Category: Features

Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Peanuts: Snoopy’s Reunion (DVD)

It is nice to see that a number of the Peanuts specials are making it to a remastered format on DVD, rather than having to be traded around different collectors until the video quality permanently degrades. Warner Brothers has done a bang-up job here coming forth with a clear and crisp rendition of this Peanuts special, while going and ensuring that there are more than enough in the way of…

Posted on: April 23, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

The IT Crowd – Season One (DVD)

If you’ve yet to hear about the British sitcom The IT Crowd, just wait about a year. It’s only a matter of time before one of the networks here snatches up the rights to this series and tries to repurpose it for American audiences, only to cancel it after two episodes (NBC had originally planned to run it last year, but the show has yet to air).

Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Life & Times – Tragic Boogie (Arena Rock) (CD)

Proving loud and beautiful can coexist, Missouri’s Life & Times has been able to live up to the hype surrounding their 2003 EP. The trio, including former Shiner founder Allen Epley, manage to sound a lot bigger than just three guys. Tragic Boogie, the group’s latest full length, though not perfect, is still a solid step in the right direction. With its swirling guitars and light industrial feel (Think My…

Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: Danica Comments: 0

Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka (70 Proof)

A few weeks back Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka made its way into the office. At first I wasn’t too interested in the idea. Being “southern”, I had drunk tea from dawn to dusk for several years and would never be able to compare anything to the tea from my childhood. Needless my standards were set very high.

Posted on: April 22, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 1

Pretenders Guitar Givewaway from NeuFutur and LP33.tv !

If there’s one thing that legendary Pretender’s front woman Chrissie Hynde swears by, it’s a good Fender Telecaster. Now’s your chance to enter to win this one of a kind autographed guitar from NeuFutur Magazine, LP33.tv and the Pretenders. You can enter once a day, so the more you come back–the better your chances. The contest ends on May 13th, and if you’re the lucky winner, you’ll get an email…

Posted on: April 21, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

NeuFutur Magazine Wants To Give You an Axe (from Duff McKagan)

Duff McKagan’s Loaded have just released Sick and to celebrate, the band and neufutur.com is giving one lucky winner a brand new axe from the folks at ESP Guitars! Featuring the former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver bassist on guitar and vocals, Loaded play the kind of straight-forward hard rock that the current musical scene has been starving for.

Posted on: April 21, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

NeuFutur.com and Lacuna Coil Unite For Killer Contest!

On April 21, Lacuna Coil will be releasing Shallow Life, their highly anticipated new album. The first single, “Spellbound,” finds the Italian rockers doing what they do best; layering infectious vocal melodies over pummeling guitars. The band and neufutur.com are giving one lucky winner a brand new guitar from the folks at ESP. To make things even more interesting, one runner-up will win a $50 Hot Topic gift certificate! Check…

Posted on: April 21, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Slug Magazine #243

It has been a few issues since the last time we have reviewed Slug, but the same quality and care taken in the creation of the magazine is still there. Of course, there are still a number of largely Salt Lake City-based advertisements present here, but these are more than balanced out by the stellar writing styles of the average Slug member. First off, the coverage that Slug grants to…

Posted on: April 20, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 1

Black Lips – 200 Million Thousand (CD)

Throughout the years since they formed (around 9, if people were checking), Black Lips have continued to refine the sound that was first heard on their 2003 self-titled debut. “200 Million Thousand” is their follow-up release to their 2007 Vice debut, “Good Bad Not Evil”, and immediately gives listeners a fresh slate which to appreciate the band’s music. “Take My Heart” is a bit of retro, taking together the psychedelic,…

Posted on: April 19, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Number Twelve Looks Like You – Worse Than Alone (CD)

The Number Twelve Looks Like You is one of the few bands that have continually evolved and added to their sound over the course of their career. “Worse Than Alone” marks their fourth album and first since 2007’s “Mongrel”. The disc itself starts out with “Glory Kingdom”, and immediately hits listeners with a more fluid dynamic, manifested through increasingly intense and intricate time signatures. The fury in which they craft…

Posted on: April 19, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

My Wife & Kids: Season One (DVD)

It may have taken a few years (the show begin in 2001), but My Wife & Kids finally has a DVD. The fact that the show took so many years from original air date to DVD release should show interested consumers that for future volumes (and seasons) of the show to be released, Lionsgate has to see that the original fan base that made the show such a big hit…

Posted on: April 19, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Literal Chaos #1

I am not the biggest fan of poetry, but there are a few poetry-specific or focused zines that pique my interest. One of these magazines are Literal Chaos, which was sent to me some months back. For those that are tricky about their vocabulary, Literal Chaos denotes two different things – chaos itself (Truly) and the shores/beaches (or other things pertaining to water). Literal Chaos deals with both of these…

Posted on: April 18, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Leonard Cohen: Live in London (CD / DVD)

While I would normally write two distinct reviews for the new Leonard Cohen release, I find that the full experience of Cohen’s performance is essential to understand the context behind each and every inclusion on each of these two releases. Each song performed by Cohen during this 2008 concert at the O2 Arena should further solidify eir place among the pantheon of the best performers of all time: the recording…

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

Black Label Society – Skullage (CD)

I had no idea that Black Label Society had been rocking for a decade, but “Skullage”, their greatest hits DVD/CD collection (to be released on Tuesday) is evidence providing that point specifically. The CD itself is a blend of the band’s best known hits and rarities, while the DVD is a collage of different material from all periods of the band’s length history. The CD ends with a qyuartet of…

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

Gulliver’s Travels (Blu-Ray)

When there are so many different films and releases in the public domain, it is not surprising that it takes years for some of them to be put on the then-dominant media protocol. Some well-known films from the early half of the twentieth century have yet to make it on DVD, despite the DVD format being dominant for other a decade. It is thus a great site to see E1…

Posted on: April 17, 2009 Posted by: anfnewsacct Comments: 0

Silverstein – A Shipwreck in the Sand (CD)

Remember when everyone said the screamo genre was dead? That ridiculous throat shredding bellow volleying back and forth with the second front man providing more traditional vocals? Yeah, well someone forgot to send a note to the guys in Silberstein. Like Limp Bizkit trying to milk the nu-metal cow when it was clearly out of milk, Silverstein’s latest effort sounds dated and very much like a retread, which is kind…

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

Vampyre Vodka (80 Proof)

Vampyre Vodka is one of the first spirits that we have reviewed that has been distilled or otherwise processed in England. While there are a number of spirits crafted in the Eastern European countries and the Caribbean, Vampyre Vodka looks to make an English-crafted spirit into something formidable instead of forgettable. Available either in clear or red-colored versions, Vampyre Vodka comes forth with relatively plain packaging and documentation.

Posted on: April 16, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Damion Suomi – Self Titled (CD)

If Billy Bragg, God forbid, decided to finally put his guitar back in his case and call it a day, rest assured Damion Suomi would be ready to pick up the slack. Playing the role of folksy, rock-tinged singer songwriter, Florida-based Suomi has turned in a fantastic debut. Comprised of just 10 songs, there is little filler on the self-titled record and plenty to leave the listener wanting more. Songs…

Posted on: April 16, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Perfect Hideout (DVD)

Perfect Hideout is a film that has been ignored by the mainstream, and I feel myself lucky to see that Well Go has picked it and released it on DVD. This Billy Zane-focused movie does not even get Wikipedia love, but it represents one of eir strongest non-Believer roles. This German-made film is intense, and represents a tale of a person that is truly stuck behind a rock and hard…