Author: Sargeant

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

Three Finalist Bands for Dew Circuit Breakout Announced

The three bands that were voted to take part in the Dew Circuit Breakout Finale live on MTV2 December 15th are… 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,…

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Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii)

Tomb Raider Anniversary (Wii) / 2007 Eidos / http://www.tombraider.com / http://www.eidos.com / Tomb Raider has been one of the most tenacious franchises in gaming history. Obviously, it does not have the lead time that a Mario Brothers has, but has remained a strong-selling force in video gaming for over a decade. The amount of systems with which you can play Tomb Raider Anniversary is large – individuals can stick the…

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Clare and the Reasons Announce Tour Dates with St. Vincent and Joseph Arthur

Fearless Music TV Performance Airs This Saturday At 12:30 AM / To Play Brooklyn’s Southpaw on Dec 20th “With the assistance of a large and stellar cast, including Sufjan Stevens and Beach Boys collaborator Van Dyke Parks alongside her usual group The Reasons, she’s assembled a bleakly delightful universe which combines, congruently enough, something of the vocal style of Rickie Lee Jones with the wearily witty lyrical sensibility of Tom…

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West Beverly – Kids These Days [ADB]

5 songs, self released, 99 Pop punk from New England. Good riffs, not much audible bass, and decent drumming on this album. They are decent sounding pop punk that definitely has its roots in rock music as well. The lead singers voice is good, but almost annoying. It has an odd quality to it that is hard to place. the guitarist can pull off some really good solos. They have…

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Avenger of Blood’s “Death Brigade” Announced

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 evaluation and long-term product testing. Beats:…

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

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox 360)

Final Fantasy XI: Wings of the Goddess (Xbox 360) / 2007 Square Enix / http://www.square-enix-usa / Final Fantasy XI has been around for a half decade now, and expansions such as “Wings of the Goddess” ensure that players will be locked in for years to come. The game play and additions brought the Final Fantasy XI series by “Wings of the Goddess” will ensure that the 500,000 subscribers of the…

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Five For Figthting Release “Back Country” CD

Columbia Records will release “Back Country,” the first official live concert recording from the platinum certified and Grammy nominated singer/songwriter John Ondrasik and his band Five For Fighting, on Tuesday, November 6. “Back Country” — the first new release from Five For Fighting since the group’s last album, “Two Lights,” entered the Billboard Top 200 at #8 in August 2006 — will be available in three physical configurations: a DVD,…

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Warrior Soul – The Space Age Playboys [ADB]

This was released in 1995, was out on Mayhem/Futurist, and has 13 songs by this 4 piece band.This is not alt all what i expected from Mayhem and Fierce, which are two cool metal labels.Warrior Soul sounds like Monster Magnet meeting White Zombie meeting Godsmack. All of the pieces in the band are mediocre, and they don’t stand out in any way.The vocalist has a pseudo-70s Brit punk feel to…

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SKiN GRAFT RECORDS SEIZES BOOTLEG AIDS WOLF / PRE 7” AND OFFICIALLY

Uncovered at Austrian customs, the PRE / AIDS WOLF “Live Dates” bootleg 7″ single has been seized by Skin Graft Records for lawful distribution worldwide. Originating in Russia by the rogue record label SINRAFT Records, this vinyl record includes unauthorized live recordings of Montreal’s AIDS WOLF and London’s PRE, packaged in a full color 8 page calendar of compromising band photos. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…

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Orcs & Elves (Nintendo DS)

Orcs & Elves (Nintendo DS) / 2007 EA / http://www.orcsandelves.com / http://www.ea.com / For me, ID entertainment will forever be the firm that created Quake. However, with the advent of games like Orcs & Elves, I may have to start changing my perception about what ID does in the gaming world. It has seemed to me in the past that a number of the RPGs that are brought over to…

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These Are Powers [ex-Liars, n0 things, Knife Skills] set to release full-length debut on Hoss Records

These Are Powers’ music is composed spontaneously through improvisation and collaboration. Focusing on tight, cyclical, incrementally shifting grooves smeared with spectral guitar and banshee vocals – rather than the general entropy favored by many improvising units – the band upends traditional stylistic expectations of acts operating within the noise-punk continuum. The recent addition of Bill Salas [aka Brenmar] allows Anna Barie and Pat Noecker to further develop their concept of…

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Vote Quimby – S/T [ADB]

8 songs, self released in 1999. They are great, fast pop; punk with catchy hooks and excellent audible bass playing. Although they are pop punk, they avoid the pitfalls that most pop punk bands fall into, like to glossy of a sound, or writing songs for MTV .The vocalist sounds like the singer of NOfx and the singer from the living end. They are a band that has some serious…

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Posted on: November 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

Matt Pond PA – Last Light

Matt Pond PA – Last Light / 2007 Altitude / 13 Tracks / http://www.mattpondpa.com / http://www.altituderecords.com / I can’t believe that Matt Pond PA has been around for practically ten years. Well, after listening to “Last Light”, I can, but still. “The title (and opening track) shows exactly mature Matt Pond PA is. The atmospheric sound of the alt-rock that the band plays has comparisons ready-made to acts like Modest…

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Posted on: November 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Hot Chip News and Tour Dates

Hot Chip has released “I Became A Volunteer” to the internet-going masses. However, this song is exclusive, and it will only be available for download on their site for a short amount of time. To get this solid track, sign up at hot-chip/downloads/sep07/ for a free MP3 of “I became a volunteer”. Hot Chip says that the track was on “Myspace a while back but won’t be on the new…

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Posted on: November 27, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Vitro – S/T Sampler [ADB]

This shit is plain bad. I don’t think i have heard this level of crap for a long time. This sampler was produced by once great Danzig and Slayer producer, Rick Rubin, but it seems like as Rick has grown older his taste in music has degraded. This 2 song tape sounds like a bunch of losers trying to emulate psuedo-industrial moron Trent Reznor`s band, Nine Inch Nails. My advise…

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August Burns Red Return To The Road With Between The Buried And Me!!! Messengers Outselling Thrillseeker After Only Four Months!!

Fresh off of a crushing tour with Unearth which saw August Burns Red zig-zagging across the country the Lancaster, PA natives will get right back to it. On November 29th August Burns Red will embark on a three week tour with Between the Buried and Me and Behold…The Arctopus. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music,…

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Putumayo Presents: Israel

Putumayo Presents: Israel / 2007 Putumayo / 12 Tracks / http://www.putumayo.com / For those individuals that yet do not know what it is that Putumayo does, they attempt to showcase the music from practically every corner of the globe. They’ve released compilations of Celtic, Gypsy, New Orleans, Americana, and Latin Jazz music (and that’s only a drop in the bucket), and they have many countries and styles of music to…

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Polytechnics look to Break it Big in the United States

Unsigned, with an album ready to go and a sound that screams airplay – now is your chance to catch them live. 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…

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Vinnie! – Used to be Me, Used to Believe [ADB]

This album was created by Jenrazor records, in 1996, and Rodney Riffle may be reached at Riffle.8@osu.edu, or they may be written to at 181 Nottingham Ct, Westerville OH, 43081. This is a cool Indy rock band with elements of quite a few genres, life Surf Rock, Punk, and Folk. This has odd lyrics intermeshed perfectly with the music that is created by this trio. This band eventually became Fifty-Fifty,…

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Alter Bridge Mini Vintage Chopper Contest

Ended. Following their certified gold album One Day Remains (2004), Alter Bridge just released their sophomore album Blackbird. Blackbird has been receiving critical acclaim since it’s October release and their hit single “Rise Today” is continuing to climb the charts. After trials and tribulations, Alter Bridge comes back on top with an epic record sure to satisfy with their melodic rock and intimate lyrics. Alter Bridge is currently on tour…

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