Are you craving for some good homegrown music? If you are, then make sure to mark your calendar on June 5 2010 for a whole day of rocking music from our very own local independent acts!
JPKY is proud to bring you KL Big Party 2010 Part 1, happening on June 5 2010 at One Cafe, KL. Check out the poster above for full details of bands performing at the gig.
But wait, that’s not all! Hypptunes is giving out 5 pairs of free tickets for the gig! All you gotta do is to ‘like’ Hypptunes Facebook page and answer some reaaalllyy simple questions.
Here’s the final episode of Hip Trip featuring Oh Chentaku. We hope you have enjoyed watching them here as much as we enjoyed filming them. We’ll be back with new artists very soon so keep visiting us!
You’ve gotten the inside scoop of what Myo and Adib of Oh Chentaku love listening to in the previous weeks, so here’s the final member of Oh Chentaku, Naim sharing his very own listening pleasures. Enjoy!
Naim
THE TOP 5 SONGS ON YOUR PLAYLIST NOW:
1. Drama King by Meet Uncle Hussain feat. Black
2. Bencinta by Faizal Tahir
3. Amarah Senyum by Alone At Last
4. We Are The World by Michael Jackson
5. Merah by Def Gab C
Music that pops in your head when…
You’re missing someone – You’re Not Alone by Michael Jackson
You’re facing your biggest fear – (My biggest fear: Roaches!) As Your Voice Fades by Emery
You’re in a really good mood – One Day Women Will All Become Monsters by Chiodos
You wanna get inspired – Mukadimah by Akta Angkasa
You’re having a bad day – Hey Heather by Farewell
If you were to recommend an artist/album for the people out there, who/what would it be?
Here’s another show you guys do not wanna miss this May! Rockstar Entertainment is proud to bring to you their very own Kuala Lumpur Independent Bands Festival on 29th May 2010, featuring Kill The Apprentice (all the way from Australia!), My Writes (Singapore) and a handful of amazing local bands like Bittersweet, Akta Angkasa, The Otherside Orchestra, Couple, Love Me Butch, Pusher, Secret Love Affair, Berantakan and Man Under Zero Effort. With just so many different kinds of rocking sounds all at one gig, this is definitely a show to look forward to this month!
Pre-sale tickets are still available at RM20 until 20th May 2010. Grab yours now!
For more info and updates on the event, click here
We managed to find some videos of the bands that are performing for this gig, so in case you haven’t seen any of them before, check these out…
This band of brothers is standing as strong as ever with their latest release, The Great Battle. The band is currently on tour around Malaysia and will conclude the tour in Kuala Lumpur on 21st and 22nd May 2010. Check out the poster above for full details of the show. Pre-sale tickets are only available until 11th April, so hurry up and get yours NOW! This is totally a show not to be missed, mark your calenders and make sure you experience THE BATTLE PROTOCOL for some amazing homegrown talents.
Log on to www.sctsonline.com and add them up on Facebook here for more updates.
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Webmail – enables different webmails to be viewed in one portal
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Calendar & Task functions – helps users in organizing appointments, events, scheduling and tasks, among others
Voice Call – enables users to communicate from PC with the lowest calling rates
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Synchronization – includes emails, contacts, calendar, notes, to do lists, messages and much more
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Head over to Dragonfly Club, KL this Sunday, 9th May to catch Philippines’ very own Typecast in action. They will be supported by a number of rocking bands from KL and Singapore like Love Me Butch, Incarnation, A Vacant Affair, For Better Endings, The Padangs, Massacre Conspiracy and This Sunday. Details are as below:
Date: 9th May 2010
Time: 1 pm onwards
Venue: Dragonfly Club, KL (formerly known as Orange Club)
Tickets: RM 25 (doors) & RM 20 (pre-sale)
If you haven’t heard or seen any of the bands before, here are some videos that we’ve managed to find:
Typecast: www.myspace.com/typecast
Love Me Butch: www.lovemebutch.com, www.myspace.com/lovemebutch
It’s just so great to see the local independent music scene growing bigger day by day. Over the years, we’re seeing a number of local independent bands breaking into the mainstream market, winning prestigious music awards and playing shows outside of the country. Not only that, independent bands are getting more creative and serious about the business and have been producing amazing albums and music videos. So, with that we’d like to share with you 10 of our favourite music videos by local independent acts. (We’re not ranking them though, just sharing our favourite 10 )
Pop Shuvit – Oh! Sizuka.
You really gotta check this one out cause it’s just super cool with all things 80’s! The video really brings you back to your childhood days, i tell ‘ya.
Pure Vibration – Love
Taken off their album ‘Love & Peace’, this is a great song to chill out to. Spreading the love all around is what they aim to do and you can really see that in this video, with some cool cameo appearances by friends from other bands and famous faces in the music industry.
Butterfingers – Mati Hidup Kembali
One of their best songs from the album ‘Kembali’. We’re liking the natural and spontaneous singing/acting by the boys in the video. Plus, the concept of war that they portray in the video (though not too extreme) gives more emotions to the song.
SevenCollar T-Shirt – Wild Child
This is the first single from SevenCollar T-Shirt’s latest album ‘The Great Battle’. Adapting the concept from their album artwork, this video is simple yet truly showcases the band’s personality and music direction for this album. Pretty amazing camera work and editing too.
Hujan – Bila Aku Sudah Tiada
A great song that is complimented by a great video. Shot in black and white and featuring Noh as the lead subject, the video was shot at the now defunct Flat Pekeliling. The location somehow fits the lyrics of the song perfectly.
Hollywood Holiday – Love Me Butch
This is probably one of the most creatively produced music videos in Malaysia, especially among independent artists. Edited with some amazing computer graphics, this video certainly set a benchmark for budding video producers in the country.
Disagree – Osaka
Here’s another video that sticks to the concept of the album cover. It is fully animated and actually kind of…cute. Heh…awesome song too, check this one out…
Estranged – Yang Pernah
The first independent band to win the Anugerah Juara Lagu with their hit ‘Itu Kamu’, Estranged came out with their first single from the album ‘Remain Unknown’ with this song. The boys looked a tad bit different with the ‘guyliner’ on, but hey check out the individual ‘rocking out’ shots and the band performance shots as well. We think they rock.
Phlowtron – Adikku Pandai Menari
This is Phlowtron’s first single from their 2008 album WARISAN SENIKATA MALAYA. Using motion graphics, the video looks fresh and alive, full of colours…complimenting the song well.
Stonebay – Si Murai Penipu
Finally, a music video from this awesome song! After releasing ‘Si Murai Penipu’ for a few months now, Stonebay recently released its official music video, and we are loving it! The black-and-white comic book inspired video just gives this song a little bit more punch and we bet you can’t get enough of it.
There you go, our favourite music videos by local independent acts so far. If you think we’ve missed out on any other great music videos, share with us right here! We wanna know what YOU like. Cheers!
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