Author: Sargeant

Posted on: June 14, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Added press raves for new Fern Knight CD – now out!

Fern Knight is the eponymous third full-length release from this fixture on North Philadelphia’s internationally renowned musical community. As the primary cover for Margaret Wienk’s singing and songwriting, this record fully unleashes her style of melding acoustic and electronic sounds, her careful orchestration alongside the improvisational strengths of the quartet, well-placed strings and crystalline vocals. Displaying her classical roots and psychedelic leanings,Fern Knight is now released into the world by…

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Posted on: June 14, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Cure – Freakshow (Mix 13)

The Cure are getting a ton of buzz for the two singles that they have released off of their latest, as of yet untitled, double-disc. “The Only One” was the first track, and “Freakshow” is the second. The Cure have come out with a very different sound than they have in the last few years, tying together the punk style that they first started off with in the late seventies…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

NASCAR 09 (Xbox 360)

We here at NeuFutur have not had the chance to review much in the way of racing games, but jumped at the chance to review NASCAR 09 for the Xbox 360. For those individuals that aren’t familiar with the series, NASCAR 09 marks the tenth installment of the game, and was released on the Playstation 2, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360. What players immediate will see with the game is…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

LOL (DS)

LOL (DS) / 2008 Agetec / http://www.agetec.com / As the front of the game’s box plainly shows, this is a pure multi-player game only. It originally took Japan by storm last year, and made its American debut late last month (May, 2008). If you don’t have any friends (or any friends that own a Nintendo DS), find a way to go and search out people that have a Nintendo DS…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

Alive or Dead (DVD)

I really think that the horror films that are picked up by Lionsgate surpass those coming out of any other company in this day and age. Face it, movies in the horror genre are largely gash, and they rehash old stories and plots without getting individuals properly engrossed into the film. Stephen Goetsch is still relatively new in the field of directly, having been linked to Scar (2005) as a…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Closer To Truth: Cosmos Consciousness To Be Aired

This summer public television stations nationwide will launch the definitive series on the perennial human longing: “What Does It All Mean?” Robert Lawrence Kuhn, executive producer and series creator, has put together a spellbinding 39-episode foray into the meaning of the universe and human awareness. The visually stunning HD experience focuses 13 compelling episodes on each of three vast and interconnected fields: “Cosmos,” “Consciousness,” and “God.” Each episode guides viewers…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Caramel (DVD)

Caramel has a similar style to Barbershop, and before I get deluged with a number of angry individuals on both sides of the aisle, let me explain why. In both cases, the movie focuses in one a place of meeting where something aesthetically-related is being done. In both, there are different generations of individuals that discuss and talk, with the older generations providing information and knowledge to the younger generations.…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

DURAN DURAN launch video podcasts exclusively on Zune Marketplace

Features behind-the-scenes footage from the making of Red Carpet Massacre + Justin Timberlake and Timbaland in the studio Duran Duran has created an exclusive video podcast series that gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the band’s latest album Red Carpet Massacre, as well as a glimpse of the creative process surrounding the video “Falling Down.” In-studio footage with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland launches this week and will…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Michael Franti / Spearhead Release “All Rebel Rockers” 9/9

One of the most moving and politically charged writers, Michael Franti and his band Spearhead, return with their eagerly-awaited album, All Rebel Rockers, on September 9, via Anti-Records. Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica, with reggae’s most prolific production teams, Sly & Robbie (No Doubt, Alicia Keys, Sean Paul, Bob Dylan), this new release deviates from Franti’s previous sound and comprises a hybrid dub-infused soul flavor with some hard-hitting dub rock production.…

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Posted on: June 13, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Rated Rookie Vol 2 #4

Rated Rookie (Vol.2, #4, 562 Park Place, #3, Brooklyn, NY 11238) Can you say white space? I’m sure you all can, and I especially know that the editors of Rated Rookie are very familiar with the concept. Where many zines will stick background images or textures to break up the tedium of the whiteness, Rated Rookie is bold in the sense that they don’t let anything besides very-sharp pictures detract…

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Alejandro Escovedo to Tour With Dave Matthews Band in Support of New Record ‘Real Animal’ Due June 24

With the impending release of his 9th solo album REAL ANIMAL, Alejandro Escovedo will hit the road as the opening act for the Dave Matthews Band beginning June 9th (see dates below). Alejandro will perform with his full band which consists of:  David Pulkingham (guitar), Josh Gravelin (bass), Hector Munoz (drums), Susan Voelz (violin) and Brian Standefer (cello).

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

3 Doors Down Tours in Support of Their Self-Titled CD

3 Doors Down announced today their plans for a full headline summer tour in celebration of the upcoming self-titled Universal Republic Records release, 3 Doors Down, to be made available everywhere on May 20th. 3 Doors Down promises the shows will be one of the summer concert season’s more rocking bills, tearing it up live across the US with two of the most invincible road warrior bands, Boston-based Staind and…

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Mower Offers Studio Update & New Video Interview With Metal Sanaz Posted Online

San Diego, CA’s Mower have entered a Los Angeles, CA recording studio with producer Eddie Wohl (Anthrax, Ill Nino, 36 Crazyfists, Dry Kill Logic). The album will be a split effort with six brand new Mower songs and six songs from the group’s jazz alter ego Slower. Slower is comprised of the Mower band members performing jazz and lounge versions of Mower songs.

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Random Life in Progress #2

Random Life in Progress #2 / :25 / 40M / $1 or trade / Alicia Dorr, 3729 N. Halsted, Apt. 3N, Chicago, IL 60613 / randomlifeinprogress@hotmail.com / Able to put eir’s own personal bubbliness into each piece in Random Life in Progress, Alicia creates for eir’s readers an incredibly compelling zine. Starting out a piece with a comparison about how “Middle Eastern people are as crazy as…us”, Alicia quickly moved…

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Hard Lessons Announce “B&G Sides”

The Hard Lessons announce the release of ‘B&G Sides’, which will be a sweetly packed box set of Volumes 1-4 due out July 22 on the Quack Media label. Hailing from the Motor City where they were named Artist Of The Year by Real Detroit, Augie, Koko Louise and The Anvil shined at this year’s SXSW fest where they played Spin’s party at Stubbs alongside some much-written-about acts, prompting the…

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Posted on: June 12, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

James Hunter – The Hard Way (CD)

James Hunter starts off “The Hard Way” with a brand sixties rock that has no direct contemporary influence. I could hear “The Hard Way” on the radio and be assured that the track is from over 40 years ago, that is how solidly Hunter is entrenched in that style. After that introductory track, “Tell Her” comes forth with a sound that follows pretty directly from “The Hard Way” but approaches…

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Posted on: June 11, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Final Fantasy XI Online: Vana’diel Collection 2008 (PC)

Final Fantasy XI is one of the largest MMORPGs around; at the time that the latest expansion pack, Wings of the Goddess, was released, there were over 500,000 active subscribers linked up to the service. Final Fantasy XI originally went online in 2002, while Rise of the Ziliart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, and Wings of the Goddess were released in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2007 respectively. Each…

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Posted on: June 11, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins (DVD)

Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins was aired on Animal Planet in May of 2008. This film, narrated by Whoopi Goldberg (Sister Act) and produced/directed by Chris Barker and Mike Slee, gives individuals some idea into the life cycle of a meerkat, especially those that are in the deserts of the Kalahari. This is done by showing the growing of Flower from an infant all the way to being a major…

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Posted on: June 11, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Home Improvement – The Complete Eighth Season (DVD Set)

The final season of Home Improvement, which originally ran from 1998 to 1999, gave individuals 28 episodes of footage, a collection that runs for about ten and a half hours. The show had creeped down the Nielsen ratings to reside at its lowest position ever (#10 overall), but the episodes that are present in the tenth season shows Tim Allen and the rest of the cast at their strongest. Perhaps…

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