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Posted on: September 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

MATTHEW WEST HEADLINES THE FALL 2008 “SOMETHING TO SAY” TOUR

Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Matthew West announces the fall 2008 “Something To Say” tour with special guest, Sparrow Records’ newest talent Josh Wilson. The tour, to be sponsored by World Vision with additional promotion from HearItFirst.com, will visit 25+ cities through the middle of November. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and…

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Posted on: September 1, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE FUNERAL PYRE prepares for November tour, more releases

Southern California’s THE FUNERAL PYRE have posted an in-depth update at the band’s official blog (http://thefuneralpyre666.blogspot.com/), which includes touring plans for November with fellow Californians EARLY GRAVES on the Manifest Blasphemy Tour, as well as two new recordings of material to supplement the recent release of ‘Wounds,’ the band’s latest full-length album, which saw a late May release through Prosthetic Records. For details on the band’s upcoming recording plans, visit…

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Posted on: August 31, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The Legendary Barry Sisters Set To Have Album Re-Released

We take a tune that’s sweet and low, and rock it solid and make it gold. -The Barry Sisters Age is just a number, and mine is unlisted. -Claire Barry Since 2005, the non-profit record label Reboot Stereophonic has dedicated itself to rescuing lost treasures of Jewish-American music. They did it with Irving Fields’ Bagels and Bongos. They did it with Fred Katz’s Folk Songs for Far Out Folk. They…

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Posted on: August 31, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Spindrift To Release The West on Beat The World November 11, On Tour Now

Already widely recognized as a touring force, a tireless group that frequently crosses the country, Spindrift recorded The West, their first “official” full-length, over a period of three years, in that rare time between shows. The album is, in the words of frontman Kirpatrick Thomas, a “pastiche,” music that pulls from earlier eras, from the Spaghetti Western, Eastern European klezmer, the sea shanty, Spanish flamenco, and American blues, but ties…

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Posted on: August 31, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Devendra bassist releases second album with the Viking Moses late Fall

The Parts That Showed is the sophomore album release by the Viking Moses an outfit that was initiated by Southern Missourian Brendon Massei in 2003. Their latest album was recorded on the Oldham family farm in central Kentucky by Paul Oldham, featuring the talent of Spencer Kingman (of Spenking), John McCauley III (of Deer Tick), Cody Brant and Jacob Soto (of Flaspar) and Evelyn Weston. The Parts That Showed is…

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Posted on: August 31, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Introducing … East Village Opera Company!

Borrowing melodies from well-known opera masterpieces, “the group imagines classical opera- with its over-the-top plots- as if staged today” (Boston Globe). The results have been a hit across the board, with Time Out New York hailing their “grandiose yet genuinely touching operatic pomp” and AM New York praising their “special brand of rocked-up arias… a unique mash-up of old and new.” Fans and newcomers to the band will have a…

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Posted on: August 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Oasis Play Exclusive NYC show

Oasis is pleased to announce a rare club show in New York prior to the release of their upcoming album. This intimate show will take place at Manhattan’s Terminal 5 on Friday September 12th. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous…

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Posted on: August 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Award-Winning Film Director Joel Schumacher Directs Scars on Broadway’s New Music Video

Scars on Broadway has added more dates to their first-ever North American tour, including one in their hometown of Los Angeles. Guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian and drummer John Dolmayan, joined by guitarist Franky Perez, keyboardist Danny Shamoun and bassist Dominic Cifarelli, will headline L.A.’s Avalon Ballroom on Tuesday, November 18, followed by the House of Blues in Anaheim on Wednesday, November 19, and then the House of Blues in San Diego…

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Posted on: August 30, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Underoath Set To Release “Lost In The Sound…” 9/2

Coming off their gold-certified Define The Great Line disc, UNDERØATH–who’ve built their career on being both heavy and experimental–return September 2 with the succinct and resolute LOST IN THE SOUND OF SEPARATION, their fourth album on Seattle’s Tooth & Nail/Solid State Records. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture…

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Posted on: August 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

CAW! CAW! specializes in cosmic pop songs for space explorers, time travelers, pill-popping lovers, miniature golfers and teenagers making out.

CAW! CAW! specializes in cosmic pop songs for space explorers, time travelers, pill-popping lovers, miniature golfers and teenagers making out. New EP set for release in September. “…a guitar-driven sound and tense vocals, akin to a harder version of Radiohead.” – The Daily Iowan SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and…

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Posted on: August 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Billy Ray Cyrus Shoots Video for “Somebody Said A Prayer”

Billy Ray Cyrus was recently in Tarzana, California to film the music video for his newly released single, “Somebody Said A Prayer.” The video is directed by Roman White and includes a cameo by Billy Ray’s son Trace, lead guitarist for the band Metro Station. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech,…

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Posted on: August 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM DEBUT AT #70 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 CHART & GEAR UP FOR A HUGE FALL TOUR

The Gaslight Anthem’s new album “The ’59 Sound” entered the Billboard Top 200 chart this week with a debut at #70. The band is currently in the UK playing a string of shows following their Reading and Leeds performances. Their fall U.S. tour consists of Co-Headlining shows with American Steel and a support slot on the Rise Against, Alkaline Trio & Thrice tour. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant,…

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Posted on: August 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

The End Of The World Release “French Exit” This Fall/Sophomore LP Out November 11th On Flameshovel /Pretty Activity Records

Split Subs & Dubs 7″ Entitled “Someone Else’s Dollar” Out Now With Pretty Activity Label Mates The Subjects “Stefan Marolachakis delivers each line as though it were part of a speech that’s going to take a while to finish; when he pauses, you can almost hear him reaching for a glass of water. …and when Marolachakis weaves his woozy croon through the beat, You’re Making It Come Alive frequently lives…

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Posted on: August 29, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Freshkills Release S/T Album 9/2

Freshkills – yes, one word – are a five-piece tour guide to the lives, awkward conversations and head games that play out deep into the night in New York City’s dark bars and messy bedrooms. Each protagonist is motivated by sordid appetites, like moths attracted to blackness. Each song has the sound and feel of a mini-apocalypse. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Birdmonster “The Iditarod” video!

Check out Birdmonster’s great new video for “The Iditarod” from their album From the Mountain to the Sea, out 09/02 in stores and out NOW digitally from the FADER Label. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25 years of continuous digital publishing experience, he…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

FAUNTS ON MTVU’S “FRESHMAN FIVE” – PLEASE VOTE!

So something kinda cool happened this week! The Faunts video that we made for the song “M4 (Part II)” is on MTVu’s “Freshman Five” this week, competing against four other videos. The video that gets the most votes (you can vote as many times as you like, as long as you don’t use an automated voting system) goes into rotation at MTVu, which means it’ll be getting 20-25 spins per…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

Matt Wertz “Under Summer Sun” Coming 9/16

Matt Wertz is from Liberty, Missouri, but has called Nashville, Tennessee, home for the last seven years. It seems fitting that he would be writing his own biography on the cusp of his first major label release, just as he did eight years ago before releasing his first independent album. This time, though, he’s not trying to play it off like he didn’t write it. Matt goes on to say…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

BAYSIDE Releases TRACK LISTING For Shudder

If there’s one thing that can be said about Long Island’s BAYSIDE, it’s that their relationship with fans has always been paramount. In keeping with this level of respect for their audience, they’ve decided to release the track listing of their upcoming album Shudder on Victory Records (release date: September 30, 2008). Produced by David Schiffman (Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, Johnny Cash), Shudder is the follow-up to 2007’s critically-acclaimed release…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ASVA… What You Don’t Know Is Frontier

As the title suggests, Asva’s second album maps an internal landscape – wild, vast, open – at once breathtakingly beautiful as it is potentially dangerous. A psychogeographical vista of mountain highs, barren rolling plains and oceanic lows. SargeantJohn Sargeant, writing on NeuFutur as Sargeant, is the founder and editor-in-chief of NeuFutur Magazine, where he has covered independent music, PC hardware, consumer tech, and gaming culture since 1998. With over 25…

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Posted on: August 28, 2008 Posted by: Sargeant Comments: 0

ANachtmystium on stage… Hole In The Sky, Wolves In The Throne Room tour, more

The next stage of Nachtmystium’s seemingly worldwide takeover supporting their newest output - Assassins: Black Meddle Part I – the Chicagoan stormtroopers have just been added to Norway’s annual Hole In The Sky Festival this weekend! Frontman Blake Judd speaks: ‘This will be our first Scandinavian performance and we’re very excited to be there!” Confirmed to play on the main stage Saturday night, joining the amazing weekend lineup including Dismember, At The Gates, Brutal Truth, Municipal Waste,…

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