bar out today. That is just a fact. However, instead of merely coming up with a terse statement about it, let me provide NeuFutur readership with the reasons for this. In terms of sheer nutrition, Balance Bars contain substantially more vitamins and minerals than other bars on the market. This is done at low calorie counts, fat contents, and higher protein levels…

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Posted on: February 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DEAD NEON Release Video For “Downwinder”

Las Vegas-based nuclear doomists DEAD NEON have recently released a video for the track “Downwinder” off their self-titled debut album. Dead Neon is the primitive nuclear doom metal project of Las Vegas poet Jarrett Keene. Inspired by a morbid tour of the Nevada Test Site with only Goatlord’s Distorted Birth and Leonard Cohen’s The Future loaded on a half-broken iPod, the music of Dead Neon conjures a dreadful world ravaged…

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Posted on: February 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Receiver – Decades (CD)

Even though The Receiver start their “Decades” off slowly, the repetition of the opening compositions on “Sober Hands” will give listeners some starting ground. The depressing arrangements that are commonplace during “Sober Hands” feel like an expansion of the music during Peanuts’ specials. There are hints of indie rock that are placed in the hopper as well, but the one thing that is most dominant during the early stages of…

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Posted on: February 11, 2011 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Apostate Chill Bones and Wrecks Souls with “Trapped in a Sleep”

Veteran Ukrainian doom/death act APOSTATE released Trapped in a Sleep late last year on Black Art Records and listeners lucky enough to have experienced it are still thawing out and paying contractors for the repairs to their damaged souls. A collection of dynamically composed songs that combine doom’s crushing despair with death’s frightening aggression in a way that continually captivates, Trapped in a Sleep is a work that is strangely…

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