Author: Sargeant

Posted on: December 18, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

New Orleans Artist and Merchant Sings, ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas!’

Triumphant return to flooded home/studio met with hope for brighter future When Hurricane Katrina’s flooding in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana claimed Rob Clemenz’s home and business in August 2005, he had to put his money where his mouth is…so to speak. 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…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Johnny Cash – Christmas 1976 | Johnny Cash – Christmas 1977

Johnny Cash – Christmas 1976 / 2007 Shout Factory / 50 Minutes / http://www.johnnycash.com / http://www.shoutfactory.com / I really have to applaud Shout! Factory for releasing something like this. Every time one of these television specials or long forgotten releases is given new light, that is one less item that will be lost to sands of time. Who knows how many different shows, performances, and similar materials have been lost…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Patti Hall Wins ‘Breakthrough Country Artist of the Year’

Northwest singer Patti Hall won “Breakthrough Country Artist of the Year” at the New Music Awards at Hollywood’s Avalon Theatre. Presented by New Music Weekly Magazine, the award program honors radio stations, programmers and recording artists. 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…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 9

NeuFutur Presents: Contest for Autographed Copy of Oakenfold’s “Greatest Hits”

FINISHED! Thanks all for entering. NeuFutur Magazine and Cornerstone Promotion have teamed up again, this time to give away a signed copy of Paul Oakenfold’s “Greatest Hits And Remixes” to the winner and a regular copy of “Greatest Hits And Remixes” for the runner up. The rules behind this contest are very simple – just either comment this post or email editor@neufutur.com with a contact or address and we will…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Bacterial Mad-Scientist

The Bacterial Mad-Scientist / :5 / 8S / PO Box 24894, Detroit, MI 48224 / Throughout my time reviewing zines, I have gotten my fair share of small, poorly-drawn comics. Not to say that all of them are necessarily bad, and The Bacterial Mad Scientist is one of those examples in which the style can be childish, using stick figures and hand-written thought balloons to convey the story, but it…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

James Taylor – One Man Band

James Taylor – One Man Band / 2007 Hear Music / 19 Tracks / http://www.jamestaylorweb.com / James Taylor has been in the music industry for nearly 40 years. It is no surprise, then, that the music that is present on “One Man Band” is some of the most mature and strong of eir career. What “One Man Band” is is not a new album, but is rather an audio and…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ice Nine Kills signs to Red Blue Records

If Brand New, As I lay Dying, and Les Miserables joined forces, Ice Nine Kills would be the shining result. With epic choruses, Jazz like interludes, and an unmatched sense for brutality, INK’s new CD “The Burning,” is set to raise the bar in the current post hardcore scene. myspace.com/iceninekills – Signed to Red Blue Records – #1 downloaded band on Purevolume.com in US SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Away With All Cars

Away With All Cars / $2 / :30 / 32M / B.M. Jed, London, WC1N 3XX / The first thing that is striking about the cover of “Away With All Cars” is that it has absolutely nothing to do with the content that Mr. Social Control writes about. I suppose one could stretch it into a commentary on the fetishization of automobiles in society, but like I said, it is…

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Posted on: December 17, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Early 2008 Releases For Southern Lord Records

EARTH – The Bee Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull – February 2008 Earth’s latest incarnation has arrived. After re faceting some old gems for greater illumination on Hibernaculum, the band returns one again to it’s continuing evolution. Where Hex… reveled in dark Satanic twang and austere American beauty, The Bee Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull finds Dylan Carlson and the band growing into a harder, more rock and…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Alvin and the Chipmunks Make New Soundstrack to Holiday Game

Alvin and the Chipmunks, the #1 kids musical act of all time, make their videogame debut this holiday with Alvin and the Chipmunks, boasting a soundtrack that will appeal to kids and kids at heart. Featuring a wide range of chart-topping hit songs originally written by Run-DMC, REM, Culture Club and Blink-182 and performed by the Grammy(R) Award winning Chipmunks in signature Chipmunk style. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Atrophy Zine #11 : Toystore Handcuffs

Atrophy Zine #11 : Toystore Handcuffs (PO Box C-11, New Rochelle, NY 10804) One of the few personal zines in the pile to review for this time, Atrophy #11 is Colin’s look back at the earliest days of his love life. Starting off at the tender young age of 14, Colin goes point by point through all of his romances, and all of the journal entries that accompanied those times.…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Einsturzende Neubauten vault 62 spots up national radio charts to #67 – garner MORE great press

Seminal Industrial ensemble, Germany’s Einsturzende Neubauten vaults 62 spots up the CMJ Top 200 national radio charts to #67; the strongest showing they’ve had in a decade. The new album, “Alles Wieder Offen” has been getting great press galore, another sampling of which I include below. 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…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Headlights do Some Racing, Some Stopping on sophomore album

Champaign, IL trio Headlights will release its second album, Some Racing, Some Stopping on Feb. 19, 2008 on their hometown label, Polyvinyl Records. The band has built a devoted following by touring non-stop since the band formed in 2004. However, after all this touring, much of it just as a three-piece, the band members have learned that they cannot do it alone. This time they will be joined by Nick…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Introducing Lazuright To An American Audience

Lazuright – you may think, what the hell is that? Well, it’s just a band name. You may think they sound very American! But as a matter of fact, this band comes from the very heart of south Germany. To be precise from Tuttlingen – a small town in the middle of nowhere! In 2004 they record their first album. It’s a home recording session, far away from any studio…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

At Night, I Dream #3

/ :10 / $.50 / Trade / 24S / http://www.beetfarm.org/tunazine / Grilled Tuna Zines / 1357 West Augusta #1 / Chicago, Illinois / Even though Dave shrinks all of these pieces of notebook paper to an acceptable size to ft in the small format of the zine, the fact is that with just a few illustrations, a great deal of information is conveyed. The style is by no means at…

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Posted on: December 16, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Independent radio embraces Devendra; Eur. tour wrapped up, more great press

Devendra Banhart released his fifth album in September. Having concluded a mid-sized European tour, he did a lengthy U.S. tour and then a lengthy European tour, now concluded. The new album “Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon” continues to make headway on independent radio charts around the country and of course, the adulatory press continues, including the new samples In include below. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…

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Posted on: December 15, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Anchors for Arms – Listen.React

Anchors for Arms – Listen.React / 2007 Oort / 11 Tracks / http://www.anchorsforarms.com / http://www.ortrecords.com / “The Roots” is the first track on “Listen.React”, and it shows the approach that Oort is taking in signing a number of these independent emo bands to their label (for those that do no know, Oort is an imprint of Lobster Records). What I mean with that is that Oort is bringing back the…

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Posted on: December 15, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Papertrigger’s Riot Lovers EP Out December 18th

LOSING TODAY “This EP is a glimpse of the essential storytelling that they have been working on which will form their debut album. As a taster it is outrageously good. It has classic and collector’s item flashing all over it. Papertrigger will soon be part of many peoples’ worlds…The term Band To Watch is much abused, Papertrigger are more like a Phenomenon About To Happen. Their local Philadelphia press rave,…

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Posted on: December 15, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Avenger of Blood Preview Tracks from Upcoming Album

With the highly anticipated release of AVENGER OF BLOODÂ’s Death Brigade just around the corner, HEAVY ARTILLERY is previewing two tracks from the forthcoming album on their myspace profile. The previewed tracks, entitled “Sadistic Inquisitor” and “Poserslaughter” give a small glimpse of the full-blown thrash metal assault that is Death Brigade. Featuring cover artwork by the legendary Joe “Motorhead” Petagno, Death Brigade will be unleashed on December 23rd. SargeantJohn Sargeant,…

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Posted on: December 15, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Oslo – The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate

Oslo – The Rise and Fall of Love and Hate / 2007 Six Feet / 11 Tracks / http://www.osloband.com / I had a feeling that this was the case, but Oslo is a band from the United States. On “The Rise and Fall”s first track, “Slowdive”, the band calls forth a very current, British sound to alternative rock. The track is catchy in the same neurotically-sung, neatly arranged style as…

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