tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36692734751522557062024-02-19T07:54:00.532-08:00OddMalayaArt, Indie, Underground.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09729058213778616457noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-73876140739036626892009-03-22T18:26:00.000-07:002009-03-22T20:17:59.691-07:00What Will Be Next?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZM6B1l6k4kCAEr3iuawn8uEkLcAslrRzPBwDadVt4O8fFb9Vs6KwVIV1YQw_dmICgzIhSOZc5re_7rtTKUtu-XzTderyN1McQ5ii6TWxDkK-ezd-ophNwupEf5BtS61MVwItU2yWl-c/s1600-h/indiesurf1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZM6B1l6k4kCAEr3iuawn8uEkLcAslrRzPBwDadVt4O8fFb9Vs6KwVIV1YQw_dmICgzIhSOZc5re_7rtTKUtu-XzTderyN1McQ5ii6TWxDkK-ezd-ophNwupEf5BtS61MVwItU2yWl-c/s320/indiesurf1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316214155386120706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Y</span></span>es.. This morning start very common for me. The same things that I'll repeat it every day. Nothing much that can make my day a little bit different than others. Or maybe there is my day, my life are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">already different than others and I actually just don' realize it</span>. My ramblings this morning after I ate so much this morning. After I've done cleaned the shop which was my working place now..<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Well, there is something coming through my brain right now.. Ok, when we look at the our music industry nowadays, independent scene or indie or also we called it a DIY (do it by yourself) products dominated our music scene, I meant what I look onto the winning of Meet Uncle Hussien in Ajl23 stage (Malaysia), Estrange in Ajl22 (Malaysia), Death Cab for Cutie in the Grammy Awards (foreign) and the others independent artist that had been stand on the same level, archived the same or more success than the major artist.<br /><br />In my country, Malaysia, we can see the independent artists had be in the peak of craze by the public nowadays and the question is after this era, independent scene, what will be the next? A couple years in Malaysia lately, independent scene seem to be an evolution for the Malaysia's music industry and it coming with it's new wave, fresh sounds. Maybe that are what the publics and music lovers want to and that make indie artists grown more and more..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN77UBxcPTZngMDJKcN7f0CvqEXBhXVgM0QGQ8QdEksYp-2AuehuaTUzQT2hmVQXxrYjHLNM9SPseQUD31HHqdIrHsKo6OWcJij1Mnw6TC4EP7SofHsMVaVocn7_G2E0CCztK2LGkNPI/s1600-h/indiesurf2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTN77UBxcPTZngMDJKcN7f0CvqEXBhXVgM0QGQ8QdEksYp-2AuehuaTUzQT2hmVQXxrYjHLNM9SPseQUD31HHqdIrHsKo6OWcJij1Mnw6TC4EP7SofHsMVaVocn7_G2E0CCztK2LGkNPI/s320/indiesurf2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316214359229726178" border="0" /></a>Independent scene also been craze by the teenagers and many of them that have the ambitions to be an artist will choose the independent style. Again, my second question, will the independent scene in Malaysia will be dead? The music lovers in Malaysia will get bored because of heard the same songs, same sounds, same style? I hope not! I wrote this because in my tiny heart I keep my ambitions, to form a DIY band one day. And those questions keep coming to my head when I thinking about indie scene.<br /><br />Ok, when we look onto the flows of music in Malaysia, started it with traditional music like Zapin music and dance and it used to popular trough Malaysia, then, Ghazal from Arabia also used to popular in the markets and malls of Kuala Lumpur and Johor and stars like Kamariah Noor are very success, later follows by Dondang Sayang, slow style.<br /><br />Then the earliest pop music 'Tudung Periuk' sung by Momo Latif and P. Ramlee became the most popular singer and composers at that time with songs like 'Azizah', 'Dendang Perantau' and the evergreen 'Di mana Ku Cari Ganti'. Later come the pop yeh-yeh, the influenced by the British rock n roll and 'The Beattle' and song title 'Suzanna' sung by M. Osman in the 1964 seem to come in the fresh style with the band (kugiran) style..<br /><br />And the flows will continue.. and continue... What's next?<br /><br />p/s: the images definitely doesn't match with the post.. huhu.. :p<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-88727509211542115862009-03-21T01:11:00.000-07:002009-03-21T01:20:04.307-07:00Review - Hacienda by Hacienda<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVw5ZSR353R0XHyzLcab1x0UnRVmGv1RHQqEtwiqjjBFiM_QRqgdgzvEETO1o6O7Zd4tnJ1vQ8j4lm7D3JELX5Z8kqsor-v0WXL-8QLPqEPdWRNrZclvCNbgrKFGZrmr8_tBsdoNim9A/s1600-h/hacienda2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVw5ZSR353R0XHyzLcab1x0UnRVmGv1RHQqEtwiqjjBFiM_QRqgdgzvEETO1o6O7Zd4tnJ1vQ8j4lm7D3JELX5Z8kqsor-v0WXL-8QLPqEPdWRNrZclvCNbgrKFGZrmr8_tBsdoNim9A/s320/hacienda2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315551851254851778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>he band is Hacienda and it’s a family affair, with brothers and a cousin making the kind of infectious, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">rootsy rock and roll</span> that makes you wish you were living in some bygone time period where bobby socks and soda fountains were the norm, not online gaming and cell phones. It’s the kind of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">music that one can look to for the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">spice</span> and for the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">retro-fitting groove</span></span>, for the bass hopping that could speed up pulses, that could make you want to roll your shirt sleeves up to your mid-bicep and store a package of cigarettes in the fold..<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />.. It’s music that makes a person want to move their hips in bizarre and new ways though there’s no cognizant recognition that any of it is happening, just the spontaneous movement that springs from the ears comprehending what Hacienda is bringing to the table. It’s a home-cooked meal. It’s getting into a bit of a scrap. It’s wearing tight blue jeans and it’s smoking hand-rolled cigs. It’s a dirty and raw version of all of the amazing things that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Elvis Presley presented when they were walking and singing. It’s all that you can ask for in music that needs to felt, more than described, that needs to be witnessed to appreciate. It’s all inside – a direct reflection of the heart shining like it means it, the feet jittering as if they’re out of control and the sweat glands getting a workout.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydIosB097dH3ySumsTYd-PdFezDsW_4SY0x3tidTjV5jTrREzZfQVTBbzrqRNtdCpQ1WORhulg6j6t46HUw3605UyzSv88tmB-L851wG3BE8-XGEt3SADCskhXXlYlzRFkFLX55Y7A5c/s1600-h/hacienda1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydIosB097dH3ySumsTYd-PdFezDsW_4SY0x3tidTjV5jTrREzZfQVTBbzrqRNtdCpQ1WORhulg6j6t46HUw3605UyzSv88tmB-L851wG3BE8-XGEt3SADCskhXXlYlzRFkFLX55Y7A5c/s320/hacienda1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315551939926517666" border="0" /></a>There is something to get excited about in south-central Texas. In fact the buzz surrounding San Antonio's Hacienda may signal a rebirth of young rock n' roll -with emphasis on the "roll"- to the country's landscape. Formed by cousins Abraham Villanueva (piano/vocals) and Dante Schwebel (guitar/vocals), together with Abraham's brothers Jaime (drums/vocals) and Rene Villanueva (bass/vocals), this Mexican-American quartet blends a raw yet sophisticated style of pop music with harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles and Beach Boys. As fate would have it, a demo of 6 songs landed in the hands of Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, and the band's life was forever changed. Soon after they were opening for The Black Keys in Austin Texas, as well as for Dr. Dog, gaining some much needed exposure. Under Auerbach's watch, Hacienda would write and arrange more than twenty songs, sending him demos periodically in preparation for their debut album, ultimately recording in Dan's own studio in Akron, Ohio.<br /><br />In order to keep the integrity of the music, "Loud Is The Night" was largely captured live in the room with a helping hand from new friends Scott and Frank of Dr. Dog. With them they worked on existing vocal harmonies and created new ones, greatly embellishing the album. The result is a beautiful collection of songs played with integrity and soul to spare, and while the band is aware of its 60's influences, the music on "Loud is the Night" is far from derivative, and the finished product is modern pop music performed with genuineness and taste.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.haciendaonline.net/">Hacienda's official site</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/haciendaspace">Hacienda on myspace</a><br /><br />Hear them!<br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=a0293fd" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-60521448248213604242009-03-21T00:19:00.000-07:002009-03-21T00:30:12.479-07:00Review - Those Darlins by Those Darlins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ7EmnE2JAxRuFB34_wVNIws1xjy6H3AmdTFmuMh2IAu26tkfEesU_aT4VRRolp69pAt-6vBNj9sMKuIROz_HKTeAmeORMF1MiCYxqHz9CuquQefpcQ7bpP7LBGN7q1FAlgngWqowKO8/s1600-h/thoseDarlinsreal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ7EmnE2JAxRuFB34_wVNIws1xjy6H3AmdTFmuMh2IAu26tkfEesU_aT4VRRolp69pAt-6vBNj9sMKuIROz_HKTeAmeORMF1MiCYxqHz9CuquQefpcQ7bpP7LBGN7q1FAlgngWqowKO8/s320/thoseDarlinsreal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315538702981767842" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>hose Darlins are a four-piece band from Tennessee, led by<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> three absolute devils</span>, firecrackers who could sweet-talk their way into <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">as much <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">trouble</span> as they could handle</span>. Kelley Darlin, Jessi Darlin and Nikki Darlin chronicle it all in their songs, going down the storytelling route of the outlaws that came before them (the hard ass men and women who <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">messed</span> a lot</span> of their life and others up, but still laughed and carried on heartily through it all), giving themselves all of the alcoholic lubrication that would be needed to pull off all of the embellishments and get to that point in the night where they’ve..<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />..forgotten more than they’ll ever remember the next day, when their temples are splitting and their voices sound as rough as a hog’s hide. Kelly Darlin sings, “Drinkin’ and pain go hand-in-hand,” and there’s no determination if that’s part of a chicken and egg riddle or it’s just a declaration of fact. It happens so often in Darlins music that there’s no clear-cut understanding – the drinking’s always there as an elixir and as an anti-depressant candy. It’s both the boon and the bane of any of the backfiring interactions that they’ve gotten mixed up in with (mainly) men who can’t handle their wooly, scrappy ways.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQPKazy1xYSk9SH5S3hbQjuDoWjQOIIn25YARWeXRXeQj6VUcTQdsuLeFidKN1A-ZAVRdhtvZ_74wk633gf4cthZox6G3W0dwPOI2jB022kYNmTyTpHH7f-PkTKVGZQ_wp2bdwXaJ9Is/s1600-h/darlins@myspace.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQPKazy1xYSk9SH5S3hbQjuDoWjQOIIn25YARWeXRXeQj6VUcTQdsuLeFidKN1A-ZAVRdhtvZ_74wk633gf4cthZox6G3W0dwPOI2jB022kYNmTyTpHH7f-PkTKVGZQ_wp2bdwXaJ9Is/s320/darlins@myspace.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315538172807859778" border="0" /></a>They probably get drunk under the table by these ladies too, whose capacity for the adult beverages can be confirmed from eyewitness testimony. They’re like three cacti, three spit storms and three ladies of the rodeo that every man could recognize as being dangerous commodities and not worth the trouble, but that doesn’t usually stop men and that’s why Venus flytraps work as well. There is everything enticing about Those Darlins as they dare you to come closer, to lean in, to buy them another round and then you’re sunk, but there will be a good tale to spin when you’ve come to.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP63XxvNWstvuBVB7JI91QU3BKj106y61ON7wzcFqJpZlv9wZQbjpDHpHpNV5ZYj07-OmSx8X21xTsczuonYgAGakD0iOZQwZa6vz49jmI8Uf79kqfw28jRInaEOVumD8FTL4Uik_HZE/s1600-h/thoseDarling@Daytropper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpP63XxvNWstvuBVB7JI91QU3BKj106y61ON7wzcFqJpZlv9wZQbjpDHpHpNV5ZYj07-OmSx8X21xTsczuonYgAGakD0iOZQwZa6vz49jmI8Uf79kqfw28jRInaEOVumD8FTL4Uik_HZE/s320/thoseDarling@Daytropper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315538463478135794" border="0" /></a>Those Darlins, singing about being snaggle-toothed mamas without any shoes, having corncrib daddies and living so far out in the country that the milk’s gone sour by the time they arrive home, are an intoxicating blend of country fire and homespun charm and without knowing what’s happening, you’re suddenly smitten by their Wanda Jackson-ish ways and their tasty June Carter modes, had June Carter actually been Johnny and killed a man in Reno just to watch him die – amongst other things.<br /><br />The music is built ramshackle and yet sturdy like that old house that is still standing in spite of the odds and in deference to its sagging floors, drafty walls and muskiness. Out behind that house is a pyramid of empty cans and bottles, all with a story to tell, all probably flung aside like an outcast, a failure when the last drop slipped from its glass belly. It’s just on to the next victim and the next headache.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thosedarlins.com/">Those Darlins official site</a><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/darlins">Those Darlins myspace<br /></a><br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=f066043" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-58825106141911841602009-03-14T19:01:00.000-07:002009-03-14T21:13:24.610-07:00ESTRELLA - POP , JAZZ MELODY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmntvMGWdOxBGp0qvBSVjLUTRwo-pRnTqz0Q0yjz6Y7ZaQlgstNoGHgw6cGAqN7d7DRfF0wcTHYyqpRX3cXYI5PSWWek3KHc8GdKrHBaOc8jofoTmz4yylF-5RsIutC7RxfUwq2yTvi3E/s1600-h/esterllaDONE1.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmntvMGWdOxBGp0qvBSVjLUTRwo-pRnTqz0Q0yjz6Y7ZaQlgstNoGHgw6cGAqN7d7DRfF0wcTHYyqpRX3cXYI5PSWWek3KHc8GdKrHBaOc8jofoTmz4yylF-5RsIutC7RxfUwq2yTvi3E/s320/esterllaDONE1.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313257024087633602" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">E</span></span>strella is a Malaysia <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">pop independent band</span> that based on the bossa nova, jazz and R&B and they are from <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Ampang</span></span>. Estrella is not a new name in the Malaysia independent music scene because they have a very massive fans. Formed in 2005 they start with duo, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Liyana Fizi</span> as a vocalist, songwriter and Syariful Adzwan or nicely called as Yob in the guitar position has now complete the line-up with Jeffrey Little or Jeff as the drummer , Wan as the percussion player. With the line-up of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">the all-stars indie musicians</span> and the strength of Liyana's vocal, well performance, Estrella is look as a new talented band in the Malaysia's modern music scene...<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span></span>n their <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">launch and showcase of the album</span> "Estrella" lately, all of the songs in the album was performed live for their fans. On the showcase, Ariff was on the bass and Saiful Ridzuan a.k.a Duan from the band "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Seven Collar T-Shirt</span>" as the special guitarist and he has received the credit<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> as the assistant producer</span> of the album "Estrella" and the songwriter of "Heaven" and "It's You".<br /><br />The song titled "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Masih</span>" and "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Ternyata</span>" in the Estrella's catalog, and the English song "Take It Slow", were played by the local urban radio stations. With<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">amazing</span> played from the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">live showcase</span> of Estrella</span> and their fine melody, they were labeled as the well, trusted live artist. Their funky, energetic performance and 'so soul' match with their<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> jazzy </span></span>music.<br /><br />Estrella was record at the Greenhouse Studios and under-label of Laguna Records and their album was able nationwide, by Universal Music. In fact, the local well known producer, Roslan Aziz , was responsible in the producing the Estrella album.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvcSe7D9xYaV-ay_Wb3sm4VK4Wg3LhUjJsVAL2JUs7oypCAxBtqkTD2AweleJdMy7204BwU4NrAfYOmcx_fkIEiixi9U5-W5pQeFnQlZEuT2PbaMlTQTEgDW59cx47F34ZmFxAyD-cdc/s1600-h/estrellaDONE2.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 147px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvcSe7D9xYaV-ay_Wb3sm4VK4Wg3LhUjJsVAL2JUs7oypCAxBtqkTD2AweleJdMy7204BwU4NrAfYOmcx_fkIEiixi9U5-W5pQeFnQlZEuT2PbaMlTQTEgDW59cx47F34ZmFxAyD-cdc/s320/estrellaDONE2.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313257199352153442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">H</span></span>ear<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> E</span></span>strella!<br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=b17262b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-6955019576860807812009-03-06T21:36:00.001-08:002009-03-07T18:04:48.503-08:00BITTERSWEET - SOUND LIKE THEM IF YOU BUY THE ORIGINAL CD<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW70TCfIlIM-rXoaD3L61IxxNfPrKB44OnfE7J78pAb-NrsUv0BP50gR3r3qBnG2KPVKdGH9IfjYgufqS0ZrghF_VHcLJcOB1yJic-1YrdJ3Nzg5RDdsGerajL7e4yqA0XPAzRsOiT8U/s1600-h/A+Perfect+Match.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilW70TCfIlIM-rXoaD3L61IxxNfPrKB44OnfE7J78pAb-NrsUv0BP50gR3r3qBnG2KPVKdGH9IfjYgufqS0ZrghF_VHcLJcOB1yJic-1YrdJ3Nzg5RDdsGerajL7e4yqA0XPAzRsOiT8U/s320/A+Perfect+Match.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310315757741212658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">B</span></span>ittersweet began in mid-2004 with 2 members <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">who had the same musical interests</span>. Both played in an Ipoh band before, and got to know each other well during that time. Herri and Zabil occasionally met to hangout and eventually decided to try their hand at writing music together. Both heavily <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">influenced by British music</span>, the two decided to put their heads together and record an EP, just for fun.<br /> After the recording was completed Herri and Zabil distributed the material for feedback, which was mainly<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> positive</span>. When Zabil joined the Malaysian teaching force he had to quit the band, which left Bittersweet<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> with only one of its <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">founding members</span></span>. Determined not to abandon what they started, Herri set about forming a complete line-up, particularly considering they'd been invited...<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Based from Bittersweet's profile on myspace:<br /><br />Bittersweet began in mid-2004 with 2 members who had the same musical interests. Both played in an Ipoh band before, and got to know each other well during that time. Herri and Zabil occasionally met to hangout and eventually decided to<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> try their hand at <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">writing music</span> together</span>. Both heavily influenced by British music, the two decided to put their heads together and record an EP, just for fun.<br /> After the recording was completed Herri and Zabil distributed the material for feedback, which was mainly positive. When Zabil joined the Malaysian teaching force he had to quit the band, which left Bittersweet with only one of its founding members. Determined not to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">abandon</span></span> what they started, Herri set about<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> forming a complete line-up</span>, particularly considering they'd been invited by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Pet Projects</span> to perform at Couple's EP launch. He enlisted Dinie as their bassist first of all, before adding Hafiez (guitarist) to the line-up, Pijie as Bittersweet's vocalist with Emai ..boards. Bittersweet finished recording their 2nd EP (Night and Morning Tales) on November 2004. They?|ve been invited for shows at PISA Penang on January 2005. The feedback of the 2nd EP and the shows at Penang which were more massive than before. Bittersweet have been invited for plenty of shows after that in KL and Penang.<br />Starting 2006, Bittersweet been<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;"> received a rave reviews from the crowd</span> and people mostly in Klang Valley itself. Bittersweet finished recorded their 1st single (A Perfect Match) on June 2006. The singles <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">feedback</span> was heavily impressive and the track A Perfect Match has been played in many radio stations such as Fly fm, Hot fm, Hitz.fm and Mix fm. They also had been <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">invited to play for a show at Baybeats festival 2006</span>. By the end of 2006, Bittersweet has launched their 1st debut album, Perfect Match, on 16th December 2006 during Rock The World 7. Two months later, after the album has released, they started for a tour around the country. The tour began at 10th April which the first place that they gonna rock was KLPAC, Kuala Lumpur. Then,they went to JB(11th March), Malacca(17th March), Penang(8th April), Ipoh(14th April) and the last place was Sarawak on 28th April. The tour was good and successful.<br /> After the Malaysian tour, Bittersweet<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> in planning to <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">broaden</span></span> their music</span> to the audiences around the South East Asia region. Finally Bittersweet comprises of 5 members that are Pijie(Lead Vocals), Herri(Lead Guitar / Vocals), Hafie (2nd Guitar / Vocals), Dinie(Bass), Emai(Keys / Synth) and a sessionist drummer.<br /><br />P/s : I so busy lately and I'll will upload bittersweet songs for you later. Peace! I'm so lazy that I just copy and paste the info lol, no time for the editing..<br /><br />Ok. Hear Bittersweet!<br /><br /><object width="360" height="210"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=0148754" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="360" height="210"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-180718593588093622009-03-03T20:18:00.000-08:002009-03-19T01:07:51.830-07:00YUNA - ACOUSTIC , FOLK ROCK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sIkhaKfOtgGOyS3qGQWxczw1c4dil8bdwzmj31z0xWgizCdHG_uZvK76b30PFO2x2IffL7t3Y0L5BFnJF7BEiLfJ-oxkclXoxzvYvPgUTOD8kzADFAaRncrk0HP-Vp78Dj7_5ocrmmU/s1600-h/yunaSinger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sIkhaKfOtgGOyS3qGQWxczw1c4dil8bdwzmj31z0xWgizCdHG_uZvK76b30PFO2x2IffL7t3Y0L5BFnJF7BEiLfJ-oxkclXoxzvYvPgUTOD8kzADFAaRncrk0HP-Vp78Dj7_5ocrmmU/s320/yunaSinger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309195217573465522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">H</span></span>mm.. lately I was really <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">busy</span></span> with my work. Please the client at my work place, writing, talking crap with Doja (?). Ok, this new post is not really quiet-new because it is in my list about more than 6 months (half-year) and today I decided to post it in my site. Well, actually it about a girl, sweet voice, not a big one just a tiny but brought<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> the shock to the alternative</span>/ independent <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">music scene</span></span> in Malaysia. Have a fair skin, wonderful smiles and a great finger-movement when she played the guitar and.. Ah? WTF? What the... hell I'm writing about now?? *LOL*<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />*koff*koff* Ok.. continue.. about <span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yuna</span></span> , she used to create songs, played it, and usually she picks one of the best then, shared it with the world. She has a nice, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">awesome voice</span> suitable with her songs and stlye</span>. For those at Oddmalaya who like<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> acoustic music type</span>, music that similarly to slow pop along with the tune of guitar, you all must hear Yuna. Support from behind are Paan (guitar), Efry (bassist), Aidil (drummer)and they already have their own followers and fans.<br /><br />Yuna love<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> shoes</span></span>, making music and influences by Jimi Hendrix, Alanis Morissette, Feist, Coldplay and much more. Other than that, she only a normal person. For those who want to know Yuna, check her profile on MySpace (<a href="http://www.myspace.com/yunaroomrecords">click here</a>) You also can buy their EPs there. Want to hear Yuna? Clicks <a href="http://musicxxmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/03/this-what-i-call-musicx-yuna.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Below are content that not rely to Yuna. It just the writing by cecairMusic.. I wonder who is he? Hmmm...</span><span class="fullpost"><br /></span><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Inside of Me</span> - created by cecairMusic</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">Yeah..something in my heart,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Something waiting to <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">burst</span></span> my feeling,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Right now when I'm alone, outside...</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Nobody can calm me, thought me right.</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Option</span> is just a sight, nothing more than that,</span><br /><span class="fullpost"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Decision</span> is on your right, but please don't be dead,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">How could there be a guide?</span><br /><span class="fullpost">When we see no such light..</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">Yes..the <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">failure used to<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> weak</span></span> me</span>,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">But then I'll fight it, with another me,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Just <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">little thing to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">change</span></span>, and it is just inside me,</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Nobody can stop me, with my hand I'll change the inside of me..</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Inside of me..</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost">Inside of me..inside of me..</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Yeah..I changed..inside of me..</span><br /><span class="fullpost">Inside of me..inside of me..</span><br /><span class="fullpost">I'll started again with another me!</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="fullpost">dedicated to : <span style="font-weight: bold;">akubuntuTanpamusik</span></span><br />p/s : aku curi gambar yuna mu, Roq.. :P hehe.<br /><br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=e2be472" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-40891427182479576682009-02-27T21:19:00.000-08:002009-03-01T01:02:05.026-08:00WHAT - myINDIE.fm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz5q0H5VowWI4PiMAm9MT4SnMUS1lxLhYqMgrYWLcwOJXCQtN55dk-4WQtd368bF_BQHBXeqbrCoky3hZGw-FiAxSOD2ZEqv-QJ3hCoQPyw-ogBKHIps_yy0dSEHs1kZSn10eo_XRjCE/s1600-h/2616.PNG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 67px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmz5q0H5VowWI4PiMAm9MT4SnMUS1lxLhYqMgrYWLcwOJXCQtN55dk-4WQtd368bF_BQHBXeqbrCoky3hZGw-FiAxSOD2ZEqv-QJ3hCoQPyw-ogBKHIps_yy0dSEHs1kZSn10eo_XRjCE/s320/2616.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307747977574843074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ZOM4Yf9LlQ7XPHc7SDXjXfUqtpXqvMOEqk0fYDdsxYm2FaDJvHvXQpYFun_3pcBOZINfHqPp4aoynJO81nFC4zX1lY6QFOPzBa5TpejRfVpyF_6BEqm4hR-fSr5VxZd3w59GLmmxYU/s1600-h/myindie.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1ZOM4Yf9LlQ7XPHc7SDXjXfUqtpXqvMOEqk0fYDdsxYm2FaDJvHvXQpYFun_3pcBOZINfHqPp4aoynJO81nFC4zX1lY6QFOPzBa5TpejRfVpyF_6BEqm4hR-fSr5VxZd3w59GLmmxYU/s320/myindie.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307747259066592642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span></span>ecently, I have discovered <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">an <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">awesome</span> independent </span>site on the internet. Suitable with it motto 'We Move Independent', make my heart beat fast and suddenly felt in love with it! :p Thanks to my internet buddy<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/mybands">myband</a> (found him on BC) linking me to this site, <a href="http://www.myindie.fm/">myIndie.fm</a>.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />Well, on this post, I want to share with the viewers on Oddmalaya about this awesome independent site. myIndie.fm actually is a Shoutcast radio station, different with others station, myIndie.fm is<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> accessible</span></span> worldwide! It functionally as a port for the independent bands/musicians around Malaysia, which rarely known to expose their music/ product to the public. myIndie.fm also keep-up-to-date with independent bands for their latest news and infos, rely public with their new sound and genres. It helps independent bands/ musicians to expose themself. And myIndie.fm is <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;">one of the way for independent bands to improve their talent</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">myIndie.fm is casting by :</span><br /><br />datmasehBETA - site developer & creator, marketing, sound editing, concept & idea.<br /><br />essolo@zaki - site developer & maintenance, financial.<br /><br />Zulaiha - shoutbox moderator.<br /><br />Elmi - myIndie.fm journalist.<br /><br />Shy - myIndie.fm journalist.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tester and Movement :<br /><br /></span>Zaki Royal (creator of Hujan.org) - 1st beta release candidate tester<br /><br />Nazira@monotonous - 2nd beta release candidate tester<br /><br />Paan Kaber - facebook group movement<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5NwDVhmUfbYHmGHIG2mzHKhM4QMOZzzFnLJIWAykOsWqHWqBKWEqBOKIljdbOkb4Ko01cKolBKuFlTc9P66lJM2PpqFnFghMdxxUdW5kHmNE6u2_SAvapPlR9BlDHLDLbx1tovlJ7qo/s1600-h/myindie.fmbanner.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 35px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik5NwDVhmUfbYHmGHIG2mzHKhM4QMOZzzFnLJIWAykOsWqHWqBKWEqBOKIljdbOkb4Ko01cKolBKuFlTc9P66lJM2PpqFnFghMdxxUdW5kHmNE6u2_SAvapPlR9BlDHLDLbx1tovlJ7qo/s320/myindie.fmbanner.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307745822149349634" border="0" /></a>myIndie.fm also<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> roled</span></span> as a site where public can hear the new/ latest music from the independent and then rate it. And the playlist that have the higher rating will be able to go to the "myIndie Mesti Dengar" chart. For those independent bands/musicians out there who want their music to be play, rate on this awesome site, please email your song to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">wemoveindie@gmail.com</span>.. So, what the h**l are you waiting for? Be a part of myIndie.fm!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myindie.fm/">We Move Independent</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-16305643945273831022009-02-25T17:04:00.000-08:002009-03-17T01:24:16.641-07:00WHAT - INDEPENDENT TOURING, PUBLISHING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRneCizHeTrsJcQ8JfRn5B_scepywaGuFoEa0nkJQznDL0s7p1n_1npfsC6adM7Q8EAYgObAJQocV1ieFlQhGNKxaC6yLQGwtZ6h-W2pHlNOEYyhK0M480cOklfLAcmexBKEXIhwRfFTE/s1600-h/makemoney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRneCizHeTrsJcQ8JfRn5B_scepywaGuFoEa0nkJQznDL0s7p1n_1npfsC6adM7Q8EAYgObAJQocV1ieFlQhGNKxaC6yLQGwtZ6h-W2pHlNOEYyhK0M480cOklfLAcmexBKEXIhwRfFTE/s320/makemoney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306929675039446066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></span>hat the f**k are the<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> independent label contract</span> actually? Well, independent label contracts typically resemble contracts offered by <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">major labels</span> because they have similar legal liabilities to define before representing an artist. There are slight differences, usually with regards to <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">royalties</span></span>. Independent Labels typically offer higher royalty percentages because production<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> <span style="font-size:85%;">costs</span> are usually significantly<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" > lower</span></span> than those of a major label. For example, Independent labels tend to focus <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">less </span>on marketing than Major labels.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />It is becoming increasingly more common for independent labels to offer a<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> profit-sharing </span>deal in which as mush as 40-75% of the net profits go to the artist. In this type of contract, the net gain after all expenses have been taken out are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">split</span></span> between the label and artist by a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">negotiated <span style="font-size:85%;">percentage</span></span></span>. However, deals in this form can take longer for an artist to gain any profit since all expenses - such as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >manufacturing</span>, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">publicity</span></span>, and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">marketing</span></span> - are also taken into account. As an independent artist becomes more popular, deals of this type are more advantageous. Independent Labels can rely on "word of mouth" to expose their artists. This of course is<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"> to attract a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">distinct</span> audience</span>. Indie Labels tend to avoid high budget marketing, which is usually critized as "over kill" and attracts an audience commonly found following major label artists. This of course contributed to the lack of production cost, and helps artist to receive royalties sooner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9gPs5Xkyp0GSEA4sgQ7Tq24rTOJjdj_j_5kfBsqtPz1_imB4Msss3sYEyCZqEyCPHlxds7RQkWLeP8ZW4wRu98uWWujPzlRa3urtBEV3aPQHUjqphyphenhyphen6sz23b9IVGIyAaObG-04vuul8/s1600-h/IndependenttorindCanada.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9gPs5Xkyp0GSEA4sgQ7Tq24rTOJjdj_j_5kfBsqtPz1_imB4Msss3sYEyCZqEyCPHlxds7RQkWLeP8ZW4wRu98uWWujPzlRa3urtBEV3aPQHUjqphyphenhyphen6sz23b9IVGIyAaObG-04vuul8/s320/IndependenttorindCanada.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306929811905077346" border="0" /></a>When a band goes on <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">tour</span></span>, it may or may not have<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> the financial backing</span> of its label. An artist receive a fixed fee or a percentage of the tickets sold by the venue owner or promoter. Touring is an expensive process. A moderate estimate of touring cost with a bus and small crew can easily reach<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> $20'000 <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:85%;" >a week</span></span></span>. If an artist tours with the support of their label, the expenses are all recoupable, thus potentially increasing a band's <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">dept</span>. Many successful bands tour without the support of their label so that they can keep all of their touring revenue. An independent band <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">would have more<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> difficult</span></span> </span>than a highly successful one in being self-sufficient on tour.<br /><br />If a band or artist writes their own material, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">publishing can be one of <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >the best ways</span> to earn a <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >profit</span></span>. It is one of the few guaranteed ways to earn revenue for artists. Even touring is not a sure way to make money because it is possible that no one will attend the shows. Basic <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">copyright law protects <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">songwriters</span> by giving them <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">exclusive rights</span></span> to grant or deny the reproduction, distribution, or performance of their work. The majority of a band's publishing income comes from its mechanical and performance rights. Mechanical rights cover the reproduction of a song on a record. In the standard contract between a band and a label, the label is required by law to pay the composer a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">fixed</span> rate per song</span> simply for the right to use the composition on commercially sold recordings. The mechanical licensing rate in 2006 for the U.S and Canada is 9.1 cents per song. With the performance rights, a song's copyright covers every time it appears on radio and television.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4qgi1kUWgZz98UIQtFyUhqZwB1razxkX4Qwa__lEhQxmwn8_oM61kKvVmCP1FvzvFXOyvDzvm-iWKOENRnD0VFRVlh5qTRGhL1tnvY4lFiky-_1HI7iI7FETfvlfBiKkiK45Lk86hbA/s1600-h/innovationatsalt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4qgi1kUWgZz98UIQtFyUhqZwB1razxkX4Qwa__lEhQxmwn8_oM61kKvVmCP1FvzvFXOyvDzvm-iWKOENRnD0VFRVlh5qTRGhL1tnvY4lFiky-_1HI7iI7FETfvlfBiKkiK45Lk86hbA/s320/innovationatsalt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306930152283773826" border="0" /></a>If an artist prefers to received up-front money for their songs instead of waiting for the money to come in over time, it can choose to assign its copyright to a music publisher. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The music publisher pays a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">cash advance</span></span> for what they decide is the value of the copyright. It is a common for a band to sign a <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">copublishing</span></span> deals. This means that the publisher offers the artist an advance is paid back, the music publisher retains 25% of the income. Since an artist has <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">no <span style="font-size:130%;">guarantees</span> whether or not their song will be <span style="font-size:130%;">popular</span></span>, some may prefer to have a cash advance that guarantees them money regardless of how well the song does. Increasingly the internet is making new methods of publication accessible to independent musicians. Services have been set up to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">distribute <span style="font-size:130%;">independent music</span> over the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">internet</span> </span>with many different types of payment models. This often allows artists to reach a much wider audience then would normally be possible as a local band.<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-47853516303939979572009-02-24T19:02:00.000-08:002009-03-17T01:24:16.642-07:00WHAT - STAYING INDEPENDENT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosVW2pEtuzg2Td13fGzJagCdA-TAtl3v3Q5cNHx705Z3qsx1p5YxoW0hb9l5pY5Ad7LV0fGRs8voudtvvHqthPxxwy5eBsZzcaSZmszVEUvxKFSQ9VyGyfzwsMfbm0au8hDLF_yREXBc/s1600-h/vvv.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosVW2pEtuzg2Td13fGzJagCdA-TAtl3v3Q5cNHx705Z3qsx1p5YxoW0hb9l5pY5Ad7LV0fGRs8voudtvvHqthPxxwy5eBsZzcaSZmszVEUvxKFSQ9VyGyfzwsMfbm0au8hDLF_yREXBc/s320/vvv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306581696612725298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span></span>ext, some <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">indie </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" >bands</span> </span></span>choose to never go to a major labels even if they are given the opportunity to do so. Similarly, others <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">may choose to be an <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">independent artist</span></span> after having already experienced recording on a major label, such as pianist Bradley Joseph. As an independent, business is a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">prime concern</span> and can take over if not <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">controlled</span></span>, Joseph said "A lot of musicians don't learn the business. You just have to be well-rounded in both areas. You have to understand publishing. You have to understand how you make money, what's demand, what helps you make the most out of your talent." But some artists just want to be <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">involved</span> in the music and don't like the added problems or have the personality to work with both. Joseph suggests newer artist <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">read</span></span> and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">study</span></span> both courses and pick one that best suites their needs and wants.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />If a band moves to a major, it does <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">not</span></span> necessarily <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">guarantee</span></span> the band's success. Only about 1 in 10 CDs released by major labels make any profit for the label. It is possible for an artist to make more<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> money producing</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">promoting</span> their own CDs than signing with a major label. However, an independent label that is creatively productive is not necessarily financially lucrative. Independent labels are often one-or-two-person operations with almost no outside assistance and run out of tiny offices. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">This lack of recourses can make it extremely <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">difficult</span></span></span> for a band to make <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">revenue</span></span> from sales. Some major labels have created an opportunity for independent artists to be featured on a distributed/ marketed CD project with no string attached in <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">an <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >effort</span> to help <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >boost</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" > awareness</span></span> of the Independent Music community. Their brand of product began with and will continue as the band picks up success most likely.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQjpk_RT30Fig0rFqpQTYKg2_hy5Io1pzc6EWdm6oa1r1Y7geBQIDC0SSmrnR_ELCoFYoJJ95e_2LU7NiFQvPVekTbHy23grVK0fNC1GFZMBwQ-DyzfzF4JwC9FNEuwH81wAQSXE0jpA/s1600-h/bbbb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQjpk_RT30Fig0rFqpQTYKg2_hy5Io1pzc6EWdm6oa1r1Y7geBQIDC0SSmrnR_ELCoFYoJJ95e_2LU7NiFQvPVekTbHy23grVK0fNC1GFZMBwQ-DyzfzF4JwC9FNEuwH81wAQSXE0jpA/s320/bbbb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306581851880505330" border="0" /></a>One thing an artist can consider doing if <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">they want to be <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">noticed </span></span>by a major label</span> is starting their own independent label. A successful independent label with a strong musical reputation can be very appealing to a major labels rely on independent labels to stay current within the ever-changing <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:85%;">music</span> scene</span></span>. Independent labels are often <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">very good at discovering local talent and <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">promoting</span></span> specialized <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">genres</span></span></span>. This tactic was employed by Canadian band, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Barenaked Ladies</span></span> when they went from being independent to forming their own label, Desperation Records. Desperation Records only releases song by Barenaked Ladies, and there is no intention to begin signing other artists. The difference among various independent labels lies with distribution, probably the most important aspect of running a labels. A major-label distributed independent label <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">allows</span></span> the independent label to find, sign, and record their own artists. the independent label has a contract with a major label for promotion and distribution. In some cases, the major label also manufactures and releases the album. Independent labels that are owned by a major label<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> distribute their <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">records </span>through <span style="font-size:85%;">independent distributors</span> but are not <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >purely</span> independent</span>. A purely independent label is not affiliated with a major label in any way. Their records are distributed through independent distributors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LsZmlggOlNf_rLYpKbhNckF6kY8h0vvfdaQDQVmmADascCf3qmaVm4fOlSo9Pmf0aOerisQuUDSfCUltEE4aE-bWwn49HVNxyk2397pUyhV3JLF9VdMYDClVfSTo9ZUW1D3ssONuus4/s1600-h/sdfgsdfrhetw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LsZmlggOlNf_rLYpKbhNckF6kY8h0vvfdaQDQVmmADascCf3qmaVm4fOlSo9Pmf0aOerisQuUDSfCUltEE4aE-bWwn49HVNxyk2397pUyhV3JLF9VdMYDClVfSTo9ZUW1D3ssONuus4/s320/sdfgsdfrhetw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306582068312074370" border="0" /></a>It can be very difficult for indie bands to sign on a record label that may not be familiar with their specific style. It can take years of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">dedicated effort</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">self-promotion</span>, and<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> rejections</span> before landing a contract with either an independent or major record label. Bands that are ready to go this route need to be sure they are prepared both in terms of the music they offer as well as their realistic expectations <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">for</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">success</span></span>. The three main ways for an artist to make money are record deals, touring, and publishing rights.<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-83902389994149743492009-02-24T00:59:00.000-08:002009-03-17T01:24:16.642-07:00WHAT - INDEPENDENT MUSIC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QsD6ivFbgfYkrt0hpVPB5tvaaYvysxS_lQHJNsvolKgarIAsbAqWJDWRAn31T5vMecuaxzBakkdxAV6_ULYpvXS_x5mZlZEdesiiIWfvY7wLHYqRtg210k9rRZmNIi1dEPJBIbyFXcw/s1600-h/saldknsadj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QsD6ivFbgfYkrt0hpVPB5tvaaYvysxS_lQHJNsvolKgarIAsbAqWJDWRAn31T5vMecuaxzBakkdxAV6_ULYpvXS_x5mZlZEdesiiIWfvY7wLHYqRtg210k9rRZmNIi1dEPJBIbyFXcw/s320/saldknsadj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306304644448737410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S</span></span>o, what the f**k are indie music actually? Well, it in the popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> indie</span></span>, is a term used <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">to describe <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >independence</span> from major commercial record labels</span> and an autonomous, do-it-by-yourself to recording and publishing. Independent Labels have been known to strive for minimal influence on the artist they represent, avoiding the artist-cultivating behavior of many major labels. Artists represented by Indie labels have been known to be focused more on producing music than becoming <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">wealthy</span></span> and/ or well known.<br /><br />Independent labels have a long history of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">promoting <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">developments</span> in popular music</span>, stretching back to the post-war period in the United State, with labels such as Sun Records. In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">independent labels <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">struggled</span></span></span> to become established. Several British producers and artist launched independent labels as outlets for their work and artists they liked, but the majority failed as commercial ventures or were <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">swallowed up by the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" >majors</span></span>. The punk rock era saw a plethora of independent labels. The UK Indie Chart was first compiled in 1980, and independent distribution became better organized from the late 1870s onwards.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><br />Internet technology allows artist to introduce their music <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">to a potentially <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >enormous</span> audience</span> at low cost without necessarily affiliating with a major recording label. The design of digital music software encourages the discovery of new music. Sites with larger libraries of songs are the most successful. This, in turn, creates many <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">opportunities </span></span>for independent bands. Royalties from digital services could prove to be an important source of income. If an artist has already paid to record, manufacture, and promote their album, there is little to no additional cost for <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">independent artists to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">distribute</span> their music <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >online</span></span>. Additionally, artists have the option of releasing limited edition, out-of-print, or live material that would be too costly to produce through traditional means.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp-U3MYXQqfwq1KpvITIOdOrqvfoTBKcB8y8J53zlDBW2uV100p-cSk2nC8M9tFMDePz-AaWk9bL8AXglkSWpE6fVonwqewsvwmthYaJM-O1QqjquqPBqx3jWTdydHzMbAi7DW3abR4c/s1600-h/sdafsdffer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCp-U3MYXQqfwq1KpvITIOdOrqvfoTBKcB8y8J53zlDBW2uV100p-cSk2nC8M9tFMDePz-AaWk9bL8AXglkSWpE6fVonwqewsvwmthYaJM-O1QqjquqPBqx3jWTdydHzMbAi7DW3abR4c/s320/sdafsdffer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306304341684987650" border="0" /></a>With the arrival of newer and relatively <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">inexpensive recording devices</span> and instruments, more individuals are <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">able </span></span>to participate in the creation of music than ever before. Studio time is extremely expensive and difficult to obtain. The result of new technology is that anyone can <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">produce studio-quality music from their own <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >home</span></span>. Additionally, the development of new technology allows for the<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> greater experimentation</span> with sound. An artist is able to experiment without necessarily spending the money to do it an expensive studio. Most artist maintain their own websites as well as having a presence on sites such as Myspace.com. Technology advances such as message boards, music blogs, and social networks are also being used by<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> independent music <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">companies</span></span> to make big <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">advances</span></span> in the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">business</span></span></span>. Some sites rely on audience participation to rate a band, allowing listener to have a significant impact on the success of a band. This eliminates new talent search and development, one of the most costly areas of the music business. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Other sites allow artists to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >upload</span></span> their music and sell it at a price of their choosing. Visitors to the site can browse by genre, listen to free samples, view artist information, and purchase the tracks they want to buy. Acts such as Wilco have chosen to make their album <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">available</span> for streaming before they are released.<br /><br />Many bands have chosen to forgo a record label and instead market and distribute their music only on the Internet. Digital marketing firms such as CDBaby, Magnatune and iTunes offer opportunities such<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size:85%;">as podcast </span>creation</span></span> and promoting and video hosting. In the case of digital distribution, musicians lend a company the rights to distribute their music. The contract is often <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">non-exclusive</span></span>, and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">the rights</span></span> to the music generally remain with the artist. The non-exclusivity of the contract allows many artists to have an <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">online</span></span> presence while continuing to sell directly through their local independent music stores.<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-29685998451441775452009-02-22T23:19:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:43:14.871-07:00PARAMORE - THE FINAL RIOT<a style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXJ-StkJLp_elKwDi9QGj61cMiDPlPcnvDzVoTflbvKmyG3HkO2K0CQm0TIhGhDYbOzQnR2SY-Zh8I1_10-UQlublJcRtNByLm-JUhGGf61ZgRiC5Xz1ST1WHn8YUQqLcBi5jmBM7FK0/s1600-h/paramorelatestalbum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXJ-StkJLp_elKwDi9QGj61cMiDPlPcnvDzVoTflbvKmyG3HkO2K0CQm0TIhGhDYbOzQnR2SY-Zh8I1_10-UQlublJcRtNByLm-JUhGGf61ZgRiC5Xz1ST1WHn8YUQqLcBi5jmBM7FK0/s320/paramorelatestalbum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305899322537665186" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">I</span></span> used to post about this awesome band,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Paramore</span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As we'll know that this band have released their debut album </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">All We Know is Falling</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in 2005, and their sophomore </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Riot!</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in 2007 became a million-seller in the United States. They also have released a live album, </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Final Riot</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. and true to the album's name, their last concert of 2008 in Chicago was nothing short of</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">remarkable</span>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" >performance</span> of one of their</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">biggest</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> hits</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">,</span> </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">That's What You Get</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, elicits a euphoric reaction from the audience who is spurred on by Williams. At times (particularly on </span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fences</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">), Paramore sound a bit like</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;">NO Doubt</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and the band also gives a good account of itself while covering Leonard Cohen's </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hallelujah</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. All in all, a good effort with the concert DVD an added bonus for Paramore's</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">hardcore</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">followers</span>.</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For all the oddmalaya readers, I have prepared to you all about <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Hayley Williams</span>, vocalist of Paramore.</span><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY0-wb_I48Skw_cEmjKZFOSplg1yka6vG7E7eWyI8gzeVjYGSM_fBPg2BhMUAVe-TKuS6FDXK2YHLhb8EbPSUWSzwlgBLKDuJQs5iIcLhXbopgFO3C2x8VFEPfKZFlDB_yTCF4nmRAuM/s1600-h/220px-Hayley_Williams3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpY0-wb_I48Skw_cEmjKZFOSplg1yka6vG7E7eWyI8gzeVjYGSM_fBPg2BhMUAVe-TKuS6FDXK2YHLhb8EbPSUWSzwlgBLKDuJQs5iIcLhXbopgFO3C2x8VFEPfKZFlDB_yTCF4nmRAuM/s320/220px-Hayley_Williams3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305899035371044194" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Hayley Nichole Williams (was born on</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">December 27</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">1988</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American rock singer and songwriter. In 2002 at the age of 12, Hayley moved to Franklin, Tennessee where she</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">met</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">fellow</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">band</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">members</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Josh</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">and</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Zac </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Farro</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">in a private school. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lesson with Brett Manning. While still in school she tried out for a local funk cover band called The Factory, where she met Jeremy Davis. After The Factory </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">disban</span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 255);">ded</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, Hayley and Jeremy began writing songs with Farro brothers and became Paramore.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In 2005, John Janick, founder of record label<span style="color: rgb(255, 153, 255);"> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Fueled by Ramen</span></span>, signed a contract with them. Hayley commented about the signing, saying, "Fueled By Ramen has been amazing to us. So</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">many kids started checking us out</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">because our name is on their roster</span>. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It is like a big family; we all share such a massive unit of fans." She has also done guest vocals on 'Then Came to Kill' by Chariot, 'Keep Dreaming Upside Down' by October Fall, 'Fallen' by Death in the park, 'The Church Channel' and 'Plea' by Say Anything, and 'Kiss Me' by New Found Glory.</span><br /><br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=fb8aea0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-84760700722007100972009-02-22T02:23:00.000-08:002009-03-01T01:10:13.842-08:00FOR MIRAZIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHS5YNqUc-9iE9-w8zz31IMYRyAqYgB-uFxkIzZBY7Or2OaEo7R6RONvywTw8N7NitdmttdfPKMbNrOnUHpIp9SBv-ghHY97n3pGDY_4gL09PTxoiq8m9bs3WrjZ1AYRTOrQXJR9-N7I/s1600-h/mira.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUHS5YNqUc-9iE9-w8zz31IMYRyAqYgB-uFxkIzZBY7Or2OaEo7R6RONvywTw8N7NitdmttdfPKMbNrOnUHpIp9SBv-ghHY97n3pGDY_4gL09PTxoiq8m9bs3WrjZ1AYRTOrQXJR9-N7I/s320/mira.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305567892099259298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">W</span></span>ell, I'm really<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> killed</span> my free time by joined <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">MiraZin's</span> tiny game. So, that's it. I'm the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">4444th</span> visitor for +++M!R@ Z!N RaMbLINgS+++... :o.. Well, I go straight, actually I came to mira zin's blog as the 4431. Then, I entered mira zin's site another 13 times. That was really fun (?).<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Finally, I reached the 4444th visitor. (Muahahaha) XD...So, to MiraZin if you want to see the page, I had print-screen it for you. Just click the picture then.<br /><br />p/s : I'm so bored this evening. When I looked at my <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);">blogger dashboard</span> and read some new post from <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">my blogger-friends</span>. And I founded your, MiraZin. Really full-filled my free time. Hurm.. I don't care actually because lately from now, I have a lot of time (I hope) :p Ok, Neeexxxtttt!!!<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-41150315839950811192009-02-21T00:50:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:41:49.576-07:00KAISER CHIEFS - NAMED AFTER THE SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL CLUB<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdsuPRqKg3LW76uNbjv6befhQOxEDvhgYHvK3zvJDCLQYfNpFsmrx0ng56ZLwCtWjuYFzWJtTWArDQP4jZt2T6ISesPXa5n6KNnuRd7S_ADkBzqkqaRUpGwewtYdS-AF4oB503lAInnc/s1600-h/kaiserChief090876.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdsuPRqKg3LW76uNbjv6befhQOxEDvhgYHvK3zvJDCLQYfNpFsmrx0ng56ZLwCtWjuYFzWJtTWArDQP4jZt2T6ISesPXa5n6KNnuRd7S_ADkBzqkqaRUpGwewtYdS-AF4oB503lAInnc/s320/kaiserChief090876.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305191418253254978" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">K</span></span>aiser Chiefs are an English <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">indie rock band</span> who formed in 1997. Hailing from Leeds, the group consist of vocalist Ricky Wilson, Andrew 'White' White (guitar), Simon Rix (bassist), Nick 'Peanut' Baines (keyboardist), and Nick Hodgson (drummer). They were named the South <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">African football club Kaizer Chiefs</span>, a team which former Leeds United defender , Lucas Rabede played for. The group's debut album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Employment</span>, was released in 2005. It was primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of late 1970's, and enjoyed <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">international</span> success with sales of over three million. In 2005, the album was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Kaiser Chiefs' second album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007), yielded "Ruby", a number one single in the United Kingdom.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Rewind the history about them, when they were around eleven years old, Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix met in the same class at St. Mary's School, Menston in Bradford. After leaving school, Rix and Baines left for university in 1996 whereas Hodgson remained in the Leeds area, meeting both with Andrew White and Ricky Wilson. Hodgson, White and Wilson formed the band Runston Parva. It's a name a deliberate <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">misspelling</span></span> of a small Yorkshire village <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">called Ruston Parva</span>. After Runston Parva failed to secure a record deal, the group would re-form as Parva upon the return of Rix and Baines from university. Parva's career would go beyond the boundaries of Leeds, and the band was able to obtain both a record and publishing deal. However, after Beggars Banquets closed the Mantra label, Parva were dropped and left desolate and without any direction after the release of an album and three singles. The band decided that they would aim for a longer term record deal and started afresh with new songs and a new name; Kaiser Chiefs. The new name was taken from South African football club, Kaizer Chiefs, where former<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> Leeds United captain Lucas Rabede</span> had once played.<br /><br />The group's debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">Employment</span> was released in March 2005, being primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of late 1970's. The album was well received by music critics, described as<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> "thrilling from the beginning to the end"</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">"quintessentially British, without pretension and most important, a whole lot of fun"</span>. It reached number two on the UK albums chart, and was certified five times platinum. In 2005, <span style="font-style: italic;">Employment</span> was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, an anual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album for the previous year. The first single released from the album was "Oh My God" in 2004, which reached number six on the UK singles chart when it was reissued in February 2005. In 2007, the song was covered by Mark Ronson and Lily Allen for Ronson's album <span style="font-style: italic;">Version</span>. "I predict a Riot" soon followed as the album's second released. In 2007, the song was ranked number thirty-six on the <span style="font-style: italic;">NME</span> "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" countdown. The top twenty singles "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" and "Modern Way" followed in late 2005. The band opened and performed several of their singles at the Philadelphia Live Eight concert in 2005. The song "Saturday Night" was featured in a pre-release video for the XBOX 360 gaming console. It was posted on the official <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">XBOX 360</span></span> page before its launch. In August 2006 the band released a book entitled A Record Of Employment, which along with photos by Peter Hill, documented the band's rise from being unsigned to their triumph at the Brit Awards that year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieswB6M6R2vnzGhVD1uHt4IEY9S_4pKSt5LXGwXGhFiMpq93TpJy2gHoTj1vZmYkGLcTABmoufGzzUvdZRfPL_SZP9E2JHT7z_bZqXKbQuf4lLldfANApzrjg3hqiyj0iyVF6SnXi80s/s1600-h/cover1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgieswB6M6R2vnzGhVD1uHt4IEY9S_4pKSt5LXGwXGhFiMpq93TpJy2gHoTj1vZmYkGLcTABmoufGzzUvdZRfPL_SZP9E2JHT7z_bZqXKbQuf4lLldfANApzrjg3hqiyj0iyVF6SnXi80s/s320/cover1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305191562458504370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Kaiser Chiefs'</span> second album <span style="font-style: italic;">Yours Truly, Angry Mob</span> was released in February 2007. The group recorded the album throughout the September and October 2006 at Hook End Studio in Oxfordshire, England. the group took inspiration from Led Zeppelin and American rock music, and recorded over twenty-two songs. Like <span style="font-style: italic;">Employment</span>, the album received mixed reviews from the critics who found it to be "an album full of jukebox hits" and "predictable". <span style="font-style: italic;">Yours Truly, Angry Mob</span> reached number one on the UK albums chart and number forty-five on the Billboard 200 albums chart. "Ruby", the album's lead single, became Kaiser Chiefs' first UK number one single. "Everything Is Average Nowadays" was released as the album's second single, and reached number nineteen in the UK. The album's third single "The Angry Mob", described by <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sun</span> as a "clever, accessible pop" song, peaked at number twenty-two in the UK. The fourth single, "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)", was released on 12 November as a collector's edition 7" only single via their website.<br /><br />On August 2008, the band confirmed the name of their third album as <span style="font-style: italic;">Off With Their Heads</span>. It was released on 20 October 2008. The first single "Never Miss a Beat" was released on 6 October 2008. The band also released a DVD of their live performance at Elland Road from May 24th. the DVD contains the full set from the home of Leeds United as well as the Kaiser Chiefs performance for the 2007 BBC Electric Proms. Kaiser Chiefs set out on a UK tour in October 2008 with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Castle Donington band Late of the Pier and The Hair</span>. The tour started at Leeds Academy, a new venue where they were the first headlining band to play. Other dates include Manchester Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Reading Rivermead, Glasgow Barrowlands, Leicester De Montfort Hall and London Forum. It has also announced that Kaiser Chiefs are to head out on a UK Arena tour kicking off in Nottingham and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">ending</span> in London. The tour was also visited Sheffield, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff & Dublin. This was be the album tour to promote <span style="font-style: italic;">Off With Their Heads</span>.<br /><br /><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=1786444" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-53571522392570294352009-02-20T18:38:00.000-08:002009-03-01T01:11:32.860-08:00I HAVE SEEN AN ANGEL<span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>oday, I woke up. Went to work. Suddenly, without any warning... BANG! Car crashed in-front my working place. And <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">this part of <span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 204);font-size:130%;" >my life</span> I called it "I'm Seen an Angel"</span>... :p Why because I have seen her LOL.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />Pictures : <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJshAkWk_rZm-Pbe7JQ9NWJEcusuWTK7sjI4GWC6_D4PFEq0TrCXg_Hv-Y95-fhmaXcKNvSce0PThAeQuYUReyvnwvi09f-mv8QYTaRo7U-5_r9BILNkP9MTpKLcFxlFnfSrSbBQylL8/s1600-h/21-02-09_0939.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJshAkWk_rZm-Pbe7JQ9NWJEcusuWTK7sjI4GWC6_D4PFEq0TrCXg_Hv-Y95-fhmaXcKNvSce0PThAeQuYUReyvnwvi09f-mv8QYTaRo7U-5_r9BILNkP9MTpKLcFxlFnfSrSbBQylL8/s320/21-02-09_0939.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305076358192706370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixb6t_57lI3J9oCS45SnG9lDaZMto2iO3KXZh54XOi6y19FMVFlOrdw-xdTCTinV2SPCQUUygG2X4L0RDxVcJ-pUz24ZIHyWZjVXnXPjHxdUcvx4L6WqfrpSPLXjJ1ZalsqToEELxfzF8/s1600-h/21-02-09_0946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilynXocLPeUK1rovz_3S4xIWsONsM2tmRs2dIg0x4XjJS4V2ADLU6JPuXEuzWnDxuvVKGG1BshMOkdEABDhfl3HjFg0lkaHbWF_sLc0Ou1LBmWmGfh44PkFCE_sl-XLcMUdoRE4rnpN-c/s320/21-02-09_1010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305080637953601218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">p/s : Well actually, this car crash is not the real one. This just the demonstration about the accident, some of<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> activity prepared by <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Machang's Uitm</span></span>. But for me, it is a <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">shock</span></span> looking a car and bus in position like-have-been <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">collided</span> and <span style="font-size:85%;">some</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> smoke</span></span>. :0 Well, this post don't have music but I hope you will enjoy the pictures. By the way, I think the title for this post is not suitable at all. :p<br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-84397801567242506072009-02-17T17:10:00.000-08:002009-03-07T00:03:38.846-08:00BUTTERFINGERS - ICON OF UNDERGROUND SCENE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDPPwTOirY10OmJR6wAcpFhmPhuvsjldwaQiRl5xGbvOOSyb_ojADY79_EkiEh1Qnd4hvEwhOWN_FCA9VdpMB-DEv-aAXRnb_v_trq5tvcqaVI4RfDowPRaD-BeSAJg5bYtl58-1KU9E/s1600-h/butterfingers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDPPwTOirY10OmJR6wAcpFhmPhuvsjldwaQiRl5xGbvOOSyb_ojADY79_EkiEh1Qnd4hvEwhOWN_FCA9VdpMB-DEv-aAXRnb_v_trq5tvcqaVI4RfDowPRaD-BeSAJg5bYtl58-1KU9E/s320/butterfingers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303959022119898210" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">B</span></span>utterfinger is a Malaysian<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> grunge/rock band</span> formed in 1993 and have released 8 albums to date; their latest one being Kembali in 2008.<span style=""> </span>Rewind back the history of this awesome band that had being described as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">“the stuff of underground legend”</span>, in 1991, Loque (Khairil Ridzwan Bin Anuar), and his Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) schoolmate, Kadak (Mohd Fakharudin Bin Mohd Bahar), formed what was then known as Loque’s Tail, Loque and Kadak, together with a few member of MCKK friends, started producing their own material, with the hopes of making a name for themselves<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> in the Malaysian music scene</span>. It is worth remembering that this was during the start of the grunge era which managed to reach the shores of <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Malaysia</st1:place></st1:country-region> in substantial force. It was while jamming in Kuala Lumpur during 1993 at Black Widow Studios which then they bumped into Emmet, who was there jamming (as a guitarist) with his band at the time, Grunge Dayz.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /> Impressed with what he saw, Loque then challenged Emmet to a <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">‘jamming showdown’</span>, after which they mutually decided to blend in skills and creativity, to form their own band. After meeting up with the drummer Kalai later that year, Butterfingers was officially formed by the end of 1993. And with the final line-up of Loque (songwriter, guitarist), Emmet (vocals, guitarist, strings and lyricist), Kadak (bassist), and Kalai (drummer). Butterfingers hit <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">the underground gig scene </span>with vengeance that had most of their shows sold out and described today as “the stuff of underground legends”.</p> <span style="font-style: italic;">1.2 mg</span> was released in 1996 to a reasonably strong and rapidly growing fanbase, (owing to the massive reputation the band had achieved during their years in the underground scene) with Nirvana-esque tunes, much like Silverchair was with their early album. The band was evidently most influenced by the Seattle scene which at the time was dying after the death of legendly-grunge, <span style="font-style: italic;">Kurt Cobain</span>, and the evolution of Pearl Jam into <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">more melodic, diverse and less angst-ridden band</span>, among other things. The Malaysian youth however, were far from over with grunge and received <span style="font-style: italic;">1.2 mg</span> very well. The following year's release of their second album <span style="font-style: italic;">Butter Worth Pushful</span> built their followers with more intricate, but still grungy, tunes. However, the 1999 album <span style="font-style: italic;">Transcendence</span>, which showcased massive songwritting potential, that brought Butterfingers <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">to the peak of their</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">popularity</span></span>. With hit songs <span style="font-style: italic;">The Chemistry (Between Us)</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Epitome</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Transcendence</span> sold over 50'000 units, which was an admirable feat for an English-singing Malaysian band at a time when such bands were still by and large almost automatically considered interior to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">American and British imports</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR760VllU0OAKZO63rGntAUtCEMl5YPSx_-Ia0MlSDlxO9gl-_2u3UTkkPhS8WwmoJcQSnsxJ-qKVJazT67YrX7cTgO5YMOaghiG1apGP2AzIXWehmDRxoqI3S4wLLE0MUcuf-RexNT-k/s1600-h/butter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR760VllU0OAKZO63rGntAUtCEMl5YPSx_-Ia0MlSDlxO9gl-_2u3UTkkPhS8WwmoJcQSnsxJ-qKVJazT67YrX7cTgO5YMOaghiG1apGP2AzIXWehmDRxoqI3S4wLLE0MUcuf-RexNT-k/s320/butter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303958912199133490" border="0" /></a>After the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">success</span></span> of <span style="font-style: italic;">Transcendence</span> and the release of <span style="font-style: italic;">Butter Late Than Never, </span>a collection of old live tracks and outtakes with some previously unreleased songs, Butterfingers recorded <span style="font-style: italic;">Malayneum</span>, an epic album showcasing some of the<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> most impressive material</span> in Malaysian music history that won rave reviews from critics. In many ways, it fulfilled the potential that was showed in <span style="font-style: italic;">Transcendence</span> and acts as a testament of how <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">mature</span></span> the band had become at that point. The fans however, responded less and this affected the sale of the album, hugely due the fact that they were still in desire for three-chord, angst-ridden, grungy material. This was something the band wasn't willing to continue producing at the expense of musical growth and maturity. The band once remarked how they felt that while they have grown past grunge strictly as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">a musical genre</span>, the fans have not. Nonetheless <span style="font-style: italic;">Malayneum</span> is<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> a landmark album</span> for the Malaysian music scene simply because of its quality and originality. After a greatest hits album in early 2003, the band started working on the Malay language album <span style="font-style: italic;">Selamat Tinggal Dunia</span> which was released in 2004. By this time many Malaysian bands singing in Malay were selling much well, earned more to the popularity of Indonesian indie bands in the country. In fact some band who previously sang in English, such as <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" >OAG</span>, perhaps noticed <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">commercial potential</span></span></span>, switched to Malay. Rock music in Malaysia was also under significant challenge from the hiphop scene with the emergence of groups such as <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Too Phat</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> and </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Teh Tarik Crew</span> who attained huge commercial success and popularity among the youth of the country. Some section of the Butterfingers' fanbase were slightly <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">suspicious</span></span> of the band's motives for recording a Malay album but once again they were defiant and demonstrated faith in their own visions of what they intended to produced.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Selamat Tinggal Dunia</span> proved to be <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">surprisingly original</span> and any concerns of Butterfingers 'selling out' were put to a rest with its release. the album brought a new dimension to Malay rock with <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">a mixture</span> of controlled raw-ness and mature musical arrangements which was never meant to sell as well as the Malay or Indonesian bands that sang easy listening ballads which some critics have claimed to be lacking in depth. Even the words Emmett used on the album were 'alien', borrowing many terms <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">associated with the Malaysian <span style="font-size:130%;">royalty</span></span>. In interviews the band have said that this was a conscious move on their part to explore new grounds within Malay language music which they felt was becoming all too predictable. Emmett left for Canada to further his education before the release of <span style="font-style: italic;">Selamat Tinggal Dunia</span> and there were rumours of Butterfingers breaking up or melting away (helped by the titled of the album itself which mean <span style="font-style: italic;">Goodbye World</span>) but the band themselves have maintained that there is no real cause for such fears as they plan to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">continue working together </span>as often and as best as they could. No matter the future outcome for Butterfingers, they have ridden the unique challenges as artists in Malaysia and most definitely stamped their mark as Malaysian music legends. While they were on hiatus, Loque <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">continued his study in Boston</span>, America. Loque had written several songs before and after he went for his studies. Most of these songs have been released as singles under the moniker Monoloque. The rest of the Butterfingers family played small, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">unplugged shows</span> for their fans but with ex-Butterfingers, Azmir on the drums. Butterfingers was currently in midst of releasing their second Malay album titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Kembali</span> which had released on 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4pNDST4-CHR654Qju_JTu5hphzDYyWjQSG7ygQYYfNEsTXQjGtyjLZ0OVXeg8fIjhEJZ_Eurl_t77AVsBw-e-Lj-ktmcY22VCuhFIblUPgiRH3LUzoO1YhPmpRMzCRCROQW2NjdtGsw/s1600-h/butterfingers_kembali1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4pNDST4-CHR654Qju_JTu5hphzDYyWjQSG7ygQYYfNEsTXQjGtyjLZ0OVXeg8fIjhEJZ_Eurl_t77AVsBw-e-Lj-ktmcY22VCuhFIblUPgiRH3LUzoO1YhPmpRMzCRCROQW2NjdtGsw/s320/butterfingers_kembali1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303959443105344290" border="0" /></a>After the released of <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Kembali</span> album on August 2008, Butterfingers made several shows to promote their newest album. On 17th and 18th January 2009, they performed for the first and the last time for 2009 at <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur</span> that consist of 4 session for 2 days. Tickets to all 4 sessions were SOLD OUT before the shows and it was huge success to the band, and a good time to say farewell to their fans as Loque will going back to Boston. Rumours of the band <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="font-size:130%;">resting</span> out for a long time</span> spread among the fans and they said Butterfingers will be back in 2011. So, let Butterfingers takes their time and we all will waiting for them.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">P/s : Wait for the Butterfingers tracks. I'll will upload as soon as I could. :p<br /><br /><a href="http://musiccmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-butterfingers.html">Ok. Hear Butterfingers.</a><br /></div><br /><object width="360" height="210"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=7ea207a" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" width="360" height="210"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-58342570687655754902009-02-16T21:52:00.001-08:002009-03-15T22:40:10.678-07:00DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - MUSICAL STYLE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1QqHLlzvh48qfeh0UipiByIT-Gl-zKXNZNhqq1cX5B3q11OnkgPg5KytVqpjVR7HAKmgRR4v354dFHAvEqSPNcQCa3sR3EBsf-pvU-UyPiiIeTD5uEfoPfUVAnIADQJqR-DbRmHR1RE/s1600-h/edit23424.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1QqHLlzvh48qfeh0UipiByIT-Gl-zKXNZNhqq1cX5B3q11OnkgPg5KytVqpjVR7HAKmgRR4v354dFHAvEqSPNcQCa3sR3EBsf-pvU-UyPiiIeTD5uEfoPfUVAnIADQJqR-DbRmHR1RE/s320/edit23424.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303659834998776706" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span></span>eath Cab for Cutie's early work on <span style="font-style: italic;">You Can Play These Song with Chords</span> was described by <span style="font-style: italic;">Rolling Stones</span> as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"emotion through its lack of emotion"</span>. Pitchfork Media also remarked that the work on the cassette was "ultra-lo-fi". On <span style="font-style: italic;">Something About Airplanes</span> the band's style remained similar, with some new instrumental work introduced; "<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">flute, synth, or cello</span>" were noted by Allmusic's Nitsuh Abede. On <span style="font-style: italic;">We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes</span> the band again expanded their use of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">unorthodox instrument</span>, including organ and glockenspiel. Pitchfork Media called them a "gentle niche" in the current rock climate, compared with bands such as Modest Mouse and Built to Spill.<br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Rolling Stone </span>reviewed <span style="font-style: italic;">Transatlanticism</span> and commented that it contained "melodic, melancholy songs about feeling both smart and confused, hopelessly romantic but wary of love." Gibbard's voice was described as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">"plaintive boy-next-door"</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Entertainment Weekly</span> commented on the music on <span style="font-style: italic;">Plans</span>, saying "The lush arrangements are long on hothouse organs and pianos, but short on the squirmy guitarist and squirrelly beats that, on Gibbard's best work, offset his sweet voice and borderline-maudlin poetics with a sense of emotional danger." The band's music on <span style="font-style: italic;">Plans</span> was described by the<span style="font-style: italic;"> Dallas Morning News</span> as "literate, whispery style, the kind of stuff that normally<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> sounds better in headphones</span> than in large venues".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP08ceygFdsvVBNM20O5BIMjD3rGJ_RfHzVqxXCp1dDtIs70BABHO9owCg1Jv5lpCr_-0SQYuMoYN7HHQLEzqHPi72ZjGDdRPQ_HV03gYlw2jsskVIcJga9XzzXo9O50-Duhe27ub5FE/s1600-h/deathCabforCUtie214231432.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheP08ceygFdsvVBNM20O5BIMjD3rGJ_RfHzVqxXCp1dDtIs70BABHO9owCg1Jv5lpCr_-0SQYuMoYN7HHQLEzqHPi72ZjGDdRPQ_HV03gYlw2jsskVIcJga9XzzXo9O50-Duhe27ub5FE/s320/deathCabforCUtie214231432.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303660016714338962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musicc1malaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-death-cab-for.html">Hear Death Cab for Cutie.</a><br /></div><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-53395070419999724252009-02-16T20:43:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:40:28.394-07:00DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - SIGNING to ATLANTIC<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_lRsca1Gm7um6gEpmcZtyi1RvWIQBiLrTV2I8ciaDn3NTHZkMN6KPYkWJSOdIUKzpS2QmedngKklnTgiUE5tdhmaYJkpgtxxuOjlEn4W2mC9-fYwjoVoNx7WfW6EhIbhSB-AqwNxzgU/s1600-h/death_cab_for_cutie_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_lRsca1Gm7um6gEpmcZtyi1RvWIQBiLrTV2I8ciaDn3NTHZkMN6KPYkWJSOdIUKzpS2QmedngKklnTgiUE5tdhmaYJkpgtxxuOjlEn4W2mC9-fYwjoVoNx7WfW6EhIbhSB-AqwNxzgU/s320/death_cab_for_cutie_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303638360631189874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span></span>n November 2004, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Death Cab for Cutie</span> signed a "long-term worldwide deal" with Atlantic Records, leaving their long-time label Barsuk Records. Gibbard stated on the official website that nothing would change except that "next to picture of Barsuk holding a "7", there will be a letter "A" on both the spine and back of our upcoming albums". After signing to Atlantic, the band was still nervous about <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">corporate economics, and encouraged fans to download</span> its songs from the Internet.<br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />The first and second singles from the band's Atlantic Records release <span style="font-style: italic;">Plans</span> were "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth" respectively (which they performed on <span style="font-style: italic;">Saturday Night Live</span> on January 14, 2006). The full album was released in August 2005. <span style="font-style: italic;">Plans</span> was well received by critics and fans, and received a nomination of the Grammy Award for the Best Alternative Album of 2005. It achieved Gold Status in 2006 after <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">charting on Billboard</span> for 47 consecutive weeks and was certified platinum by the <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">RIAA</span></span> at the beginning of May in 2008. The band released a touring DVD titled<span style="font-style: italic;"> Drive Well, Sleep Carefully</span>, in 2005. Known for their contribution to animal rights, the band is supporting the activist group PETA in giving away copies of the DVD to promote animal rights. In early 2006, the band announced the upcoming release of <span style="font-style: italic;">Directions</span>, eleven short film inspired by songs from the <span style="font-style: italic;">Plans</span> album, each directed by a different person. The videos were posted one at a time at the band's website and the DVD went on sale April 11, 2006. The iTunes Store began selling the videos (formatted for iPod) early on March 28, 2006. Lance Bangs, P.R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn, are among directors that have contributed to the project. An episode of MTV2's <span style="font-style: italic;">Subterranean</span> played these videos for the <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">whole hour plus discussion with members</span> of the band. In 2006, the band made completed their lenghty 2006 tour of the USA on December 10, 2006, finishing with a show at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.<br />Walla claimed on October 18, 2007 that the new album was "in full swing" and that they had six songs completed. He went on to call the music "weird", "spectacular", and "creepy", saying that it contained<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> "lot of blood"</span>. He noted that the album had a "Can jam" that lasted for 10 minutes, which Walla said that <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">he would have never imagined</span> doing in 1998. In a <span style="font-style: italic;">Billboard</span> piece in January '08, the band promised the album to be a "curve ball", and said that although it would have slower songs, there would be some surprises. Walla said, "I'm really excited about it. It's really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records.". Walla added that the album was "louder and <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">more dissonant</span> and.... abrasive." They claimed that they were influenced by "synth-punk band Brainiac." The album, titled <span style="font-style: italic;">Narrow Stairs</span>, was released on May 12, 2008. The band released the first single, "I Will Posses Your Heart" from the album on March 18, 2008. It was met with plaudits from the band's official fan club, the DCFC Union, as well as some concern from more casual fans, saying <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">the musical introduction, though powerful </span>and emotive with the driving bass line, was too long. The radio edit version does not include the extended introduction.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwXE_AgXQ_1wvTMabd0VA21NocV9bPRRe7U_foVxyZCPG2pRj6qhNJfByTDfttEDAM-6-P6RiwnyKBO8X1_jVKGNtp9vlKRuC_9p18kziheAt8cWPZwskzgNKrbCjN894kLbB_oTcVAA/s1600-h/wqerrwtdeatch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwXE_AgXQ_1wvTMabd0VA21NocV9bPRRe7U_foVxyZCPG2pRj6qhNJfByTDfttEDAM-6-P6RiwnyKBO8X1_jVKGNtp9vlKRuC_9p18kziheAt8cWPZwskzgNKrbCjN894kLbB_oTcVAA/s320/wqerrwtdeatch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303638153217739362" border="0" /></a> In an album reviews, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">MTV</span></span> writer James Montgomery said that although "Death Cab for Cutie had gone insane," he also believes that it could make "an early contender for the best album of 2008". And eventually, would be nominated for a 2008 <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Grammy Award for the "Best Rock Song"</span>, as well as <span style="font-style: italic;">Narrow Stairs</span> nominated for "Best Alternative Music Album". The band won in neither category, but prompted debate after appearing at <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">the excessive use</span> of Auto-Tune in the music industry. He also said that "Narrow Stairs is a great album, one that could make them very famous, but could very well also kill their careers." The album was their first album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 chart on May 31, 2008. "No Sunlight" is the third single from the album. Bassist Nick Harmer has said that the band will release an EP in April. The <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">EP</span></span> is expected to contain songs left off of <span style="font-style: italic;">Narrow Stairs</span>.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musicc1malaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-death-cab-for.html">Hear Death Cab for Cutie.</a><br /></div><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-68824060821546217932009-02-16T05:11:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:40:48.703-07:00DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - GRAMMY NOMINATED INDIE BAND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgniXBtCmL5W0ryOG-MGN333cCSIwetw7jsLLPCglkvy4hpY2NAClkDyVae47ZFNcSJpy5PqQpK-ZRGpfsbzOUYmq-5EEB_G7pnmjuuEjrrCV4Ce1T0rd-jrbcdVAQR014CnwXPiEO0ZE/s1600-h/Death_Cab_For_Cutie_482980a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgniXBtCmL5W0ryOG-MGN333cCSIwetw7jsLLPCglkvy4hpY2NAClkDyVae47ZFNcSJpy5PqQpK-ZRGpfsbzOUYmq-5EEB_G7pnmjuuEjrrCV4Ce1T0rd-jrbcdVAQR014CnwXPiEO0ZE/s320/Death_Cab_For_Cutie_482980a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303401847259475618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">D</span></span>eath Cab for Cutie is a Grammy nominated <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">American indie rock band</span> formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consist of Benjamin Gibbard (vocalist, guitar), Chris Walla (guitar, production), Nicholas Harmer (bassist), and Jason McGerr (drummer). Gibbard took the band name from the title of the song written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band</span> in The Beatles' 1967 film <span style="font-style: italic;">Magical Mystery Tour</span>. Their best-selling song currently is "I Will Possess Your Heart" on their most recent album, "Narrow Stairs". Gibbard's first album, <span style="font-style: italic;">You Can Play These Songs with Chords</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">was release as a demo, leading to a record deal</span> with Barsuk Record. It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join. The band has released six studio albums, four EPs, and one demo to date. Their most recent album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Narrow Stairs</span>, was released on May 12, 2008 in the United Kingdom and was released on May 13, 2008 in the United States.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Death Cab for Cutie began <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">as a solo project of <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >Ben Gibbard</span></span> while he was the guitar player for the band Pinwheel and was recording under the same name All-Time Quaterback. As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette tittled <span style="font-style: italic;">You Can Play These Songs with Chords</span>; the relesead was surprisingly successful and Gibbard decided to expand the band into the complete project. He recruited Chris Walla (who also had worked on the cassette) as a guitarist, Nick Harmer as a bassist, and Nathan Good to play drums. Death Cab for Cutie was officially formed at Western <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Washington University in Bellingham</span>, Washington and lyrics from early songs include local references that were important to the band's development. Many of the early songs were recorded in the basement of an Ellis Street home Gibbard <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">lived in with several roommates</span> in Bellingham. The four released the LP <span style="font-style: italic;">Something About Airplanes</span> on August 18, 1998. The album was favorably reviewed in the independent music scene and in the 2000 the band released the <span style="font-style: italic;">We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes</span>. Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album's production. His playing on "The Employment Pages" and "Company Calls Epilogue" was kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs. Good's replacement Jayson Tolzdorf-Larson<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> joined the band during the recording</span> of their second record, <span style="font-style: italic;">We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes</span>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAlbrEUX30xlpAMa83YYVTvpJyvjKLKGYqKAjcHLnF9epIDJkrai29r6TqTP0j-O__aXozz3V8w4_Bq2V8HrYiR6ix5vTqqtlVJSFXkQpp6hrwmxjKMVnPnrVO5poafKniuTgBoQbHLo/s1600-h/deathCabforCutie1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfAlbrEUX30xlpAMa83YYVTvpJyvjKLKGYqKAjcHLnF9epIDJkrai29r6TqTP0j-O__aXozz3V8w4_Bq2V8HrYiR6ix5vTqqtlVJSFXkQpp6hrwmxjKMVnPnrVO5poafKniuTgBoQbHLo/s320/deathCabforCutie1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303405193709989826" border="0" /></a> Although Jayson did not contributed to the album, he did appear on the song, "Spring Break Broke" from "Death Cab for Fiver "7" record. He also joined the band on two tours, including their first full U.S tour. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">He was later replaced</span> by Micheal Schorr who would first appear on <span style="font-style: italic;">The Forbidden Love EP</span>, released on October 24, 2000. In 2001, another LP was released, entitled <span style="font-style: italic;">The Photo Album</span>. Limited editions of this album contained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as <span style="font-style: italic;">The Stability EP</span>.<br />In 2003, there was yet another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm replacing Schorr. McGerr would play drums on the next release, Transatlanticism, which was release in October 2003. Tracks from the album appeared in the soundtracks of the television shows <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">The O.C</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Six Feet Under</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">, </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">CSI : Miami</span> and <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Californication</span>. The 2005 movies <span style="font-style: italic;">Wedding Crashers</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">Mean Creek</span> also included album tracks. In spring of 2004, the band recorded a live EP titled <span style="font-style: italic;">The John Byrd EP</span>, named for their sound engineer. The EP was released on <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Barsuk Records</span></span> in March 2004.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musicc1malaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-death-cab-for.html">Hear Death Cab for Cutie.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/3559344/DeathCabforCutie-BixbyCanyonBridge.mp3.html">Download-bixbycanyonbrige</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-81134312007535287942009-02-12T01:42:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:43:36.456-07:00PARAMORE - WILLIAMS; THE GREAT ORANGE HOPE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm6LeF0Lc8kVFKBHDmtjCCnvV-walA8oS7GQGUy-7FZ1FhaLopwPvi8_FvdNUP1t8A-Mc6k6yGVqAy2yE6baGirzk6KXUlk40Nk71ysHOuV5B1gIOs3BmKTRPMKrLv-PNbKfSOppetNU/s1600-h/300px-Paramore2_cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbm6LeF0Lc8kVFKBHDmtjCCnvV-walA8oS7GQGUy-7FZ1FhaLopwPvi8_FvdNUP1t8A-Mc6k6yGVqAy2yE6baGirzk6KXUlk40Nk71ysHOuV5B1gIOs3BmKTRPMKrLv-PNbKfSOppetNU/s320/300px-Paramore2_cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301855638444288802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">P</span></span>aramore is an <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">American rock band</span> that formed in Fraklin, Tennessee in 2004 consisting of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Hayley Williams</span> (vocalist, keyboard), Josh Farro (lead guitar, back-up vocals), Taylor York (rhythm guitar), Jeremy Davis (bassist), and Zac Farro (drummer). The group released their debut album <span style="font-style: italic;">All We Know Is Falling</span> in 2005, and their second album <span style="font-style: italic;">Riot!</span> in 2007, which was <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">certified platinum in the US and gold in the UK and Ireland</span>. The majority of Paramore's recordings come from collaborations between lead vocalist Hayley Williams and lead guitarist Josh Ferro - Farro first writes music, afterwards taking it to Williams for melody and lyrics, and from that point the song worked up between two. Once the foundation is laid out, the remaining band members help to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">work on sound and arrangement</span>. The duo's song-writing has had its critics, being called "contrastly cliched and weak at points", while others have said the songs are "ridiculously catchy" and "sing-a-long worthy". Joshua Martin had written after an interview with Williams, "The band isn't <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">just a short pop-punk girl with red hair and a spunky attitude</span>. Their music is like them, it's aged differently. It's sped up, and slowed down. It's emo without being whiney, or bratty. Almost a very literal anti-Avril Lavigne." <span style="font-style: italic;">Alternative Press</span> magazine had commented that the band was "young sounding", while consistently being "honest". Paramore's that was "delivered particularly well" and the combination of the two had created a "refined rock infused pop/punk album". The band's second released, <span style="font-style: italic;">Riot!</span> was said to explore a 'diverse range of styles', however, not straying far from "their signature sound".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtHxxAaJORv2-yrz4o1mcDEbSONi0slaUiKssvCA0ubmBwMrZTdw-ZtJh2VB-k7o0kt570vb-6Eak1QEV8CAiN2FTXe3v_Xl2AEjbQ4I6ZDmn-fIosydhJ75GG9GJtJwZcSiphm3a0KA/s1600-h/250px-Hayley_Paramore.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtHxxAaJORv2-yrz4o1mcDEbSONi0slaUiKssvCA0ubmBwMrZTdw-ZtJh2VB-k7o0kt570vb-6Eak1QEV8CAiN2FTXe3v_Xl2AEjbQ4I6ZDmn-fIosydhJ75GG9GJtJwZcSiphm3a0KA/s320/250px-Hayley_Paramore.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301855428542243874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV_r0sFyRq23mX4YV4UY0mErTS9iTvjXaGzsyl0w3_mOmhh0wbI1VAmx29AQlAmWBhKY6h0rN285tnJECUavh0iDjEjuTBlIDpqVYebvKrbRHFizzAnMBUL_Snw1ana_lZRUELxxbCOM/s1600-h/250px-Paramore_Hayley_Williams03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHV_r0sFyRq23mX4YV4UY0mErTS9iTvjXaGzsyl0w3_mOmhh0wbI1VAmx29AQlAmWBhKY6h0rN285tnJECUavh0iDjEjuTBlIDpqVYebvKrbRHFizzAnMBUL_Snw1ana_lZRUELxxbCOM/s320/250px-Paramore_Hayley_Williams03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301855323809854738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Alternative Press</span> and various other reviewers have noted that the band's stage performances have<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> helped boost them to larger frame</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Alternative Press</span> states that Williams "has more charisma than singer twice her age, and her band aren't far behind in their chops, either". Singer-songwriter John Mayer had prised Williams' voice in a blog in October 2007, calling her "The great orange hope"; orange referred to her hair color. Due to the female fronted aspect of the band, Paramore has gained comparisons to Kelly Clarkson and the afore mentioned Avril Lavigne, to which one reviewers said was "sorely unfounded". Paramore has expressed appreciation for Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, Chicago, Sunny Day Real Estate, <a href="http://oddmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/death-cab-for-cutie-grammy-nominated.html">Death Cab for Cutie</a>, Fall Out Boy and failure; Williams citing her personal influences as Robert Smith of The Cure and Etta James. Williams explained that the band such as U2, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">"who are massive , and do whatever they want and they stand for something"</span>, Jimmy Eat World, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"who I don't think ever disappoint their fans"</span>, and No Doubt, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">"have done amazing things"</span>, act as a pattern for the path in which Paramore would like to take their career.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musicxxxmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-paramore.html">Hear Paramore</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-51728648801122110582009-02-11T18:40:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:39:00.703-07:00ARCTIC MONKEYS - MUSIC STYLE AND POPULARITY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2N2bivAeYbbbynituoyMw3tAC3-_bBF_glYnEgIRmX6UnKfrHxBgJYCuO_pGn33v6AbU8ayQxZ8newhQSdRK2LrLe9WYAP0QPCI2fhigDR5T3s3WszFDLUCMZgmS6ETDlHBklqocZaI/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm2N2bivAeYbbbynituoyMw3tAC3-_bBF_glYnEgIRmX6UnKfrHxBgJYCuO_pGn33v6AbU8ayQxZ8newhQSdRK2LrLe9WYAP0QPCI2fhigDR5T3s3WszFDLUCMZgmS6ETDlHBklqocZaI/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301750214170339618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>rctic Monkeys, one of the best international band, I continued with more others facts about this awesome band. The major musical influences of Arctic Monkeys are Oasis, <a href="http://oddmalaya.blogspot.com/2008/12/strokes.html">The Strokes</a>, Queens of the Stone Age, and Roots Manuva. The lyrics of Arctic Monkeys' singles often feature social realism as typified by<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> "A Certain Romance"</span>, which comments on chav and indie culture; and observations of working class life, as typified by "When the Sun Goes Down", <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">described as a "witty, poignant song about <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">prostitution</span></span> in the Neepsend district of Sheffield"</span>. Based on their lyrical style, Arctic Monkeys have been compared to acts such as the British rapper Mike Skinner of The Street and earlier artist such as <a href="http://oddmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/01/steven-patrick-morrissey-is-british.html">Steven Patrick Morrissey</a> and Jarvis Cocker, both known of their combination of observational lyrics and humour. Alex Turner sings in a strong Yorkshire accent, typified by the contraction of "something" to "summat" (as <span style="font-style: italic;">summit</span> or like <span style="font-style: italic;">summut</span>), use of "dun't" (like <span style="font-style: italic;">dunt</span>) instead of don't. Their songs also include frequent references to popular culture both common and obscure; <span style="font-style: italic;">What Ever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not</span> includes references to <span style="font-style: italic;">Romeo and Juliet, </span>"Roxanne" by The Police and Franks Spencer, from Some Mother Do 'Ave 'Em, leading one journalist to describe the band as having a "camp retro-futurist fascination" for 1980s popular culture. Arctic Monkeys have twice referred to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Duran Duran</span> in their lyrics. The first is in 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' ("Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand"). The second appears in the song 'Teddy Picker' ("Save it for the morning after" - a steal from the song 'Save A Prayer').<br />The popularity of the Arctic Monkeys in the UK, especially among young people, has led to <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">politicians and journalist referring to the band in <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">speeches</span> and <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">text</span></span>. In May 2006, then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown stated in a interview with New Women magazine that he listened to them every day, claiming "they really wake you up in the morning", although in a later interview he was unable to name any of their songs. This has later been <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">reported as a <span style="font-size:130%;">misquote</span></span>. Subsequent interviews Brown has clarified that he said he didn't actually like them. He says he simply stated that they would certainly wake you up in the morning. He went to references this on his speech at the 2006 Labour Party Conference about the risk of global warming, joking that he was "more interested in the future of the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">Arctic Circle</span></span> than the future of the <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Arctic Monkeys</span></span>". Then, Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell also refered to the band at the 2006 Liberal Democrat Party Conference, mistakenly claiming that they had sold more records than The Beatles, a comment which led to much derision from the media. Helders and O'Malley have also expressed doubts about the Live Earth concerts in the 2007. They stated that it would be "patronising" given their age and that people should pay <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">more attention to experts than to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">musicians</span> about <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">climate change</span></span>. They also stated that it would leave them open to accusations of hypocrisy owing to the amount of energy they used in concerts. They did, however, claim to travel on normal airlines as opposed to private jets.<br /><br />More pictures :<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-BNwgzLle1cwOMj9Hj3mWnjuBs-2SS6mxVqJpfkt5XJi1xKc-_5Hdb6EqGCslrOoZKXPu12JDKJKcz4dv7M8Db5mYBhvCG430n2wbRcwl3XmWJvO0hqOTmuiyeCOU_i_4z5MQRKk3Gg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-BNwgzLle1cwOMj9Hj3mWnjuBs-2SS6mxVqJpfkt5XJi1xKc-_5Hdb6EqGCslrOoZKXPu12JDKJKcz4dv7M8Db5mYBhvCG430n2wbRcwl3XmWJvO0hqOTmuiyeCOU_i_4z5MQRKk3Gg/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751357043029618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCso602niFDE-TIxe3RsK7Dj-iK_nFH5FfTU3fxyftuDYcMYIdheIGSU1KaN5mP0xA0bsIXH4wIBMeZQoFKvfpY93b0YrPSCZ8OlViPs_zvX5gjr_bv94X_iDo3UeKwXtZ0frXaZFtJ0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCso602niFDE-TIxe3RsK7Dj-iK_nFH5FfTU3fxyftuDYcMYIdheIGSU1KaN5mP0xA0bsIXH4wIBMeZQoFKvfpY93b0YrPSCZ8OlViPs_zvX5gjr_bv94X_iDo3UeKwXtZ0frXaZFtJ0/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751659889215842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEAZoCZb_BfqY2SjO8pppAPLbLYE05mgPkRQLIZMcYM5VGqargRIvw8fl_D8x-lgLmYaCYUM3pPIR6FXCCROqUMQB4VHpSLtRynq_0LuAGQpUu_V15gDGLqKbC-1CanxcjOOdU16bX5s/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEAZoCZb_BfqY2SjO8pppAPLbLYE05mgPkRQLIZMcYM5VGqargRIvw8fl_D8x-lgLmYaCYUM3pPIR6FXCCROqUMQB4VHpSLtRynq_0LuAGQpUu_V15gDGLqKbC-1CanxcjOOdU16bX5s/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301751893244593554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkAferRrGrtfGrW7SmHOLqPebHPbGYxXCY2RERrs6F5zkTsYiTcaG1DujQ0xIlqxyBZZolSD4BsFYql5sHjL3wc4QrAb9yoyXWhUEoPjRkyvDg_cIWWQFFc_FT8IH4lMLzV4ywqDhZEY/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhkAferRrGrtfGrW7SmHOLqPebHPbGYxXCY2RERrs6F5zkTsYiTcaG1DujQ0xIlqxyBZZolSD4BsFYql5sHjL3wc4QrAb9yoyXWhUEoPjRkyvDg_cIWWQFFc_FT8IH4lMLzV4ywqDhZEY/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301752141421144514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hear them!</span><br /><object height="210" width="360"><embed src="http://www.goear.com/files/externalpl.swf?file=7cf48db" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" quality="high" height="210" width="360"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-84089845405496276252009-02-11T03:59:00.000-08:002009-03-15T22:39:26.750-07:00ARCTIC MONKEYS - HIGH GREEN INDIE ROCK BAND<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5vCl3yBO9q6_Co9NcZy71BvStOqQy49vUEwuYBBB5s2gLCy1fEEpwdvxUf3As8lRg8NPYSloN-fgTNqufV3GAICa3dQT50sS4wPteCIfhSNAggEnOSZ_uuVOs4J0Om2kDWyZnh9eUvM/s1600-h/220px-Newarcticmonkeys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 159px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii5vCl3yBO9q6_Co9NcZy71BvStOqQy49vUEwuYBBB5s2gLCy1fEEpwdvxUf3As8lRg8NPYSloN-fgTNqufV3GAICa3dQT50sS4wPteCIfhSNAggEnOSZ_uuVOs4J0Om2kDWyZnh9eUvM/s320/220px-Newarcticmonkeys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301521499965809554" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>rctic Monkeys are<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> an English indie rock band</span> from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Was formed in 2002, the band consisted of Alex Turner (vocalist,guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Matt Helders (drummer,back-up vocalist), and Nick O'Malley (bassist, back-up vocalist), who replaced Andy Nicholson. Arctic Monkeys<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> achieved chart <span style="font-size:130%;">success</span> with their first single</span>, "<span style="font-style: italic;">I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor</span>", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album "<span style="font-style: italic;">Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not ", </span>released in January 2006, became the fasttest-selling debut in Brittish music history, surpassing Oasis' <span style="font-style: italic;">Definitely Maybe. </span>It remains the fasttest-selling debut album for a band. It received critical acclaim, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">winning both the<span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">2006</span> Mercury Prize</span> and the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">2007</span> BRIT Award</span> for Best British Album</span>. The band's second album, <span style="font-style: italic;">Favourite Worst Nightmare</span>, was released on 23 April 2007, sold over 225'000 copies in its debut week, and was nominated for the 2007 Mercury Prize. The group also picked up the award for Best British Group at the BRIT Awards in 2008. Arctic Monkeys achieved their success through fan-made demo tapes and online file sharing. They were heralded as one of the first acts to come to public attention via the Internet, with commentators<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> suggesting they represented the possibility</span> of a changed in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed. The band eventually signed to the independent record label <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Domino Records</span></span>.<br />The band has<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> received<span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">criticism</span></span> based around the media circus that has both surrounded</span> and contributed to their rise. Critics described them as one in a long line of largely overhyped "NME bands", while the release of the EP <span style="font-style: italic;">Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys </span>just three months after their record-breaking debut album has been criticised by some, who have seen it<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> as "money-grabbing" </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">and</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> "cashing in on their success"</span>. The band countered that they regularly released new music not to make money, but to avoid the "boredom" of "spending three years touring on one album". The cover sleeve of Whatever <span style="font-style: italic;">People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not</span>, showing Chris McClure, a friend of<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> the band, smoking a cigarette, was criticised</span> by the head of the <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">NHS</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"> </span>in Scotland for "reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK". The image on the CD itself is a shot of an ashtray full of cigarette. The band's product manager denied the accusation, and suggested the opposite - "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good". The band was part of a chaotic and much-criticized 2008 Brit Award ceremony; While accepting their Brit Award for Best British group in 2008, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">the band make <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">jokes</span></span> about being from the BRIT School in Croydon</span>. Students who attend the school are offered the chance to be in the audience; the Brit Awards heavily support the school. Rather, they were mocking previous <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">winners</span></span> of the night Adele and Kate Nash, who thanked the crowd and the school in their acceptance speech, having graduated from the school themselves. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">The speech was cut short by ITV.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musicxxmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/02/this-what-i-call-music-arctic-monkeys.html">Hear Arctic Monkey</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-3209323373116606832009-02-08T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:41:38.155-08:00NEW FACE OF ODDMALAYA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeIZkMCok9s6pZic8Nd67qaAMfWcnmfFg23j7kgm-iRo7cXnB9EPgIvOUCSb3TRFTx6jcblzWTIhP7BAuPj_s7rDtNAzO74bPx5WCfBWa5UWI0EGJ5iy9MlLwoSC0Q8Md_iSbXJ7x8t4/s1600-h/P2061410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeIZkMCok9s6pZic8Nd67qaAMfWcnmfFg23j7kgm-iRo7cXnB9EPgIvOUCSb3TRFTx6jcblzWTIhP7BAuPj_s7rDtNAzO74bPx5WCfBWa5UWI0EGJ5iy9MlLwoSC0Q8Md_iSbXJ7x8t4/s320/P2061410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300611634049189762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>fter a while, when I saw my <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">blog</span></span> lately I thought of one thing. My blog <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">template</span> was not suitable for my<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> music-type blog</span> and not the exactly what I want. When I mention here not suitable, that did not meant that the template was bad, but I actually had a space problem. I want to create a music-blog that really nice-looking to public viewers, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">has <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-size:85%;" >specific</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">links</span> that related to the related <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >interest</span> of viewers</span>.<br /> And after a while thinking, I was then inspires by one person that I had met on Blogcatalog (I don't want to mention the name), and discovered a really simple, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">awesome</span></span> 3 column blog. In fact, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">I had <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">posted</span> the discussion on <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >Blogcatalog</span></span> to survey how the opinions of the professional one (pro-bloggers) on this topic (because I'm newbie on blogging). Many replied had been make by many of pro-bloggers there and there were many different thought on this topic, "2 column or 3 column". At the first, I was really hard to make the decision because from what I know (from what I read on Internet), if you were<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> already used <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" >2 column</span> template that<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);"> Blogger</span> had provided to you then changed it to <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" >3 column</span> template</span>, all the widgets that you put-on before will be gone.<br /> I hate when my widgets gone and usually I forgot where to put it back or the site that provided that widget. If you were had been on my site before, there was a Technorati's button on my sidebar, and then it was gone when I changed the template. <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dammit!</span></span> I remember this one (Technorati) so I went to it on mission to get back that button, but I failed. I dunno whether Technorati did not provided that button anymore. It was a frustated moment because I really like that button (as decoration on my blog).. :p Although with all the problems, I still changed my blog to 3 column because I think, when we not try it, we'll <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">never found the right one</span>. Then, this is my new face of Oddmalaya! Hope my visitors will like it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">P/s : Thanks for all that had supported Oddmalaya. The viewers, and my beloved friends on Blogcatalog that had teach me many<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> valuable</span></span> thing on blogging. This part of my story I called it 'The Learning'. :)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-76830818710661952342009-02-06T18:50:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:44:57.646-08:00MY NOCTURNAL BUDDY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjJXjq-17GbjorBOdDk6C1Pgos6al_-uxuZ2agiyzOoQWxbYjivwRT5zAuwh6PTS5ZzTOrwtiHBP5l-o3xnMo619Aim2xG0ogvAKKId-C7rPpFBBcjJZJRXNSpZpm_YItWGLDWihU6Zg/s1600-h/P2031414.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSjJXjq-17GbjorBOdDk6C1Pgos6al_-uxuZ2agiyzOoQWxbYjivwRT5zAuwh6PTS5ZzTOrwtiHBP5l-o3xnMo619Aim2xG0ogvAKKId-C7rPpFBBcjJZJRXNSpZpm_YItWGLDWihU6Zg/s320/P2031414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299891393302975282" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span>fter the 'late-night-eating' at the restaurant, me and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">my buddies</span></span> went upstairs hang-out inside. The clock showed nearly 2am in the morning. After a while in that room, the bored situation began to attacked. Then, my nocturnal-buddy, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Doja</span></span>, emitted his idea. "Hey, guy. Do you want to karoeke? I have a lot of karoeke CDs.." Oh, no. Please don't start it. Tomorrow, I have to work. Thats was <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">the sentences</span> which I gave to him that night and guess what? I was late on work. Hearing Doja's voice on microphone make my ear screaming for help. The song entitled 'Demo Kawe Kaseh'<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);"> invaded my<span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">imagination</span></span>, even came into my <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">dream</span></span></span>. The song that he sang that night were in the list below:<br /><br /><ol><li>Demo Kawe Kaseh (You that I loved)<br /></li><li>Sapo Ketuk Pintu Rumahku (Who's knocking my door)<br /></li><li>Sahara (Sahara; it's name of person)<br /></li><li>Hampa (?)<br /></li><li>Cinta Kristal (Cristal love)</li><li>Jate Boyo (Croc guy)</li><li>Bunga Larangan (Forbidden Flower)</li><li>Realiti dan Fantasi (Reality and Fantasy)</li><li>Pusara di Lebuh Raya (Grave on the Highway)</li><li>Oh.. Ibu (Oh..Mother)</li></ol>more picture :<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYIOxx2fJrz0Gxt7QT16b0iZOEWwqGo7xyDs4GhwMSOqkoXdK4sn9jzwtDN-QCocvx5qoHhWqPuQuhmW-puP8WjtUZmXuZAaZXLyEdqV6PxbT258zedavitnPcV_FexaaDEUELQhy-mk/s1600-h/P2031413.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYIOxx2fJrz0Gxt7QT16b0iZOEWwqGo7xyDs4GhwMSOqkoXdK4sn9jzwtDN-QCocvx5qoHhWqPuQuhmW-puP8WjtUZmXuZAaZXLyEdqV6PxbT258zedavitnPcV_FexaaDEUELQhy-mk/s320/P2031413.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299891798206871554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePvOmpRmFAzjA1imvqYXg46uIlH3_wqA5355EVPfvkWParkYeYphosgXdFshyGANMhoqbDJn47Tlfp9PHPnNKK6F1UuVOfWkYU7921EChlVBIhckfg5wJI5JgRs4X2INDd26GJ25BZzI/s1600-h/P2031411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePvOmpRmFAzjA1imvqYXg46uIlH3_wqA5355EVPfvkWParkYeYphosgXdFshyGANMhoqbDJn47Tlfp9PHPnNKK6F1UuVOfWkYU7921EChlVBIhckfg5wJI5JgRs4X2INDd26GJ25BZzI/s320/P2031411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299892456034751026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGBFjfSZa-fATAZfOQMFwImzJOp_bSaAkuDq2FAyA8vJMpVv65ZqMgRgU9qFfZgh4z2KStl-KcNih-hFrjeHFLl1F9xsSZwHVpqROJW4lL0o0S5bgyOtSN7hkJBmrXOeXq3HNKc5VvDs/s1600-h/P2031410.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGBFjfSZa-fATAZfOQMFwImzJOp_bSaAkuDq2FAyA8vJMpVv65ZqMgRgU9qFfZgh4z2KStl-KcNih-hFrjeHFLl1F9xsSZwHVpqROJW4lL0o0S5bgyOtSN7hkJBmrXOeXq3HNKc5VvDs/s320/P2031410.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299893017982794130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3DqP_2cUh1RvDb90sOMsgAlT-6k86P5mSrXpk_YM3y4mwdtQI1cUj7lv4oHrMLSEtqK40OpoNdfX4itIsMs76kPYzf_7LnvLvKWUHMrG2keFtJvxW3M2bPCpsiInpeTSHf3QdBGoygw/s1600-h/P2031409.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3DqP_2cUh1RvDb90sOMsgAlT-6k86P5mSrXpk_YM3y4mwdtQI1cUj7lv4oHrMLSEtqK40OpoNdfX4itIsMs76kPYzf_7LnvLvKWUHMrG2keFtJvxW3M2bPCpsiInpeTSHf3QdBGoygw/s320/P2031409.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299893477593153698" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">P/s : On that morning, I have to drink 3 cups of coffee, 5 ciggar, and my boss charged me. Thanks buddy. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Friend forever!</span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-10527595545943153692009-02-04T17:48:00.000-08:002009-02-23T21:47:49.621-08:00MY VIEW FROM MY SIGHT, I CONVERTED TO MY WORLD, MUSICX.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Ij60M5aVEli2ac8rl-JJocKVS0pGMsX2j7pUIh88c_mSWF6CIHEBqJLAsJFgdnOvTSvxAUH38LWzLgOupZhbcoAGEP76bEWt9q7MYaORVo96jp6sVkr2lakVn7DSiU3EORI5AQwnFs/s1600-h/P2021404.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1Ij60M5aVEli2ac8rl-JJocKVS0pGMsX2j7pUIh88c_mSWF6CIHEBqJLAsJFgdnOvTSvxAUH38LWzLgOupZhbcoAGEP76bEWt9q7MYaORVo96jp6sVkr2lakVn7DSiU3EORI5AQwnFs/s320/P2021404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299128060071654690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I</span></span> captured this picture last night when I was so<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> bored</span></span>, and I get the idea to share this for all of the Malaya's follower. For those who familiar with this place maybe can make a conclude where am I was. :p This are my place where I am now.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://musicxmalaya.blogspot.com/2009/01/this-what-i-call-musicx-franz-ferdinand.html">Hear what I think about this picture.</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_FgQm03g8xYEH9uC5ZwjJWvsOIKvgGqgSCAlM68MqXxtl4Wqia9i_W7Rj9MMZO5EeZBM4QMv6TMJzUTf8VOooj4SmrySF7TydIZdzFj4_t6Q3ZYp4t67D-45jEwZHO_3EL2AcS7AbK4/s1600-h/P2021408.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_FgQm03g8xYEH9uC5ZwjJWvsOIKvgGqgSCAlM68MqXxtl4Wqia9i_W7Rj9MMZO5EeZBM4QMv6TMJzUTf8VOooj4SmrySF7TydIZdzFj4_t6Q3ZYp4t67D-45jEwZHO_3EL2AcS7AbK4/s320/P2021408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299137127868303778" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span></span>hen, this <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">very <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >uncomfortable</span> view</span> was taken in my friends' room. The things that you can see on this picture right now are: DVD player, speaker connected to TV, cans, lots of cans, movies DVD/CD (s),empty bottles of Kampai's drink, Nokia phone chargers, fan, empty boxes of smoke, Ribena's drink, Gudang Garam's smoke (?) and much more that even I don't know what is it. This room really need a room service!<br /><br /><a href="http://musicc1malaya.blogspot.com/2009/01/hujan-ludah-amerika-free-palestine.html">Hear what the music of this unhygienic room.</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">More pictures :<br /><br /></div></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDWN8OQrqL7Wu7QzlsXaiNuwdoXFVxf62Rmfp3DxH_mG1JbzKVPM19SYLVgE0_8aAtmf9DB2d4yaTUGLYKhuuTGK7Gy6pCmpuBof1bZYhpMbbZ4CA9figip5PGrsfJqVIq6oPa1k_u8/s1600-h/P2021403.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvDWN8OQrqL7Wu7QzlsXaiNuwdoXFVxf62Rmfp3DxH_mG1JbzKVPM19SYLVgE0_8aAtmf9DB2d4yaTUGLYKhuuTGK7Gy6pCmpuBof1bZYhpMbbZ4CA9figip5PGrsfJqVIq6oPa1k_u8/s320/P2021403.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299171610016393938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwOl5EJizBFjh7CArsj2N2vd530axT_PqT7I58ZVPCC2b1Tish3MDmZtyDlmOQE16M3-3VByPKj7l-GXbwkKvMypGFpRxdpck0hFX_AhjKyoVGQO_IYFLsGdLONIk0sKA-qyOIqkengk/s1600-h/P2021402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLwOl5EJizBFjh7CArsj2N2vd530axT_PqT7I58ZVPCC2b1Tish3MDmZtyDlmOQE16M3-3VByPKj7l-GXbwkKvMypGFpRxdpck0hFX_AhjKyoVGQO_IYFLsGdLONIk0sKA-qyOIqkengk/s320/P2021402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299155253330024162" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIFvIuAGatud97fZxrFvPAkhVUGIjn4uRoIOhmr-4BcdzqjahW8r-42iyJHDjdLEbdtaGknjSle550YUH1CZ8_mBkUHbX8c0RQYBWd8Qt1oAyyN7Gi5CRA9x65kK0focSz1BbBV5Kwk/s1600-h/P2021405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsIFvIuAGatud97fZxrFvPAkhVUGIjn4uRoIOhmr-4BcdzqjahW8r-42iyJHDjdLEbdtaGknjSle550YUH1CZ8_mBkUHbX8c0RQYBWd8Qt1oAyyN7Gi5CRA9x65kK0focSz1BbBV5Kwk/s320/P2021405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299172826137149410" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669273475152255706.post-76857889110528130702009-02-03T02:18:00.000-08:002009-02-23T18:11:13.453-08:00MUH - SOLD CHOCOLATE CAKE TO HELP WAR VICTIMS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrckSdqb5iOfB2FOmtQmH3vKOcrRtqOfXVxzovLSjEodnMAFU84dpE62FfS8I-qlKp9I2W9Z91cfBihgULVBOyj5f_TOXfPHKEB_8NwKvi8m2QfeaM1thgsuUWUU4fSiH3P-AMn4PZ8Y/s1600-h/pic2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrckSdqb5iOfB2FOmtQmH3vKOcrRtqOfXVxzovLSjEodnMAFU84dpE62FfS8I-qlKp9I2W9Z91cfBihgULVBOyj5f_TOXfPHKEB_8NwKvi8m2QfeaM1thgsuUWUU4fSiH3P-AMn4PZ8Y/s320/pic2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298514139732531474" border="0" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span></span>n the last Saturday, <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Meet Uncle Hussien</span> a.k.a MUH intelligently used theirs’ popularity as <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">the champ of this year <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-size:130%;" >AJL23</span> </span>to help the Palestine’s war victim with joined the Charity Carnival to Palestine, hoped that this would helped the victims as much as they needed. The Charity <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">held at the Amcorp Mall</span> with proponent, Berita Harian, really accomplished<span style=""> </span>theirs’ mission because after 8 hours the Charity had started they collected RM<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">64'000</span></span>, and all the quotation of the sale had been channeled to the NSTP of Gaza Fund.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>At the MUH’s stall that day, MUH sold chocolate cakes, caramel pudding, EP, and t-shirts, and all theirs’ goods was sold-out! Mustaza Nik Mustapha, also known as Taja (guitar) said that MUH was very gladly to be a part of this noble mission. “At first, we thought that maybe ours’ stall cannot sold to much on this carnival but at last ours’ goods are sold-out today. Even more, there’s are still fans that coming asked to buy t-shirt.” Taja also said that on this Charity sale they earned profit <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">as much <span style="font-size:130%;">RM1’100</span>, also channeled to <span style="font-size:130%;">Gaza Fund</span></span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>Beside show-up their’s selling talent, MUH also cheered the guests of Amcorp Mall with theirs’ song titled ‘Lagu Untukmu’ which has won the ALJ23 champ. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">Also take part on this Charity Carnival were <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >others artist</span> and <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-size:130%;" >celebrities</span>.</span> </p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4LcYnBKA_FRASMn7Q4o_KrZ-HgoQQF-mCDSEQvQEMDJ45PD-ln6sG7nboptBA0jVsaX9Y8B7gUCPkp9sYgbnOyHaA_HJeJyAX0MxfJMJo3qEWXKK_Z1s6iJGY1L_6XHmIMiaCXQlAzU/s1600-h/pic1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4LcYnBKA_FRASMn7Q4o_KrZ-HgoQQF-mCDSEQvQEMDJ45PD-ln6sG7nboptBA0jVsaX9Y8B7gUCPkp9sYgbnOyHaA_HJeJyAX0MxfJMJo3qEWXKK_Z1s6iJGY1L_6XHmIMiaCXQlAzU/s320/pic1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298515196799481042" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxD3AvgkdV8O090GrtgK9kVnC_n762EDonN6DKI4Fzv9w0dxF9dK-QKy1HuQyJJKzX-JY6NrqtUkEhObp-OtEtojJJUNVqZIBC1AVr2s4BuDF9OZw7vXlQKN_qZg2Ry2inGcp22M4f2M/s1600-h/pic3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxD3AvgkdV8O090GrtgK9kVnC_n762EDonN6DKI4Fzv9w0dxF9dK-QKy1HuQyJJKzX-JY6NrqtUkEhObp-OtEtojJJUNVqZIBC1AVr2s4BuDF9OZw7vXlQKN_qZg2Ry2inGcp22M4f2M/s320/pic3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298516044000602146" border="0" /></a> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center">P/s : I hope that I was there!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a href="http://malayapark.com/wp/meet-uncle-hussain-putihnya-lukisanlagu-untukmu/">Hear them!</a><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2