Category: Features

Posted on: June 16, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Frank Steiner, Jr. Momentum CD Review

Frank Steiner, Jr. is releasing his latest album Momentum on Real Music in July. These five compositions provide listeners with over fifty minutes of introspection and compelling music crafted by Steiner. Momentum begins with the ten-plus minute composition, “To Fill the Sky”. This effort begins with a sedate, twinkling set of arrangements that add disparate elements before gradually gaining tempo and created something that sits at the precipice of American…

Posted on: June 16, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Summertime Wheat (Rahr & Sons)

Summertime Wheat from Fort Worthy’s Rahr & Sons brewery is a hazy yellow beer that has a small amount of white head. This haze is due to Rahr & Sons’ decision to leave the brew unfiltered, which gives a different mouth feel and considerably denser flavor profile than filtered products. The beer has a nose not unlike that of a hefeweizen, with bits of citrus and clove that can be…

Posted on: June 15, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Paul Doffing Sure Doesn’t Matter Anymore Single Review

The soulful voice of Paul Doffing during his latest track, Sure Doesn’t Matter Anymore, will resound loudly in the minds and hearts of listeners. There is a timeless aspect to Doffing’s vocals that ties together the work of early Dylan, Phil Ochs, and Paul Simon into a composition that is beautiful and affecting.

Posted on: June 15, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Here Gose Nothin’ (Destihl Brewery)

Here Gose Nothin’ is an effort from Destihl Brewery’s Wild Sour Series. The beer pours with a light orange / yellow color and no appreciable amount of head. The nose of HGN is a little salty, a little sour and provides imbibers with some idea about where the beer will ultimately go. The tartness of the effort is immediately discernible, while the savory aspect of the salt does well to…

Posted on: June 15, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Chasing Claire Interview

Today, we sit down with Adelaide, Australia’s own Chasing Claire . What songs of yours are favorites and what about them makes them so? Our newest song ‘’Headless Horseman” is currently our favourite to play live, it’s the fastest song we’ve written to date. Otherwise a song from the Options EP; MTMH is a favourite with its weaving dynamics and high energy, heavy riffs with mellow verses that flow nicely. Structure wise…

Posted on: June 14, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 3

Perfect Bar Review

Since we began our health and fitness section in 2010, we have been sent so many protein bars that have been the absolute bottom of the barrel in terms of flavor, texture, or overall mouth feel that we have a drawer at NeuFutur Headquarters where the orphaned bars begin their process of mummification. Every year or so, we receive a bar that shatters all of the conceptions we have about…

Posted on: June 14, 2015 Posted by: Deiondre Comments: 0

Pax 2 Vaporizer

We reviewed the Pax vaporizer a few years ago and were quite pleased at its durability and ease of cleaning. After months of heavy use there were a few problems with sticking and temperature sensing, but we were able to put the original device up when we received the company’s retooling of the vaporizer. The Pax 2 vaporizer maintains the same overall look enjoyed by the original Pax – it…

Posted on: June 13, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 1

Diono Olympia Convertible Plus Booster Car Seat

Diono’s Olympia Convertible Plus Booster Car Seat is a perfect blend of safety, comfort, and stylish design. The Safestop harness distributes the force of braking equally across the body rather than concentrating it upon a single point, while the lower height of the Olympia has been shown to provide greater security and safety to children in the event of a crash.

Posted on: June 13, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

John Tomaino One Bit Less of Me Single Review

One Bit Less of Me is the latest track from Melbourne’s John Tomaino, and the track immediately hits listeners with an amalgamation of traditional and futuristic elements. Coming forth with a delightful rising and falling action, this new track will immediately draw the attention of anyone that may be listening in.

Posted on: June 12, 2015 Posted by: Tom D Comments: 0

DYING HUMANITY’s Deadened Out Today

Deadened, the new album from Germany’s DYING HUMANITY is out today on Bastardized Recordings.

Posted on: June 12, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Ian Green Interview

We had a few moments to sit down with Ontario’s own Ian Green. Can you give us a little biographical information about yourself? I have been playing the piano since the age of 5 years old. In my teenaged years, I had the privilege of participating in a variety of musical ensembles in high-school such as concert band (I played trombone); I was also the piano accompanist for the high-school…

Posted on: June 11, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MrE Interview

Today we are speaking with Bronx’s own MrE. Your current release is the Prodigal Son Returns EP. What significance does the EP’s title hold for you? Prodigal Son gets its name from the bible story about a boy who spends all his money, given to him by his father, on anything and everything till he becomes broke and had no choice but to literally eat with pigs. Then he made…

Posted on: June 11, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

OLYA Utopia CD Review

Misli opens up OLYA’s Utopia album, and it comes forth with an early eighties sound that gradually fleshes itself out to a Lady Gaga / Katy Perry sort of vibe. The crispness of the instrumental compositions here separate Misli from other pop fare, ensuring that listeners can spin the track a number of times before hearing every inclusion and dynamic established in the introductory three minutes.

Posted on: June 10, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Dave and Buster’s (25735 1st St, Westlake, OH 44145)

We had a chance to experience the Dave and Buster’s in Westlake, Ohio and had a memorable time that neither or nor the wife were likely to forget. We were lucky enough to stop by on a Wednesday (1/2 price games) during the company’s Summer of Games promotion. This ensured that we were able to play a number of Dave and Buster’s newest titles at a fraction of the cost…

Posted on: June 10, 2015 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Willie Nelson / Merle Haggard – Django And Jimmie (CD)

Willie and Merle are no strangers to sharing the recording studio. There was the 1983 Outlaw Country classic Poncho & Lefty, the decent follow up, 1987’s Seashores of Old Mexico and the duo brought in Ray Price for 2007’s Last of the Breed. But Django And Jimmy, (named after the duo’s heroes Django Reinhardt and Jimmie Rodgers) is the twosome’s strongest album since that first, fortuitous record.

Posted on: June 9, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 2

Showdown Rye IPA (Great Divide)

A major drawback to the Rye IPAs that we have reviewed in the past has been that they do not provide enough of the rye element to make for something that is significantly different from other IPAs that are on the market. Great Divide is able to create a nuanced and intricate effort in their Showdown that is able to corral two distinct flavors – the grainier rye side and…

Posted on: June 9, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Cliff and Ivy – In Your Hands (New Blood)

Alaska’s Cliff and Ivy have just released a music video for their single, “In Your Hands (New Blood)”. The track itself builds off of the goth music of the late eighties and nineties (45 Grave, Sisters of Mercy, Switchblade Serenade) and succeeds based on the sheer energy and multi-faceted approach that the band takes. In Your Hands (New Blood) will require multiple listens to break free the multiple vocals, drums /…

Posted on: June 9, 2015 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

John Preston Your War is Over EP Review

Your War is Over is an impassioned track that showcases the vocal and instrumental ability of John Preston. The track is able to capture the spirit of John Mayer, the Goo Goo Dolls, and Fuel while having an intensity to each lyric that is hard to beat. The narrative created here provides light to a phenomenon that has largely went unreported by the national media – allowing current and former soldiers the…

Posted on: June 9, 2015 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Thank You, Goodnight: A Novel by Andy Abramowitz (Book)

The protagonist in first-time novelist Andy Abramowitz’s Thank You, Goodnight has quite a bit in common with his creator. Both men are lawyers in Philadelphia that have seemingly put left their time as musicians in the distant past. The big difference here is that Teddy Tremble, the fictional character, decides to get the band back together, while Abramowitz is using his spare time to launch a new career as a…

Posted on: June 9, 2015 Posted by: Caitlin Comments: 0

Never Shout Never Announce 8/7 Release of Black Cat

Never Shout Never, aka Christofer Drew and his fellow bandmates,will release their brand new, highly-anticipated studio album, entitled Black Cat, on August 7th via Warner Bros. Records. The album will be available for pre-order starting today, June 9th. The first single from the album “Hey! We OK,” will be available as an instant download for those who pre-order.