The Pygmalion Music Festival has, now in its sixth year, firmly established itself as a major and innovative presence in the universe of North American music festivals. The festival’s schedule is now complete and viewable on the fest’s site (http://schedule.pygmalionmusicfestival.com ). This year’s lineup: of Montreal * Janelle Monae * Built to Spill * Roky Erickson w/Okkervil River * Caribou * Ted Leo & The Pharmacists * Cut Chemist *…
David “Rock” Feinstein – the former member of Ronnie Dio & The Prophets, The Electric Elves, Elf, and the leader of the legendary NYC band, The Rods – is readying a new solo effort via the Niji Entertainment Group, ‘Bitten By The Beast.’ Released on November 23, 2010, the nine-track disc will be available as a deluxe digipack, and will certainly be of interest to metal fans worldwide, due to…
Sacred 13 is an act that skillfully blends rock with a much harder and grittier sound, immediately inviting listeners in with “Secrets”. Perhaps most interesting has to be the grind the band gets into during the track and how exactly it interacts with the vocals laid down here. “Lifeless” keeps things interesting, with a little bit of electronic noise inserted into the track. What was a more instrumentally-lead band during…
We here at NeuFutur have been lucky enough to snag the earliest tracks that Circledown has released as part of their “Mobius” LP. The album, which is slated to come out in February, 2011, showcases an absolutely intense band. “Re-constitute”, for example, is a track that ties together musical references as diverse as Static-X, Linkin Park, Fear Factory, and even Machine Head in one furious and intricate metal track. The…
“Unnamed” is the first salvo that Downslave shoots at their listeners, and it is pretty immediately that one can hear Papa Roach, old school Megadeth, and even Hellyeah in this straight-forward, intense bit of metal. With a production hat virtually ensures that the band will break it big, “Cost of Freedom” has it all. “Cost of Freedom” varies things up, giving the drums a highlight that properly shows the talent…
There are typically a number of reasons why sequels do not live up to the strong efforts put forth by their progenitors. However, Camp Rock 2 is a film that builds off of the original while providing viewers with more than enough in the way of added material and different plot twists and turns. For those individuals that liked the work of Demi Lovato (Mitchie) and Joe Jonas (Shane), they…
Despite constantly being under the shadow of the cancellation axe, Chuck has somehow managed to survive a finicky audience and skittish TV execs thanks to smart writing that has attracted a small, but die hard following of fans and critics. 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.…
The Dirty Heads continue to sell out shows across the U.S. in support of their debut album, Any Port In A Storm, featuring the hit single “Lay Me Down.” Now the So-Cal locals are giving one lucky winner the chance to win an autographed Ernie Ball guitar plus a year supply of strings. 9/15 9PM Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall 9/16 9PM Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep 9/18…
Remember the good old days, when jazz-fusion wasn’t all about showing off your chops, and was more about creating sweeping moods, and the importance of songwriting? Well, the Bombastic Meatbats certainly remember those days. Having obviously studied the classic early-to-mid ’70s recordings of such fusion greats as Return to Forever and Jeff Beck, the group (which includes such members as Grammy winning Red Hot Chili Peppers/Chickenfoot drummer Chad Smith, guitarist…
Metal Mind Productions presents a re-release of “Sore”, the second album by one of the most unique and overlooked bands of the US underground – Buzzoven. Buzzoven (also known as Buzzov•en) was a sludge metal band from North Carolina, formed in 1989 by the remaining members of Sewer Puppet. The band was known for being one of the founders of the sludge genre (right after Eyehategod), and also for their…
This is one of the songs that broke Celine Dion huge in the adult contemporary market here in the United States. It is thus tied to eir, as pretty much anyone that was cognizant and listening to the radio heard eir rendition way too many times. Now, apparently this song was originally written for Meatloaf. I can understand that; “I’ll Do Anything For Love” has the same general type of…
All Tiny Creatures, a Madison-based experimental pop quartet recording for the Hometapes label, will embark on a string of U.S. tour dates this September, including shows in Brooklyn, Washington DC, and at Raleigh’s Hopscotch Festival . To whet appetities, Hometapes is releasing the MP3 single “An Iris.” Featuring vocal contributions from Justin Vernon, this track is a sneak peek of what’s to come from All Tiny Creatures, a band led…
It has been over a decade since Meat Loaf came out with eir last CD. However, it was right around the same amount of time since the first “Bat Out of Hell” CD was released to the world, so I suppose that Meat Loaf has created a trend in eir own right. The first track is “The Monster is Loose”, and it has a harder sound than any of Meat…
Armored Saint will be playing at The Avalon in Santa Clara, CA on Saturday, October 16th! The guys had planned on only playing one show this year but wanted to bring the Saint up to the bay area before the year was through. Joey Vera adds; “We know we said that our Los Angeles show in May was going to be our only show this year, but some things changed…
Upcoming singer/songwriter Benny Marchant has just released his debut music video for “Conversations Missed.” The track will appear on Benny Marchant’s debut album, Cold Weather, which is expected to be released late summer 2010. Marchant is currently in the studio along side Grammy winner Joe Chicarelli who has worked with the likes of Radiohead, White Stripes, and Counting Crows. Watch “Conversations Missed” at YouTube.com and visit www.OfficialBennyMarchant.com for all the…
Is the style of music that Measles Mumps Rubella play influenced by the current angular sound of bands like Franz Ferdinand or something that seems to have more in common with the dance music of the eighties. Either way, “Algorithm of Desire” is a track that will get individuals on the dance floor. There is a considerable inorganic presence to this track, but the inclusion of breathing and a flawed…
9/13/2010 Mavericks – Ottawa, ON 9/15/2010 The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY 9/16/2010 Webster Underground – Hartford, CT 9/17/2010 Club Hell – Providence, RI 9/18/2010 Great Scott – Boston, MA 9/19/2010 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY 9/21/2010 Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA 9/22/2010 Sonar – Baltimore, MD 9/23/2010 Hat Factory – Richmond, VA 9/24/2010 Kings – Raleigh, NC 9/25/2010 Ground Zero – Spartanburg, SC 9/26/2010 Masquerade…
Sep 12 Babylon Ottawa, ON Sep 13 Time To Laugh Kingston, ON Sep 14 Call The Office London, ON Sep 16 Harpers Ferry Allston, MA Sep 17 Gramercy Theatre New York, NY Sep 18 Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ Sep 19 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PA Sep 21 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA Sep 22 Small’s Hamtramck, MI Sep 23 Reggie’s Rock Club Chicago, IL Sep 24 Firebird St. Louis, MO…
Remember that episode of Family Guy where Lois starts singing cabaret at Peter’s bar in the basement of their house? Larkin McLean tries to add a few songs to Lois’ repertoire with songs that are simultaneously strong and sultry, such as “Do I Still Love You”. The track is influenced by jazz and the entire lounge movement of the fifties and early sixties, while the production value of the disc…
10/2 Baltimore, MD – Sonar 10/4 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue 10/5 Knoxville, TN – Valarium 10/7 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution 10/8 Ybor City, FL – The Ritz Ybor 10/9 Orlando, FL – Firestone Live 10/10 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade 10/11 Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend 10/12 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts 10/13 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues 10/14 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory 10/15 Clifton Park, NY…