Author: Sargeant

Posted on: October 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Domingo f. Termanology – Unreleased Remix / DEFinition: The Art and Design of Hip-Hop

Domingo f. Termanology – Cold World (Unreleased Remix) – FREE MP3 The original version of “Cold World” appears on Domingo’s 2007 album “The Most Underrated” (Latchkey / Deranged Music – in stores now). This is an unreleased, alternate remix (from the vaults) that Domingo did during the making of the album. Get it here: SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where…

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Posted on: October 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Trunk Stories

The cover on this fiction anthology zine is odd – there is what is presumably a large tick diving into a trunk, whihch really makes sense when one considers the odd fare that one can find in this issue. Trunk Stories begins with a re-telling of the Medea myth by Kirsten Kaschock (Any Oher Name). The story re-tells the Medea myth but is slightly heavy-handing in the nomenclature – the…

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Posted on: October 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fighting the Shadows, Backseat Driver, Illegal Operation, Silver in December, and TGL @ North Putnam High, Roachdale, Indiana – April 16th, 2005

All the shows I went to during my stay at DePauw (at least during the school year) were in Greencastle, Indiana. Fast-forward to April 16th, 2005, where I had just gotten off of work and called Josh Query (Silver in December’s manager). Josh promised me a few weeks before that ey would be able to drive me out to the show, which was in Roachdale, Indiana. This town, in the…

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Posted on: October 3, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ane Brun – “The Treehouse Song”

If Janis Joplin and Regina Spektor were combined and made to sing over eerie folk tunes, we would have ourselves Ane Brun. Being that I love both aforementioned acts, I definitely appreciate “The Treehouse Song”. While the lyrics are young and fun at times, the minor chords bring a darkness to the table that leave a ton of room to think to. It is good to see that folk music…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

The Scene Aesthetic Release First New Song In Over Two Years Announce Tour Dates, New MySpace Page And Eric Bowley’s Arrival Home

Eric Bowley, one of the founding two members of The Scene Aesthetic will be returning home to his native city of Seattle, WA on December 20, 2008 after a two-year hiatus. The bands two members: Bowley and Andrew De Torres (Danger Radio) will reunite with two shows already announced. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music,…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The All-American Rejects – “Gives You Hell”

As someone who has kept up with the band since the days of “Swing Swing”, the intro to this song leaves me shocked that I am hearing The All-American Rejects. The opening and bouncy beat definitely channel Smash Mouth, when upon further research I discovered this song was produced by Eric Valentine, who also produced some Smash Mouth singles. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

AAC/DC to Extend “Black Ice” World Tour; 16 Concerts Added in North America

Sixteen Concerts Added in North America * * * Tour Kicks Off on October 28, 2008 in Wilkes-Barre, PA * * September 30, 2008, New York NY – AC/DC extend their trek across North America by adding sixteen more shows to their Black Ice World Tour. Newly added dates begin on December 20, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and wrap up on January 31, 2009 in Nashville, TN. The tour kicks…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Dandy Warhols Announce New Collaborative Charity Project, Breathe Easy

The Odditorium, the Dandy Warhols’ famed studio in their hometown of Portland, OR, is more than simply one band’s space. It’s also home to their friends, the touring and local bands looking for a place to play, to record. The band has always striven to build and promote a community for musicians, and in 2007, they took a very purposeful step in making this a definitive part of their ethos.…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Snow Patrol – “Take Back The City”

With simple rhymes, an ever thickening melody, and the occasional whoa, Snow Patrol is at first unrecognizable until past the first verse of their Geffen released single “Take Back The City”. The chorus explodes into subtle harmonies and a calming vocal display backed by a thick but not overbearing up-tempo beat. The second time through the track, I felt like I was appreciating the vocals in the verses and the…

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Posted on: October 2, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THURSDAY SIGNS WITH EPITAPH

New Jersey’s Post-hardcore pioneers, Thursday, have signed to Epitaph with plans to release their fifth full-length album this spring. For the last decade, Thursday has released groundbreaking, essential albums like 2001’s fan-favorite Full Collapse and 2003’s breakthrough release War All the Time, and played riveting shows, garnering hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide.  As the band approaches their tenth anniversary, Thursday has dug deep to recapture the original fervor and…

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Posted on: September 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Project Zero, The Inheritance, Anything Girl, The Red Racer, The Goodlife, and Brookside @ Greencastle High – Aux Gym, November 6th, 2004

Each time a show happens at Greencastle High School, you are going to know that it will be one to remember. From how I was introduced to the Greencastle music scene (Ides of March) to Ides II late last school year, I just knew that Band-Aid 2004 would be beyond all expectations. It is also the only show I pay for in Greencastle, as practically all the other shows I…

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Posted on: September 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

True Story!

Another comic zine, this time chock-full of information where a mixed zine like Incredulous was not. The comic is personal, but really tends to go off on weird observations and tangents, similar to Al Burian’s work in that aspect. The style of the art is a mixture of Mike Judge’s, Brendan Small’s [Home Movies] and Futurama, which needless to say, reining in the art of caricature to the degree where…

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Posted on: September 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (PS3)

Hell’s Highway is the third of the Brothers in Arms series, and it saw a release on the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the PC. This time out, the Playstation 3 version of Hell’s Highway will be reviewed. Regardless of the console through which the player enters into “Hell’s Highway”, the storyline is the same. Based off a real World War II offensive (Operation Market Garden, where the Allies attempted…

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Posted on: September 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

My Secret World (DS)

When the Nintendo DS first came out, it seemed like the number of different games were pitifully few, and the number of those games that broke free of the narrow genre confines of the early library were even fewer. Imagine (and Ubisoft generally) have been wondrous in actually expanding the palette of the DS, and making it into a console that is more attractive at this point than a PSP.…

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Posted on: September 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Dodos Play Four Fall US Festivals -Treasure Island, Spiegeltent, Musuem Of Fine Arts, Pop Montreal / Play ‘Take Away Shows” In Paris

“Take Away Shows” : http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/download/145167-video-fleet-foxes-the-dodos-live-at-the-take-away-shows-soire-emporter 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 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he has written thousands of hands-on game and record reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand evaluation…

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Posted on: September 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DANGER MOUSE NAMED ONE OF ESQUIRE’S “MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF THE 21st CENTURY”

Artist and producer Danger Mouse appears among “the 75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century” in this month’s issue of Esquire, celebrating the magazine’s 75th anniversary. Alongside artists, scientists, entrepreneurs and heads of state, Danger Mouse will be honored for his boundless creativity, his relentless work ethic, and his power to shape the cultural future. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur…

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Posted on: September 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Lost, Pvrenchymv, Unstable, Silver in December, and The Heart Attacks @ Meherry Hall, October 30th, 2004

I try to have shows wherever I’m at, whether its in Lancaster or in my college town (Greencastle, Indiana). Both places have great scenese, and at the beginning of this year, I tried to have a twenty-first birthday party show (September 16th; my birthday is the 15th). Just like the time that my artwork (in the form of a door that proclaimed fuck gender roles) was yanked so as to…

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Posted on: September 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Introducing Josh X-an-tus

Like a shooting star, Josh X-an-tus has gone from obscurity as a multi-talented Julliard trained musician, to heating up the blogosphere with his first recorded single “Let’s Ride” featuring Roc-A-Fella MC Jadakiss. With a song and video premiering online just a week ago, the track has already appeared on Kanye West’s blog with a re-mix created (out of the blue) by Consequence. “Let’s Ride” is attracting a myriad of listeners,…

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Posted on: September 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Persian Poets, Environmental Devastation, and Electronic Music: Green Memories is an Ambient Voice of the Earth

Almost a century ago, after a thousand years of Persian poetry, there was a major shift. It paralleled a seemingly global movement in which older artistic languages were transformed. In the West, this transformation can be seen in art (Kandinsky), music (Schoenberg), and literature (James Joyce). It happened in other parts for the world. In Persian poetry, maybe it was a cultural mutation, a literary development, or a seemingly abrupt…

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Posted on: September 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

VISION OF DISORDER’S “DEAD IN NEW YORK” DVD SET FOR NOV. 11 RELEASE ON KOCH RECORDS; NYC SHOW ON NOV. 16

Vision of Disorder, the Long Island-based hardcore band that merged traditional east coast hardcore alongside thrash metal before disbanding in 2002, is set to release “Dead In New York,” a posthumous DVD showcasing the band’s frenetic live shows as well as backstage footage. The band, which only recently reunited for a handful of shows, will play a hometown show at Irving Plaza on Nov. 16 to commemorate the release of…

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