Rolling Stone (David Fricke) : “Icelandic singer-songwriter Mugison already has a reputation abroad for bleak magic, on record and in solo appearances with acoustic guitar and laptop. But in his headlining set at the Art Museum, he came out swinging like a country-blues Led Zeppelin, armed with a muscular backing band of electric bass, pedal steel guitar and cannon-fire drums.”
Shredding Paper #15 ($3.95, PO Box 2271, San Rafael, CA 94912) This zine is another zine that is really on the edge of being considered a full-blown magazine. However, Shredding Paper does not have enough in the way of content to truly be considered a magazine, as only about 22 pages of the 116 total are non-reviews. The pieces that are not reviews in this issue are actually fairly well-written,…
Sponsored by the No Fear clothing company, the first leg of Bullet For My Valentine’s North American tour will run to mid-August; the second leg will run throughout September, dates to be announced shortly. Joining Bullet For My Valentine for the tour will be Bleeding Through and on select dates, Cancer Bats and Black Tide. Check out the fan club pre-sale now before tickets go on sale to the general…
The JEWELS album is the result of an experiment to search for a navigation system, which led the band back into hidden niches of the Einstürzende Neubauten universe that have not been especially brightly illuminated before now; into those corners, which have remained in the dark or have been forgotten despite two decades of restless movement. Jewels is being released in the U.S. this Summer on the band’s own Potomak…
Taylor Hollingsworth will release his new record, Bad Little Kitty, on July 29th. A sideman for Maria Taylor and Conor Oberst (Taylor played guitar on Oberst’s forthcoming Merge solo debut), he recalls a Johnny Thunders-styled throwback or a Dexter Romweber-esque shredder. Armed with an arsenal of guitar slinging and grisly, thought-provoking songwriting, this boy-faced wonder echoes the gritty gist of some of the South’s greatest musical traditions.
Plainly stated, 31Knots has not moved in a new direction so much as they have ripened to full maturity, evolved into the creature they’re meant to be. Previous efforts – Talk Like Blood (2005), Polemics (2006), The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere (2007) – are just as tightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary. But something is different. A devout fan can sense a noticeable return to the songwriting…
Short, Fast + Loud #14 / $1.50? / 72M / AKautsch@aol.com / Short, Fast + Loud is the best magazine that covers punk, thrash, grind, metal, and crust music since HeartattaCk shut its doors a few months ago. However, when the two magazines were going head to head, I don’t think the quality between the two ‘zines varied much, if at all. The zine moves back and forth through very…
Pop music artist Paul Maxwel’s recent concert introduced hundreds of followers to his new album, “Love and Pride,” gathering at Casino Torrequebrada, Benalmádena. Pop music artist Paul Maxwel’s recent concert introduced hundreds of followers to his new album, “Love and Pride,” during a gathering at Casino Torrequebrada, Benalmádena.
After 30 years as an accomplished first-call session and touring player, veteran bassist Sekou Bunch is breaking new ground with his first solo CD, The Next Level, on the Trippin N Rhythm record label. The CD was officially released to stores and Internet outlets this month. The first single from The Next Level, “Take Five, In Three,” was released for airplay in March.
In support of PF Flyers’ archival release of the 1956 Bob Cousy All-American low top, the iconic sneaker brand has partnered with Los Angeles-based Dangerbird Records to create modern renditions of four classic tracks from 1956. Proof that cool ages rather well. The tracks can be streamed/downloaded at: http://www.pfflyers.com/dangerbird as well as below.
While we have had a number of opportunities to have a shot at reviewing the soundtrack or score from a movie, I believe that this is the first time that wehere at NeuFutur have been tapped to go forth and do a review about the soundtrack/score from a video game. Oliver Deriviere (composing) and Dora Hristova (conducting) have created the score to this Atari game, a re-vamp of the classic…
American Idol winner David Cook has been signed to 19 Recordings / RCA Records and is preparing to start recording his debut album which is due for release in fall 2008.
Formed in 1998 with the intention of documenting and distributing the music of friends’ bands, Long Island based ROK LOK RECORDS has entered its tenth year of operation. Continually maintaining an emphasis on ethics, artistic expression and means of DIY networking over any sort of business practices ROK LOK RECORDS has cemented its place within the landscape of the international DIY scene, and is pleased to announce details of its…
Shortandqueer #3 / :20 / 20M / shortandqueer@yahoo.com / This is a novel premise for a ‘zine, with Kelly showing the best things that happened during 101 of eir days. Where the zine itself is not the most interesting of layouts (pretty much just a normal font with pictures interspersed in random intervals, the material inside provides all the interest that one needs. In fact, the different days really begin…
People will and do often ask “where exactly are the Golden Animals from?” when hearing their distinctive sound from their debut album FREE YOUR MIND AND WIN A PONY, out on HAPPYPARTS RECORDINGS on AUGUST 25TH 2008. In a nutshell, Linda grew up in Northern Sweden and Tommy in Baltimore, Maryland, they met in Europe, eloped to Brooklyn then ventured west to the desert.
An update from Savannah, Ga.’s KYLESA: “It’s been a while since our last update so here you go: We’ve been writing a new record over the past few months and we’re about to head to the Jam Room studio on Monday [July 21] to begin tracking. We’re excited to record a new album since it’s been two years since we recorded ‘Time Will Fuse its Worth.’ It’s hard to believe…
Check Out Joan As Police Woman‘s “To Be Loved†Video Here Joan heads to Europe for club and festival dates this summer. US dates announced soon!
Saddle Creek have announced the signing of Montreal trio Land of Talk in the United States and are set to release their debut full-length, Some Are Lakes October 7. The album was recorded in Montreal with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and is the follow up to their acclaimed 2006 EP, Applause Cheer Boo Hiss, which found Land Of Talk featured in publications such as Paste Magazine, and receiving glowing reviews…
Society 1 has just signed with MDI Distribution to release new material completely independent from an established record label. With this decision the band will take on all responsibilities of recording and promotion while utilizing the distribution network of MDI to make product available.
Sheer Immanence: Ethical Affirmation and the Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt / :10 / 16M / gregg@riseup.net / In our second piece dealing with animation as the purveyor of philosophy, Gregg Jashnani’s piece about “Mystery of the Human Thunderboltâ€, a piece from the Secret Origins #2 Annual is very deep, almost unreadable to the layperson of philosophy. The piece (which does not have a good explanation given to it by…