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…
Brooklyn based quintet The Rollo Treadway offer up a scenic psychedelic pop masterpiece that must be listened to from beginning to end. The thirteen track self-titled album promoted by Team Clermont is an instant hit that you’ll want to share with your friends because keeping it to yourself would just be wrong, oh so wrong. Kidnapped the first track on the album introduces us to the wonderful harmony and sound…
I don’t know about the rest of you but I’ve always wanted to be a cowboy. You know shoot bad guys, ride horses and generally be a bad ass with boots. So here I am in full cowboy attire to preach the gospel of The Upsidedown and their latest release Human Destination, a great album that puts images of a far away world of cowboys and robbers into my head…
I grabbed Morning Tide at random this morning (actually afternoon) in a drunken haze of last nights triumphs and failures and found some very relaxing poppy songs. The Little Ones are obviously trained in the art of pop-music taking licks from Pet Shop Boys and bands of that sort. With plenty of synthesizer to fill the fuzzy holes in my ears the sound kind of grows on you like a…
Adeline Records singer/songwriter/surfer Timmy Curran is set to star in a new documentary series called “The Train” which begins filming today in San Francisco, CA. Timmy will be on the road in the west coast with both his guitar and his surfboard for the next two months filming “The Train” and is available for press along the way. Feel free to inquire about his whereabouts and availability. Timmy Curran’s debut…
Half Size Punk Magazine from Britain. The spelling in this rag is great, with about a mistake a page and excellent homophone use (witch for which, buy for by). The Dwarves actually answered an interview by this guy, showing exactly how cool this zine is. As well as having the piece with one of the best bands in existence currently. Vile Generation has a much longer and more in-depth interview…
Montreal’s NEURAXIS have completed the shooting for the “Darkness Prevails†video from the band’s most recent release, ‘The Thin Line Between.’ Helmed by director Chris Alsop, the clip is currently being edited, and will be available online and at video outlets shortly to coincide with NEURAXIS’ participation on the upcoming North American tour with The Faceless, Abigail Williams, Decrepit Birth, and Veil of Maya. Photos from the video shoot are…
Mushroomhead announces the DVD release of  Volume 2, on October 28, 2008 on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records. It’s the highly anticipated follow-up to their 2005 DVD release Volume 1. The new DVD features 2 ½ hours of pure mayhem featuring exclusive never before seen content, live footage from the past three years on their “Savior Sorrow†tour, music videos including Headbanger’s Ball 2007 Video Of The Year “1200,†“Simple Survival,†and the…
Prior to reading this are you a fan of any of the following bands?: 1. Bouncing Souls 2. Sonic Youth 3. Jets to Brazil/Jawbreaker If so get your hands on In Cadeo’s 3 CD tease before reading. 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…
Hey James, It’s been over five years since Third Eye Blind released their last record, and a lot has changed since then. Especially in the music business, and for Third Eye Blind, the changes are for the better. Third Eye Blind has partnered with Indaba Music to launch an innovative new web program, “Studio Access,” in support of the band’s upcoming album URSA MAJOR, scheduled for release in early 2009.…
#1 album Debut on the Billboard Top 200 On tour with Neil Young this Fall! “4 stars ★★★★ †– Rolling Stone “4 stars ★★★★ †– Blender “Unquestionably the best thing they’ve ever done … full of songs that thrash and rattle and bounce around echo chambers … an early contender for the best album of 2008.” – MTV.com “Narrow Stairs will continue to propel Death Cab for Cutie…
Man, I don’t ever want to do a magazine if it means sticking three and a half pages of advertising in the first five pages. Luckily, Verbicide does not go the route that most other zines take and just stick ads everywhere in their magazine; in fact, there are only a few ads to contend with this whole issue. So, what’s up with this issue of Verbicide. Kudos has to…
“Oikeutus”, the new video from the Finnish death metal band Sotajumala, can be viewed below. The clip was shot in April 2008 in Vaasa, Finland. The song comes off the group’s second album, Teloitus (Finnish for “execution”), which entered the Finnish chart last October at position No. 17. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC…
Phoenix based band Broken Poets (www.BrokenPoets.com) signs licensing and distribution deal with Magnatune Records. Magnatune Records was founded by John Buckman in April, 2005. Time Magazine named Magnatune one of the TOP 20 Music Sites To Watch in 2006. 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…
Throughout all of gaming, there have been a number of company-sponsored releases. Individuals may remember M.C. Kids, Yo Noid!, or Cool Spot; Red Bull BC One both comes forth as similar and extremely different from these types of games. This DS title is similar in the sense that there is promotional branding for Red Bull strewn throughout all stages and screens of the game, but it differs in that the…
Upfront/Konvict/SRC/ Universal Motown multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer, Akon burst out of the starting gates with the winningly melodic and compulsively danceable single “Right Now (Na Na Na).†The song is sparking up the charts in a record-setting pace that’s familiar to Akon’s millions of fans worldwide. 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…
Verbicide comes forth with a very fiction-based approach for this issue. In fact, an entire section is devoted to the stuff. This brings me to one of the major philosophical debates that we in the zine world have; is it actually better to have blocks of material (for example, reviews and then stories) or are listeners kept interested when there are different types of pieces interspersed throughout the magazine. In…