Coldplay announce their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name, which will be released on June 17th. The tour, which will be produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA. Ticket information is available at http://www.coldplay.com or at http://www.livenation.com.Before kicking off the “Viva La Vida” tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16th at…
Coffins has released two tracks from their upcoming album Buried Death on their Myspace page. The album, to be released on 20 Buck Spin Records with distribution through Southern Lord, will hit the streets on June 20th, and was in Decibel Magazine’s 25 most anticipated LPs of 2008. The title track “Buried Death” will be featured on the upcoming Southern Lord sampler that will given out free on the upcoming North American Boris tour, SargeantJohn Sargeant,…
Plunki #1 / Free / 16M / plunkie.magazine@hotmail.com /Â My sister found this zine in eir travails around Pittsburgh, and ey knew that I reviewed zines, so I received it after ey was done. This is the inaugural issue of Plunkie, and while there is not too terribly much information in this issue, there are a few places that make me chuckle. A number of the pages are just drawings,…
Anxious to get on the road, celebrate the summer, and perform songs from their new album The Odd Couple, Gnarls Barkley have announced a slew of upcoming festival performances. Gnarls has confirmed 20 dates so far, including: the Roots Picnic in Philly; the Soco Music Experience in Denver; the Quart Festival in Norway; the Roskilde Festival in Denmark; Rock Werchter in Belgium; Eurockness in France; the Montreux Jazz Festival in…
Toby Keith – 35 Biggest Hits / 2008 Universal / 35 Tracks / http://www.tobykeith.com / http://www.ilovethatsong.com / As one may be able to glean from the title of this collection, “35 Biggest Hits†marks country’s own Toby Keith’s biggest contributions to the field of country music, be it past, present, or current. This means that there is 1993’s “Should’ve Been A Cowboyâ€, 2002’s “Courtesty of the Red, White, and…
 British sensation Leona Lewis has reclaimed the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 with her worldwide smash hit single, “Bleeding Love†for a fourth, record-breaking week. Never before in the history of the pop song chart has a British-born female solo artist ever held the #1 spot on the singles chart with a debut charting single for 4 weeks. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…
Frightened Rabbit will return to the States this month on the heels of their just-released critically acclaimed sophomore LP, THE MIDNIGHT ORGAN FIGHT, and will be extending their tour, adding dates in New York and Los Angeles. The band will be joined on the month-long jaunt by The French Kicks for the first leg followed by Oxford Collapse. While in Seattle, Frightened Rabbit will stop in at KEXP for a…
Good Riddance – Remain in Memory – The Final Show / 2008 Fat Wreck / 31 Tracks / http://www.fatwreck.com / I had no idea that Good Riddance had been around since 1990. Of course, their stint on Fat Wreck began with 1994’s “Decoy†and “Remain in Memory†marks their last album (2006’s “My Republic†was their last studio album). “Remain in Memory†is a live recording of Good Riddance’s…
OST: The Strangers / 2008 Lakeshore / 19 Tracks / http://www.thestrangers.net / http://www.lakeshore-records.com / There have been commercials for The Strangers practically on every station, at every time, of the day. The film itself is about events that occurred in 1981, where a couple were attacked and psychologically tortured by three individuals in their home. It is thus important to find a composer for the movie’s score that will accurately…
For your streaming pleasure, Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to unleash two tracks off the new Human Highway record, “Moody Motorcycle” out Aug 19. 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 game…
Where the idea of Nouveau Rich University is said by some to be a scam, or at least founded on claims that cannot ultimately be proven, there are a number of web sites that are currently online that provide evidence to the contrary. An anti- Nouveau Riche Scam web site is present, and it provides individuals with information that will ultimately determine whether or not the site is a scam.…
CALLING ALL NATIONS is a celebration of music from Gung-Ho! Not only is it showcasing the last 2 years worth of outstanding releases from the burgeoning label, but it’s also giving you some upfront tracks for your listening joy.  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.…
Starting off with some very psychological quotes from two incredibly famous yet not often read novels, The Bell Jar and Steppenwolf, Miranda turns her focus and her intense clinical eye on herself, and expresses herself intensely with a number of different thoughts, all differentiated by pages. A number of pictures intersperse the thoughts, making the stream-of-consciousness all the more realistic, and making it more like an actual train of thought…
Jeff Ayeroff, former Co-Chairman of Virgin Records America, Co-President of The Work Group and, most recently, Vice Chairman of Warner Brothers Records, and his long time Rock The Vote partner, Jon Rubin, are running a new music venture, it was announced today. Shangri-La Music, based in Santa Monica, California, is a joint venture with Shangri-La Entertainment. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur…
Los Angeles, CA – Singer-songwriter Crosby Loggins, son of pop rock legend Kenny Loggins, takes first place in MTV’s nationally televised reality music competition, “ROCK THE CRADLE” . With his competition crown, Crosby wins $100,000 and is awarded a label recording contract. Finalists with Crosby were Chloe Latanzzi, daughter of Olivia Newton John, and Jesse Blaze Snider, son of Dee Snider. Tension was high when Latanzzi was eliminated, based…
BLACK DIAMOND HEAVIES upcoming tour dates : http://www.alivenergy.com/BHD.html May 24 @ Puerto Norte – San Esteban de Prava, Spain May 25 @ Mars Attack – Angouleme, France May 26 @ Le Saint des Seins – Toulouse, France May 27 @ Sputnik Bar – Nantes, France May 28 @ Mundial Bar – Antwerpen, Belgium May 29 @ Db’s – Utrecht, The Netherlands May 30 @ Carlo Levi – Liege, Belgium May…
The group called Still Alive debuts in the USA on Latin TV. Colombian hip-hop, reggaeton group Still Alive will make their first USA appearance on world Latin TV network Telemundo. Group members, Sunday, brother makliky, cousins Rj, and Big -Day, the four will hit the show with a live interv! iew and live performance of the debut single entitled “Lady”. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder…
First off, this zine is one of the most personal I’ve ever read. It really seems as if I and Megan, the editor, have a lot in common. The raw emotion that is held in these small paragraphs interspersed in the magazine are shining beacons to the problems she (and tons of other lovelorn people) are currently having. There is so much empty space in this zine, but that is…
Pulp Bizarro #1 / #1 / :30 / 36M / http://www.pulpbizarro.com / It looks, from a cursory glance at Pulp Bizarro’s web site, that there has been little updated since April of 2007. This is really sad, as Pulp Bizarro has some of the strongest stories and bits of prose that I’ve seen in a zine for quite a few years. In fact, it is the zine’s first piece –…
MINDI ABAIR, saxophonist/vocalist/composer released her first Peak Records (a division of Concord Music Group CD titled STARS on May 6, bursting on to the pop scene as one of an exciting new generation of crossover artists. For the CD, Abair wrote 11 new songs, with five songs showcasing her vocals. Her instrumental single, Smile, is currently on R&R at #13 and is rising; and her vocal song Stars, will be…