NeuFutur Magazine / neufutur.com: May 2014

Bombay Bicycle Club just premiered their video for the track “Feel” off their most recent release, So Long, See You Tomorrow. The song is based around a sample from a famous snake-charming scene in the film, Nagin, which is still widely celebrated as one of the biggest Bollywood movies (1954). The video is appropriately set in Bollywood, filmed in Bollywood, with original Bollywood actors and an authentic Bollywood director/production company. Watch it here: po.st/BBCFeelVideo.

Bombay Bicycle Club will be crossing the pond for the first time since So Long‘s release in February. Kicking off in Indio CA @ Coachella, the headlining tour takes Bombay across the states and back ending in Texas in May. A full list of dates can be found here.

Additionally- Wake Owl just premiered the video for the first single off the debut EP, Private World of Paradise. The track is entitled “Candy” and you can watch the video here. Wake Owl will kick off a headlining US tour in April. Dates can be found here.

Best Fathers Day Ideas – SEAH Watches

Watches are one of the best Fathers’ Day presents that one can provide their paternal units, as they come in a wide variety of styles, designs, and price ranges. A watch is a present that can last for a lifetime or longer, and is fashionable enough to match a whole variety of outfits. SEAH Watches, designed by Rachel Levy, are a traditional present (a timepiece) with a fresh and interesting hook. Each of the watches that Levy designs utilize stainless steel, 9.25 silver or 14k gold, and Hirsch leather with a considerably higher build quality than other watches currently on the market.

While the smartest idea would be to purchase the father’s astrological sign, the abstract beauty of each watch pops nicely. The SEAH Watches company has watches representing each of the astrological signs that are marked at an affordable price; the company includes a warranty that showcases considerable confidence in the quality of their products.

Father’s Day is June 15^th, so visit the SEAH Watches website at www.seahdesigns.com/ for a cutting-edge addition to any father’s wardrobe, young or old. The company provides purchasers with free shipping for their purchases, no matter whether it is their watches or their watch necklaces. Their Facebook – www.facebook.com/pages/SEAH-Watches-Jewelry/120704391276283?fref=ts – provides further information about the watches and professional trade shows at which the company is presenting their efforts. The company is also active on Pinterest (www.pinterest.com/pinseahwatches/) and Google Plus (plus.google.com/u/0/117862033341539442957/posts) .

Marvel Heroes 2015 Announced

Marvel Heroes 2015 occurring on June 4^th, the first anniversary of Marvel Heroes. Along with the anniversary, Marvel Heroes 2015 will be launching its Open Beta on Mac.

The culmination of a year’s worth of game content, Marvel Heroes 2015 marks a significant step forward for the Marvel Heroes franchise and includes sweeping improvement made over the original launch. New features and a number of new game modes have also been added alongside the ever-expanding superhero roster. For the anniversary, players can look forward to new end-game raid content that will have them face off against the ruler of fire demons himself, Surtur.

Click here to view the teaser trailer: youtu.be/YQJ0JcsfVbQ

QUOTE:

“Marvel Heroes 2015 nicely represents everything we have accomplished and intend to accomplish with one name,” said David Brevik, CEO, Gazillion. “We’ve come a very long way since our original launch a year ago, and the now imminent release of Marvel Heroes 2015 alongside our massive anniversary celebrations marks the beginning of something even better. Whether it’s defending the X-Mansion or recruiting your favorite superhero as a Team-Up, we’re excited to continue delivering on our community’s expectations. We truly believe we put more improvements into our game than any other iterative release out there. The 2015 moniker reaffirms our commitment to keep doing it.”

What is Marvel Heroes 2015?

Marvel Heroes 2015 is a new launch for the Marvel Heroes brand coinciding with a one-year anniversary milestone on June 4^th and it highlights all the new game content added since launch. Marvel Heroes 2015 also includes even more game content, including end-game raids, alternate advancement systems and other various additions. For Gazillion, it’s a new release and a challenge to continue adding more content and improvements than any other iterative release on Earth.

Marvel Heroes 2015 Announced

Dirtnap Records Announces New Steve Adamyk Band LP, Unveils First Track

Ottawa’s Steve Adamyk Band will return on July 1st with their 4th LP, Dial Tone, and it’s their best yet! The band released the first track from their upcoming Dirtnap Records release.

“Crash Course In Therapy”

For this release, SAB travelled to Oakland, CA to record with Matthew Melton of Warm Soda/Bare Wires fame. Melton grew up in Memphis and that influence definitely shows on Dial Tone. If 2011′s Forever Won’t Wait was their “pop” album, and 2013′s Third was their “punk” album, let’s call this one their “garage” rock masterpiece!

Throughout their history, the sometimes 3, sometimes 4 piece Steve Adamyk Band has always had a fluid lineup. On these recordings (their first LP to have the same lineup as the previous album) SAB is Steve Adamyk (duh), Davey Quenselle, Dave Forcier, and Sebastien Godin (also of Sonic Avenues fame) alongside with guest appearances from Matthew Melton and the Primitive Hearts’ Danielle Agnew.

2014 has already been a busy year for the band, releasing a 7″ on La-Ti-Da Records, touring Japan with Needles//Pins (7″ on Dirtnap coming soon!) and playing Dirtnap showcases in NYC and Ottawa. Expect lot’s more to come, as prolific as these guys are, there’s no sign of ‘em slowing down anytime soon!

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Dessa East Coast Tour, Supporting Why?

The Cincinnati based WHY? is joining Dessa, who URB called “one of the most diverse and talented artists in indie rap,” for a short fall tour of the Midwest and Northeast US. Last year Dessa released the critically acclaimed album Parts of Speech, which Star Tribune calls “profound and moving and Chicago Tribune describes as “enchanting.”

On this tour the refined and intoxicating rap experimentalism of WHY? will be showcased along with the transcendent wit, lyrical mastery, and confident hypnotic flow of the Minneapolis based Dessa, a longtime member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree. Tickets can be purchased here.

Dessa Tour Dates

9/18 – Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom

9/19 – Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace

9/21 – NYC – Le Poisson Rouge

9/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer

9/23 – Washington DC – Black Cat

9/25 – Pittsburgh, PA – Altar Bar

9/27 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

9/28 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

ANTHRAX TO RELEASE "CHILE ON HELL" LIVE DVD

ANTHRAX have announced the release of “Chile On Hell,” a live-in-concert DVD that is set for a September 16, 2014 release. “Chile On Hell” was filmed at the Teatro Caupolican in Santiago, Chile on May 10, 2013, and features Anthrax – Joey Belladonna/vocals, Scott Ian/guitar, Charlie Benante/drums, Frank Bello/bass and Jon Donais/lead guitar. The band performed an extended set that featured songs from Anthrax’s entire catalogue – all the fan-favorites including “I Am The Law,” “Indians,” “Madhouse,” “Caught In A Mosh,” “The Devil You Know,” and “I’m Alive.” “Chile On Hell” will be available on DVD and Blu-Ray, was recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound, and will retail for $16.98.

“Santiago was the perfect place to film the show for this,” said Anthrax’s Charlie Benante. “When we’d played there in the past, we’d finish our set, play our encore and go back to the dressing room. But every time, the fans would continue to scream and cheer and clap. I mean, they went on and on, they wouldn’t stop. One time Scott and I walked out to the side of the stage just to watch what was going on in the audience, it was intense. Why wouldn’t we want to film a DVD in front of an audience like that?

“Plus,” Benante continued, the time was right to do this DVD.” The band was in the home stretch of a three-plus-year campaign to record and support Worship Music and the Anthems EP, a period of time that was loaded with high points: the return of “classic era” vocalist Joey Belladonna, Worship Music making the band’s highest chart debut in two decades, the series of Big Four shows – Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Metallica, the four bands that wrote the speed and thrash metal road map – that culminated in the September 2011 Big Four spectacular at Yankee Stadium in the band’s home town of New York, “Anthrax Day” declared in the Bronx, becoming the first metal band to have its music (“Got The Time”) played on Mars, two Grammy nominations, and sold out shows in every corner of the globe. “We wanted to finish on a high note,” Benante continued, “we didn’t want to look back and regret that we didn’t record the live show.”

“Chile On Hell” was produced by Jay Ruston and filmed by City Drive Entertainment Group and DC3 Global. The DVD’s cover art was designed by Stephen Thompson who partnered with Benante to “redesign” the artwork from last year’s Anthems EP.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Andrea Remondini Non Sequitur CD Review

The story that Remondini tells on his forty-five minute composition, Non Sequitur, exceeds that told on the entirety of a lyric-heavy effort. The changes in styles from funk to synth-pop and classical styles may all occur in the space of five minutes, but Remondini links together these disparate styles in a compelling and sensible format. The segues that are present here are organic and fit in well with the story that the is attempting to tell. Each of the elements – synths, percussion, and bass elements – are as clear as crystal, while still having a warm and inviting style.

Non Sequitur is a release that individuals can work or meditate to; for those individuals that can sit back and focus into what Remondini is attempting, they will continue to find new twists and turns in this deep recording. The interplay between more vocal and traditional instrumental arrangements represents a theme that Remondini continues to further as the title moves from the beginning of the middle register. The emotional intensity of the composition ebbs and falls, with the one constant being the sheer drive and effort that listeners can discern at all points during Non Sequitur. Hints of military marches, seventies pop (Warren Zevon and Billy Joel), and atmospheric elements can all be picked from this epic composition. Listeners will never know precisely what they will hear on Non Sequitur, a move that ensures that fans will be on the edges of their seats from beginning

to end.

Remondini’s latest album drops down on Thursday, May 29th; make sure to visit Andrea’s websites for a sample from Non Sequitur and for further information regarding his discography. Check the album out when it is released.

Rating: 8.5/10

Andrea Remondini Non Sequitur CD Review / 2014 Self /

www.andrearemondini.com/

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ENTOMBED A.D. presents first track from upcoming album, 'Back To The Front'

As previously announced, L-G Petrov, Nico Elgstrand, Victor Brandt and Olle Dahlstedt will continue under the name ENTOMBED A.D. to release the album Back To The Front, which is due out August 4th in Europe and August 5th in North America via Century Media Records. Check out Back To The Front’s first single, “Bedlam Attack”, here: youtu.be/xDdVPY4kPzU

You can also download the track as a free MP3 here: smarturl.it/bedlamattack

Vocalist L-G Petrov comments: “It was the first song we recorded for the album, fitting that it’s the first one out! We had a hard time getting it right due to its somewhat unorthodox arrangement. Took its bloody time before everybody started to really like it, now we do though, and very much so, thank Satan! It’s about losing one’s mind in a mental hospital. Obviously you’ve lost it already since you’re locked in. This is about when you really lose it and realize that you have to get out before things go completely tits up inside your head. All the while knowing deep inside that you will never get out.”

Back To The Front was recorded at Studio Bohus in Kungalv, Sweden with producer Roberto Laghi (IN FLAMES, HARDCORE SUPERSTAR). The cover artwork was painted by Zbigniew Bielak (WATAIN, VADER, etc.).

ENTOMBED A.D. are:

L-G Petrov – vocals

Nico Elgstrand – guitars

Victor Brandt – bass

Olle Dahlstedt – drums

ENTOMBED A.D. live:

Aug. 7 — Party-San Open Air — Schlotheim, Germany

Aug. 8 — Bloodstock — Derbyshire, UK

Aug. 15 — Motocultor Festival — Saint-Nolff, France

ENTOMBED A.D. online:
www.facebook.com/EntombedAD

This Wild Life Releases Debut Album Today

Acoustic punk duo This Wild Life made their national TV debut last night on an episode of The Bachelorette. They performed their song “Roots and Branches (Meant to Be Alone)” at a private concert for the couple on a one-on-one date. This Wild Life’s debut album Clouded is out today on Epitaph.

This Wild Life is duo Kevin Jordan and Anthony Del Grosso. Jordan and Del Gross grew up in the tightknit DIY punk scene in Long Beach. They quickly became friends after working at the same musical instrument store. Soon enough, they started their own pop-punk band and made music together as This Wild Life. They played fast, they played loud and they didn’t stand out from the crowd until they did the least “punk” thing possible. It was also bolder than anything in the punk rock rulebook: they got quiet and played acoustically.

Jordan finds inspiration for his vocals outside the heavy world. “Sara Bareilles is one of my favorites. Maybe people wouldn’t expect that. Or maybe they would,” he laughs. Clouded maintains the core attributes of their sound – Jordan’s vulnerable, expressive lyrics, DelGrosso’s nimble fingerpicking – while pushing themselves towards more ambitious sounds. “We tried out a string section, pianos, different kinds of guitars, we didn’t want to limit ourselves,” Jordan notes. Clouded is their debut full-length and was recorded with Aaron Marsh of Copeland.

Clouded is the triumphant result of years marked by small triumphs, big struggles and countless floor shows, bringing This Wild Life’s heartfelt, melodic and acoustic punk-rock to a bigger audience they’ve earned. Catch the band all summer long on the Vans Warped Tour.

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FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS RELEASE REMIX EP OF "THE WALKER"

Fitz and The Tantrums’ “The Walker” Remix EP is available now on iTunes here, Amazon here and at all other digital retailers. The collection features six remixes of the band’s No. 1 Alternative hit, “The Walker.” The Cobra Starship remix can be streamed here and is getting early airplay at KIIS-LA, WPXY, WKSE, Y100-Miami, WKSC-Chicago, and many other stations. Last week Ear Milk gave fans a first listen of the Aston Shuffle remix here and Kick Kick Snare premiered the Vice remix here. See below for the complete track listing.

Billboard summed up the remarkable success of “The Walker” at the Alternative format, noting, “It’s the band’s second No. 1, following last year’s first chart entry ‘Out of My League.’ How rare is it for an act to take its first two charted Alternative titles to No. 1? Only three acts in the chart’s 25-year history previously did so: fun. (2012), Alanis Morissette (1995) and Green Day (1994).” “Out Of My League,” the first single from More Than Just a Dream (Elektra Records), was one of only eight songs to top Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart in 2013.

Following a pair of high profile West Coast radio events – KROQ’s “Weenie Roast” in Irvine, CA (May 31) and Live 105′s BFD 2014 in Mountain View, CA (June 1) – Fitz and The Tantrums will head east, launching their North American headline tour at the Borgata Music Box in Atlantic City, NJ on June 6. Praised by The Washington Post for their “captivatingly crazy” live show and named Vogue’s “Hardest Working Band,” Fitz and The Tantrums will also perform at numerous festivals, including NYC’sThe Governors Ball (June 7), Bonnaroo (June 15), Lollapalooza (August 2) and Austin City Limits (October 3-5 and 10-12). See below for itinerary.

Fitz and The Tantrums – comprised of Fitz (vocals), Noelle Scaggs (vocals/tambourine), James King (saxophone), Jeremy Ruzumna (keyboards), John Wicks (drums) and Joseph Karnes (bass) – bowed with the self-released EP Songs for a Breakup, Vol. 1 in 2009 and soon were appearing on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” and touring with Maroon 5. Their full-length debut, Pickin’ Up the Pieces, spent 73 weeks on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, peaking at No. 1, and they were named a “You Oughta Know” artist by VH1.

The 2013 release of More Than Just a Dream – produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83, Depeche Mode, Phoenix) – ratcheted things up several notches. USA Today noted, “the Los Angeles sextet is more than ready for the big leagues” while Rolling Stone said the group “is all about irrepressible energy: hopped-up rhythms, shout-it-out choruses, hooted background vocals.” Fitz and The Tantrums have performed on numerous television shows, including “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Conan,” “Good Morning America,” “TODAY,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

LINKS

Buy “The Walker” Remix EP on iTunes, Amazon

“The Walker” (Cobra Starship remix)

“The Walker” (Vice remix)

“The Walker” (The Aston Shuffle remix)

“THE WALKER” REMIX EP – TRACK LISTING

1. The Walker (Cobra Starship remix)

2. The Walker (Vice remix)

3. The Walker (The Aston Shuffle remix)

4. The Walker (Ryeland Alison Remix)

5. The Walker (Mack & Jet Set Vega Remix)

6. The Walker (GLOS remix – members of Beats Antique)

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS – UPCOMING TOUR DATES

May

31 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – KROQ Weenie Roast

June

1- Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre – Live 105′s BFD 2014

6 – Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Music Box

7 – New York, NY @ The Governors Ball Music Festival

8 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

10 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Ballroom

11 – Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street

12 – Albany, NY @ Alive at Five

13 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater

15 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music Festival

21 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst

22 – Jacksonville, OR @ Britt Pavilion

23 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater

25 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom

27 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo

28 – Boise, ID @ Boise Music Festival – Expo Idaho

29 – Missoula, MT @ The Wilma Theater

30 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden

July

1 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

2 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre

4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest

5 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE – Outdoors

6 – Toronto, Canada @ Danforth Music Hall

10 – Buffalo, NY @ Canal Concert Series

11 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bunbury Music Festival

12 – Lansing, MI @ Common Ground Music Festival

24 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues

25 – Tulsa, OK @ Center of the Universe Festival

26 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis

27 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Stir Concert Cove – Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel

29 – Des Moines, IA @ Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheatre

30 – Sioux Falls, SD @ The District

August

2 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza

30 – Calgary, Canada @ X-Fest

31 – Edmonton, Canada @ Sonic Boom Festival

September

28 – Tempe, AZ @ Summer Ends Music Festival

October

3-5 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

10-12 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival

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For more information on FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, visit:

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www.myspace.com/fitzandthetantrums

Frank Turner's Mongol Horde announce UK tour

Last week Frank Turner’s band, Mongol Horde, announced their self-titled debut album which was released yesterday via Xtra Mile Recordings. New tracks ‘Make Way‘ and ‘Blistering Blue Barnacles‘ are now available to stream.

The London-based trio, who take their name from the Van Pelt song ‘We Are The Heathens’ and take influence from the likes of Refused, Napalm Death, Converge and Hot Snakes, have now announced a string of UK tour dates:

JUNE (with support from Oxygen Thief & Palehorse)

19 Birmingham The Institute – Library

20 Newcastle Academy 2

21 Leeds Cockpit

22 Bristol Fleece

23 Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms

25 London Garage

27 Nottingham Rock City Basement

28 Manchester Academy 3

29 Glasgow King Tuts

AUGUST

22-24 Reading/Leeds Festival

Band photo available here: www.dropbox.com/s/ft4e3nmze9sq95a/MH-%20Press%20pic%20SMALL%20%281%29.jpg

Album artwork here: www.dropbox.com/s/dwiu14p84wu88sv/Mongol%20Horde%20-%20COVER.jpg

The album features the tracks ‘Casual Threats From Weekend Hardmen’, ‘How The Communists Ruined Christmas’ and current track ‘Blistering Blue Barnacles’. It is available on CD, download and limited edition white vinyl.

You can purchase it at the following retail outlets:
http://smarturl.it/MongolHorde-XM-Pre
smarturl.it/MongolHorde-iTunes
smarturl.it/MongolHorde-Amazon
smarturl.it/MongolHorde-Banquet

Monday, May 26, 2014

Dark Model S/T CD Review

Dance of Wrath is a track that introduces listeners to the wide and varied styles that Dark Model create on their self-titled release. Fate comes forth with a blend of dubstep, glitch, and the more classical elements that were originally heard on the onset. Dark Model’s early success comes in the create of a cogent and coherent narrative from the beginning to end.

Candle in the Desert is a track that blends human (piano) and electronic (drone and atmospheric) elements into an alluring track. The twists and turns that Dark Model provide here give the track additional momentum, ensuring that listeners are able to stick with this title until the end. The effort is a beautiful soundscape that is rich and deep, while continuing to foster a distinct sound for the album. Hope Is Never Gone speeds things up considerably and spins Dark Model in a much more industrial meets orchestral fashion. While the act touches upon hints of The Crystal Method and Utah Saints, there are nearly too many other influences and styles to count. Judgment Day involves strings with a very high-energy techno / dubstep backdrop. The resulting track is a perfect mélange of older and newer styles, conducted in such a fashion that a wide swath of listeners will find something that they can appreciate.

Farewell to the Moon stands as another arrow in Dark Model’s quiver; the slower tempo and twinkling sound of the track will appease fans of ambient and Real Music compositions. Make sure to visit Dark Model’s website for more information about the act and hit up their domain for news and additional information about the act.

Top Tracks: Farewell to the Moon, Hope is Never Gone

Rating: 8.8/10

Dark Model S/T CD Review / 2014 Self / 16 Tracks / www.facebook.com/DarkModelMusic / www.darkmodelmusic.com/

Dark Model S/T CD Review

Com Truise In Decay LP out on vinyl for the first time July 15

The summer sees many firsts for prolific producer Com Truise. In anticipation of his upcoming worldwide tour, In Decay (originally released digitally in July of 2012) is being released on vinyl for the first time on July 15, 2014. Another first is performing in Australia and also returning to Europe with the continued evolution of the Com Truise live experience.

Com Truise “Subsonic” Music Video

[WATCH]

Com Truise is one of the many personas of producer and designer Seth Haley, born and raised in upstate New York and operating out of a 12’-overrun apartment in Princeton, New Jersey. An admitted synth obsessive, Com Truise is the maker of an experimental and bottom heavy style he calls “mid-fi synth-wave, slow-motion funk”.

Haley’s been making music on the side for roughly a decade—going through pseudonyms like toothbrushes (Sarin Sunday, SYSTM, Airliner)—first as a DJ, and currently, as an excavator of softer, window-fogging synth-wave.

While subliminally informed by both parental record collections and hints of faded electronics product design, Haley’s Com Truise project isn’t just nostalgia capitalization. There are fragments (read: DNA strands) of Joy Division, New Order, and the Cocteau Twins, but it’s like you’re hearing them through the motherboard of a waterlogged Xbox—demented and modern. He’s got a way of making familiar things sound beautifully hand-smeared.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Early Medicine and Disproved Cures

This is a really informative infographic that provides viewers with a great amount of information regarding the popular medical treatments of bygone eras. The listed sources (at the bottom of the website) provide additional education regarding these previous methods.

Via: Mocavo – Genealogy Search

Early Medicine and Disproved Cures

Juliette Jules Black Crow EP Review

Johnny Was is a track that touches upon the work of Alanis Morrisette and Fiona Apple, while showcasing Jules’ more mature, Stevie Nicks moments. The track comes forth with a very pop-friendly sound, but contains considerable emotional intensity – listeners will be able to pull something from their experience that parallels what Jules sings about during this song.

The titular effort on Black Crow comes forth in a considerably different fashion from the rest of the material on the EP; during this cut, the instrumentation takes on a much more dark and brooding sound. The piano trills interact well with strings to provide the perfect foil for Jules’ soft-spoken and more throaty output. The Game is a very close and cozy effort, with the arrangements being little more than a guitar. It is this vocal/ guitar dynamic that will endear listeners to Jules’ music. I believe that this is how Jules will ultimately sound during a live set. Jules provides her own spin on the classic Leonard Cohen effort, Hallelujah. It is during this cover that listeners will be able to hear the sheer range of Jules’ vocals and the unique tack that she takes. To The Mountains represents the perfect balance between the instrumental and the instrumental sides. While there seems to be a trend on the Black Crow EP to privilege Jules’ vocals, I feel that this dichotomy makes for one of the most memorable tracks on this EP. Visit Jules’ website for additional information, song samples, videos, and links to her varied social media profiles. Here’s to hoping that she will be able to release a full-length sometime in 2014 or 2015.

Top Tracks: Johnny Was, To The Mountains

Rating: 8.6/10

Juliette Jules Black Crow EP Review / 2014 Self / 5 Tracks / www.juliettejules.com/ / www.facebook.com/juliettejulesmusic

Juliette Jules Black Crow EP Review

Ed Roman Interview

Hello, Ed. How are you doing today?

A. Thanks for having me. Well I’m great. I’m so happy spring is here and I’ve been very busy planting my garden and getting things ready around the farm.. The New CD “Letters From High Latitudes” is out and I am so proud and happy to bring it to my fans.

Letters from High Latitudes is your latest album. How is it different from what you have recorded in the past?

A. In the past I have played a great deal of electric music from the pop, rock, funk side of things and in the last 5 years I have branched out into so many other genres of music that it’s hard to pinpoint one style or area of music to label me as. I have really explored my jazz roots and my eastern heritage with a lot of gypsy stylings. I have also branched out more into the folk and country world and have been really enjoying all of the new writing spaces that I’ve been finding.. It’s like finding a hidden chamber in an underground passage that shows you so much more…

What story or set of stories does the album tell?

A. The album stories are about questioning and asking important social, political and spiritual questions about the way we exist with ourselves, others and our ever changing human landscape. We tend to forget our history and not learn from the past with an alarming amount of forward force into a brave new world…

What artists are the greatest influences for you and your music?

A. Tough question as there are so many.. I really aspire to artists that are pushing some kind of envelope and really thinking and feeling great ideas. The era that it spans is great starting with people like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, and Miles Davis… But so many more from that era. Then early pop music from the Beatles, Stones, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, Tower Of Power and on and on. However on a personal growth and forward thinking level I would say bass players were and still are very influential people; like Jaco Pastorius and Mark King. These two cats really motivated me more than most… Jaco and his incredible abilities in composition and soloing but also Mark King and his ability to play and sing the way that he does…

You are a skilled multi-instrumentalist. What is your process like when you involve other musicians to the mix?

A. I am very open minded to the process of others lending their knowledge and spirit to a song or project. There are so many different ways to approach ideas and mine are not always perfect. I love the fact that songs can take on a new life with just a small suggestion or feel change. A great deal of the Jazz and Fusion like music is taken live off the floor so as to be able to catch that spontaneous feel that is so crucial to the moment and is very difficult to achieve taken at different times. Some of the guest soloists have had a large frame work to feel from and 90% of the track is there so it feels like your playing with others..

Why does the production of Letters from High Latitudes sound so professional?

A. I’ve been doing this for a long time now and have learned to be comfortable in the studio.

My home studio is gear and instruments that I have collected over many years. Really though I am very very lucky to have someone like Michael Jack that I have been working with since I was a teenager. Michael is an internationally acclaimed engineer and has worked with the likes of Bono from U2, Rush, The Trews, Gordon Lightfoot and on and on.. His experience over the years has made Mike one of those cats that is like Eddy Kramer who just knows the right time to step in and the right to let the horses go.. Michael has incredible ears and has mixed and mastered so much internationally acclaimed music it’s hard not to see and hear it translate..

You are hitting the road in support of Letters from High Latitudes. Where will your tour take you, and which cities or areas would you still like to play?

A. I will be playing in Canada a great deal this summer and I really want to get down to the west coast of the US and play in Seattle and California. I also want to hit the eastern seaboard for a whack of shows in the late summer and early fall..

Given one sentence, how would you define yourself as a musician?

A. Ever growing, Ever changing, Ever learning.

How can listeners find samples of your music?

A. You can also get the Ed Roman APP on iTunes for your iPhone or Android devices or if you wish you can check out my reverbnation page. Just look for Ed Roman. You can also buy the New CD at 50 different locations across the digital board from Amazon to iTunes or come to www.edroman.net to get all of my music.

Do you have anything else that you would like to discuss with us?

A. I would like to say thank you so much for having me and a shout out to my amazing manager Michael Stover at MTS Management for all his amazing help. Special shout out to all my fans for all your love and support..

“Talk, Listen, Share, Love”.. EJR..

Ed Roman Interview

Ed Roman Letters From High Latitudes CD Review

I Told You So has a tremendously emotive style to it that set the stage for the rest of Letters From High Latitudes, with the intricate arrangements present here blending organic and industrial elements. Coming My Way begins with a strummed guitar; when the vocals kick in, listeners are treated to a very cozy and inviting track.

The spontaneity of Roman ensures that listeners will have no clue where Roman will take them, but that the music that issues forth will be something that they can appreciate. Rosetta Stone has Roman take up a troubadour style, immediately jumping into a clear vocal style that will have fans at the edges of their seats.

Kids R Like Vegetables is a shuffling, shambling track that is extremely hard to pin-point; there are hints of industrial (Nine Inch Nails), classic (Philip Glass), and even rap (The Roots, Bubba Sparxxx) that can be discerned. Better Day Blues keeps things fresh; while the track feels as if it is drawing on 1920s and 1930s blues, one can also pick up bits of the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies and Brian Setzer before the track concludes. Tinker keeps a blues style going, allowing listeners to hear thoughtful and complex arrangements.

Letters From High Latitudes is as strong at the last quarter (Better Day Blues, Tinker) as it was during the opening (Coming My Way, World Keeps On Turning). The sheer array of styles, influences, and styles broached during this album ensures that the disc will be in systems and mp3 players for months to come. Visit Ed’s website at edroman.net for biographical information, news, and a way to purchase his releases (Letters From High Latitudes is also available on iTunes and Amazon.

Top Tracks: I Told You So, Rosetta Stone, Kids R Like Vegetables

Rating: 8.1/10

Ed Roman Letters From High Latitudes CD Review / 2014 Self / edroman.net/

Friday, May 23, 2014

Unity Vibration Tasting Room Visit

The close-knit area in which Unity Vibration operates yields some amazing beers, and we were lucky enough to stop by during their hours to see where the magic goes down while drinking some of the most innovative beers that we have tasted. For those that suffer with celiac syndrome or have chosen a similarly-restrictive diet, Unity Vibration’s gluten-free efforts will be much appreciated.

A large amount of black plastic containers – one way kegs – represented biodegradable ways to transport their efforts. Below these kegs were line after line of barrels in which future kombuchas were aging. A raspberry-heavy barrel had red-tinged hops, while each were tightly bound with covering to ensure for the best possible condition. Unity Vibration is able to utilize fruits, herbs, and other natural elements to give further spirit to each of their efforts – “giving [us] the freshest flavors.” 10412051_10152523287389673_3934632738987642417_n

Their tasting room had a number of stellar efforts – they had their Kombucha Pale Ale, ginger and Honeysuckle Charlie. The Honeysuckle Charlie is one of their newest teas, and presented imbibers with sweeter melon and sugary notes. Their ginger kombucha beer linked together sweet and spicy elements before providing an ample amount of tartness to conclude the effort.

Sitting near their bar was a SCOBY – symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, which represents the backbone for the kombucha. This colony will make its way into an effort to be released later this year – a Kombucha Cream Ale that will be in incredibly high demand. Consider yourself lucky if you can pick up a bottle before it flies off of shelves. Unity Vibration describes the effort as a complex and brighter take on the cream ale format. Make sure to visit Unity Vibration’s tasting room or see them at the Michigan Brewers’ Guild Summer Beer Festival, July 25^th and 26^th in Ypsilanti.

Unity Vibration Visit / 93 Ecorse Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan / www.unityvibration.com / www.facebook.com/UnityVibration

Thursday, May 22, 2014

BOB MOSES SIGNS TO DOMINO RECORDS, RELEASE 06/17

Canadian production duo Bob Moses first formed in Brooklyn back in 2012 and have kept the underground electronic dance scene up late and dancing ever since.

‘I Ain’t Gonna Be The First To Cry’ – STREAM HERE

Now, signed to Domino Records and with a killer EP up their sleeves, ‘First To Cry’ is set for release on June 17th in North America.

The lead single from the EP titled ‘I Ain’t Gonna Be The First To Cry’ premiered today and will be available for download when you pre-order the EP on iTunes. The single will also be available on all digital platforms from May 23rd.

‘First To Cry’ EP will be available as a limited edition silk-screened 12” vinyl from July 29th (pre-order: po.st/FirstToCryDM), and digitally via Spotify, Beatport and iTunes from June 17th (pre-order: po.st/FTCiTunes).

Currently the duo are on a worldwide tour — first in Europe — making stops in Paris, Berlin, Ibiza and London (amongst others), and will be venturing west to North America next month in June. The band will be performing new tracks for the first time at Brooklyn’s Output on June 20th, and will venture on down to Miami, then Philadelphia, Michigan and Chicago (all remaining tour dates below).

BOB MOSES TOUR DATES

05/23 – IMS – Ibiza, Spain

05/24 – Oval Space – London, UK

05/25 – Chill Out Festival – Istanbul, Turkey

05/31 – The Arches – Glasgow, UK

06/08 – Gipsy Bar – Moscow, Russia

06/20 – Output – Brooklyn, NY

06/21 – The Garret – Miami, FL

06/27 – Dolphin – Philadelphia, PA

06/28 – Electric Room – Rothbury, MI

07/04 – Wavefront Festival – Chicago, IL
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Friday, May 30, 2014

Bombay Bicycle Club Premiere Video for Feel

Best Fathers Day Ideas – SEAH Watches

Marvel Heroes 2015 Announced

Dirtnap Records Announces New Steve Adamyk Band LP, Unveils First Track

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Dessa East Coast Tour, Supporting Why?

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

ANTHRAX TO RELEASE "CHILE ON HELL" LIVE DVD

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Andrea Remondini Non Sequitur CD Review

ENTOMBED A.D. presents first track from upcoming album, 'Back To The Front'

This Wild Life Releases Debut Album Today

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS RELEASE REMIX EP OF "THE WALKER"

Frank Turner's Mongol Horde announce UK tour

Monday, May 26, 2014

Dark Model S/T CD Review

Com Truise In Decay LP out on vinyl for the first time July 15

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Early Medicine and Disproved Cures

Juliette Jules Black Crow EP Review

Ed Roman Interview

Ed Roman Letters From High Latitudes CD Review

Friday, May 23, 2014

Unity Vibration Tasting Room Visit

Thursday, May 22, 2014

BOB MOSES SIGNS TO DOMINO RECORDS, RELEASE 06/17