Category: Features

Posted on: December 10, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 2

PLATINUM ROCK BAND FLYLEAF ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF LATEST RELEASE MEMENTO MORI

Platinum-selling recording group FLYLEAF will embark on a North American tour with rock bands Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace, kicking off January 15th in Peoria, IL. FLYLEAF is touring in support of their latest album, Memento Mori, which was released November 10th on A&M/Octone records. The video for Memento Mori’s first single- the urgent, impassioned “Again,”- has just entered the Elite 8 on MTVU and Fuse. While at radio,”Again”…

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Posted on: December 7, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Eight blackbird treats hometown audiences to new production of Schoenberg’s Pierrot lunaire at Chicago’s Harris Theater on December 8

Eighth blackbird’s third consecutive season in residence at Chicago’s downtown Harris Theater is its most ambitious to date. On December 8, the Grammy-winning sextet presents the first of two concerts in its hometown series: Arnold Schoenberg’s 1912 numerological masterpiece Pierrot lunaire, in a new production conceived and directed by Mark DeChiazza that was first shown to audiences at the Ojai Music Festival this summer. DeChiazza is a New York dancer…

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Posted on: December 3, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

AC/DC – Backtracks (2 CDs/1 DVD)

AC/DC is one of those bands where there is very little fence sitting. You either love ‘em or hate ‘em and I just happen to fall into latter category. The argument that always gets trotted out in discussing AC/DC is that the band sounds the same on just about every song on every album. Well… you’re right. They found a formula very early on that works: big crunchy power chords…

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Posted on: December 3, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Kate Cameron – Conviction (CD)

“Big Star” starts out with a piano line that sticks with listeners long after the track ends, while the vocals here are influenced by strong female singers like Joan Osbourne, Sarah McLachlan, and even Sheryl Crow. The production during “Big Star” is perfect, bringing out the vocals without dwarfing the rest of the instrumentation present. “The Sun” looks to continue the momentum first garnered during “Big Star”, with Cameron’s own…

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Posted on: December 2, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Bruno (Blu-Ray)

Bruno is the latest Sacha Baron Cohen film, and like its older cousin Borat, it really showcases a fish out of water situation. Where the film seems to be more story-oriented than Borat, many of the individuals that I knew that went to see the movie wanted to view exactly what Bruno Gehard got eirself into. The Bluy-Ray edition of the film is a spot-on transfer of the original theatrical…

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Posted on: December 2, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Brinley Gold Coconut Rum (Rum)

Coconut is one of the more familiar flavors that rum has been placed with in my experience, and this is not for nothin’; the taste of the coconut meshes well with the rum, and the resulting spirit exudes a more tropical flavor than say a Cherry rum. The Brinley Gold version of coconut rum is one of the best I have had. First off, the rum with which the coconut…

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Posted on: November 29, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 1

Platinum 7X (Vodka)

Platinum 7X is a vodka that we have seen take over the shelf space of a great many of the liquor stores that we here at NeuFutur have stopped at in the last feqw months. From first blush, what Sazerac has done here is to create a visually distinctive product. Whether it is the deep blue of the bottle or the triangular shape of said bottle, potential purchasers will immediately…

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Posted on: November 28, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Petz Hamsterz Superstarz (Nintendo DS)

The petz series has covered the main animals that players would like to see – primarily cats and dogs – and I see this as a good sign that they are giving smaller critters some face time. This time around, hamsters are given the star treatment, while Ubisoft has stuffed the title full of all the pet-sim goodness that players have learned to expect from this line of games. At…

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Posted on: November 28, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter (Nintendo Wii)

There is something to say about the levels of customization in video games. Where earlier titles (those that I grew up with, released in the late eighties and early nineties), there was little to do to customize – colors may be swapped out, but there was little else players could do to express themselves. Of course, as next-generation consoles fell into obsolescence, newer titles were able to really allow player’s…

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Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Rise For Order – Rip It Up (CD)

“Paralyze” has all the grit and energy that is present in a Papa Roach, Godsmack, and even Tantric. The hard edge that comes forth is moderated considerably by the tremendous skill exhibited by each band member. The nods that Rise For Order make to older acts, including Tool and Nine Inch Nails, further establish the act as one that furthers the dialogue present in the hard rock genre. The production…

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Posted on: November 27, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 3 (Nintendo Wii)

I have been a fan of the Dance Dance Revolution series for the last six or seven years. At some point, I would hit up the Internet and search out different arcades and restaurants that had a DDR machine present. I familiarized myself with the home-console iterations of the DDR line, but I felt almost as if the arcade version had some essence that put it at a level unachievable…

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Posted on: November 26, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Diner Dash: Flo on the Go (Nintendo DS)

It seems that there is a tremendous amount of trouble present in converting casual games to titles that can stand the test of time in console format. Diner Dash is a casual game that a large subsection of the Internet audience know, and it is thus that much harder for a company like Zoo Games to do justice with the title without having detractors that may have preferred the Internet…

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

Red Stag (Bourbon)

We here at NeuFutur have had the chance to try out a number of different whiskies, but I feel that there have not been too many changes to the archetypal style. However, Jim Beam has attempted to rock the boat and come up with something new and fresh. This four year-old bourbon is infused with black cherry flavoring (natural flavorings, of course), which ties a little bit of sweet to…

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Posted on: November 25, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Just Dance (Wii)

Just Dance is a game in the dance (Dance Dance Revolution, Pump It Up) genre, and it allows up to four players to break it down. Each player has a bar showcasing the amount of moves that they have successfully completed, while a character on-screen provides them with further instruction. The number of different tracks that players can enter into is stellar, with over thirty tracks being available for rapid…

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Posted on: November 25, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales by Clarence Clemons and Don Reo (Book)

Standing stage left to Bruce Springsteen for the past three decades, E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons has had the opportunity to take in life from a unique advantage as a member of perhaps the greatest American rock band. In his wildly entertaining memoir, written with the help of his best friend Don Reo (creator of “My Wife and Kids” and a number of other sitcoms), Clemons manages to share…

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Posted on: November 24, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Slug #251 (Zine)

It’s been a few months since we have had the chance to go and review an issue of Slug, and one simply cannot come back to a greater blend of different approaches, styles, and subject material. This ensures that readers will be able to keep interested in what Slug’s staff has to say, while checking out the different advertisements that are spread out at good intervals in this issue. “Dear…

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Posted on: November 21, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

My Effortless Brilliance (DVD)

My Effortless Brilliance is a throwback to early/mid-90’s Indies like Daytrippers and Walking and Talking – engaging characters, simple plots where not much happens, but the dialogue is refreshingly honest. John B. Moorewww.neufutur.com

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Posted on: November 20, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Boat – Setting the Paces (CD)

You gotta love an indie band that doesn’t try to coat their pop songs in faux hipster swagger. Seattle’s Boat – unlike many of their trendy indie brethren in the Pacific Northwest – play straight up pop rock and the result is fantastic. On Setting the Paces, their third full length, the group delivers 14 tracks that would make Cheap Trick put down their double-necked guitars and start taking notes.…

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Posted on: November 17, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

SAW VI SOUNDTRACK – FREE SONG CUT MY MY MISFIRE “THE SINATRA” (FT. MITCH LUCKER OF SUICIDE SILENCE) AT AOL’s NOISE CREEP

http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/17/my-my-misfire-saw-6-vi-soundtrack/ SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW Over the next several weeks Trustkill & Artist Addiction are going to be giving away fee song downloads that feature new music from Saw 6 Soundtrack. First up My My Misfire! Taken from the original motion picture soundtrack for “Saw 6” Trustkill and Artist Addiction are giving away a free song from rock newbies My My Misfire. Download free at this link: http://saw6soundtrack.com/free/mmm/ & http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/11/17/my-my-misfire-saw-6-vi-soundtrack/…

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Posted on: November 13, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Rick McGuire – Dust & Tears (CD)

There are only two players to the different elements heard on “Dust & Tears”. When an individual has the ability to hear exactly what sort of dense and detailed sound issues forth from their speakers during “Dust & Tears”, they will be amazed. McGuire himself takes on the vocals, bass, guitars, and drums, while Donnie LaMarca takes the strings and the piano-type instruments. “Breathe” is the culmination of these two…

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