Austin native Carrie Rodriguez makes her first Austin City Limits appearance this month. Her performance, taped in July, will air the week of October 25, 2008 (check local listings in your area); the show also features Jakob Dylan. “I grew up watching Austin City Limits” Rodriguez said, “so this was a dream come true for me definitely the highlight of my musical career so far.” Austin City Limits (PBS), the…
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced the intensely atmospheric orchestral score for EA’s new sci-fi survival horror game Dead Space. Developed with award-winning composer Jason Graves, in association with Rod Abernethy and under the direction of EA Redwood Shores studio; Jason’s chilling score for Dead Space enhances the horror and tension of the game through extreme aleatoric and extended 20th Century orchestral music techniques. “Graves’ work on the Dead…
This zine is more of a primer for how to do spraypainting without getting in trouble. For being such at Do It Yourself, handcrafted work, the media in which they enclose the methods for making it is really polished. I mean, this piece definitely looks professionally laid out, which is nice for someone trying to find straight-forward instruction, but it leaves me wondering what the impetus for placing the magazine…
Hot on the heels of a successful sophomore release and tour, the Nashville collective of nationally recognized artists band together for a holiday tour to support the Ten out of Tenn Christmas compilation out November 11 and co-sponsored by American Songwriter Magazine and TOM’s Shoes. The disc features a blend of a mix of originals and traditional holiday tunes. Produced by TOT’s own K.S. Rhoads, the singer/songwriter reflects, “When Katie…
Phratry’s LKN (Lauren K. Newman) will be playing a few releases shows throughout the Northwest in October in celebration of her latest release, the vinyl/cd combo “Postulate II/Phratry EP.” The first of these release shows will be October 25th in Tacoma, WA. Please visit the Phratry website for current dates or visit LKN’s website via the links section below. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and…
Two Sheds five track EP is one of those discs you pop in on a great fall day and just zone out focusing on the music and nothing else. With five great tracks, Two Sheds really shows a lot of talent and love keeping interest throughout. You, the first track on the EP, a well played and sang song really showcasing a band that has a lot of talent and…
Four subsidiaries of Wind-up Entertainment and the Chicago-based Company of Thieves have entered into agreements for this broad-based relationship. The band’s future recordings will be released by Wind-up Records. Additionally, the sale of all Company of Thieves merchandise at on-line, retail, and touring points of sale will be handled by Wind-up Entertainment’s Pronto Merch. The band’s publishing will be administered by the company’s Sakyamuni Music Publishing, LLC. Company of Thieves…
Are you a head banging, dragon slaying, chopper riding hard-ass mother fucker who likes his women dirty, his car fast and his metal even faster!? Well than you’ve come to the right place, here’s a list and a blip about some bands you should check out in between episodes of that show on Adult Swim. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine,…
On Sept. 23rd 2008, a rock band took matters into its own hands and released a record on its own imprint. Black Sun by Ra, a band that has scanned over 350,000 CDs since 2002, has made waves both in the quality of the new album and the efficient way it was produced and promoted. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine,…
Vy-Zine is a blast from the past, a zine that was done four years before I even began to associate myself with the zine culture. I found this 1995-1996 (unsure of which year it is from exactly) zine in the free box at the Allied Media Conference, and needless to say, I’m surprised that the editor of this ‘zine is no other than zine royalty Jason Kucsma (Clamor Magazine). Vy-Zine…
At long last the UK’s latest Noise/Pop makers International Jetsetters make their U.S. debut with the six song EP “Heart Is Black”. The EP was available October 7, 2008- exclusively at Planting Seeds Records [www.plantingseedsrecords.com/shop] in limited edition CDEP/Postcard/Sticker Pack and digitally worldwide via i-Tunes, emusic, and the usual digital outlets worldwide. The CD was distributed worldwide by Darla Records[www.darla.com] on October 20, 2008. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
Loxsly’s 4 song EP Flashlights is interesting to say the least with even more interesting song titles. Lamprey Eels, the first track on the EP is very engaging and takes a lot to really focus on all the little things that are going on which is a common theme throughout. The song has some interesting lyrics and sound which I’ve come to expect from bands like Grandaddy. Chopper, has twice…
Metal Pioneer, Willie Basse has signed on to appear in the new reality TV series, “Rockstar Realityâ€.The series documents a day in the life and times of Basse as he makes the transition from real estate agent, back into rock n roll. 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…
Somewhere out there Conor Oberst and Frank Black are listening to this EP and they’re yelling out their windows to the masses that pass to pick this stellar EP up. Bees and Birds three song EP is just incredible, where have you been all of my life, hiding these lovable tracks somewhere I bet. Bees and Birds are just fun, the name, the sound everything, it makes me smile and…
There is power, strength and diversity in threes. Most colors can be mixed from just three primary colors. Oaths are traditionally repeated three times. The Holy Trinity is the basis for one of the world’s most popular doctrines. Triangles are the most durable of geometric shapes and are the only perfect figure. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has…
So, Chop Shop Records we need to have a talk about The Republic Tigers, their four song EP you send just…just isn’t enough to suffice me. This four song EP comes not only with the disc but I also have five pictures of the men responsible for the great sound coming out of my speakers, a nice little bonus. Buildings & Mountains, is an head bobber and ass shaker all…
Nova Posta Vinyl, the new record label formed by Bella Union recording artists Eric Pulido (of Midlake) and Robert Gomez, is pleased to announce its first release, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Family Family Family Meets The Magic Christian, available October 28th, 2008. This 14-song odyssey is filled with melodious gems that evoke the experimental natures of The Flaming Lips and Animal Collective perched upon harmonies reminiscent of The Beach…
This is a mini zine I received from the editor of More Said in Silence, Teresa Allen. It s a very small, 1/4th size zine that I really find very telling of Teresa’s mood right after her abortion, as even the title of the zine suggests the operation that she had done. The fact that both covers have pictures of infants on them indicate much to the fact that she…
Charlie Pickett and the Eggs was a rowdy, raunchy band out of Miami that sounded like it had crawled out of a black-water mangrove swamp off I-95. Pickett sang songs about unfaithful lovers, sex, failed romance, drugs, American wanderers, the bad parts of town and the lower realms. He had more in common with Johnny Thunders than Don Johnson, for sure.†– Tallahassee Democrat SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
Cincinnati psychedelic blues trio, Buffalo Killers, will hit the road this fall once again supporting the Black Crowes on a 14-date tour of the U.S. The Buffalo Killers new album “Let it Ride” (produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auebach) was released earlier this summer on Alive Records and supported by tours opening for The Black Keys as well as a cross country solo trek. Recently, the band and Ragged…