Anathema – A Moment In Time / 2006 MVD / 120 Minutes / http://www.anathema.ws / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 15 August 2006 When I saw that a band called Anathema was doing a DVD, I was expecting hard and brutal things to be hitting me from all sides. The DVD “A Moment In Time†starts out with a classical orchestra that play in the band during “Shroud of Falseâ€. One can…
The bold history written by Einstürzende Neubauten over the last 27 years now has a dramatic new chapter with the release of their new album Alles wieder offen (“All open again”) which is being released October 23rd on their own Potomak label, distributed in the U.S. by Ryko Distribution. Working outside normal record business market mechanisms, Einstürzende Neubauten recorded the CD over some 200 days in their own studio funded…
Bernard Allison – Energized: Live In Europe / 2006 MVD / 130 Minutes / http://www.bernardallison.com / http://www.mvdb2b.com / Reviewed 19 April 2006 In much the same vein as Santana, the guitar work of Bernard Allison is distinct through all of the tracks on the disc. However, Allison distinguishes eirself from Santana at practically every other juncture. This is shown by a more seventies and funk sound to tracks like “Another…
Connecticut buzz band, The Last Goodnight, have just announced a fall tour with American Idol’s Elliot Yamin. The band will release their debut album, Poison Kiss, through Virgin Records on August 28. Their current tour opening for Rocco DeLuca & The Burden has been a triumphant run of shows where the band is winning over audiences nightly. “We poured our hearts and souls into making this album and love being…
GG Allin and The Murder Junkies – Terror in America: Live 1993 / 2006 MVD / http://www.musicvideodistributors.com / http://www.ggallin.com / Reviewed 09 March 2006 Three different sets await watchers of Terror In America; shows in New Jersey, Texas and Georgia all show the genius of Allin and the rest of the Terror Junkies. From the first track on the DVD (a version of “Bite It You Slut†in Jersey), the…
James Blunt – Chasing Time: The Bedlam Sessions / 2006 Atlantic / 70 Minutes / http://www.jamesblunt.com / http://www.atlanticrecords.com / Reviewed 17 August 2006 Everyone knows who James Blunt is. This is due to the fact that eir song “You’re Beautiful†has been used in a number of commercials and been shown countless time on VH1 and other stations of that ilk. There are a number of reasons why individuals should…
Watch “Don’t Hold Back†now!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvUrl-IzeWg “Everybody was kung fu fighting!†THE SLEEPING unveils an extraordinary new video for their break-through single “Don’t Hold Back†from their critically acclaimed record, Questions and Answers. Combining guerilla tactics, stealth filming and an urge for anarchy, the stage was set for the DIY video of the year! “Don’t Hold Back†blends 1970s Kung-fu action with the film noir of cult classic The Warriors and…
Easily the largest public display of underground hip-hop in the US, Scribble Jam is viewed by many in the community as the gold standard in showcasing only the freshest, most innovative new emcees and producers. Founded by Scribble Jam Magazine and Mr. Dibbs (of Atmosphere), the event has called Cincinatti, OH its home, with tens of thousand hip-hop heads across the country making the trek annually. Growing almost exponentially every…
Columbia Records will release “It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land,” the critically-acclaimed new album from Soulsavers, on Tuesday, October 16. More than three years in the making, “It’s Not How Far You Fall, It’s The Way You Land” is the first album of new music from Soulsavers since the group’s 2003 debut, “Tough Guys Don’t Dance.”
Alien Ant Farm – BUSted / 2006 Geffen / http://www.alienantfarm.com / http://www.universalchronicles.com / Reviewed 15 August 2006 Okay. There are a lot of things that one can see on this DVD. Of course, there are the videos that Alien Ant Farm put out. I had no idea that the band had any other videos besides “Smooth Criminal†and “Moviesâ€, but there were apparently about four other videos that were shown…
JMcQ here from NeuFutur. If you notice posts from the last few years come up in the next few weeks, it is because we are putting live some video reviews that were originally on the earlier iteration of the site. I’ll be interspersing newer content with the older video reviews, so I forecast that there should be about 8-10 updates a day. Keep on the lookout for #15 of the…
The Pugilist #1 / Free / 16M / :10 / gomek@comcast.net /Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Dorothea is the other magazine that Mike sent over. I must say, I much more interested on what Mike has to say here. This is because The Pugilist deals with how to become a successful vegetarian. While there are a number of readers of NeuFutur that are vegetarian and vegan, I still believe that Mike puts forth some…
Country music star Dierks Bentley will shift his headlining tour into high gear when his Bud Light sponsored THROTTLE WIDE OPEN tour rolls into 28 US cities beginning on Oct. 4 in Rome, GA. The high-octane dates will feature a marathon of unbridled live music by the multi-platinum singer/songwriter and special guest Jack Ingram.
Dorothea #1 / $1 / :30 / 40M / gomek@comcast.net / Dorothea is a zine that contains a number of short stories. While there are some overall themes present in the different pieces of prose that are present, these stories seem to be more form-less than anything. There is a picture and some handwritten text at the beginning, as well as handwritten text demarcating the titles, but the text is…
Columbia Records is set to release “Play It As It Lays,” the eagerly-anticipated new album from American singer-songwriter-musician Patti Scialfa, on Tuesday, September 4.
Debut LP “Coronation Thieves†Out on Gigantic Music October 2nd 2007 Produced by Dragons of Zynth & David Andrew Sitek (TVOTR) “Dragons of Zynth, a Cleveland-bred group whose as-yet-titled debut, is produced by Dragons of Zynth & David Andrew Sitek, which is bonkers. Their hazy rock and synthesizer soul, coupled with brilliant shows in New York, are just what these war-torn summer days should sound like.” – XLR8R
Punk veterans Bad Religion will embark on a national tour this fall in support of their critically acclaimed album, New Maps of Hell. Currently wrapping up their headlining stint at the 2007 VanÂ’s Warped Tour, the band will take their incendiary live show on the road this fall with labelmates Gallows and punk act The Briggs in tow. The tour will kick off on September 29th in Queen Creek, Arizona…
*Debut Single “Imaginary Girl†Featured on Paste Magazine CD Sampler *To Perform at Next Big Nashville Festival – Sunday Sept 9th (Details Below) Brooklyn Vegan- June 07 “Their latest album “High Society” is like a soft rock (in a good way) record out of the 70’s that is so pleasant, it’s kind of impossible not to like. They’ve been compared to James Taylor, Jackson Browne, The Beach Boys, and Van…
Seattle based (well, actually Port Angeles, WA, but who’s counting?) rock ‘n’ roll band The Lonely H had a busy summer. In June, four of the five members graduated from high school, and then immediately after that, the entire band left on their first ever national tour, in support of their sophomore album, “Hair” (The Control Group).Â
At 21 years old, Chicago native Yung Berg is quietly plotting his take over of the phenomenon we know as Hip Hop. Possessing a flow that sounds like a classic Marvin Gaye tune, with charisma more contagious then the common cold, Yung Berg is the definition of what happens when skills and swagger are pooled into one powerhouse.