It does not matter how many social media ‘likes’ Singapore rock bands are able to muster. It does not matter how many Spotify playlists Singapore rock bands are excluded from. It does not matter if Singapore rock bands are not considered hip and cool amongst the local scenesters and hipsters. Continue Reading
Mannequins
SINGAPORE ROCKS!!! WHY YOU NEED TO BE AT MANNEQUINS EP LAUNCH!!!
In many ways, the upcoming Mannequins EP launch show is a throwback to the recent past, a relic from a different age.
LIVE NEWS : MANNEQUINS EP LAUNCH SHOW
Good news for S-ROCK fans as Mannequins finally launch their new EP – Four – on Saturday 23th June.
TRACK BY TRACK : FOUR BY MANNEQUINS
Four, the new EP from Mannequins, is simply one of the best pop-rock releases in 2018. Check out my review here. I caught up with the lads – Darren John Aw, Gabriel Christopher Lim, Timothy Lloyd Bracken and Russell Andrew Clunies-Ross – for the stories behind the songs on Four.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POWER POP ROCK N ROLL : MANNEQUINS – FOUR [REVIEW]
The return of pop-rockers Mannequins is surely one of the best things to happen in the Singapore music scene in 2018!
#sgindie
As we head into the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s independence, it does seem that our beloved local indie music scene is slowly gaining increasing general appreciation and acceptance. Last night’s Originals Sing @ Artistry featured two young bands that caught my ear at last year’s Baybeats auditions. It was exciting Continue Reading
BAYBEATS 2013 [NEWS]
I’ll be honest with you (stop laughing!) – I haven’t been pushing this years’ Baybeats Festival as hard as I have in previous years because I think it’s reached a critical mass where it doesn’t need my 2cts worth anymore. Also, with the number of local music blogs that have Continue Reading
BAYBEATS AUDITIONS 2013: ROUND TWO [REVIEW]
Just got back from the Round Two of the Baybeats Auditions 2013 and we wanted to put out a quick response whilst our thoughts and feelings are fresh in my mind. This is the seventh year of the Baybeats Auditions where young local bands are given an opportunity to Continue Reading