Diary of a Blue Collar Cracker is an album that immediately introduces itself to listeners; Break, the album’s first track is inspirational and gets listeners excited about what will ultimately follow. Working Class Hussys have the ability to turn on a dime stylistically; it is this eclectic flair that fuels Diary of a Blue Collar Cracker. Somewhere You’re Smiling has a John Denver meets Simon and Garfunkel; there are…
Your Future Lovers are an act that set out to capture the world with their latest effort, Eat. Play. Leave. The twelve tracks unite to make one cohesive statement about the band’s styles and influences, but the disparate approaches that are taken ensure that listeners will never truly know what to expect from the band. There is a sub-plot that is presented during an arc on Eat. Play. Leave that…
George H.W. Bush is a rare example of a modern United States President that only served one term (Carter represents the other case in the last 50 years). That alone would provide more than enough fuel for viewers to be fascinated throughout this documentary’s runtime, but there is free and unfettered access to the former president himself. The types of topics that are broached during 41 seem to know…
The sheer sorrow of the tale told during Booster is something that will resound loudly too anyone that has had friend or family in dire straits. Simon is a Bostonite that has to steal just to make ends meet, while Simon’s brother Sean gets rapidly tangled up in a criminal action that could lead to death or life in prison. Seymour Cassel (Oscar nominee for 1969’s Faces) fills out…
I’ve always been a little troubled that little was made of the fact that Rage Against the Machine, a rock band that was known for scathingly anti-corporate lyrics (even heading down to Wall Street for their, well anti-Wall Street rant “Bulls on Parade” video), chose not to turn to an established independent label to release their music, or even take the Ani Di Franco/Fugazi route and start their own label,…
The timing of Alan di Perna’s bio on Oakland’s favorite pop punks is a little ill-timed. The hardcover coffee table book is well-researched, impressively chronicled and features everything from pics of programs and old tour posters to t-shirts and rare flyers. But the book leaves the Green Day story in early 2012, just as the band is going into the studio to record what would be an ambitious three-album project…
/ 2012 Acacia / 69 Minutes | 57 Minutes / http://acacialifestyle.com/ Depending on what style of workout one utilizes, what is taught during SparkPeople’s Total Body Sculpting and Canyon Ranch’s Yoga for Strength & Energy may be more useful. These collections of workouts (3 on the SparkPeople DVD, and 2 on the Canyon Ranch release) both average about an hour, which is the maximum length for additional benefit to accrue…
Though the UK ska band Madness may always be trapped in 1982 for many of their U.S. fans, thanks to the wildly popular “Our House,” the two-tone group has continued to build up their resume since reuniting in the early 90’s. Though the success has mainly been limited to Europe (they were tapped to play the closing ceremonies of the 2012 London Olympics along with a number of festivals), the…
/ 2012 Eagle Rock / 81 Minutes / http://www.eaglerockent.com The Groundhogs are an act that still has it. The live show was captured in February of 1998 at the Astoria (London) and contains all of the band’s best known cuts (Cherry Red, Still a Fool, and Groundhog Blues are all present). The video quality of Live At the Astoria is absolutely stellar, while the audio captured is clear and without…
Fireman Sam: Holiday Heroes is a perfect gift for any child; the messages weaved through this feature of five episodes will instill a solid set of values for anyone in their formative years. Episodes contained here include Floodlights, Snowball of Doom, Ice Cold in Pontypandy, The Pontypandy Polar Bear, and The Big Chill. For those that have already viewed these episodes, two bonus features are present. The…
Vamps is one of the few vampire movies that have been released in the last five years to consider the real-life ramifications of being a vampire and showcase a comedic light on these foibles. Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad, Gravity) and Alicia Silverstone are the titular couple Stacy and Goody, who feed upon the hearts and life forces of the men that they meet. Their arrangement is threatened when Stacy starts…
Butter is a hilarious film that looks into a vital substance to the American breakfast table – Butter. There is a competitive butter sculpting scene that has just lost one of its finest competitors, Bob (Ty Burrell, Modern Family). Bob’s wife (Jennifer Garner, The Invention of Lying) enters the competition in order to restore the family name. The drama and intrigue that is present in competitive butter sculpting could easily…
Hello! Can you introduce yourselves to NeuFutur readers? Hey Readers, my name is Casey Hurt. It’s a pleasure to meet you. What changes do you see occurring in popular and more niche forms of music? I guess the biggest change that I’ve seen lately is Power and Choice moving back into the artists’ hands. Now more than every an artist can write, record and put out a record all on…
The Expendables 2 is pound for pound the beefiest action movie that has ever been released, and the crazy action and bigger than life feel translates nicely to the home theater. The Expendables 2 takes the crew of the first Expendables flick (Stallone, Statham, Lo, Lindgren, Couture and Crews) and throws them into a mission of revenge after new recruit (Billy the Kid, played by Liam Hemsworth) is killed.…
Ben 10 Omniverse is a game that captures all of the unique styling and feel of the various Ben 10 efforts and establishes a title that providers considerable replay value. The title refers to the game’s storyline, which allows players to fit into the shoes of either Teen or Young Ben. The game possesses distinctly different dynamics based on whether one players the single-player mode or has a friend join…
Stereotyperider plays an interesting brand of emo/indie-rock. Their first track on “Prolonging The Inevitable”, moves between rejoicing in odd arrangements at one point to rocking out in true emo-rock style throughout much of “Down As”. Immediately impressive are the guitar solos found on the aforementioned track, which move from sizzling guitar tracks that are slightly sloppy to some of the most impressive angular-technical that the genre has ever seen.…
The band Stella Maris plays a brand of pop-indie rock that will recall The Fray just as much as it should tie the band to older acts in that style like Fuel and early Goo Goo Dolls. The style is not emo but rather attempts to create a sound in-between rock and indie that has links to both styles. “Faces on Screens” is the break out track of the…
For anyone who’s ever carried around the “Woe Is Me” banner, bitching about how boring your job is or how much your back hurt, blah, blah, blah. Take an hour and a half and watch the powerfully engaging High Ground and then you’ll realize what struggle and perseverance really looks like. The documentary profiles 11 wounded vets from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts (along with the mother of one soldier killed overseas)…
Sudden Victory is the latest effort from Baltimore’s The Perfects, and each of the cuts presented here provide considerable insight for listeners. The album begins with a titular opener; the new wave styling of The Perfects seems vital and current with each subsequent note. The track acts as a microcosm of the styles, genres, and approaches taken during the whole of Sudden Victory. Control is a sub-three minute effort…
We have reviewed a number of whiskeys in NeuFutur, but Gentleman Jack has always been elusive. We were luck enough to receive a bottle for review, and are pleased to report that it is perhaps the best value for price that one can find at a liquor store. Gentleman Jack is extremely versatile, and it is this “everything for everyone” attitude that gives it such worth. The spirit will work…