SKELETONWITCH departs for tour with Job For A Cowboy, The Red Chord Athens, OH’s SKELETONWITCH have just hit the road for a nearly-three week tour alongside Job For A Cowboy and The Red Chord. The band offers up a quick update via the band’s MySpace page: “Greetings you sick fucks!! We’re kicking off our tour with Job For a Cowboy and The Red Chord tomorrow!! Please come out and shred…
It has been a long time coming and now it is finally a reality! Legendary guitarist: Scott “Wino” Weinrich (Saint Vitus, Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, Place of Skulls, The Hidden Hand) has an albums worth of “solo” recordings in the works. 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…
 UK thrashers Sabbat will be making their US debut this April in select cities across the country. Featuring producer extraordinaire Sabbat co-founding member and guitar player Andy Sneap; known for his production prowess on timeless metal classics by Testament, Killswitch Engage, Megadeth and Machine Head. 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…
Fifth Estate Volume 38, #4 / 1:10 / 64M / $3 / PO Bodx 201016, Ferndale, MI 48229 / Where most of the anarchist zines that I’ve read really degenerate into unreadable theory after a few pages, Fifth Esatate is written in such a way that the pieces are actually grounded in real life experience and fact instead of the intangibilities of theory. This issue’s cover section is by far…
EPITAPH’S NEWEST HARDCORE/SCREAMO GROUP TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ON MARCH 4TH  New Hampshire based quintet Our Last Night will release their debut album, The Ghosts Among Us, on March 4th via Epitaph Records. The dynamic new album pushes boundaries with lush melodic soundscapes, brooding hardcore and cathartic rock. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent…
“THROTTLE WIDE OPEN” TOUR GEARS UP FEB. 14 in GAINESVILLE, FLA Bentley will return to Los Angeles the following week for media appearances and events leading up to the 2008 GRAMMY Awards, including a performance on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (Feb. 6), a guest appearance on E! Entertainment’s hottest new late night talk show Chelsea Lately (Feb. 7), and a private pre-GRAMMY concert at the Knitting Factory…
Sally Anthony – Goodbye / 2007 EMI / 19 Tracks / http://www.sallyanthony.com / http://www.emicap.com / Individuals may not remember exactly where they remember the name Sally Anthony from, but if they saw a show with Natalie Merchant, Chris Isaak, James Taylor, Tom Petty, or Enrique Iglesias in the last few years (since 1998, when Anthony released eir first EP), there is a chance that they have seen Sally Anthony perform.…
An outstanding release!!!!!! “She†– a unique event on the world-wide scale!!!! This fantastic release is a must have for all fans of the best quality progressive/rock music!!!!  Caamora represents the partnership of Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) and Agnieszka Swita in a lavish and creative collaboration. The musical version of ‘She’ is based on the classic novel of the same name by Victorian adventure writer H. Rider Haggard. Clive…
WWE Armageddon 2007 / 2007 WWE / 180 Minutes / http://www.wwe.com / This iteration of Armageddon has one of the better cards for this PPV. This time around, everything even down to the dark match (which saw Jesse and Festus defeat John Morrison and The Miz) was compelling in its own right. Rey Mysterio and MVP had a match that for once saw them fight against individuals that were more…
New York City Live Dates At The Delancey, Union Hall & Europa / SXSW Date One Alternative Free EP Up To 7,500 Downloads Out Now On cassetteswontlisten.com 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…
Filler #3 / :10 / 16M / PO Box 614, New City, NY 10956 / http://www.fillmeup.net / asugarhigh@aol.com /Â Just like the previous issue of Filler, this issue has a preponderance of poetry, but is unlike many other poetry and poetry-themed zines in the sense that the poetry does not fit in the same genre or literary style. While the vast majority of pieces in this issue of Filler are…
Frederik Magle – Souffle Le Vent + The Hope / 2007 Self / 2 Tracks / http://www.magle.dk / http://www.magle.dk/music-mp3-downloads.html / Frederik Magle is rapidly reaching prominence in the field of classical music. This is due to the fact that Magle’s compositions have reached a level of sophistication and skill that have brought him accolades, including having The London Philharmonic, The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, and Nikolaj Znaider play his compositions. However,…
“Sound The Alarm†Video Now Online Des Moines, Iowa’s On A Pale Horse, featuring guitarist Josh Brainard (ex-Slipknot) and vocalist Aaron Peltz (ex-Downthesun), have posted the track “Release The Smoke” from their upcoming new album, A Generation of Vipers, online at http://www.myspace.com/onapalehorse 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…
This is the first time that we have had a chance to review a Ring of Honor DVD, but we have been familiar with the promotion for a while now. Staff at NeuFutur have lauded the merits of Ring of Honor (hereafter abbreviated ROH) over other indie federations such as CZW (Combat Zone Wrestling) and IWA-MS (Mid-South), and even over the more established federations (TNA and WWE). “Reckless Abandon” takes…
  Debut Single ” Stay That Way ” Now Available / To Play Frenchkiss SXSW Showcase Wednesday March 12th 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 reviews, conducted in-depth…
The Limit – Reinventing The Sun / 2007 Self / 13 Tracks / http://www.thelimitmusic.com / The style of music that The Limit create on the opening strains of “Reinventing The Sun†is nothing that can easily be categorized. Sure, there is a lot of eighties rock influence that marks the band’s “House of Sandâ€, but there are other defining qualities that are harder to unravel. The act blends together the…
Sensational Praise and Worship choir Shekinah Glory Ministry (SGM) is riding high on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs Chart at # 3 with their hit song Jesus, from the live double CD of the same name while their Kingdom Records label-mate Phil Tarver joins them on the Billboard Charts with his single Mighty God from his new disc Draw Nearer (Kingdom Records/Universal). Kingdom Records continues to raise the bar for…
Creepy – The Triple EP / 2007 Teeno / 13 Tracks / http://www.teenorecords.com / “The Triple EP†starts out with “The Lostâ€, a traditional emo track that has equal parts Appleseed Cast, Good Charlotte, and The Red Hot Valentines present. The vocals are compelling as all get out, while the inclusion of a fuzzy synthesizer to the mix fills up the track nicely. The band has made a big splash…
Singer/Songwriter John Vesely is Secondhand Serenad 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 reviews, conducted in-depth hardware field testing, and analyzed digital media monetization trends. His work prioritizes first-hand…
Filler #1 ? Finally, a magazine that really lives up to this title. The “Filler” in the eponymous zine really is of the highest quality, specifically “A Burning Question?” which details a worker from the Lipton Tea Factory?s descent into madness, which was triggered by drinking the enemy, coffee. A piece from the editor, Faith Holland, is chock full of the same sentiment that you would find in something like…