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Posted on: November 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records Holiday Album Available on Vinyl for First Time

The holidays are right around the corner and Blackheart Records, Joan Jett’s record label, will be celebrating with their holiday album A Blackheart Christmas available on vinyl for the very first time. The album features holiday standards from Girl in a Coma, The Dollyrots and original tunes from Seattle punks The Cute Lepers and veteran Blackheart band The Vacancies. A modern take on “Silent Night” closes out the 11-track offering…

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Filthy Thieving Bastards – My Pappy Was A Pistol (CD)

For a band that has such a post-modern look to their album cover, this is some old-style, looking-back Irish sounding punk rock. The first track has a compelling, almost-lounge arrangement that clicks along as the sometimes-gruff vocals dominate. This lounge type of sound recalls Momus and other fancy-free artists in the vein of Cat Stevens; in fact, a track like “Neverkind” seems to be much more in this vein than…

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Jenesse Center Announces Dates for 2010 Silver

Jenesse Center is proud to announce the dates for the 2010 Silver Rose Weekend, chaired by Academy Award winning actress and long time supporter, Halle Berry and an illustrious roster of community supporters, sponsors, board of directors and friends. Celebrating its 30 year anniversary of continued service in the community, the event will kick off with the annual Silver Rose Gala and Auction on Sunday, April 18, 2009 at the…

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Golden Bloom and Alan Cohen Experience Perform at The Beatles Complete on Ukulele Marathon

On December 5th and 6th Golden Bloom and Alan Cohen Experience will appear at The Beatles Complete On Ukulele Marathon. All proceeds going to Yoko Ono, the benefit will take place at N8 in Williamsburg. In a NY Daily News article, co-founder of the festival, Roger Greenawalt says, “Yoko gets a very bad rap for breaking up the Beatles. We want her to know we are not making fun of…

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Unearth “The March” Tour

“The March is all meat, no filler…some of the smartest writing in metal.” Revolver Magazine “…no one has churned out better aggressive metalcore than them…Unearth has been at the top of their class for some considerable time now.” Metal Hammer “…their most powerful, defiant, and affecting release to date…The March should fully propel them into the big leagues.” Outburn Magazine “The band’s songwriting has improved tenfold…the arrangements shine from the…

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The Films – S/T EP (CD)

The three cuts on this EP only total out to be a little over eight minutes, but this amount seems much longer when one considers that one of the most genuinely catchy songs of the last five years, “Black Shoes” is present here. Still, “Come On” is cut from a similar cloth and adds much to the affective time of the EP, coming through with all the clarity of a…

Posted on: November 28, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 1

Fred Mascherino and Andy Jackson Form INITIALS

When Fred Mascherino of The Color Fred/Taking Back Sunday felt the itch to get back in a band, he enlisted some pretty impressive friends to scratch it. “I had been playing mainly with my solo project [The Color Fred] for the past two years and I decided it was finally time to get a band going again,” Fred explains. With a few new songs in hand, he traveled to Birmingham,…

Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

BRAND NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHES TODAY REVEALING FIRST ROUND OF CITIES FOR LILITH FAIR

Nearly 6 months ago, Nettwerk CEO and Lilith Fair co-founder Terry McBride announced via Twitter that the all-female festival would make its return in 2010. Today, the official Lilith 2010 website launches, not only revealing the new look and feel of Lilith a decade later, but also the first set of cities that the traveling festival will be hitting–New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, London and more. Check out www.lilithfair.com…

Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Fightstar – They Liked You Better When You Were Dead (CD)

Fightstar may just have been the biggest signing that Deep Elm has made ever in their tenure as a indie rock / emo record label. Sure, bands have grown up after being signed to the label (Brandtson, The Appleseed Cast), but Fightstar is HUGE in the United Kingdom. The opening track to “They Liked Your Better”, “Paint Your Target” is the musical equivalent of smashing up a room; chaos reigns…

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Lindeblad Piano

While we here at NeuFutur provide much in the way of coverage to musicians of all stripes, we have not given proper coverage to those that provide Restoration & Repair for the instruments that are so vital to musicians’ livelihoods. Lindeblad Piano ( http://www.lindebladpiano.com ) is one of these companies, working to restore to perfect working order piano lines as storied as Chickering, Baldwin, and Steinway. More so, for those…

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Introducing The Mighty Pikeys

Aussie expatriates The Might Pikeys describe their style as “punk rock that encourages drinking, fighting, and all around mischief.” If that’s not enough to grab your interest, try this: they’ve already mutilated harmless classics like “It’s A Small World” and “Waltzing Matilda” to suit their devious purposes, and they’re currently working on an ode to Australian hero Steve Irwin entitled “Sail Away Steve-O.” But don’t be fooled: despite The Mighty…

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Tr. Blue Book

There are a number of different edications that can be gotten cheaper online. While it seems like everything (from terms of prices all the way out to enforcement of transportation laws) have been ratcheted up in the last few years for those name brand types of pills, tramadol is one of those that has hidden under the radar. Of course, individuals that would be looking into purchasing tramadol online would…

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BALFOR Sign To Pulverised Records

Pulverised Records is proud to welcome Ukranian black metallers BALFOR to their illustrious roster. Self-described as as “barbaric black metal” that explores themes from their country’s warrior past, the band’s recently completed debut full-length, Barbaric Blood, is slated for release in early 2010. Comments Pulverised A&R manager Calvin Chiang: “BALFOR are one of those bands that has pretty much the whole package: Top-class musicianship and excellent songwriting prowess that perfectly…

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New Fan Death video – “Reunited”

Fan Death have returned with another colorful fantasy based video, directed this time by vocalist Dandilion Wind Opaine. Watch the girls encounter scores of bizarre characters resembling certain influential personalities before riding off into the sunset with the big man himself. Stay tuned for a special message from Grandpa William at the end of the presentation. The anthemic track REUNITED is taken from the forthcoming EP “A Coin For the…

Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

The Fight – Nothing New Since Rock ‘N’ Roll (CD)

This is the style of pop-punk that should be getting some notoriety, instead of the boy-bandish crap that is Busted. Nice, chunky guitars and high-pitched vocals, well-done, in the vein of early Unwritten Law and Green Day. K8’s vocal style is immediately reminiscent of both the lead vocalist of Switchblade Kittens and the aforementioned Billie Joe (from Green Day). The production on “Nothing New” is perfect, neither holding back the…

Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Lazarus A.D. Tour

LAZARUS A.D. Tour w/ Vader 11/27 San Marcos, CA Jumping Turtle 11/28 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction 11/29 Los Angeles, CA Key Club 11/30 Mesa, AZ U.B.’s Bar 12/01 Tucson, AZ The Rock 12/02 Farmington, NM Gator’s 12/03 Salt Lake City, UT Club Vegas 12/04 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater 12/05 Tulsa, OK Marquee 12/06 San Antonio, TX Scout Bar 12/07 Houston, TX Scout Bar http://www.myspace.com/lazarus1

Posted on: November 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

STORY OF THE YEAR COME OUT SWINGING WITH NEW MUSIC AND TOUR

St. Louis rockers Story of the Year have unleashed a hard-hitting new song, “To the Burial,” today in anticipation of their upcoming US tour with The Devil Wears Prada and All That Remains. Listen to “To the Burial” here: www.myspace.com/storyoftheyear From the opening echoes of singer Dan Marsala to the huge metal riffs and a soaring solo from dual guitarists Ryan Philips and Phil Sneed and snarling bass of Adam…

Posted on: November 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Fielding – S/T (CD)

Fielding’s first track on this disc, “The Giant” is so sad. It is not sad in a pitiful way, but rather in its beauty and the extreme care that Fielding puts forth into making this track a work of near-perfection. The incredibly emotional vocals put forth by Eric work well with the plodding bass lines laid down by Aaron and the jangly guitars, to the degree that tracks like “Lampshade”…

Posted on: November 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

MYSTIC PROPHECY “FIREANGEL” EUROPE TOUR WITH STRATOVARIOUS

German/Greek power metallers MYSTIC PROPHECY be proud to announced that they will be supporting STRATOVARIOUS in their upcoming European tour. The confirmed dates so far are as follows: 07.01.10 Bochum – Zeche / GER 08.01.10 Antwerp – Hof ter Lo / B 09.01.10 Amsterdam – Melkweg / NL 10.01.10 London – Garage / UK 12.01.10 Paris – Elysee / F 13.01.10 Toulouse – Le Bikini / F 15.01.10 Madrid –…

Posted on: November 26, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Sonos Tours

SONOSings was released September 15 on Verve Forecast and has been ensconced in the iTunes Top 10 Vocal Chart, on the heels of Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra and Andrea Bocelli. “Prepare to be stunned.” – The Guardian (UK) “A majestic album that will live a long, long time.” – SonicBoomers.com “The six voices combine into a beautifully harmonized, intricately timed machine that makes you forget that there are no instruments.…