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• HOSTESS CLUB WEEKENDER
  Tickets now on sale for next year’s much anticipated Hostess Club Weekender in February over here. To set the tone, here is a video of the intriguing duo that is Buke and Gase… … and listen to one of the essential albums of 2013, General Dome! …still there’s more…
• AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR – LIVE IN SINGAPORE [NEWS]
  Awesome news for fans of alt-rock of the instrumental persuasion as Irish band And So I Watch You From Afar finally makes its way to our neck of the woods on Friday 28 Feb at Zouk. Supporting them will the up-and-coming progressive alt-rock outfit sub:shaman. Limited Early-bird Tickets: $45 Regular Tickets Online: $55 Tickets available […]
• PoPINIONS
  IF YOU HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY… A good friend recently suggested that I should emulate the renowned music critic Bob Lefsetz and cut loose on music and bands that I did not like – the proverbial ‘take no prisoners’ kind of commentary. Not that I haven’t done this in the 20 odd years that […]
• PoPTV: GENTLE BONES “UNTIL WE DIE” [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
    With a vibe that recalls the popular British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, comes the debut single from Gentle Bones (aka Joel Tan) viz. “Till We Die”. If you like what you see and hear, you can buy the single from either iTunes: http://bit.ly/untilwedie or from BandCamp: http://gentlebones.bandcamp.com/. Proceeds will go towards the funding of the upcoming […]
• DISCOVERED @ SPOTIFY
  Yeah, more power pop/pop underground music you should be listening to if you dig sophisticated melodies with crunchy guitars and clever arrangements. Please take notes… SPLITSVILLE The last time this wonderful band released new material was 2003 – unsure whether the band still exists as the official site has not been updated since 2004! Tough […]
• BLURB-O-RAMA
      PRAVADA Dirty Looks Quirky indie rock n’ roll that presses most of the right buttons. Lyrically and vocally, there’s a Lou Reed/VU vibe (“Flatbush”), a geek-rock Weezer ambience (“Junky’s Life”) and other general ironic references to outsider music that will endear Pravada to music lovers who need something a little off the beaten […]
• ALIVE & KICKING – DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
  Truth be told I am not a huge fan of Dashboard Confessional aka Chris Carrabba but I totally understand his appeal to fans who were teenagers when the band was popular. A decade ago I recall reviewing its third album – A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar – and songs like “Hands Down” […]
• MUSIC MATTERS LIVE 2014 – CALL FOR BANDS [NEWS]
    Music Matters, the region’s premiere music conference returns in May 2014 and that also means it’s another round of Music Matters Live! Thus far, Music Matters Live has previously hosted acts like Simple Plan (Canada), Jezabels (Australia), Boyce Avenue (USA), Katie Noonan (Australia), Gurrumul (Australia), Prata Vetra (Latvia), Kate Miller-Heidke (Austral […]
• DISCOVERED @ SPOTIFY
  Supertramp will always be remembered as a crucial influence on my music making in my late teens. Formed around the nucleus of two brilliantly gifted singer-songwriters Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, this English quintet managed to come up with a successful blend of prog-rock and pop music sensibilities that resulted in two classic LPs in […]
• GEEK OUT!
  The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer is here and guess what? The movie looks like Spider-Man 3 – y’know three villains overkill. Mm. Hopefully, it will make more sense than Spider-Man 3 did. Note: that last sequence really looks like a video game. Ugh. What did you think of the trailer?