Archive for October, 2009

Mocca 10th anniversary show

Posted under Music, News on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 by Willy Tan
Mocca's 10th anniversary tour is part of the Indonesia-based indie pop band's plans to celebrate their 10th year together with a regional tour in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia with the support from artiste of host countries namely Malaysia's Yuna and Farhan Borst and Singapore's Postbox,...
Mocca 10th anniversary show

Qilin Music Interview

Posted under Interviews, Music on Wednesday, 21 October 2009 by Willy Tan
DJ and champion of the Asian drum'n'bass scene, Kiat is no stranger to the dancefloor punders. For many years, he has tirelessly throwing tracks down and whipping up a storm in clubs. The man has reinvented himself these days as the co-founder of Qilin Music, an independent music label which puts...
Qilin Music Interview

You know you are an Aging Youth…

Posted under Avanti! on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 by Willy Tan
By Billy Tan At the time of writing, there's a freaking 1:1 scale Gundam RX-78 standing in Tokyo, the Observatory have just released their dense mindfuck of a fourth album, the second Iron Man is in production, Concave Scream are still vital and exciting around after 15 years and Blur is playing...
You know you are an Aging Youth…

The Roots delays release of ‘How I Got Over’ once again

Posted under Music, News on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 by Willy Tan
As Tweeted by drummer ?uestlove, The Roots' follow-up to last year's excellent Rising Down, How I Got Over will be once again delayed. The album is supposed to have been put out in June 2009. Now, the hip-hop act is looking at an early 2010 release date. The bro with the 'fro updates with the...
The Roots delays release of ‘How I Got Over’ once again

A Sound Relief: In Aid Of Victims Of Typhoon Ondoy

Posted under Music, News on Monday, 19 October 2009 by Willy Tan
On 26 September 2009, Typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana) swept Manila and surrounding areas, wreaking havoc, damaging life and property. Hundreds of lives were lost, millions were displaced from their homes, and whole communities were submerged under flash flood waters. This digital compilation album is...
A Sound Relief: In Aid Of Victims Of Typhoon Ondoy

Neil Gaiman uses Tweets for his new audio book

Posted under Comics, Gadgets, News, Print on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 by Willy Tan
Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman has Tweeted that he will be putting together an audio book based on the Tweets of a thousand of his Twitter followers. That came out totally sounding as if Gaiman were a Mayan Sun God of sorts. Hey, that'd probably please his fans to no end. Anyway,...
Neil Gaiman uses Tweets for his new audio book

Robots invade Earth!

Posted under Anime, Gadgets, Manga, News, News on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 by Willy Tan
Well, at least Kobe, Japan, that is. For the 2nd time this year, Japan hosts a 1-to-1 scale model of one of its most beloved robot creations: Gigantor to the English-speaking world or Tetsujin 28-go (鉄人28号モニュメント). The giant robot started life in a 1956 manga written and...
Robots invade Earth!

The Pin-Up Girls allows free downloads for all their albums

Posted under Music, News on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 by Willy Tan
One of top Filipino indie rock acts The Pin-Up Girls are giving away their entire discography for free! Yes, free! The band’s discography consists of three albums: Hello Pain (2001), Taste Test Take On The Weakened Sky (2003), and All Seats are Taken (2006). Pop Times Magazine has the story...
The Pin-Up Girls allows free downloads for all their albums

More pics of Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet outfit

Posted under Comics, Movies, News on Monday, 5 October 2009 by Willy Tan
We reported a few weeks back with some pictures about funnyman Seth Rogen and weird-ass director Michel Gondry's take on comicbook superhero The Green Hornet. The Daily Mail has more pictures of Rogen as the titular hero and Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou as his sidekick Kato. Somehow, I'm still...
More pics of Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet outfit

Röyksopp releases new single

Posted under Music, News on Monday, 5 October 2009 by Willy Tan
Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp drops 'This Must Be It' from the upcoming album Junior which will be released on November 2. The latest single features Karin Dreijer Andersson of The Knife and Fever Ray on vocals. So you can expect demented weirdness and exquisite beauty... all in the same...
Röyksopp releases new single