PARAMORE, not!

so thanks to the very hardworking people over at midas, hayley williams and company, jeremy davis and taylor york, collectively known as PARAMORE, played their second show here in singapore earlier this week, this time with label mate, THE SWELLERS.

we were there when they arrived and the arrival hall of change airport at terminal 2 was filled with no less than a hundred excited and screaming fans. so after the entire entourage have collected their stuff and walked out, you'd at least have expected the band to at least stop and sign not for everyone but maybe a couple autographs for the fans? NO!! hayley had her hood on covering her fiery red hair while the rest just walk towards to the waiting vehicle, so fast they could easily miss a step and fall.

the worst part was when i approached hayley with my RIOT! album and THE FINAL RIOT! DVD to ave it signed, she replied 'hi, i'm not signing.' S E R I O U S L Y ? !

still, the fans, for some weird reasons, were contented to have just seen them walk past them. well, not me, not us.

honestly, taylor swift greeted the 200+ fans at five in the morning and managed to stop and sign for almost everyone and the mother fucking princess, avril lavigne bothered to sign for people at the airport when she arrived, I DONT SEE WHY A HAYLEY WILLIAMS (& co.) CANT!!

okay, 'nuff said!! being reminded of what happened was just nastyyy and in case you're interested, here are some photos of hayley 'BITCH' williams & co. when they arrived at our change airport.. (via http://jovenatheart.com/wordpress/)

be entertained at SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2011 *UPDATED*

Picture: kotse.com

and so the line-up for the 2011 singapore grand prix's been announced and boy, i am so so excited to watch columbian hot mama shakira moving those hips and to think she'll be playing here as her singapore performance debut, how can we miss this!! i know i will be watching, will you? hee

honestly, there aren't another act that i really do wanna watch besides linkin park and shakira, but then again, im gonna look like a retard when she starts singing in spanish, oh well, okay, maybe will watch charice when she sings pyramid and louder but not her gospel-ish songs and maybe rick astley since i've bee told that he could be quite fun to watch especially when everyone will be doing those synchronised dance moves to together forever and never gonna give you up ha ha 

anyways, here's the who, when and where they will be playing..

- U P D A T E S -

G-DRAGON & T.O.P
Picture: theshangmacas.blogspot.com

SEUNGRI
Picture: popseoul.com

23 September 2011

ZONE 4 - PADANG

CHARICE
23 September 2011
ZONE 4 - PADANG

Saturday 24 September 2011
ZONE 1 - VILLAGE STAGE
Picture: is.asia-city.com

SHAKIRA
24 September 2011
ZONE 4 - PADANG
Picture: ticketmaster.co.uk

LINKIN PARK
25 September 2011
ZONE 4 - PADANG
Picture: lifestyleasia.com

MASSIVE ATTACK - DADDY G & 3D (DJ SET)
23 September 2011
ZONE 4 - ESPLANADE OUTDOOR THEATRE
Picture: slow-songs.com

Mr. 'SHAGGY' Bombastic
Saturday 24 September 2011
ZONE 4 - ESPLANADE OUTDOOR THEATRE

Sunday 25 September 2011
ZONE 1 - VILLAGE STAGE
Picture: sweetlyrics.com

Rick Astley
Saturday 24 September 2011
ZONE 4 - ESPLANADE OUTDOOR THEATRE

Sunday 25 September 2011
ZONE 1 - VILLAGE STAGE
Picture: formula1.com

Saturday 24 September 2011
ZONE 1 - VILLAGE STAGE
Picture: singaporegp.sg

in any case, SEE YOU THERE!!


*Artistes line-up are subject to change
(as according to the singapore grand prix website)

gearing up for MTV Video Music Awards 2011!!

and so the other mega event of the year in music, besides the grammy’s that is, is back and this year, the VMAs will return to california in los angeles at the nokia theatre on 28 august 2011 (29th august morning, our, singapore time heh)

so katy perry’s got a whole bunch of nominations, NINE to be exact, including video of the year (reallyyy?!!)!! mother monster only got THREE nominations? britney spears only received TWO nominations and rihanna is only nominated for her features work with kanye west and eminem? and whatttttt? neither born this way nor judas is nominated for video of the year and rolling in the deep is? what's up with katy perry ehh? and rolling in the deep is in the running for best direction and s&m, judas and born this way are not?? 

Katy Perry leads with 9 nominations!!
(Picture: www.2dayfm.com.au)

MTV, ARE YOU FOR REAL, ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

i have to say that even though i am a fan of the album teenage dream by katy perry, the album do not quite deserve the NINE nominations because mother monster, babrados queen and queen of pop all got very good releases as well. fingers crossed in the hope for some justice will be done cum 28th august (our 29th) ehh..

Adele up for 3 moon mans at VMAs 2011!
Picture: www.adelefans.info

well well well, in just under two weeks, we will also see performances from chris brown, adele, lil wayne, bruno mars and young the giant (for now) and rick ross, seth rogen, selena gomez and kim kardashian will be among others in attendance to present some moon man heh

Lil Wayne, Chris Brown & Adele to perform
via www.dailyfill.com

I will be watching it live via mtvasia, will you? but before that, you can play a part by voting here!!

Tweet with me with the hash tag #VMAs!!

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB

Alex Trimble, 10 August 2011

Sam Halliday, 10 August 2011

Kevin Baird, 10 August 2011

call it luck or call it fate, reallyy.

so a day ahead of their debut show here in singapore, the crew and members of the irish band TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB were spotted by us as we made our way through a particular hotel down town. the entire entourage were hanging in the lobby and all of them looked obviously tired, probably jet lagged by their 13 hour long flight direct from heathrow earlier that day.

but the very nice british boys agreed to sign some autographs and posed for pictures with us in spite of how tired they were. we spotted lead singer alex trimble first as he had ginger hair and was obviously standing out from the rest of anyone who was at the lobby. then we saw sam halliday with his neatly combed hair seated with his hands under a cushion and he looked so stoned, not from drugs (i hope), but apparently from the flight earlier. and as we were wondering where bassist kevin baird was, sam told us that he was late and should probably be on his way down soon. and within the next ten minutes, a spectacled kevin with unshaved beard was spotted as he made his way to where the rest of the boys were seated at. he signed and posed for pictures before meeting up with the rest who had already walked into a nearby restaurant.

and that was exactly what happened when we bumped into the band! easy, breezy, just like that ha ha

and here are my signed stuff..

JAMES BLUNT

James Blunt, 10 August 2011

mr. james 'you're beautiful' blunt popped by singapore for the second time as part of his some kinda trouble world tour where he played in hong kong and bangkok prior to the singapore date.

we met him for the first time when he landed here a couple of days ago ahead of his gig.

because we have heard of how he was not the friendliest celebrity our thai friends have ever met, we got a bit worried. and true enough, it was one of our most challenging stalk to date with him zig-zagging his way through to his waiting vehicle after picking up his luggages. he dragged his luggage and walked really quickly, mind you!

also, when we finally have him stopped, he was signing and walking at the same time. to be really honest, fact that he even bothered to sign stuff for us, cannot complain anymore ha ha and he even agreed to pictures with us and we made sure it was a really quick one.

as much as this is one of our most challenging stalk to date, it is easily one of the most accomplished ones. his english accent was really nice and man, to think he stopped, signed and took a picture with each of us, i am contented, really contented in fact. also, he is tiny in height but good and cute enough like that ha ha

but i have learnt one lesson after meeting him, don't buy another james blunt record cause we never know if we'll ever be that lucky enough to stop him the next time around. well, just sayingg..

and here are my signed stuff..

NEON TREES x WE ARE SCIENTISTS 'LIVE'

 as much as i (and possibly many many others) felt that the neon trees concert held in singapore should have been a double bill gig instead of a 'neon trees gig with opening act, we are scientists'!

but heck, whatever the controversy was, it was good fun!

shortly past 8 in the evening, we are scientists with keith murray on lead vocals and guitars, chris cain on bass and former razorlight drummer andy burrows rocked the stage with their own definition of  rock 'n' roll! the people standing around me were obviously loving what they were hearing and they were all dancing and rocking out with the band the whole time!

i believed W.A.S played for an entire hour with some silly but funny jokes about 'the spotlight shining on the owl in the tree' ha ha they played 'impatience', 'after hours', 'ambitions' and 'dinosaurs' among others in their hour-long set.

and after about a half hour break for the crew to have finished setting up for the main act, drummer elaine, bassist brenden and guitarist chris appeared on stage with touring guitarist david charles! a couple of drumbeats and guitar tunes later, lead singer tyler was spotted with his flat mohawk and they licked off their set with the theme off the movie, 'the running man' ,'walk on' before transiting to their latest hit on radio 'your surrender' which instantly got everyone jumping and cheering!

ty also explained that it was their first trip to singapore and that he loving everything here from the fans to the food. at one point when he mentioned that his pants were falling, he even suggested that he  should 'have more kaya toast'!! HA HA!

the band played every single songs off their album and a little tribute to the late amy winehouse with 'love is a losing game' before continuing on to one of their previously unreleased track 'attraction'. ty and the gang closed their set with a cover of the INXS track 'never tear us apart'.

some photos from the concert (via quirk creative)

Elaine with her drum set!

Brenden doin' what he does best with his bass

Chris feelin' it!

Tyler doin' his thang!

here, the set list

walk on - theme from 'the running man' (intro)
your surrender
girls & boys in school
helpless
calling my name
in the next room
1983
phones (with a snippet of 'maneater' by hall & oates)
farther down
alarm
our war
animal
love & affection
attraction (with an amy winehouse 'love is a losing game' intro and tribute)
death of you & me
sins of my youth
never tear us apart (inxs cover)

i enjoyed every single second of the gig and i have to say when they did their radio hits, it was so much fun to see everyone jumping and singing with him and rocking out with the band. now i have to go and hunt down their earlier songs when they were all indie before they go all mainstream ha ha just a note, check out calling my name, one of my favourites!!

it was a very good night of rock 'n' roll and thank you fuji water and @jovenatheart!!

'HERE WE GO AGAIN..' - Animal

ps. i only own the first four (4) photos and the rest of the nicer ones are from quirk creative and no copyrights infringement intended.

NEON TREES - II

so after meeting tyler and the gang when they arrived onto our land, the next day, they did a photoshoot for the official apparel of their concert, at the diesel store down town at paragon shopping centre.

as i read on twitter from the concert promoter (@lamcproductions) and other fans, it suggested that the band were doing some sort of meet&greet with fans at noon and by the time i realised that it was happening, i only had five minutes to get ready to head on down to try and spot them!

this was what's been tweeted..

'NEON TREES doing a photo shoot now. Guess where?' - @lamcproductions

i did what i had planned on doing - head on down to the diesel store.

thankfully, the awesome foursome were still in-store and they were not only taking photos and signing autographs for the winners who got to meet them, but they were also shopping at the same time! talk about multi-tasking!! HA HA!!

the doors to diesel were left opened and when the drummer, elaine, turned and saw me, she smiled. and the next thing i know, she was outside, talking to me and saying how nice it was to see me again!! and then she started S.I.N.G.I.N.G. 'daniel' by bat for lashes and said that that was one of her favourite songs of all time. trust me, i died.

then i waited for the whole event to be over, and while waiting, the band took more photos for diesel and here's what i snapped ha ha

and after about an hour and a half after the event started, the band walked out of the store. first it was tyler. he walked out and walked straight to me with 'hello daniel! nice to see you again!' and a hug. then with my camera on my hand, he asked 'another picture?' i nodded and started taking the photo ha and after that, he shouted 'guys, wait up, daniel needs another photo. he wants individual shots today!' yes, he did that! HA HA! how lovely and sweet, isnt he? and did i mention that brenden and chris remembered me too? AND, ELAINE SAID 'DANIEL'S MY FAVOURITE'!! O.M.G, indeed!!

and here are the photographs..

Tyler Glenn, 26 July 2011, Diesel Paragon

Brenden Campbell, 26 July 2011, Diesel Paragon

Chris Allen, 26 July 2011, Diesel Paragon

Elaine Bradley, 26 July 2011, Diesel Paragon

seeing as i was so damn happy with what had happened, i did not ask them for any autographs, in case you were wondering ha ha

with that, left me a very happy and contented boyy. im a tree hugger, and proud!

NEON TREES

Neon Trees, 25 July 2011

'here we go again, i kinda wanna be more than friends..'

you probably have heard that song playing on almost every other movies and every single radio stations, everywhere ha ha and yes the animalistic awesome foursome made it onto our shores as part of their take over mission here in asia and also to promote their debut effort, habits!

lead singer, tyler glenn was spotted with a nicely done mohawk with the other three, guitarist chris allen, bassist brenden campbell and drummer elaine bradley appeared through our changi as they arrived
from kuala lumpur where they played at the mtv world stage alongside 30 seconds to mars!

lead singer Tyler Glenn, 25 July 2011

guitarist Chris Allen, 25 July 2011

bassist Brenden Campbell, 25 July 2011

drummer Elaine Bradley, 25 July 2011 

and as usual, here are the signed stuff..

i know it's quite a lot ha ha