Category: Features

Posted on: April 6, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Resistance: Retribution (Sony PSP)

For those players that are familiar with Resistance, Resistance: Retribution starts off immediately after the events that concluded 2006’s Resistance: Fall Of Man. Where individuals may prefer the single-player mode, I found myself continually coming back to the multi-player mode. The mode allows up to 8 people the opportunity to frag, shoot, or otherwise disembowel their opponents. Other modes are completely innovative in regard to what they allow players to…

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Posted on: April 5, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

The Kite Runner (Blu-Ray)

While I understand that there are thousands of movies that came out before The Kite Runner that should make it onto Blu-Ray (even some that never made the jump from VHS to DVD), The Kite Runner is one of the few films that I would have cut in line. The store, regarding the different paths taken by two children (which ultimately converge in some of the most emotional cinematography I’ve…

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Posted on: April 5, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Karlsson’s Gold (80 Proof)

Very few vodkas are created with potatoes nowadays, with a number of companies merely using grain alcohol for their bite. Karlsson’s Gold is one of those few companies that are still using potatoes to create their vodka, and it is this attention to tradition that makes Karlsson’s Gold shine brightest of all “normal” vodkas. What individuals will first glean from Karlsson’s Gold is a bouquet that is much less harsh…

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Posted on: April 4, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Rune Factory: Frontier (Wii)

Rune Factory: Frontier surrounds players building a farm, and for those that are not abreast with all of the intrigue and issues regarding development, export rights, and the like, is related to the Harvest Moon series. Previous iterations of the Rune Factory series have been released on the Nintendo DS: Frontier marks the first transition over to the Wii. While I had very limited experience with the previous games in…

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Posted on: April 4, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Say Hi – Oohs & Aahs (CD)

Six records into his career, Eric Elbogen (aka Say Hi) has just turned in his best album in an already respectably solid cannon. Oohs & Aahs is insanely catchy, from start to finish. Up until a couple of years ago, the band once known as Say Hi to Your Mom, used a home PC to record their lo-fi, indie pop albums.

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

Goosebumps: Return of the Mummy / The Scarecrow Walks At Midnight (DVD)

When I was still in elementary school, the Goosebumps books were originally released. The overwhelming popularity of the R.L. Stine titles made it a forgone conclusion that it would be transformed into a television show, and Nickelodeon brought it on board in the middle-to-late nineties. Fox recalls well the popularity of Goosebumps and has decided to release episode packs, two of which hit stores this March. Both “Return of the…

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

Absolut Mango (80 Proof)

It’s been a few months since NeuFutur had a chance to review any vodkas from the Absolut line, so we were happy to see a 1 liter bottle in the post about a week ago from Absolut’s PR firm. Needless to say, we set up a tasting and got some good impressions of Absolut’s latest offering. The initial bouqet is as close to actually cutting open a Mango as possible;…

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

Marble Saga Kororinpa (Wii)

This game is a sequel to Kororinpa: Marble Mania, and from the outset, players will be shocked at the steps that Hudson had taken to ensure that critics of the original title will have nothing to harp on.The game itself surrounds the collection of stump pieces, to assist Anthony the Ant in finding the “Golden Sunflower Seed”. The stump pieces also unlock further functionality in the game, giving players more…

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Posted on: April 2, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye: Bands, Dirty Basement and the Search for Self by Ronen Kauffman (Book)

Those looking to Ronen Kauffman’s book “New Brunswick, New Jersey, Goodbye,” hoping to find a definitive history of New Jersey’s storied hardcore and punk rock scene are better served looking elsewhere. There are mentions and anecdotes of a slew of bands from the mid-90’s scene like the Bouncing Souls, Lifetime, The Degenerics and Endeavor, but the main focus is one man’s discovery and ultimately his passion for the world of…

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Posted on: April 1, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Twiztid – W.I.C.K.E.D. (CD)

I can’t say that I have been a fan of Twiztid since the beginning, because to be honest I did not know of them until about 2002 or so, when I first heard “Diemuthafuckadie”. Since then, however, I’ve kept up with their releases, be it as a duo (“Freek Show”, “Man’s Myth”, “Independents Day”) or as solo artists (“Phatso”, “Chainsmoker”). With a little bit of education under my belt then,…

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Posted on: March 31, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Chris Cornell – Scream (CD)

Even diehard Chris Cornell fans have to admit the sound of the former Soundgarden front man backed by Timbaland’s electronic beats is a tad bit disconcerting. Now imagine an entire album of this Cornell hip hop hybrid.

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Posted on: March 30, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Ricky Gervais: Out of England – The Stand-Up Special (DVD)

Five minutes into Ricky Gervais’ latest stand-up special he launches into a series of jokes about cancer. It’s at that point you realize that the heir to the late George Carlin’s brilliantly frank comedy has been found. Over the course of just over an hour, Gervais tackles everything from obesity (which is decidedly funny coming from the portly British comic) to the top 10 alternatives to risky gay sex (compliments…

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Posted on: March 29, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Queensryche and NeuFutur.com | “American Soldier” Contest

4/15 Update: This contest is closed. We thank all the entrants and especially the winner of the prize pack, J. Woltz of Newark, New Jersey. Queensryche, and NeuFutur Magazine are giving one lucky reader a Queensryche Prize Pack which includes a copy of their new (3/31 release) album “American Soldier”, a patch, and a shirt. All that individuals need to do to be considered for the contest is to email…

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

NeuFutur Magazine Wants To Take You To Coachella

To celebrate their 50th Anniversary, Island Records, NeuFutur.com , and Total Assault are bringing the party to you with the chance to win a pair of 3 day passes to the best festival in the desert, The Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival.

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Posted on: March 27, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

South Park: The Complete Twelfth Season (DVD)

Twelve years into it, South Park still manages to be surprisingly fresh. Any argument against that statement is squelched with the third episode into this collection, “Major Boobage,” an homage to the classic stoner cartoon Heavy Metal thanks to cat urine. Sure the cartoons are still crudely drawn and the jokes even cruder, but let’s be honest you either think fourth graders saying “fuck” is funny or you don’t.

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Posted on: March 26, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

Rock Bottom by Michael Shilling / Black Dogs: The Possibly True Story of Classic Rock’s Greatest Robbery by Jason Buhrmester

Writing a great rock novel is a whole lot harder than it sounds. There have been countless attempts over the years and the result is usually a collection of boring tour urban legends and rejected VH1 Behind the Music scripts. It’s a pretty big feat then that both Michael Shilling and Jason Buhrmester have managed to turn in solid rock stories just months apart from each other. Shilling’s Rock Bottom…

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Posted on: March 26, 2009 Posted by: John B. Moore Comments: 0

NOFX: Backstage Passport (DVD)

I’ve never really understood the fascination with concert DVDs. They always seemed to be a bit like dry humping to me – not even close to the real thing. The whole point of a going to a show is the experience: sweating your ass off, getting beer spilled on you, leaving the club with ringing ears and your voice shot. Thankfully, NOFX’s latest video tour diary – originally aired on…

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

Artist Vs Poet – Artist Vs Poet EP (CD)

One look at the band photo and it’s easy to dismiss the Dallas-based five piece Artist Vs Poet as little more than hoodie-sporting, auto-tune dependent Millennials with influences that don’t go deeper than last year’s Hot Topic best-sellers. A rash, slightly unfair judgment call, but pretty damn accurate if their 5-song EP is any indication to what the future holds. Sure there’s nothing flat out offensive about the music, aside…

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Posted on: March 20, 2009 Posted by: Jay NeuFutur Comments: 0

Secrets of the Furious Five (DVD)

Secrets of the Furious Five is a short-form sequel of sorts to Kung Fu Panda. Originally presented as an additional feature present on the Kung Fu Panda release, it was broken out to its own DVD release with the inclusion of a number of additional features. The movie starts out with Po being tapped by Master Shifu to head up a class teaching karate to younger (rabbit) individuals; through telling…

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