Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: December 13, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Are We on Mars Yet?

Are We on Mars Yet? / :7 / 12S / Trade / Free (All) / Yul Tolbert, P.O. Box 02222, Detroit, MI 48202-9998 / [email protected] /  Okay, its Daria and Jane, very weakly reprising their roles from the Daria cartoon. Gone are the extremely witty comments on mundane society, and we see Daria and Jane as absolute shills for Yul’s magnificent ideas, ideas which it seems ey just stole from…

Posted on: December 13, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

ONE WIN CHOICE – New Record / U.S. Tour!

——————————————————- * Three week US Tour in Support of debut full-length Never Suspend Disbelief * Out on Jump Start Records in December – Available now from the band on tour! ONE WIN CHOICE (Toms River, N.J.) is touring the U.S. in support of their debut full-length Never Suspend Disbelief. The album will be released by Jump Start Records in December but the band currently has copies available at shows.

Posted on: December 13, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Michael Bolton – A Swingin’ Christmas

Michael Bolton – A Swingin’ Christmas / 2007 The Second Time Around / 10 Tracks / http://www.michaelbolton.com / http://www.concordmusicgroup.com / Ah, Michael Bolton. Your “A Swingin’ Christmas” has you covering some of the best known Christmas-themed songs. There are versions of “Walkin’ In A Winter Wonderland”, “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”, “White Christmas”, “Let It Snow”, and more. In fact, there is only one song that I did not…

Posted on: December 13, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

John Lennon iTunes Video Album Debuted December 4 at Starbucks

Digital Release Card is Format’s First-Ever Music Video Title; Features 21 of Lennon’s Capitol/EMI Music Videos Capitol/EMI Music Marketing and iTunes will release a new “John Lennon Video Album” on December 4 at Starbucks locations nationwide.  The “John Lennon Video Album,” the iTunes Digital Release card format’s first music video release, features 21 of Lennon’s music videos for $24.95.

Posted on: December 13, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

ARC #2

ARC #2 / $4 / :45 / 108M /http://www.artrevcult.com / 4996 Broadway, Suite 4L, New York NY 10034-1669 / When I first picked up this issue, I really wondered where the “Revolution” part of the title was. I noticed a number of music (culture pieces), and some art (the architecture of Rafi Segal), but the political leanings of this zine really missed me until I had a better chance to…

Posted on: December 12, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

A Very Special Christmas: The 20th Anniversary Music Video Collection

A Very Special Christmas: The 20th Anniversary Music Video Collection / 2007 Special Olympics / 12 Tracks / http://www.specialolympics.org I admit, I was not really paying attention to when the first A Very Special Christmas came out in 1987 – I had just turned 4, and my attention was on a host of other things. Regardless, I can pay a little more attention to the tracks that are present on…

Posted on: December 12, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Rawkus Network Launches The Eagerly Anticipated Rawkus 50

Rawkus, the brand synonymous with groundbreaking hip-hop returns to their roots in artist development. The Rawkus Network (http://www.rawkus.com), home to blog favorites and taste-makers such as RealtalkNY.net, SmokingSection.net, TheRapUp.net, and Fatlacemagazine.com, announces the Nov. 27th all digital launch of The Rawkus 50, a who’s who of the hottest underground artists in Hip Hop today.

Posted on: December 12, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Alter Bridge – Blackbird

Alter Bridge – Blackbird / 2007 Republic / 13 Tracks / http://www.altarbridge.com / http://www.universalrepublic.com / As most individuals may know, Alter Bridge consists of three-fourths of what was Creed. To those ranks, Myles Kennedy (formerly of The Mayfield Four) provides lead vocals and guitar. “Blackbird” is the band’s second album, and the disc’s first single is “Rise Today”. For those wrestling fans that happen to read NeuFutur, “Rise Today” was…

Posted on: December 12, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

An Ode to No One

An Ode to No One / (7 by 6?) / 28 Pages / Trade / $1 / [email protected] / http://www.basementfreaksdistro.cjb.net / Ashley Lambert , PO Box 1417, Revelstoke, BC, VOE 2S0, Canada / This is probably about the first true fanzine that I’ve ever read, and I can’t think of many better bands to lavish attention on besides the Smashing Pumpkins. Ashley does this fanzine in an interesting paper size,…