Author: Sargeant

Posted on: December 30, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Steven Kalas: Introduced on NeuFutur.com

Steven Kalas and his band, PaperCymbal play everything from driving pop-rock to tasty, acoustic folk guaranteed to hammer you with melody and take you apart with sheer poetry. 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…

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Five For Fighting – Back Country Special Edition

Five For Fighting – Back Country Special Edition / 2007 Aware / 15 Tracks / http://www.fiveforfighting.com / http://www.awarerecords.com / Wow, did you know that Five For Fighting only had one individual? All this time, I guess I just presumed that there were five individuals in this band. John Ondrasik, the face behind Five For Fighting, has released four full-length albums to this point, and tracks representing these four albums have…

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Columbia Records Announces the Release of ‘Celine Dion – A New Day: Live in Las Vegas,’ a DVD Commemoration of Celine’s Historic Record-Breaking Five-Year Las Vegas Engagement

Deluxe Five Hour Double Disc DVD Collection Presents Full Las Vegas Show Shot in Spectacular State-of-the-Art High Definition + Bonus Features Including Revelatory Behind-the-Scenes Footage & Highlights Drawn from the Historic Five Year Run of ‘A New Day’ 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…

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Posted on: December 30, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Camo-jaket #2

This magazine was yet another one that I lost the review for during the moving of the website back to its original server. I have had actually two chances to read this magazine, so I feel myself a little bit better versed to write this review than I might have been if I had simply started reviewing during the firs read of it. Jazz does her zine like the style…

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Posted on: December 30, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Gibson’s Guitar Robot Out Now

The world’s first guitar with robotic technology was available in stores this Friday, December 7, 2007 at 5pm EDT. Gibson Guitar, the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology will unveil the First Run Limited Edition Robot Guitar at select dealers. Dealers will only have 10 Robot Guitars per location. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he…

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Posted on: December 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Anna Ternheim – S/T

Anna Ternheim – S/T / 2007 Decca / 6 Tracks / http://www.decca.com Anna Ternheim has been around for a few years, releasing eir first EP in 1996 (“Sova”) and eir first LP in 2004 (“Somebody Outside”). It is just this year (and March 2008, when eir latest full length is released) that individuals in the United States will be able to hear the ability and talent of Ternheim for themselves.…

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Posted on: December 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Comedy Central Records Receives 2 Grammy Nominations

Two COMEDY CENTRAL Records releases, Steven Wright’s “I Still Have a Pony” and George Lopez’ “America’s Mexican” have been nominated for Grammy® Awards in the category of “Best Comedy Album,” it was announced today by The Recording Academy. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held February 10, 2008 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur…

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Posted on: December 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

The Calvin and Hobbes Guide to Daily Life

The Calvin and Hobbes Guide to Daily Life / :15 / 20M / robinbanks@disinfo.net / Crimethinc, 2695 Rangewood Dr, Atlanta, GA 30345 / This guide is more of a perversion of Calvin and Hobbes to ultra-left propaganda or a paper for college than a normal zine. In fact, this zine is rife with the same type of knee-jerk leftism that really gives the movement a black eye. I understand if…

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Posted on: December 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BFMV Is Working Their Way Up The Charts

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are already HOT at U.S. radio with “Scream Aim Fire,” the title track from their upcoming album, out January 29. 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…

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Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – First You Live

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band – First You Live / 2007 SideOneDummy / 13 Tracks / http://www.myspace.com/dustyrhodes / http://www.sideonedummy.com / When I see the logo for SideOneDummy on a CD, I’m expecting some form of punk music to be assaulting my ears. This is not the desire of Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, as they provide a style of rock that is very linked into the overall sound…

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Deep Elm Debut’s Video for Dartz!

Deep Elm Records is pleased to debut the new DARTZ! video for “Once, Twice, Again!”, one of 12 tracks off the band’s new album “This Is My Ship.” The video was directed by Marcus Diamond and James Harris in the UK. 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…

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Cake or Death #5

Cake or Death #5 / :20 / 20L / $1 / Cake or Death, 917 Creamery Rd, Newtown, PA 18940 / http://cakeofdeath.cjb.net /  This issue is the perfect example of what would happen when a bunch of high schoolers would get together and mesh all the oh-my-god desires with a strong style of writing and a great sense of humor. CoD is like the early issues of Glendale Boulevard or…

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Posted on: December 29, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Fat Wreck Chords Presents: HANUK-COMP: FROM THE DREIDEL TO THE GRAVE

Fat Wreck is helping the music fan out by giving you a FREE ONLINE COMPILATION with tons of unreleased songs and a HUGE $5 CD SALE FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER! Don’t forget to download the podcast of the online compilation to hear a special message from our Hasidic head honcho Fat Mike and his secular sidekick, Father Floyd. Shalom!!! SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…

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Posted on: December 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Michael Hurley – Ancestral Swamp

Michael Hurley – Ancestral Swamp / 2007 Gnomonsong / 11 Tracks / http://www.snockonews.net / http://www.gnomonsong.com / Michael Hurley is one of the most storied folk musicians that is still around today. Songs of eir have been covered by bands such as Cat Power (“Sweedeedee” and Troubled Water”) and the Violent Femmes (“Werewolf”).  In the years since ey released eir first album “First Song”, ey has been prolific – “Ancestral Swamp”…

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Posted on: December 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Journey Welcomes Arnel Pineda as New Singer

JOURNEY–Neal Schon (guitar), Jonathan Cain (keyboards), Ross Valory (bass), Deen Castronovo (drums)–is proud to introduce fans all over the world to their new lead singer, Arnel Pineda (“pin-eh-da”). He replaces Jeff Scott Soto, who parted ways with the band earlier this year after stepping in for Steve Augeri, who had to leave the band in 2006 for medical reasons. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and…

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Burn In Hell, Buddy #4

Burn In Hell, Buddy #4 / :30 / 40M /  Burn In Hell, Buddy has always been an excellent zine, and the stylistic change into somewhat of a journal-entry zine is done with care. In this issue, the main story arc revolves around VK and Kelly’s trip down south to Georgia, where they meet up with a band of youths that are camping. The entire experience feels surreal, as the…

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Posted on: December 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Late 07 / Early 2008 Updates from WigPR

Scream Club Tried and true favorites of the Olympia, WA scene, Scream Club found their way to me via my lovely ladies of Team Gina. Pioneers of what they term “Queer Electro Sex Hop Hip Pop Punk Rock Glam Rap,” Cindy Wonderful and Sarah Adorable spread their messages of heartbreak, frustration, love, politics, drunk dialing, girl gangs and international adventures globally. Tight lyrics, killer hooks, unstoppable beats, mhmm. SargeantJohn Sargeant,…

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Mary J. Blige New Album ‘Growing Pains’ in Stores Now

Geffen Records superstar and hit-making songwriter Mary J. Blige, is set to follow-up the most successful album of her career, the triple platinum “The Breakthrough,” with her eighth (8th) studio CD “Growing Pains” on Tuesday, December 18th, one week before Christmas. “Growing Pains” includes her top ten single “Just Fine” which has become an instant favorite on radio enjoyed by over 20 million listeners. “Just Fine” is in heavy rotation…

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Posted on: December 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Van Morrison – Still On Top: The Greatest Hits

Van Morrison – Still On Top: The Greatest Hits / 2007 Hip-O / 21 Tracks / http://www.vanmorrison.co.uk / http://www.hip-o.com / There have been a number of greatest hits albums put out covering some stages of Van Morrison’s career, but there never has been one that has had a complete grasp on eir career. I first was introduced to the “Greatest Hits” aspect of Van Morrison through the release of the…

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Posted on: December 28, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Duck Down Records Partners with YOUTUBE & The History Channel

On the wake of announcing its music licensing agreement with ESPN a few weeks ago, Duck Down Records continues attacking the Cable TV programming world by inking a deal with the History Channel’s “Gangland Series”. In addition the label has signed a deal with YOUTUBE, joining their exclusive list of partnered clients, which will include their very own Duck Down Records channel. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is…

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