Author: Sargeant

Posted on: December 5, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

MAKE OUT (Featuring Junior Senior’s Jesper Mortensen) Announce Debut Performance in NYC on 12.16 at Mercury Lounge

Formed in 2010, MAKE OUT consists of New York native Hennessey on vocals, Jesper Mortensen (formerly of Junior Senior, aka Junior) on back-up vocals and guitar, Anders Christiansen on bass and Olivia Alminiana behind the drums. Playing fast, manic, condensed pop songs, the group eschews the fuzzed-out sounds its contemporaries are churning out. Instead, MAKE OUT explodes with anthems like “I Don’t Want Anybody That Wants Me”, the group’s first…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BIRDS OF TOKYO: Self-Titled ARIA Award-Winning Album Goes Platinum And Band Reveal New Video For “Wild At Heart”

Recently, the cover of the Sydney Morning Herald entertainment guide declared … ‘Move Over Powderfinger – Birds Of Tokyo Are The New Face Of Rock.’ With an ARIA Award winning, self-titled album that surpassed Platinum sales, plus a platinum single (“Plans”) and forthcoming appearance on the Big Day Out, the claim is not quite as far fetched as it may sound. At the 2010 ARIA Awards, Birds Of Tokyo not…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NeuFutur Introduces Ben Wilkins

With the scent of fresh paint in the air after a brand new launch of, well, just about everything, it seems we may have a brilliant newcomer to the Canadian pop music scene. Ontario-raised and Montreal-residing Ben Wilkins released his new EP, “Back Of My Head” just last week to an unsuspecting global online audience. While Wilkins brings a certain degree of familiarity in this piano-based pop delight, there is…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ohn – Revolutionary Revolution (CD)

Ohn plays an electronic brand of pop-rock that comes out sounding like it is from a different period of music, especially during tracks like “Dear Prudence”. With hints of Alanis Morrissette and Natalie Imbruglia during this track, Ohn makes a ploy to ensnare listeners of that genre. While the music has been heard in similar ways before, Ohn incorporates newer approaches and styles to turn the track into something relevant…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

NeuFutur.com Wants To Give You Billy Joel’s The Hits

We have two copies of Billy Joel’s The Hits to offer all for giveaway. Just contact us via email ( editor at neufutur dot com ) or comment this post for a chance to win. No special things – just hit us up and you are in the running for a copy of Billy Joel’s The Hits. Hurry, though – this contest ends by December 10th. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Catch GWAR on the “Bloody Tour Of Horror”, with The Casualties, Infernaeon and Mobile Deathcamp:

12/10 – Auckland, New Zealand @ ASB Showgrounds 12/12 – Perth, Australia @ Arena Joondalup 12/15 – Adelaide, Australia @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre 12/17 – Melbourne, Australia @ Melbourne Showgrounds 12/18 – Sydney, Australia @ The Entertainment Quarter Moore Park 12/19 – Brisbane, Australia @ RNA Showgrounds AFTER XMAS DATES 12/26 – New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater 12/27 – So. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground 12/28 – New…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dustin O’Halloran – Piano Solos Vol 2 (CD)

After coming into O’Halloran’s work after listening to different rock and metal CDs, I Have to say that this is a sea change. Even calling this album that is still something of an understatement. What O’Halloran does here is create classical influenced but modern piano solos, of the quality one would expect foor a movie or television shows. Where individuals that are used to lyrical content in music may be…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CANCER BATS AND THE CHARIOT ON TOUR NOW IN THE STATES!

Toronto, Ontario’s CANCER BATS have added more U.S. tour dates to their upcoming winter tour! The band will be supporting MADBALL and COMEBACK KID from January 14th through January 19th, taking the band into Texas, Arizona, and Nevada prior to their upcoming run with DEVILDRIVER and BAPTIZED IN BLOOD. The latter section of the tour begins on January 20th in Oakland, CA, and comes to a close in Albuquerque, NM…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The October – …Bye Bye Beautiful (CD)

The jangly guitar work that starts off “Bye Bye Beautiful” is reminiscent of the work that late eighties Cure would release on their album. However, during tracks like “Through the Waves and Stars”, a blend of Blur, Muse, and Oasis is much more the course of the day than anything else. In much of the same way, The October come up with a sound that is very radio friendly. Te…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE BOOKS ANNOUNCE REMASTERED, REPACKAGED REISSUES OF ALL PREVIOUS ALBUMS

Masterminds of found sound, the Books, have announced the reissue of their entire full length catalog. Re-mastered from the original mixes by Nick Zammuto of the Books, CD and LP version will be released on Temporary Residence Ltd. The albums will be released in chronological order starting with Thought for Food on January 25, continuing with The Lemon of Pink on February 22, and finishing with Lost and Safe on…

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Posted on: December 4, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

T.J. Doyle Interview

Hello, T.J., thank you for spending some time answering our questions. What got you into playing and creating music? I moved every three years starting in my first year so I went from Cleveland, OH at 6 mo. To Rochester, NY, Syracuse, NY, Detroit, MI, Garden City, MI, to Ossining, NY by the 4th grade.  This gave me a different perspective than some with always being the new kid in…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE BOOKS ANNOUNCE REMASTERED, REPACKAGED REISSUES OF ALL PREVIOUS ALBUMS

Masterminds of found sound, the Books, have announced the reissue of their entire full length catalog. Re-mastered from the original mixes by Nick Zammuto of the Books, CD and LP version will be released on Temporary Residence Ltd. The albums will be released in chronological order starting with Thought for Food on January 25, continuing with The Lemon of Pink on February 22, and finishing with Lost and Safe on…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Bleu Announces New Tour Dates For 2011

Confirmed dates as follows: Dec 9th – LA, Hotel Cafe w/ Taylor Locke & The Roughs Jan 14th – NAMM Steve Clayton booth, set time tba West Coast tour with Taylor Locke & The Roughs and Lindsey Ray (more dates tba): Jan 14th – Hermosa Beach, CA @ Saint Rocke Jan 17th – San Diego, CA @ Casbah Jan 18th – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland Jan 19th – Phoenix,…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Brunswick Pro Bowling (Playstation 3)

If one honestly thinks about it, there are few things that need to be done when one creates a bowling game. One needs to ensure that the lane English is present and realistic, and that’s honestly about it. Sure, there can be different customization features added, but that really does seem just like window dressing. This means that a game just has to do this one thing right; everything else…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sinead O’Connor – Collaborations (CD)

The idea that Sinead O’Connor is merely a one-hit wonder is one that should be abolished. The tracks on “Collaborations” throw this idea out the video, as track after track finds O’Connor working at eir peak with some of the biggest names in music, including but not limited to Peter Gabriel, Moby, The Edge and Afro Celt Sound System. The different tracks elicit something different from O’Connor each time; a…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Keegan DeWitt Limited Edition 7″ Out 12/14/10

Both songs on Two Hearts/Reluctance were written this summer while DeWitt toured in promotion of his recent Nothing Shows EP (released exclusively through Daytrotter). The tracks expand upon the cinematic, orchestral feel of Nothing Shows and find DeWitt moving in a notably different direction than either the EP or his debut full-length, Islands (Izumi Records, 2009). The driving, dance-inflected pop of “Two Hearts” follows in the footsteps of Nothing Shows’…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Tom Petty – Damn The Torpedoes (2 CD Set)

There is no denying that Tom Petty is still one of rock’s best-known performers. “Damn The Torpedoes”, eir third album, was released in 1979 and prominently featured such rock radio standards as “Refugee” and “Don’t Do Me Like That”. Over thirty year out from its initial release, and the album is still getting substantial play. The long life exhibited by this release has brought Interscope to release a substantially upgraded…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The October – …Bye Bye Beautiful (CD)

The jangly guitar work that starts off “Bye Bye Beautiful” is reminiscent of the work that late eighties Cure would release on their album. However, during tracks like “Through the Waves and Stars”, a blend of Blur, Muse, and Oasis is much more the course of the day than anything else. In much of the same way, The October come up with a sound that is very radio friendly. Te…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Sleeping In The Aviary Winter 2011 Tour:

01.06 • Minneapolis, MN — Triple Rock 01.07 • Madison, WI — Hgh Noon Saloon 01.08 • Appleton, WI — Hunger Strike Riot 01.09 • Milwaukee, WI — Borg Ward 01.10 • Chicago, IL — Empty Bottle 01.11 • Indianapolis, IN — Radio Radio 01.12 • Bloomington, IN — Rachael’s Cafe 01.13 • Nashville, TN — Little Hamilton Collective 01.14 • Atlanta, GA — The 529 01.18 • Houston, TX…

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Posted on: December 3, 2010 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dustin O’Halloran – Piano Solos Vol 2 (CD)

After coming into O’Halloran’s work after listening to different rock and metal CDs, I Have to say that this is a sea change. Even calling this album that is still something of an understatement. What O’Halloran does here is create classical influenced but modern piano solos, of the quality one would expect foor a movie or television shows. Where individuals that are used to lyrical content in music may be…

READ MORE