Author: Sargeant

Posted on: August 14, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Thrice announces the release of The Alchemy Index: Vols. I & II

In Stores October 16th Orange, CA- August 09, 2007- Taking an unsullied approach to the writing, recording and production of their upcoming release, the decision to find a new record label was evident and expected for Orange County’s critically lauded, Thrice. 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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Posted on: August 14, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Alaria Taylor – Bread or Water

Alaria Taylor – Bread or Water / 2007 Self / 5 Tracks / http://www.alariataylor.com Alaria Taylor is perhaps the most decorated musician that you have never heard. Among these accolades are winning the VH-1 Song of the Year Contest and the Billboard Magazine World Song Contest. The five tracks that are on “Bread or Water” show the reason why Taylor has received all of these accolades. While the guitars start…

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Forever In Terror Tour Canada in Support of “Restless”

Streetsboro, OH’s FOREVER IN TERROR have announced some Canadian tour dates with Dear Black Diary in support of their recently released debut album “Restless in the Tides”, which was recently released on Metal Blade and includes a guest appearance by Mark Hunter of Chimaira. 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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The Refills Interview

Bassist Dex from The Refills was nice enough to sit down with JMcQ for InterStitial and this site. What lead to the formation of The Refills? How exactly did your former band, The Stines, break up? Well I always wanted to get a punk band started but its hard to find people that are good and that are dedicated. It started with me and T-bird jamming all the time and…

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Posted on: August 13, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Against Me! Release Video for “Thrash Unreal”

Against Me! has launched the video for their new single “Thrash Unreal.” The cut comes from the band’s new album, New Wave, in stores now. 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…

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Brown Shoe – Vanity

Brown Shoe – Vanity / 2007 Self / 13 Tracks / http://www.brownshoemusic.com It is a hell of time trying to find a band when you’ve screwed up their name. For the longest time, I thought the band’s name was “Brown Shoes” instead of “Brown Shoe”. After I got that problem worked out, I was able to hear the powerful indie rock of the band. Brown Shoe reminds me a lot…

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Akron/Family will be releasing their second, full length album, “Love Is Simple,” September 10.

This is their most ambitious and yet most instantly infectious release to date. The striking cover of “Love Is Simple” is a photograph by Robert Clark of a human heart stripped bare of fat and extraneous tissue, down mainly to the blood vessels that sustain it, is a specimen from the famed Mutter Museum in Philadelphia that appeared on the cover of the February 2007 issue of National Geographic Magazine.…

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Matt Woods – Something Surreal

Matt Woods – Something Surreal / 2004 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.mattwoodsband.com / Most the time when I receive CDs done by a band with the name of an individual (typically the leader of the band), what I am “treated” to is something that is quiet, singer-songwriter styled, and is something that essentially rehashes the collected works of artists like Dave Matthews and John Maher. However, Matt Woods and…

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Merciless Death Announces US Tour Dates

  Hot off the heels of their critically acclaimed debut album Evil in the Night, MERCILESS DEATH has announced dates for their upcoming US tour. MERCILESS DEATH has injected metal with a vigor that hasnÂ’t been seen since the golden age of thrash metal when then young bands like Slayer, and Exodus were birthing the sonic mayhem that would later make them legends. In addition to Evil in the Night,…

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The Campbells – The Kid From Gillette, Wyoming

The Campbells – The Kid From Gillette, Wyoming / 2007 Self / 8 Tracks / http://www.campbellsrock.com / The Campbells start out their “The Kid From Gillette, Wyoming” with a very early nineties type of alternative rock sound “My Silly Sparks” is a track that sounds as if The Campbells took equal amounts of Polaris and Soul Asylum and linked them together. There is still a little bit of fuzz coming…

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Total Assault News (Rammstein, Drowning Pool)

Drowning Pool: On Tuesday, August 7th, Drowning Pool hosted a press conference to a full-house at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, CA to announce the release of Full Circle and their fall tour with The Exies.  Drowning Pool was joined by over 25 members of the Iraq Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and war veterans who validated the importance of their efforts.  The band spoke of their concern…

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ll BIG – Face in the Glass

ll BIG – Face in the Glass / 2007 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.thebandiibig.com / The walking bass that is present during the opening track of “Face in the Glass” will undoubtedly remind listeners of the work of Charlie Daniels and The Outlaws, and the insistent quality of the vocals of II BIG will link them to country stars like Garth Brooks. The guitar solo that is present on…

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Posted on: August 12, 2007 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Black Tide Kicked Off, Re-added to Ozzfest

As many of you might have heard Black Tide were recently removed from this years Ozzfest festival. The reason being, as MTVNews.com puts it: “Black Tide, a young metal band from Miami that had been tapped to replace Circus Diablo on Ozzfest’s second stage, have now found themselves having to drop off the bill — without even playing a single note. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the…

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Charlie Beresford – The Room is Empty

Charlie Beresford – The Room is Empty / 2005 Self / 14 Tracks / http://www.charlieberesford.com / The dissonant opening that Charlie Beresford places on eir “The Room Is Empty” will provide individuals with a challenge. The artistic style of this track may be lost on some, but Beresford’s dedication to making “If Only” work will endear more than a fair share of fans. “Nosfer” is a twenty second string-heavy track…

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Steve Aoki Releases Debut Mix Album This Fall

Fanatic or foe, what you cannot deny is how instrumental Steve has been in helping define the emerging music and nightlife culture in the US today. By blurring the lines that once separated hoards of indie kids from the urban or electro fans, and divided the VIPS from the not so VIPS, what this man has created under the guise of a DJ/Party enthusiast is a lifestyle and media empire…

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Fjord Rowboat – Saved The Compliments for Morning

Fjord Rowboat – Saved The Compliments for Morning / 2007 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.fjordrowboat.com / This is Fjord Rowboat’s first full length album. After individuals listen to “Carried Away”, they will marvel at how mature the band is. “Carried Away” is a track that has the same type of instrumental coolness and disaffected vocals that have been present in countless Franz Ferdinand and Interpol tracks, but what Fjord…

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Joe Henry’s Second Anti- Disc Civilians Drops September 11th, 2007

Van Dyke Parks, Bill Frisell, Patrick Warren and Greg Leisz Lend Talents To Henry’s Personally and Politically-Informed Tenth Studio Album Joe Henry – the veteran singer, songwriter, guitarist and acclaimed producer – will release his second Anti- disc, Civilians, on September 11th, 2007. The twelve song set was recorded and mixed in his home studio and counts the talents of guest pianist Van Dyke Parks on the brilliantly poignant “Civil…

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Arrica Rose & The …’s – Last Night on Earth

Arrica Rose & The …’s – Last Night on Earth / 2007 Poprock / 5 Tracks / http://www.arricarose.com / “Last Night on Earth” starts out slowly, but “Turn” (the introductory track) really starts going when Arrica Rose gets situated. The style that Rose & the …s play is hard to properly explain. “”Turn” has a sixties pop type of sound, while Rose’s vocals have a mid-nineties sound..”Occasionally the World’s An…

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Northern State Celebrates the Release of Their Third LP with a Nonstop Tour!

Northern State celebrates the release of their third LP with record release party mini tour. They will also be touring with Tegan & Sara on all of their Canadian Dates in early Fall, and into the US in the Winter. Their up and coming stunner Can I Keep This Pen? out on Ipecac Recordings on August 28. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of…

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Blair Lott – Rooms and Boxes

Blair Lott – Rooms and Boxes / 2006 Paperback Graveyard / 10 Tracks / http://www.blairlott.com / http://www.paperbackgraveyard.com / Blair Lott plays a brand of pop meets rock music that has a little bit of the new (Jack Johnson) with a lot of the old (Jimmy Buffett). The easy listening type of style that starts out “Rooms and Boxes” will thus have a large listenership. “The Promise” is a little on…

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