Punk Planet #74 / $4.95 / 2:00 / 148M / http://www.punkplanet.com / Everyone should know Punk Planet by now. It’s the magazine that tries to keep people up to date on politics and music. However, there are some minor things done during this issue that either increase or decrease the quality of the read for all. First, the magazine begins weakly when the layout does not differentiate between pieces, and…
A household name in his native France, multi-million selling producer, recording artist and promoter DAVID GUETTA has found the rest of the world is rapidly catching up since the N. American release of his third album Pop Life (Ultra Records, Oct 9). “I played Coachella earlier last year,” he says, of LA’s revered rock festival. “It was huge! I saw an article in USA Today that said the highlights of…
LA’s The Briggs are set to release their new effort, entitled Come All You Madmen, on June 17.  Founded by singing guitarists brothers Jason and Joey LaRocca, The Briggs are rounded out by Chris Arredondo on drums and Ryan Roberts on bass. The Brigg’s fourth release features that tight, in-your-face sound the band has honed to perfection with six solid years of touring under their belts with the likes of Bad…
Smile When You’re Alone is indie-folk rock band, This Car Up’s debut release, recorded at Inner Ear Studios by T.J. Lipple of Aloha. The five-piece, hailing from Allston, Ma, came together in the fall of 2007 eager to create music that was moving and beautiful. Singers/guitarists Eric Glassman and Paul Sentz became a duo through an open-mic night and friends due to their love of burritos and turkey. The band…
In his first full collaboration with Ninja Tune, the electronic producer/wizard presents most accessible and genre bending affair yet. Love to Make Music To out in the US 7/15! MP3: Make It So ft. Michael Johnson (XXX-Change Remix) http://www.terrorbird.alphapupserver.com/music/make_it_so_rmxxx.mp3
 Secondhand Serenade‘s single “Fall For You” is starting to pick up serious steam at Top 40 radio and is now in rotation on over 30 stations! It’s set to debut on the chart next week thanks to big time support from Y100/Miami, KZHT/Salt Lake City, WKSE/Buffalo, KHKS/Dallas, KDWB/Minneapolis, MN, KXXM/San Antonio, TX, SIRIUS HITS and Music Choice among others. More importantly, wherever “Fall For You” is on the air, it’s getting callout and it’s…
Proud Disgrace Fanzine #2 / $2.50 / :25 / Blueboy Productions, 4 Fox Run #1, Marshfield, MA 02050 / Waste of space. No, the writing isn’t atrocious, but the spacing of this issue is. With fonts that Helen Keller would find annoying large, there is a lot of trees that were needlessly sent to the mill for this issue. Proud Disgrace is a zine that discusses topics that aren’t necessarily…
Man Raze, a newly formed rock outfit featuring Phil Collen of Def Leppard, Simon Laffy from Girl and Paul Cook of The Sex Pistols, have announced the release of their full-length album “Surreal†on June 3, 2008 via VH1 Classic Records.Â
Carly Simon has been around in some form or another in the music industry since 1971. That’s thirty-seven years, if anyone was counting. “This Kind of Love†is the first album that Simon has released featuring all new tracks in the span of eight years. Hear Music, the official label of Starbucks, has taken that bold step forward and is releasing this album despite the fact that Simon could be…
Bleach Volume 10: The Entry / 2008 Viz / 100 Minutes / http://www.viz.com / http://bleach.viz.com / Despite the fact that Hell Girl was the first anime that was reviewed for NeuFutur Magazine, it was actually Viz Media that we came in contact with, and Bleach Volume 10 is the result of these discussions. This collection features five episodes, covering the story arc from episodes 37 to 41. This volume finishes…
Indiana Jones : Adventure Collection / 2008 Paramount / 359 Minutes / http://www.paramount.com / As a way to get sales up and individuals interested in both the old films and the current film – Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Paramount has put out the Indiana Jones: Adventure Collection. Furthermore, Paramount has pulled out all of the stops when it comes to the inclusion of bonus material.…
Additional features launching as part of Zune Ignition program Swedish pop sensation Robyn is the latest artist to be featured in the Zune Ignition program, and has released the track “Konitchiwa Bitches (Menta Mix)” exclusively on Zune Marketplace as a companion feature to the full album download of her latest release Robyn. Throughout the month of May, Zune Marketplace will also be offering fans the free track “Be Mine (Wasted…
 Electronic Techno Pop Dynamic Duo To Release Debut CD It’s Classy, Not Classic On September 16  Breathe Carolina, the Denver-based electronic techno pop dynamic duo, Kyle and Dave have signed with Oregon-based record label, Rise Records and will release their debut CD, It’s Classy, Not Classic on September 16.
“Norah Jones fans will feel right at home. … But she traffics in the same musical style as Laura Nyro, and she does it very well. These songs have sinuous rhythms that Campos negotiates with ease, playing with the grooves as well as the romantic messages of the lyrics, and ably backed by her fellow musicians. FOUR STARS ««««â€
Prometheus #5 / :30 / 36M / Crew374@yahoo.com / Another of the zines that I picked up at AMC 2004, Prometheus is a communal zine that is written and laid out by a group of people, instead of having all material being done by one individual. Thus, we have different styles, different layouts, and thus, the continual dynamism of the zine means that individuals will not necessarily get as bored…
“If Rap Gets Jealous,” from K’naan’s album The Dusty Foot Philosopher Deluxe Edition, is lyrically perhaps the most powerful song on the album. It is humble yet defiant. It is ultra personal but also puts the state of modern hip-hop under scrutiny.
Hamburger Hill celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. For those individuals that were not cognizant or knowledgeable about the film when it first came out, it discusses the attack that the U.S. Army’s 187th Infantry (part of the Screaming Eagles) made against the Vietnamese army on the Ap Bia Mountain (which is close to Vietnam’s border with Laos). The film itself features both Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda) and Dylan McDermott…
This is essentially the collection that anyone that considers themselves to be a fan of Rambo need. This means that “First Bloodâ€, “Rambo First Blood Part IIâ€, “Rambo III†and “Rambo (Special Edition)†are all present. Furthermore, individuals that want to put a copy of the newest Rambo movie on their iTunes or Zune will be able to without having to resize and otherwise modify the film. This is due…
The Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up / 2008 Interscope / 2 Tracks / http://www.pcdmusic.com / http://www.interscope.com / “When I Grow Up†is the new single by The Pussycat Dolls. The track will undoubtedly be the big hit of the summer, but why? The track is a high-energy romp that blends equal parts Gwen Stefani (“Wind Me Up), later Britney Spears, and throws in some newer styles – the…
The Madison Project has been around since 2006, after Forrest (drummer) and Ryan (vocalist/guitars) ended their tenure with a previous band and wanted to create something new, something that would change the face of music as they knew it. The two spun their feels until the later months of 2006 when Ben (bass) joined up, forming the Madison Project. Each member of the Madison Project provides a diverse set of…