We get a ton of vodka, tequila, rum, and the like at NeuFutur HQ, but we have not received too terribly much in the way of liqueurs through the time our alcohol review section has been active. Combier is a great addition to anyone’s liquor cabinet, but it is only just now that the spirit has hit American store shelves despite being available for 175 years. The orange bouquet that…
Sin City is a stellar film. It only makes sense that Dimension / Buena Vista would give it the treatment that it deserves, resulting in a Blu-Ray release that will have viewers in awe from start to finish. The picture itself is sharp as all get out, tying together crisp and clear audio with a video that seems to even improve on the original theatrical print. The feature presentation on…
The transfer over the Blu-Ray does provide purchasers with a significantly sharper picture and audio quality over the standard DVD release. What was originally just seen as a revamp of Heathers works on its own 5 years after the original version was released. The TrueHD version of the audio makes for a lush soundscape of voices, ambient noise, and music, at a level that would please even those individuals that…
Strange Wilderness was released last year, and Paramount has taken the plunge and has tapped it as another title to be transferred to Blu-Ray. The film itself was reviewed here at https://neufutur.com/?p=3402 , and provides a better description of the plot than will be discussed here. Essentially, Strange Wilderness focuses around a nature show that is looking to bump their ratings after a steady decline by capturing Bigfoot. The Blu-Ray…
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…
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).
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…
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 “southernâ€, 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.
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…
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.
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…
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…
Cincinnati’s favorite sons, 500 Miles To Memphis, obviously have their share of Willie and Waylon CDs in constant rotation on their tour bus. Probably best described as country punk, the band blends the noise and energy of Social Distortion with the song writing of the Highwaymen.
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 Evilâ€, 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,…
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 “Mongrelâ€. The disc itself starts out with “Glory Kingdomâ€, and immediately hits listeners with a more fluid dynamic, manifested through increasingly intense and intricate time signatures. The fury in which they craft…
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…
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…
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…
I had no idea that Black Label Society had been rocking for a decade, but “Skullageâ€, 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…
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…