By the Goddess, I don’t know why it took me so long to read this magazine. I’ve had it since August of 2002 (it’s almost December), and while I have tried to read the zine before, the subject matter was just so personal that I couldn’t bring myself to read it. I am very glad that I actually was able to get through it tonight, as this issue deals with…
Twenty-three years after graduating from MI”s Guitar Institute of Technology, veteran rock and world music guitarist Jeff Young is returning to his alma mater as an instructor beginning in January, 2008.
Insane Clown Posse – Jugganauts / 2007 Island / 18 Tracks / http://www.insaneclownposse.com / http://www.islandrecords.com / The Insane Clown Posse split off from Island Records a few years back to create their own record label. However, Island maintains the rights to all of the ICP’s albums up to a certain point, so it’s not that surprising to see a greatest hits album not come out from Psychopathic Records. In regards…
The first radio-single of the album “Let me in” is accompanied by a superb videoclip, available on April, 10th Let Me In is the first release of the new digital only label Digital Kollektiv founded by Sonar Kollektiv. The BENNY SINGS album was co-produced by BART SUÈR. JAZZANOVA already collaborated with him during the North Sea Jazz Festival on the Tribute to Charles Stepney BENNY SINGS has been remixed, among…
Complete Control #11 / $2 / 7 by 8.5 / 32 Pages / PO Box 5021, Richmond, VA 23220 / Usually, I tend to zone out when I am reading recollections or tour diaries, but Greg’s extended narrative is written in such a way to hold my interest for the entirety of the 32 pages. While Operation: Cliff Clavin was long defunct by the time I had started getting into…
This year Sonar Kollektiv is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a double CD compilation! mixed and compiled by the label founders JAZZANOVA! The double CD is available for the price of only one!!! CD1 is packed full of 20 musical pearls while CD2 is an exclusive DJ mix by JAZZANOVA, showing the club orientated aspects. Compilation features: FORSS, MICATONE, JOE DUKIE, OUTLINES, DIMLITE, THIEF, JAZZANOVA as well as BENNY SINGS,…
Paul McCartney – The McCartney Years / 2007 Rhino / 180 Minutes / http://www.paulmccartney.com / http://www.rhino.com / For anyone that wondered exactly what all Paul McCartney did after leaving The Beatles need to pick up this DVD set, released by Rhino. This 3 DVD set collects an exhaustive amount of music videos, live performances, and even interviews with McCartney eirself to piece together the nearly forty year period since ey…
Alpha were the first signings to Massive Attack’s label Melankolic back in 1997. They released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘Come From Heaven’, followed by ‘The Impossible Thrill’. Alpha have been constantly busy in the past 10 years having released three instrumental albums ‘Lost In the garden of clouds part 1 and 2, Made In Space, ‘Stargazing’ and last year ‘Without Some Help’.
Committed to the Custody of the Attorney General (Seth M. Ferranti, 18205-083 Box 420 B-Left , Fairton, NJ 08320) This is probably the second zine that I’ve ever had the chance to review by a prisoner, and this one is much different in tone and style than the other one I reviewed. Completely deconstructing the inane laws of the judicial society in poetry, in pieces of art, and other prose,…
Add to this dark, trippy atmospherics and the result is a coherent body of quality electronic music. Moving from the understated minimal house of ‘Black Rain’ and subtle menace of ‘Running Systems’, the album slips into the uplifting, dream-like state of ‘A Thousand Nights’ and ‘Painkiller’, the latter reminiscent of deep, mid-nineties prog-house/electronica.
Dodgy #1 I just want to say that the editor of this magazine is a very cool guy, as he set me along a mix CD and placed the copy of his zine in this awesome homemade envelope. He seems very knowledgeable about zines even though this is his first zine, even going as far as picking out an odd-sized paper for his zine and hand-binding each issue! Wow! I…
NeuFutur Magazine and On Target Media Group have entered into a contest for the new Ringo Starr album, “Liverpool 8”. Two lucky winners will win a copy of “Liverpool 8”, and all you need to do to win is read on (and sign up) All that individuals need to do to enter themselves into this contest is to either post on this thread, email editor@neufutur.com , or contact NeuFutur on…
Ophir “Kutiman” Kutiel is a 25 year old musician, composer and producer from Tel Aviv. He plays drums, keyboards, guitar and bass. His music draws influences from afro beat, psychedelic rock, funk and reggae but in different way than most disciples of Fela and Mr. Brown have done before him. Clever heads may even spot some Special AKA, Chocolate Watchband or the pre-historic drum-machine Sly Stone introduced on “There’s A…
Comixville #8 / .50 / :10 / 28S / PO Box 697, Portland, OR 97207 / There aren’t too many zines that will review comics. It just always has seen as if there has been an artificial wall between the two, and when something like The Assassin and the Whiner, Out of the Blue or Comixville mixes the two genres I couldn’t be happier. There is a focus on Ben…
DIY punk group Time Again will release their second studio album, Darker Days, on February 19th via Hellcat Records. A follow-up to their debut, The Stories Are True, the new album erupts with emotional suspense and angst driven intensity for one of the best street punk records of 2008.
Doctor Arcane #4 / $3.25 / 36M / http://www.heroicpub.com / I must admit that I do not know the intricacies of all sorts of independent comic producers, but Heroic Publishing sent over this zine. The comic style blends together current DC comics (Superman) with the work of the Cartoon Network (Teen Titans, Legion of Super-Heroes). The story starts pretty cold, allowing individuals to pick up this issue without needing much…
Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley will release a fourth single “Trying To Stop Your Leaving” off his critically acclaimed album LONG TRIP ALONE on January 28, 2008. Written by Bentley, Jim Beavers and Brett Beavers, “Trying To Stop Your Leaving” showcases the consistent strength and continued growth of the country music star’s voice, along with his innate ability to deliver authentic emotion in every performance.
Comix Current #1 / Free / 16M / comixcurrent@hotmail.com / sylkates@yahoo.com / The first piece in Comix Current is an explanation about the history of comics and comic strips. I had no clue that the art form had such a long history, but apparently it can be followed all the way back to the 17th century. The piece is relatively short but does not leave anything out in the way…
Independent singer Allen Watty has just taken controversy to another level. Watty is best known as the singer of the “Hurricane Song,” which won rave national reviews from ABC News, MSNBC.com, and CNN. Now, he’s back with another tune called “Sometimes I Wish I Was White.” In the song, Watty reveals that he’s not at all ashamed of being Black — but that he has learned that you have to…
Eric Clapton – Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 / 2007 Rhino / 240 Minutes / http://www.ericclapton.com / http://www.rhino.com / This DVD features the events that occurred during the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival, an event set up by Eric Clapton to help the Crossroads Center in Antigua. While all the tags on the DVD point to this being a Clapton-only DVD, there are performances captured by a number of other individuals. For…