I have absolutely no clue where I got this zine from, but it is like the eighties series of books “Choose Your Own Adventure” in the sense that each piece leads to another piece. However, this zine has a killer twist : none of the pieces are related! Being put together by three different hucksters, the zined doesn’t suffer from any problems with the three distinct writing styles, but actually…
Presentation To Be Broadcast December 26 On CBS Special Digital-Only Edition Of The Essential Leon Fleisher With Bonus Tracks Never Before On CD Available From Masterworks On December 11 CD Released January 15, 2008 As the American pianist Leon Fleisher accepts the 2007 Kennedy Center Honor and prepares for a year of celebrations of his 80th birthday, Sony BMG Masterworks announces the release of The Essential Leon Fleisher, a commemorative…
Vashti Bunyan – Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind / 2007 Dicristina / 25 Tracks / http://www.dicristina.com / We at NeuFutur have reviewed Bunyan’s works before. Eir career in a quick nutshell: “Just Another Diamond Dayâ€, eir debut LP, was released in 1970. “Lookaftering†was intended to come out soon after “Just Another Diamond Dayâ€, but was unreleased until Bunyan finished it up and Fat Possum released it in…
The KISSology DVD Series has proven itself a smash hit success with Volume One reaching 5 Times Platinum and now Volume Two reaching an unprecedented 6 TIMES PLATINUM sales success! KISS Fans can complete the ultimate KISS set this December when VH1 Classic Records releases “KISSology: Volume Three 1992-2000” the third and final installment of the KISSology collection on DVD Tuesday, December 18, 2007. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…
Blood #7 / :30 / 48S / $2 / Jeff, 114 Canter Blvd., Nepean, ON K2G-2M7 Canada / Absolutely no background to escape the miles and miles of typed word in this issue, and Blood only is pleasing to the eye when an individual looks at the front or back cover. Jeff’s style is well-defined, incredibly dense, and a little “holier-than-thou†at times. I mean, Jeff makes something like a…
B.l.o.o.d. #1 / Fourth-Sized / 16 Pages / Free / bloodsisters@graffiti.net / This is the second manifesto that I’ve gotten to review in the last twenty-four hours. The first was the Afunctionul manifesto, which dealt with the small band of individuals and the desire of individuals to promote the ideals of the scene, while b.L.o.O.D. discusses the need for feminism to go back underground and be openly revolutionary. The petty…
Indie rock artist Val Emmich has been keeping busy over the last few months recording the follow up to the critically acclaimed and independently released “Sunlight Searchparty” and it’s companion b-sides and out takes album “Songs, Volume 1: Woodstock.” Both albums follow the artist through a musical transformation shortly after he ended a tumultuous relationship with his former record label Epic/SonyBMG. The as-yet-untitled album will be finished mid-January and will…
American Steel – Destroy Their Future / 2007 Fat Wreck / 12 Tracks / http://www.americansteel.com / http://www.fatwreck.com / American Steel has been around for a few years and “Destroy Their Future†marks the fourth full length released by the band. Individuals may think that their Fat Wreck Chords debut is their first, but they would be mistaken; this mature (in regards to arrangements and overall sound) band comes forth first…
Take recordings that have survived earthquakes, hurricanes, and incarcerations, add some digital salvation, and out comes a pastiche of new music that was almost lost in time. Wampus Multimedia imprint Foldback Records introduces Grateful, the new CD from “singer at large” Johnny J Blair. “I thought the master recordings were gone,” Blair says. “I was told some tapes were destroyed in an earthquake, others were trashed by record companies, and…
Best Zine Ever! #3 / :30 / 24M / PO Box 12409, Portland OR 97212 / There are so few zine review zines currently out there – Zine World and Broken Pencil are the only two that easily come to mind – and the number of other zines that actually devote a few pages of their space to zine reviews are pitifully few. Thus, it is such a good thing…
The debut video clip for “It’s a Woman Thang,†from Allee Willis and Holly Palmer’s EP “The Soul of Bubbles & Cheesecake†– it’s amassed more than 300,000 views (currently at half a million) and become a flashpoint for a YouTube gender fracas. 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…
The Flatliners – The Great Awake / 2007 Fat Wreck / 12 Tracks / http://www.theflatliners.com / http://www.fatwreck.com This is the debut album by Toronto’s own The Flatliners, and the band is able to come at their first release with such intensity that individuals will feel that they are much farther in their careers. The first track on “The Great Awake†is “July! August! Reno!â€, and it paints The Flatliners as…
“Keys to the Heart Meditation,” a seven-CD recording series, was released by Ptah Music, LLC, for consumers interested in the proven powers of meditation to reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and provide a more peaceful, healthy life. 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…
Best Zine Ever #2 / Free / :45 / PO Box 12409, Portland, OR 97212 / This is not an egotistical zinester trying to show the world that eir magazine is the hottest shit to ever be excreted from the arse of society but rather a collection of all the favorite zines that the review crew had of 20034. You may have seen some of these zine reviews in other…
My father does a lot of photography, but has just came into his own, trying to submit pictures into contests, to make a little money (and possibly even get things enough together to get a nicer camera). Luckily for him, there is a new contest that he can enter to possibly pull down some nice prizes. PhotographyCorner is gearing up for their 2007 Photograph of the Year contest, and individuals…
The Rumble Strips – Alarm Clock / 2007 Kanine / 6 Tracks / http://www.therumblestrips.com / http://www.kaninerecords.com / Few bands have the cahones to cover the great Thin Lizzy. That is what The Rumble Strips do on their “Alarm Clock†EP, along with placing 5 other rockin’ songs on the disc. “Alarm Clock†starts with a very prominent horn section that make The Rumble Strips sound a little like the Planet…
Amaru Entertainment/Interscope/UMe announce the release of THE BEST OF 2PAC – Part 1: Thug and THE BEST OF 2PAC – Part 2: Life, the 2 CDs are retrospective collections showing the complex creativity of this lyrical genius. The CDs will be available on December 4, 2007. 2PAC is the top-selling rap artist of all time. His force was evident during the height of his popularity in the Nineties, but his…
Bleeding Heart #8 ($1, Amanda Shank, 9111 Jordan Rd, Fairplay, MD 21733) A very personal zine, put together in a cut and paste style. The zine is all about Amanda, with the recurring issue of her OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) flavouring every single piece in the magazine. The format, full sized pages, and the layout (cut and paste with cute images inserted), reminds me of Mecaroni and Fleas, but something much…
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Pride And Joy Legacy Recordings / Epic Records November 6, 2007 In 2007, on the 25th anniversary of the debut of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1982 – four short months before they began recording their first album for Epic Records – the sky is still crying over the loss of one of the world’s most renowned young guitarists,…
Georgie James – Places / 2007 Saddle Creek / http://www.myspace.com/georgiejames / http://www.saddle-creek.com / If one really thinks about it, the fact that Georgie James is currently on Saddle Creek and not Dischord is a fairly major type of thing. This is due to the fact that Georgie James is comprised of a member from Q And Not U, which were located on Dischord before their break-up. For quite a few…