Comments for POWER OF POP: Music, Film, Comics & Book Reviews

Comment on MELTGSNOW: BLACK PENANCE ALBUM LAUNCH by decade78

decade78 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:13:45 +0000

oops grammer error, I meant advocate.

Comment on MELTGSNOW: BLACK PENANCE ALBUM LAUNCH by decade78

decade78 — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:12:11 +0000

@Ivan, but at the end of the day it’s the music that counts. They can advocated whatever they want, but musicians should keep an open mind and judge the music.

Comment on MELTGSNOW: BLACK PENANCE ALBUM LAUNCH by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 11:09:31 +0000

But Kevin, I would draw the line at Black Metal, for some of their exponents have advocated murdering people and burning churches and some have actually done so.

Comment on JANE’S ADDICTION by thirteenburn

thirteenburn — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 03:54:42 +0000

Strange. This DVD has been out for almost an entire month now and yet I can’t find a torrent anywhere online. Anyone know where I can find one?

Comment on BIG ON BIGO – A JUMP BACK IN TIME by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:01:31 +0000

Hi, Kevin, thanks for the plug! See you there!

Comment on PoPTV: TALKIN’ THE LINE by Tracy C

Tracy C — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:53:21 +0000

Great interview. Happy to hear Dion Roy is working on new music! Awesome job Dion… Keep up the good work! More touring… Can’t wait. Love your music.

Comment on SINGFEST 2010 by Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:01:40 +0000

“On the subject of beer, there were many drunk girls there. One in particular, hugged me from behind and when I turned, this strange young thing apologized and ran off. Later on (during Tokio Hotel’s set), there was this young Malay girl who was trying her hardest to get me to dance to the music and actually attempted to physically unfold my arms.”

OMG i just read this HAHAHAHA

Comment on PoPINIONS by Alex

Alex — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 06:54:48 +0000

Reminds me of that spoof in The Simpsons… “Watchmen Babies”!

Comment on POWER OF POP INTERVIEW: LUNARIN by Daniel Sassoon

Daniel Sassoon — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:02:47 +0000

Wow Linda – re: your reply to the question “This is a fundamental question for all musicians but especially for Singaporeans but what is it about music that makes you so passionate?” is absolutely spot on – I think you totally hit the nail on the head there. Brutally honest, but it’s an inconvenient truth if i ever heard one.

Comment on PoPTV by king kong jane

king kong jane — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:37:33 +0000

thanks for sharing this with your readers kevin!

we’ll be sure to let you know once the album is ready for your ears! hehe.

Comment on J TILLMAN by Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:11:23 +0000

Can’t wait to hear it!

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 1 by kevin

kevin — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:27:16 +0000

Evilution! Yeah! Sounds so right!!

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 1 by SLUDGE

SLUDGE — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:50:53 +0000

Hey Kevin, thanks for the kind words. The name of the country-metal song you liked is called Evilution. And yes that will be next on the line to be recorded!

Regards,
SLUDGE

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 2 by kumarrrrr

kumarrrrr — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:28:06 +0000

HAHAHA! thanks kevin for the free Rs. u noe dzaf dzefro autographed my cope of their debut album as “kummar”. haha but nice meeting u sir

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 3 by kevin

kevin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:35:57 +0000

really wanted to, Ivan but was just too tired. glad it was a great set!

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 3 by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:31:47 +0000

Kevin, did you stay for the Handsome Furs set at the Outdoor Theatre at 9pm last night? That has got to be a groudbreaking one as they succeeded in getting some of the normally-sedate Singapore audience there to get up on their feet and dance towards the end of their set. And in what is probably a first at The Esplanade Outdoor Theatre (and for Baybeats, as well), the crowd called for an encore, and the band (and the organisers!) obliged! The band simply blew the whole crowd away and had most of those near the stage up on their feet and dancing to their highly energetic, action-packed and passionate performance. A truly amazing and unforgettable experience!

Comment on BAYBEATS 2010 – DAY 2 by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 07:30:52 +0000

Hey, Kevin! Nice review and thanks for the shout-out! Looking forward to Day 3!

Comment on OMD by KC

KC — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 05:49:25 +0000

Yeah! Sounds like its gonna be a great one! In this day & age when there’s so much crap on the airwaves and it seems so unlikely that a band from the 80s could put aside their baggage and re-unite for an album, OMD seems to have done it! Oh joy!!!

Comment on OMD by kevin

kevin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:15:34 +0000

Out in September! It’s a good one!

Comment on OMD by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:19:16 +0000

Sounds great! I’ll be going out to buy a copy soon!

Comment on PoPINIONS by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:10:19 +0000

It doesn’t help that bodies like the NAC which are tasked with awarding grants, always insist that you show a “proven track record” before they give you any money for you to start your career as a musician or start up your music-related business. WTF is up with that? It’s a like Catch-22 situation. How can a budding musician or aspiring record label starter show you any track record when they are just starting out?

Comment on PoPTV by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:36:53 +0000

Top stuff, man. Love it all.

Comment on PoPINIONS by Ivan Thomasz

Ivan Thomasz — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:24:45 +0000

Wow! The EDB should seriously look into this …

Comment on THAT FRIDAY THE 13TH SHOW @ HOME CLUB by Daniel Sassoon

Daniel Sassoon — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:16:46 +0000

Yes indeedy…please join us in welcoming the lovely yet deadly Ms Amanda Ling into our pirate cove! She wields a deadly Nord and will run you through before you can say “Micro Korg”! Arrrrr! We’re proud to have her join our crew as we continue to sail the seven seas on our musical journey.

Love and pillage,

Daniel

Comment on PoPINIONS by bani haykal

bani haykal — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:22:40 +0000

for sure

X’ho, your point on hushed fascism is thoroughly accurate. and i don’t doubt for a second that the reality is as such here. have read your essay on your blog and, aside from a very well written one, i agree with your sentiments.

Randolf, you make a very good point, placing the carriage in front of the horse.

if i may,
am presently voicing an impression where the ideal isn’t so much about romanticizing togetherness amongst one another, it never is about pleasing, rather the importance of respect, how through respect amongst the circle, those who appreciate or care, is what’s much needed.

with regards to journalists, it was about addressing the importance of information sharing responsibly. an account where inaccuracy is published points out to several factors to consider, a mistake overlooked, maybe, but should the journalist actually be present or was there to experience the event, such a mistake wouldn’t occur. it does spell out to me that aside from assuming something happened (which is already a terrible thing to do for a journalist), a truth is ultimately hidden. and i think that this is a very simple case of responsibility. i don’t suppose mere assumptions gave birth to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. besides, this isn’t politics at hand, this is about calling a table, a table. inaccuracy aside, the very idea of disregarding (i believe a little research wouldn’t hurt) an act just because its local is absurd. lets not talk about the fact that no mention of the act is bad enough, but to put it in a light where a name isn’t given whilst listing every other act speaks of prejudism to me. with a little bit of respect, these things, i believe, can be avoided.

i must thank you again Chris, your insight has carved holes in this mental wall.