Get Off That Thang Again! @ The Esplanade Powerhouse Stage
Come come this weekend and catch some of my friends playing! Very the interesting acts will be performing. Donch believe? Read about them here.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
We <3 Terence
He's such a sweetheart. He posted his event which he invited the band to play here. He actually associated the term "great band" with us. Such a nice guy. If that doesn't warrant a beer from us, I don't know what does. Heh, we are that cheap.
In any case, it's a little early to do some advertising but we'd playing at Timbre on Saturday 9 June 2007. We go on at 730pm. Here are some of the other bands we'd be playing along with. Should be fun. Hopefully, we'd get to play 4 new tunes (which is reworked versions of some older tunes that didn't really work) and incorporating samples and programmed beats into the set.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
A-fucken-men...
He's a first-time MP. Probably, the first and only time from now. But still, you gotta give him props.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Documentary In Amber – Documentary In Amber (Aging Youth Records)
Distributed by Aging Youth Records, the post-rock quartet also known as Documentary In Amber will be releasing their debut self-titled EP on Friday 13 April 2007. The 5-track EP (inclusive of 2 hidden tracks) is a showcase of the young band’s growth over the past 3 years since its inception.
Painstakingly recorded at the band’s home studios, the EP features the band’s trademark soaring majestic musical passages. The band features its brand of epic space rock operas with a keenly honed sense of dramatics and melody. The EP also features a collaboration with Bani Haykal of B-Quartet for a spoken word piece.
The track listing is as follows:
1. Prelude
2.
3. It’s Alright
4.
5. For These Are Truly The Last Days
Documentary In Amber
“We are not fashionable.
We are not sexy and dangerous.
We do not play "ambient soundscapes"
We do not play "experimental" stuff.
We are not intelligent.
But does P = NP?”
Inspired by the cinematic arrangements of momentary life, the 4-piece instrumental act Documentary In Amber strikes a balance between the chaotic and beautiful. With the impetus on the music and not the message, ambient guitar lines and driving crescendos are utilized, contrasting and dynamically interwoven between walls of sound.
Since its birth in 2004, Documentary In Amber has seen many line-up changes before settling into its current definitive line-up. The quartet draws inspiration from many sources such as classic rock acts like Led Zeppelin and post-rock acts like Explosions In The Sky.
Documentary In Amber are:
Daniel Lim – guitar
Daniel Tan – drums
Iliyas Ong – bass
Lek Dakai – guitar
Band website: www.myspace.com/documentaryinamber
For local and Malaysian mail orders, please send us SGD12.00 while for international orders, please send us USD12.00. Drop us an e-mail at enquiries AT agingyouth DOT com for payment details.
If not, pop by this Friday at the Esplanade. We are selling it for SGD10.00 at the show. Cheep cheep! In any event, this is our 3rd release. So come buy a copy! Heh...
Arts Central rocks...
They are showing these 2 pretty cool shows.
Samurai 7 which is a spin on Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai'. The animae features samurai defending a village of rice farmers in a world where mecha and katanas can stand side-by-side. Pretty cool concept. It's on every Monday to Wednesday at 1230am.
Live From Abbey Road is screened every Tuesday at 11pm. It features acts playing 3 songs spliced with interviews. Pretty cool. Well, you get your duds like Josh Groban but I'm not a fan. Anyway, it has Primal Scream, Gnarls Barkley, The Good, The Bad & The Queen and Iron fucken Maiden. How fucken cool is that?!
I've YouTubed (I think it has officially become a verb as well) some of the clips I like or found amusing.
The Killers - Sam's Town (live acoustic)
It's pretty funny when the entire band decided to not just try their best to sound like Bruce Springsteen (still not hearing it), they try to look like him as well. Brandon Flowers denounces fame in the interview, saying something like "We want people to concentrate on the songs, not us. So what if we sold 5 million albums?" Drummer What-his-name corrected him, "6 million." Oh, the modesty, guys, the modesty!
The entire performance is here. They cover Dire Straits' 'Romeo & Juliet' as well. Yes, welcome to your latest AOR band, The Killers!
Gnarls Barkley - Transformer (live acoustic)
One of my favourite songs off the album. I love how they transform the track into some slightly more mellow. And of course, Danger Mouse's tweaking of the Moog Little Phatty and Line 6 DL4. Check that shit out, Alvin! Rocks...
Massive Attack with Liz Fraser - Teardrop (live)
Okay, for some strange reasons I'm not a Massive Attack fan when I should be. And I'm not too familiar with the Cocteau Twins catalog too. But this is a lovely performance. Should start checking out their stuff more often.
Muse - Map Of The Problematique
I keep thinking this song sounds like a New Order tune!
Jamiroquai - Runaway (live)
Never heard this one before. Nice. I love the band and their singles. Not that crazy over their albums though I have them all. Incredible live band. Strings, horns and percussions. Bastards...
Check 'Love Foolosophy' out here. It has an amazing ending.
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (live)
Finally, I get to hear that 4 metre pedalboard in use!
Nerina Pallot - Idaho (live)
Crap, she's really hot! Should have caught her at MOSAIC last month. On a more serious note, how long does one take to learn to play the piano like that?
David Gilmour - On an Island (live)
When I grow up, I still wanna be Dave Gilmour!!!
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (live)
Iron fucken Maiden!!! Steve fucken Harris!!! Bruce fucken Dickinson!!! He sounds more than a little strained here. But still... \m/
Monday, April 09, 2007
Fucken champion...
Just read this at Yahoo! News.
"If you fail here, you go back to a Southeast Asian situation," Lee senior said. "Just look around you."
I guess tact doesn't run in the family... Read more here.
Friday, April 06, 2007
Blonde Redhead
I've always heard of the band but haven't really heard their tunes before. But MySpace is streaming their new album in its entirety on their official page. Sounds great. Chekkit out!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Get ready!!!
I just heard from a friend that your neighbourhood friendly pirated DVD shops in Holiday Plaza, JB have been raided. The local police has obtained a list of Singaporean contact, mainly mobile phone numbers. You know who you are: those peeps who did the mail order. What I understand is that the Johore police is gonna pass this list to our cops. So, well, get ready for a raid in your comforts of your own home soon...
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Big robots battling it out...
Click on the picture above for the bigger version. Here are some more pictures.
Monday, April 02, 2007
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