Huzzah #2 / $1 / Half-Sized / 32 Pages / PO Box 1778, North Riverside, IL 60546 / http://www.nerfect.com / Released November 2002 / With a style that is a mixture of Scud the Disposable Assassin and The Assassin and the Whiner, Britton creates this sketch-comedy type of comic, with stories typically only lasting a few pages. While the main story of this issue would have to be “A Lesson…
The singer-songwriter Mia Doi Todd, from Los Angeles, has her own connections to bossa nova. But she’s not into jazz harmony; she’s into the folk drone. “Gea” (City Zen), her lovely new record, combines the soft dynamics of classic bossa nova – its perfect sung diction, modest string-section arrangements and inner-directed charisma – with good old American transcendentalism. She strums a single guitar chord for long stretches of time, carefully…
Mamacita #1 / $2 / 28M / :30 / bluebirdie.etsy.com / This is the first zine that Miss Fay has written in a few years. It is nice to see that there is not the slightest bit on eir writing skills. Miss Fay comes forth with a style that blends together DIY projects and personal pieces. Where the two crowds are distinct at some points, the personal pieces that are…
RAINER TRÃœBY is a man of passions and a fountain of knowledge. His encounter with the JAZZANOVA crew in the early 90s has been a lucky and fruitful one. RAINER TRÃœBY shared with them his erudition in music from old jazz classics and house rarities to the newest music productions. Musicians and DJs such as DIE FANTASTISCHEN 4 or BBC 1’s radio legend GILLES PETERSON also gained a lot from…
Cooley is a multi-faceted rap artist and media producer. Having just returned from Korea, headlining two packed shows of nearly 1,000 fans, he is planning a return Asia tour for July 2007. Cooley has turned out crowds in New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia. But, most importantly all over Northern California at clubs including Velvet Lounge, Lamia, Simone’s, The Apollo Theater, Spy Club and Kimball’s East and more. Cooley, aka Corwin…
The Duke Spirit – Neptune / 2008 Shangri-La / 12 Tracks / http://www.dukespirit.com / There is no reason why the opening track, “I Do Believeâ€, should be on this disc at all. The track does not give individuals any sense of who The Duke Spirit are or what they are intending to do on their “Neptuneâ€. In fact, the repetitions of the phrase are something that will actually draw individuals…
Following on from the success of such exotic compilations as their Paz e Futebol tribute to one of their biggest influences, Brazilian music, and the German Jazz samplers, Forum West Focus Jazz – The Wewerka Archive 1966-1969 and Romanian Jazz – JAZZANOVA now bring you another very special collection: this time the subject is Cuban Jazz. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur…
Hush Up #1 / Free / :20 / 32M / http://www.hush-up-music.com / First issues are always a little hard to perfect. There will undoubtedly be some trifling errors that are mortifying when found, but Hush Up does a good job in (ahem) hushing up these errors. While the inclusion of color to the zine is nice, the layout is somewhat lacking, owing much to the fact that most of the…
The collective of musicians & singers with the leadership of Style Scott and Adrian Sherwood is here presented in a 74 minutes Rob Smith megamix coming along with vocal contributions by Capleton, Luciano, Junior Reid, Big Youth, Cedric Myton, a.o.; – this is the ultimate chance to dub the house for a very consumerfriendly price!DUB SYNDICATE was probably the most “futuresized†roots dub band since ADRIAN SHERWOOD (Hit Run &…
Life In Bed – Passed and Presents / 2008 Self / 11 Tracks / http://www.lifeinbed.net / The style of music that Life in Bed plays during the first track on the disc (“Idealism Is A Conceptâ€) is a style that reflects a heavy influence by bands like Radiohead, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Cure. The band meanders around during this first track, and I feel that a more authoritative track…
The Shirts for a Cure Project is proud to announce this year’s SXSW day party will feature Hot Water Music, Paint It Black, Dead To Me, The Gaslight Anthem and Drive By. This will be Hot Water Music’s ONLY appearance during SXSW. This FREE event will be held at Red 7 (611 East 7th Street) on Friday March 14th, doors open at noon sharp. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
Award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist, Joe Calderone, has just released his self-written and self-produced CD, IT TOOK A WHILE. This album offers a diverse mix of pop rock, folk rock and pop mainstream filled with strong vocals and solid musicianship triggering universal appeal. Anyone who’s ever been in love, seeking love or has ever lost love should easily relate. Joe Calderone has been writing and performing music for over twenty five years.…
Excitement over Evangelicals new album has been building since its release on January 22nd. In Mojo’s four star review they describe “The Evening Descends” as “the aural equivalent of staring through intermittent fog” while Pitchfork gave it an 8.3 and a Recommended stamp of approval. And this is just the beginning. We are pleased to share the first video from “The Evening Descends,” in which the song “Midnight Vignette” is…
The Hungover Gourmet #7 / :25 / $2 / 36M / Dan Taylor, PO Box 5531, Lutherville, MD 21094-5531 / Well written zine that primarily covers anything to do with food. A large section of this issue is filled with music-like reviews of a bevy of restaurants and taverns, which tend to go on much too long, but I would think that has a great deal to do with my…
The Americans: Howie Kane, Marty Sanders and Sandy Deanne started the group in the early 1960s, and earned back ownership of the name, “Jay and the Americans†after their second lead singer David Blatt sold it to them. The new Jay is really named Jay, “Jay Reincke,†and he’s a Chicago guy. On stage he’ll remind you of that nice high school guy who sang lead in choir and was…
Sham Pain hits the streets with a HOT CD filled up with 17 blazing tracks which encompasses a plethora of topics and guaranteed club bangers mixed with clever punch lines and real life situations. Still unbelievably, he is an unsigned artist but has managed to set up his own Record Label – gRock Records, Film Company – gRock Films, Publishing Company – Sham Pizzall Music (ASCAP), Production company – Beat…
DAVE COUSINS of STRAWBS is calling his first ever U.S. solo tour, STORIES AND SONGS because he is a storyteller. He is supporting two albums. SECRET PATHS is due in March, and features Melvin Duffy, who played steel guitar with Robbie Williams, Joe Cocker and Zucchero. His other recent release is THE BOY IN THE SAILOR SUIT, his second solo album in his nearly 40 years of recording. BOY IN…
OST: Bonneville / 2008 Lakeshore / 15 Tracks / http://www.lakeshore-records.com / The style of “Bonneville’s†soundtrack is interesting. The first half of the disc consists of tracks by a number of individuals both famous (Donovan, Amos Lee) and either forgotten or less popular (Chelo, Nick Kershaw). The second half of the disc consists of tracks by Jeff Cardoni, an up and coming composer that has scored things as diverse as…
JOE DENINZON & STRATOSPHEERIUS… Joe has been experiencing both healthy and unhealthy adventures recently. Carol, at the Jamestown club, Carol’s Silver Dollar, named a drink after his band. “The Stratos Shot†combines Vodka (preferably Russian in honor of Joe’s place of birth), Purple Pucker and 7-Up. 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…
How I Learned to Love Myself, and Occasionally Other Men #1 / :15 / $.50 / Trade / 24S / http://www.beetfarm.org/tunazine / Grilled Tuna Zines / 1357 West Augusta #1 / Chicago, Illinois / This zine is probably the most hard-hitting and intensely personal of zines that I have ever read. Dealing with the realization of the editor about ey’s queerness, ey uses vivid metaphors and interesting animations to make…