Author: James McQuiston

Posted on: December 10, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 1

I Didn’t Know Keith Sweat Was Still Around, But…

Keith Sweat, the celebrated master of the slow jam, unwraps his first-ever holiday music collection, proving there’s no one better qualified to deliver a Yuletide disc titled A Christmas Of Love. The R&B and soul superstar’s new album of newly recorded contemporary Christmas songs is available now. The disc was released on November 20.

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Altar #7

Altar #7 / $4 / 1:00 / 68M / http://www.altarmagazine.com / Altar Magazine is ending with this issue. The magazine is joining forces with Clamor, which will be a great thing considering that Altar and Clamor both had issues with previous issues that the other magazine could conceivably work well with. This is one of the most solid endings that a magazine can have. The writing in this issue is…

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Mark Ronson Contest

NeuFutur and Cornerstone Promotion are providing one lucky winner with the one copy of “Version” and one runner up will receive a “Stop Me” single? This is one of the most simple contests that we have ran at NeuFutur – just post a response to this story or email [email protected] and you will be entered. Contest ends on Friday, so be quick! Information about Mark Ronson can be found here:

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Corporate Punishment Podcast Interviews Wayne Static from Static-X

The Corporate Punishment Podcast has posted an interview with Static-X’s Wayne Static at the following location http://www.corporatepunishment.libsyn.com/ During the interview, Wayne discusses the writing process of the group’s new album, Cannibal, his vegetarian lifestyle and the state of the recording industry.

Posted on: December 9, 2007 Posted by: James McQuiston Comments: 0

Doris #23

Doris #23 / $1.50 / 1:00 / 36M / Cindy, POB 1734, Asheville, NC 28802 / http://www.microcosmpublishing.com /  This is the first issue of Doris that I’ve ever been able to read. I’ve heard so many things about the zine, and it ranked really high when I put together the zine ranking system a fewyears back. I can understand why so many individuals liked it. Doris is a blend of…

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Dog in Space #7

Dog in Space #7 / Half-Sized / 40 Pages / Dog in Space c/o Jess, 4007 Dorcas Drive, Nashville, TN 37215 / [email protected] / http://www.livejournal.com/~lulabydisection/ Another fun issue by Jess, but for some reason ey created #7 before eir created #6. This time, we are given a lot of information about the impending move to college (MTSU) and eir’s mother’s reaction to that. We are also given a list of…

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Never Enough drummer, Trevor Friedrich (ex-Eighteen Visions) stars in new Sixx A.M. Video

Never Enough’s Trevor Friedrich (ex-Eighteen Visions) has been featured as the drummer in the new SIXX: A.M. video for “Accidents Can Happen”. SIXX: A.M. is the new project from MÖTLEY CRÃœE bassist Nikki Sixx and fellow musicians James Michael and D.J. Ashba. Never Enough frontman, Norman Matthews, commented, “I’m childhood friends with Bones Elias from JULIEN -K (ex-Orgy), I hooked him up with Trevor to hangout. Bones was in the…

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Alt.Culture.Guide #3

Alt.Culture.Guide #3 / $13 / 2:45 / 268M / http:/www.mondogordo.com / This is a huge magazine. When someone looks at the 268 page count, pay attention to the fact that these pages are nearly the size of a normal piece of paper. The font is not large, but it is not small to the point that it is sightist; what I’m trying to say is that there is a lot…

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Alicia Keys’ “As I Am” Debuts #1, Continues to Go Strong on Billboard

Nine-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys continues to make musical history as her fourth album As I Am debuts at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums and R&B Albums charts with first week sales of 742,426 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Released November 13th on MBK Entertainment/J Records, As I Am, Alicia now holds the prestigious title as the biggest debut for a female R&B artist in SoundScan history, and the…