LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2018 – YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY!LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE 2018 – YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY!
Wolf Alice
Music festivals – like any other entertainment platform – are an intensely personal experience.
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LIVE NEWS : LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES ASIAN ACTS FOR 2018, INCLUDING FIVE FROM SINGAPORE!LIVE NEWS : LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES ASIAN ACTS FOR 2018, INCLUDING FIVE FROM SINGAPORE!
Laneway Festival Singapore is probably the biggest contemporary music festival in Singapore, bar none and it is exciting to see the organisers living up to their promise that more Asian and local acts would be added to the lineup each year.
PoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB – CINEMATICAPoP RECOMMENDS | POP POWER !!! : OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB – CINEMATICA
Here we go! A new EP from Obedient Wives Club finally!!
POWER OF POP INTERVIEW – OBEDIENT WIVES CLUBPOWER OF POP INTERVIEW – OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB
Power of Pop have been big fans of the RetroPop connoisseurs Obedient Wives Club ever since their debut EP back in 2012. The quintet viz. YinQi (vocals), Cherie (guitar, vocals), Man (bass), Lennat (drums) and Keith (guitar) have fashioned a unique style mixing 60s girls groups with a lighter 90s shoegaze touch, that they themselves have dubbed “Spectorgaze”.
THE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB – BABY BYE BYETHE LISTENING BOOTH | POP POWER!!! : OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB – BABY BYE BYE
Gorgeous retro-pop has been Obedient Wives Club’s modus operandi since they first appeared with their debut EP five years ago and they are back with a new single!
POP ROCKS! THE NEW ROCK N ROLL: FIVE S-ROCK CHAMPIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!!POP ROCKS! THE NEW ROCK N ROLL: FIVE S-ROCK CHAMPIONS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION!!
Chances are if you are a fan of music made in Singapore, you would probably gravitate towards either one of two opposites poles – mainstream pop (that includes jazz-soul, indie-folk, pop-punk, hip-hop & indie-pop) or heavy rock (which includes various hardcore punk & metal sub-genres) – therefore, the unlikeliest middle ground remains the pop-rock/rock ’n’ roll arena.
But who are the artists toiling in this ‘neutral zone’ of melodic tunes and rock groove? Let’s find out!
AWAKEN THE DRAGON WITH THE OBSERVATORY, OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB & MORE!AWAKEN THE DRAGON WITH THE OBSERVATORY, OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB & MORE!
Awaken the Dragon is a community art project surrounding the last two remaining Dragon Kilns in Singapore. The project aims to invite 3000 members of the public to participate in making a collective sculpture made from clay and fired in the Dragon Kiln.
The concert is part of the Awaken the Dragon Festival that’s happening from 17-23 November. There will also be demos and workshops by local ceramic artists, arts & crafts stalls, food and drink vendors.
The Observatory, Obedient Wives Club, Stopgap, Lost Weekend and The White Trip Movement will be performing on 22 November from 6:30pm. Admission is free.
For more details on the Festival, visit:
https://www.facebook.com/events/717111341705189/
http://awakenthedragonkiln.wordpress.com/about/
https://www.facebook.com/Awakenthedragonkiln
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MUSIC… OR NOTHING
Being involved in the music scene in Singapore is all about what one makes of the situation. Compared to a mere five years ago, there are many opportunities to fill your time with life-enriching activities. You just know where to look…
On Thursday (21st August) I met up and interview Julie Edwards (above, left) and Lindsey Troy of LA-based blues-rockers Deap Vally and found them to be intelligent, beautiful women who knew exactly what they wanted out of life. Mightily impressed with them in that short space of time we chatted.
ORIGINALS SING: OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB + LOST WEEKENDORIGINALS SING: OBEDIENT WIVES CLUB + LOST WEEKEND
Pardon my French cuz I am stoked as FUCK to be able to present – in conjunction with Artistry, a very special edition of Originals Sing where we jointly bring to you two of my favourite alternative pop bands in Singapore viz. Obedient Wives Club and Lost Weekend. Cool vibes and cool tunes – what more could a music fan ask for? It happens this Wednesday (18th June) from 8pm. Cover charge – $10 (proceeds of which to go entirely to the bands). Don’t miss this!
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THE KNOCKOUT DOUBLE BILL [REVIEW]THE KNOCKOUT DOUBLE BILL [REVIEW]
Thursday’s (April 18th) S-ROCK gig at Night & Day Bar was significant for two things. One, it was the debut performance of Bored Spies (Cherie Ko, Sooyoung Park, Orestes Morfin & Adel Rashid) and two, it was the final performance (before a short hiatus) of everyone’s favourite spector-gaze band, Obedient Wives Club.
Of course, most importantly, it was another impressive show of how much indie rock has grown in the Singapore music scene in the last couple of years. A packed crowd jammed the arty venue and soaked in the ambience and atmosphere engineered by these two bands.
Bored Spies’ repertoire consists mainly of midtempo slow-burning numbers which accentuate Ko’s pleasant vocals and Morfin’s controlled rhythms. Considering that this was the band’s first gig, it was a very calm and assured performance, as if the band had been together for years and it was refreshing to encounter and appreciate the beauty of subtlety in songs like “Summer 720”.
Obedient Wives Club is practically an indie rock staple now in Singapore and the songs off their two EPs have become classic S-ROCK in a short space of time. I have always felt that – of all the new bands out there – OWC best channels the spirit of 90s S-ROCK. The songs are sweet but never lacking for an edge, with vocalist Yinqi coming into her own more and more with each succeeding gig. “Murder Kill Baby” is a special track, retaining a Singaporean quality in the way Yinqi sings in her lower register at the end of each phrase – spine tingling! The band will be preparing a new EP in the break and so there is much to look forward to!
It was also good for the S-ROCK scene that this event was hosted by a ‘new’ venue – Night & Day – and hopefully we will have more venues opening up to S-ROCK as we are currently very very short on venues like that. So all in, a very significant night for S-ROCK!
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(Pictures courtesy of Robin Chua)
S-ROCK: ALIVE & KICKIN’ [LIVE REVIEWS]S-ROCK: ALIVE & KICKIN’ [LIVE REVIEWS]
Obedient Wives Club, by Cass Goh
It is a good time to be involved in the S-ROCK scene. Interest in the scene is definitely growing as the media gives it attention it properly deserves. More releases, more gigs, more open mikes, more bands, more venues…more, more, more! In the last two weeks, I managed to witness two launches – first, by Another Sunday Afternoon and last Friday, by Obedient Wives Club. These bands are very different in terms of musical approach and execution but share the same passion, talent and ability to touch and thrill true-blue music lovers. Also worth considering – the fledging outfits that opened viz Victoria Street and Rocketswan, interestingly enough, both female-fronted! Exciting times, indeed.
THE OTHER SOUNDS LAUNCH PARTYTHE OTHER SOUNDS LAUNCH PARTY
Yes, this review of the Other Sounds launch party is a little late. Yes, I had loads of fun with friends and new acquaintances, not to mention the delivery of good good music. What else do you need to know?
Upfront let me just say that congratulations are in order to Other Sounds for hosting a fabulous party. I mean, the food was simply yummy and even though I had dinner before I came, I still managed to polish a couple of burgers and pizza slices. So kudos! And… the free flow alcohol, courtesy of Asahi was much welcomed as well. Is the indie music scene coming of age. Step by step, in the right direction.
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