In the city of Detroit, a place that has been historically known for producing new music, talent, and artists, it seems only right that Jstokes would be born and raised there, indulging in all that the city has to offer. If the sultry and sassy sounds of Beyonce could be mixed with the raw and authoritative grooves of Alicia Keys, somewhere in the middle you would find Jstokes. SargeantJohn Sargeant,…
Midsomer Murders: The Early Cases Collection / 2008 Acorn / 1800 Minutes / http://www.acornmedia.com / Midsomer Murders has had a tremendous amount of episodes, but few individuals have had the chance to view the show. The show is a mystery that focuses around the actions of Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby (played by John Nettles, of Bergerac). Barnaby’s second in command is Gavin Troy (Daniel Casey (Steel River Blues), and…
Boy, what a comeback. You know the story – smash debut, ‘difficult’ second and now for the third – ‘This Is Not The World’ is bold, brash and as in-yer-face as way back when these boys first embedded into your consciousness in 2004. 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…
After releases on such electronic giants as B-Pitch Control and Tigerbeat6 as well as multiple releases on his own Daly City Imprint, Mochipet is back with his collection of Hip Hop heaters on Microphonepet out now. 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…
Media Whore #5 / $2 / 36M / :20 / http://www.mediawhorezine.com / Media Whore is one of the few feminist zines that I’ve had the chance to ready latly. The only other ‘zine that I could compare Media Whore to is the B.L.O.O.D. manifesto, which admittedly is a few steps to the revolutionary side farther than Media Whore. Still, there is an informative (instead of purely anger/emotion-drive) approach to revolution;…
Now working as a solo artist and collaborating with a collective of notable musicians from his home city of Minneapolis, Wilson earned a Song of the Year Grammy® in 2007 for his co-writing work on the Dixie Chick’s “Not Ready To Make Nice†from the album Taking the Long Way. He also contributed writing to six songs on the album, which won the Dixie Chicks a total of five Grammy®…
The video is helmed by Christopher Mills, who we haven’t seen on the music video scene since his early ’00s work with bands like Broken Social Scene, Modest Mouse & Interpol. We hope you like it! The Acorn’s new album is now available in the US on Paper Bag Records! Glory Hope Mountain, the band’s sophomore effort, has continued to meet with critical praise as the band has captivated new…
El Michels Affair cover of Pete Rock track features new lyrics from Wu-Tang Clan member The Song: “PJ’s” by El Michels Affair and Raekwon (of Wu-Tang Clan), one of the tracks on Fallin’ Off the Reel Vol. 2, is a cover of a Pete Rock track. The cover incorporates live instrumentation and highlights the distinctive assets of both El Michels Affair and Raekwon. El Michels Affair lays down the track’s…
Before I start this review, I will do a mini-rant about the subject matter of this magazine. I’m sure you all know the reformed junkie that has found God in some form or another. Has anyone thought about the fact that their conversion to Christianity is just a crutch, just another thing to be addicted to? The fact that they spout religious quotes at random and follow the religion blindly,…
A change is coming …There are few young artists from today’s ever changing R&B categorization due to lyrical content and delivery that possess the strength and true soul fullness of Donah Hunter. This native New York artists’ styling and writing places her in a niche all of her own. Drawing on a wealth of influences from jazz, hip hop, gospel and Caribbean flavor. Donah has nurtured a concept of individuality…
The Kite Runner / 2008 Dreamworks / 127 Minutes / http://www.kiterunnermovie.com / Individuals that have focused on the New Yok Times Bestseller list know that this work, written by Khaled Hosseini, charted pretty high after it was released all the way back in 2003. Readers of NeuFutur, both print and online, may also know that we covered and reviewed the soundtrack for the 2007 film, created by Alberto Iglesias. As…
Gavin Rossdale – Love Remains The Same / 2008 Interscope / 1 Track / http://www.gavinrossdale.com / Well, let’s see. Gwen Stefani was in a halfway-decent band in No Doubt, and then turned into a vapid pop star after departing from them (some of the later No Doubt songs were laying the groundwork, but there was a sea change between “Return Of Saturn†and anything that followed it). Individuals may know…
Mediageek #2 / $3 / :25 / 40M / PO Box 2102, Champaign, IL 61825-2102 / paul@mediageek.org / Attempting successfully to do what I had tried to do with the DIY pieces in the previous issues of NeuFutur, Paul and the crew at Mediageek cover all sorts of media and inform their readers about how to use it to their advantage, cheat it, or just about the goings on in…
New York City based The Teenage Prayers celebrate the release of their latest CD “Everyone Thinks You’re The Best†with a mini-tour. 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 and record…
It has been a little bit since we talked about Ashop Commerce, but the site is really something that should be seen to be believed. If you are a firm that wants to go forth and really expand your business model outside merely dealing with Paypal concerns and e-mails, Ashop’s shopping cart software will provide you with more than enough options and available paths that a business owner can take.…
Album Out June 17, Single Available on iTunes April 29 Baltimore’s art-school quartet Ponytail is very excited to announce their third release and first on Baltimore imprint and Yeasayer home, We Are Free, called Ice Cream Spiritual. The band had a chance to show off their goods at SXSW this past month and more than a few witnesses highlighted their live shows in their “Best Of” recaps. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing…
The Heavy – Great Vengeance and Furious Fire / 2008 Counter / 10 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/theheavy73 / The style of funk that starts off “Great Vengeance and Furious Fire†could be present on the soundtrack of any Blaxploitation movie of the seventies. There is virtually nothing that could conceivably link this track to the current period, and that’s a good thing. While acts like Jameroquoi tried to do the same…
Al Rose – My First Posthumous Release / 2008 Monkey Holding Peach / 13 Tracks / http://www.alrosemusic.com / Al Rose has been around for quite a few years. “My First Posthumous Release†is his fifth CD, and the first release for Rose since 2003’s “Gravity of Crowâ€. The five years in between the release of these albums ensures that each of the compositions on this album are mature as all…
Hateplow is not an average death metal band. Although stripped from any technical virtuosities or progressive experimentation, this group offers something which is (or should be) essential for all heavy music formations -Â the sheer brutality and aggression of metal enclosed in the most violent form possible. Hateplow is the ultimate death metal experience, where the only thing that matters is to bang your head and scream your guts out!…
This is done by the editor of quixotic potential, Vera, and it really does a lot to dispel some of the myths that surround what exactly an organic farmer is. While I don’t get the whole “548 vs. 724” thing that is on the front cover, this zine is incredibly easy to understand and is full of cute drawings that break up the whiteness left on each page. This zine…