Totally Michael’s self-titled debut album will be coming out on IHEARTCOMIX (Matt & Kim, Acid Girls) on October 14. Totally Michael is a one-man dance party from Bloomington, Indiana who performs his electro-injected songs with just a microphone, iPod and an electric guitar. His music straddles the line between hyperkinetic punk and bouncy pop and he has been compared to Dan Deacon, Andrew W.K., Blink 182 and Atom and His…
Forever in Motion is a band that I was not familiar with before putting on “The Beautiful Unknownâ€. The first track, “Magicâ€, seems to add together equal parts radio rock and emo music. A piano blends together with a set of vocals that itself seems to be influenced by those coming out of bands like Hinder and Linkin Park. The band slowly adds bits and pieces to their overall sound…
“Rap-sung, girl-boy duets over danceable synth-pop, a fresh take on Luscious Jackson circa ‘In Search of Manny.’†New York Magazine “Big Guns is a most appealing debut that bodes well for what comes next†All Music Guide 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…
Like a welcome draught from a bottomless well, in his latest outing with WOVENHAND, former 16 Horsepower frontman David Eugene Edwards sings ten untamed and mercy-drenched songs for thirsty listeners on TEN STONES. From the jarring folk of”White Knuckle Grip”, to the eerie bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars”, to the fiery foot-stomper “Not One Stone”, the album forms a song-cycle that is singular in…
Big Al`s Swing Kids Concert (April 9th 1999) This concert was held in the 1st Presbyterian Church in Lancaster, and it started at 8 o clock. This was a band that started out in Columbus Ohio and were inspired by many of the greats of swing. They had an awesome guitarist who sang as well. They had recently acquired a new drummer and a new keyboardist. They caught on pretty…
The third exciting season of the hit Fox TV series BONES continues on Wednesday, September 3rd as the darkly amusing procedural with humor, hear, and character, continues to follow Dr. Temperance Brennan, a highly skilled forensic anthropologist. 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…
Street Pixie is a DIY/anarchist/nomad per-polit-zine. There are an incredible amount of pieces to feast upon in this issue for people of all stripes. There is poetry, prose, how-to pieces, art, and tons more. For one dollar, it really is a steal. The layout of the pieces is probably the only thing to be changed, as there seems to be various “lumps†of material that seem to drag the moment…
Hot on the heels of her critical and commercial smash debut album, Santogold is announcing her first headlining US tour, the Goldrush Tour presented by MySpace Music. Santogold, AKA Santi White, just finished a string of North American arena dates with Coldplay. She will be performing with a full live band and dj, which she recently debuted on MTV ‘s “F’NMTV Premieres”, in order to bring the album’s innovative genre-defying…
Abigail Williams start out their “Legend†EP with “From the Buried Heartâ€. During this opening track, there seems to be a blend of progressive metal with a brand of metal that looks back towards the eighties style of metal. However, instead of Abigail Williams merely attempting to revive a certain period in metal, their smartest move during this introductory track has to be the inclusion of a newer rock style.…
Jack’s Mannequin is set to release a second iTunes exclusive EP on September 9th titled In Valleys EP. In Valleys, released exclusively on iTunes, will feature two b-sides from The Glass Passenger recordings and two new tracks from The Glass Passenger as well. An updated tracklisting can be seen below. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent…
Hear Music announced today that it will release James Taylor’s exceptional collection of covers from notable recording artists from the fifties, sixties and seventies. The album is aptly titled ‘Covers’ and will be available at all traditional retail outlets and Starbucks Company-operated locations in the U.S. and Canada on September 30. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered…
Cool and Phat Concert on April 9th 1999 The night began with Dutch Uncle, a wondrous local band playing for an hour and a half, followed by a band from Kentucky, Chiaroscuro. Dutch Uncle. – To my count, they played 15 songs and they were on for 100 minutes. Their drummer was in Florida for spring break, and Jesse jumped in on the last few songs to play drums for…
Jackie Christie, multi-talented, fashion designer, and co-author of ‘No Ordinary Love’, with husband NBA star Doug Christie, is set to release her highly anticipated book, ‘WOMAN! A Practical Guide To Loving The Skin You’re In’, through Infinite Love Publishing on December 10, 2008. The book encompasses all a woman needs to know regarding self-empowerment in their careers, relationships, and more. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder…
Trapt have announced a US headlining tour beginning almost immediately after the band finishes up its current stint as part of the ongoing Crue Fest. 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…
Genre-wise I feel like Motion Picture Demise is kind of all over the board. “Zip. Boom. Hah.” leaves me feeling a little lost as to a genre to tag on them. Mostly, their music is a solid time investment; I think all can find at least one song on here that touches on their style of choice. My largest criticism is to cut the song length down a bit, by…
Team Love releases Calamity Drenching on October 28st McCarthy will he’ll zig zag across the mid-west and hit some west coast dates too with a two night stand in Portland, OR. Dates listed below. More to come! Songs: Illinois “The songs offered up are a combination of Bright Eyes earnestness and Felice Brother rootsyness. I know I’ve compared a number of artists to him of late but on “Roasting Song 
Already critically-acclaimed debuting Interscope recording artist, Charles Hamilton, joins forces with the top hip-hop and urban music blogs on the web along with leading social media network imeem.com, to create “The Hamiltonization Process.” “The Hamiltonization Process” is a 3-month, 8-site tour that begins on Tuesday, September 2nd on okayplayer.com and ends on Tuesday, December 9th on onsmash.com. An insightful trailer for “The Hamiltonization Process” can be viewed at http://www.iamnotcharleshamilton.com/. SargeantJohn…
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On September 30, Walt Disney Records unveils Nightmare Revisited with 20 fresh recordings and beloved covers of the music, mayhem, and merriment from Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman returns to recapture the musical landscape he masterfully created for the original The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack with two brand new recordings of the “Opening†and “Closing.†Adding a new tantalizing twist to Nightmare favorites, Nightmare Revisited also boasts…
Now, this will be one of the shortest reviews I’ve done, as about 95% of this zine is just blankness. However, the editor of this magazine has an affinity for late-1800’s drawings for products, and seemingly unrelated pieces of writing, such as a description of someone being called about a eclipse. A German (I think) worksheet is includes, and a stream-of-consciousness poem adorns the page adjacent. The zine is one…