Trueheart – The Road / 2007 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.trueheartexas.com / “The Road†starts out with “Still Timeâ€, an adult contemporary track that plays on pop, rock, hair rock, and eighties music to make something that pretty much everyone can find something that they can appreciate and love. What is perhaps the strongest element to this first track is the ability of Trueheart to change musical directions at…
Jimmy Lloyd – S/T / 2008 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/jimmylloyd Jimmy Lloyd begins his debut album with “Maybeâ€. “Maybe†is a rock track that showcases the vocal strengths of Lloyd, whom links together the vocals of Bob Dylan, Bryan Adams, and Bruce Springsteen. During this introductory track, the arrangements take on a hint of Neil Young, making this first salvo into something that is firmly rooted in classic…
Brandie Frampton – What U See / 2007 D&LF Records / 9 Tracks / http://www.brandieframpton.com / “Ain’t That Life†is the first track on “What U See†by Brandie Frampton, and one can immediately hear a modern, compelling brand of country music present in the track. “I Want You 2†shows the fury and intensity of Frampton’s vocals. In much the same way as a Carrie Underwood, the sizzling fury…
Janelia – I’m An African / 2008 JaneliaSoul / http://www.janeliasoul.com / http://www.myspace.com/janeliasoul / We rarely get African or African-centric albums for review at NeuFutur, so it really is an honor to receive Janelia’s “I’m An Africanâ€. Set to be released on July 3rd, 2008, “I’m An African†is sang in both English and Yoruba, representing the two sides to Janelia. This split identity speaks to the fact that Janelia was…
Douye – Journey / 2008 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.douyetheartist.com / “Fly Away†is a very chill track, drawing on the early nineties style of R&B put forth by early Mariah Carey and TLC, while couching the vocals in a style that is influenced by the smooth jazz movement. What results is a track that is catchy, sultry, and smart all at the same time. “On For You†keeps…
Charlie Waller Makes Recent Duet Performances With Mark Ronson At The 2007 BBC Electric Proms & 2008 Coachella Look Out For Fall Tour To Follow
Razorcake #30 / $3 / 1:15 / 116M / http://www.razorcake.com / Razorcake has their thirtieth issue out this month, and boy do they come out with a strong step forward this issue. Of course, there are the average gang of idiots (Rev. Norb and Nardwuar) writing in this issue, but there are so many extrabits in this issue that makes this a must buy. For example, the history behind the…
Punk Rock Loser #1 (Free, No address / Rejectone@aol.com) (For Jersey Beat) This is what a zine should really be. A collections of pieces that a musician and journalist has collected for a number of years, and just dumped into print. While there is a lot of white space on each page (Jimmy divides each piece into its own section, as a result, some pieces have about 2/3rd of a…
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…