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RED CITY RADIO- 'Spinning In Circles Is A Gateway Drug', live at FEST 10 (+a marrige proposal by some dude to his girlfriend)


Here’s a video from last weekend's FEST 10 with a different spin. Right before Oklahoma punk act Red City Radio performed their song “Spinning In Circles Is A Gateway Drug” some dude pulls his girlfriend up on stage and 'bend his knee'

Red City Radio releases 'The Danger of Standing Still' earlier this year...currently my choice as album of the year

ClipOfTheDay: The Menzingers, live

full live set of one of  the finest new generation of punkrockers The Menzingers.
Performing songs mostly from the brilliant critically acclaimed full-length 'Chamberlain Waits' (jimlucky top album of 2010) and the epic EP 'Hold On Dogde'

NAPALM DEATH, live in Kuala Lumpur June 2011

the 3rd visit by the grindcore godfathers after previous shows back in 2001 & 2007... all of them attended by yours truly...and this time it was the most enjoyable!

Review courtesy of SPADESMAGAZINE.com

For all the nonsensical talk of communist infiltrators and Masonic plots to overthrow the government, the powers-that-be overlooked the fact that a truly subversive group was in town tonight.

Yes, the titans of grind – Napalm Death – was preaching against oppressive regimes, warmongers, police brutality, religious hypocrites, racial bigots and corrupt politicians with the volume knob fixed at maximum overload.Still angry and fooking pissed off, Barney Greenway, Shane Embury, Mitch Harris and Danny Herera, shook the rafters of this appropriately dank and dingy venue with their incendiary brand of anarcho-protest metal.
pic courtesy of KARISMA mag
Though the venue was much smaller than the Life Centre which hosted the previous two Napalm gigs in KL, this was the sort of setting which suits the band. Small, stuffy and intimate in which the back row could clearly see the stage while the front row punters were covered in cold water which vocalist Barney was regularly dousing himself with as well as his spittle from his enthusiastic singing.

setlist
The band hit the stage like a typhoon of energy and by the time they hit the opening chords to Continuing War On Stupidity, the mosh pit was in full flow. It was amazing to see that many of the punters that turned up were teens who were mere protein in their fathers’ scrotums when seminal album Scum was released in 1987.

Yet, the young fans seem to react best to the oldies as the band thrashed through a selection from Scum to Mentally Murdered. They even surprised everybody by including the Guinness Books of Records entry for shortest single ever – You Suffer while politely declining to do the song again when fans asked for a reprise. (“It wouldn’t be a suprise then,” deadpanned Barney)

read more here




related blogpost:
Sambutan Kemerdekaan Peringkat Kebangsaan: Napalm Death, Live In Kuala Lumpur 2007
jim, raja azhar, jos, tedbundyjr after the show

HOT WATER MUSIC, live in Paris

Some HD footage of Gainesville, Florida heroes Hot Water Music, belting out "A Flight and a Crash," "Remedy," "Wayfarer" and "Giver." Beautiful

we only need a song to dance to

DOUBLE TROUBLE at Bukit Kiara Equestrian & Country Resort Arena

The Gaslight Anthem & Bruce Springsteen- The '59 Sound

The Gaslight Anthem 07
In late June, The Boss joined fellow Jersey's favourite sons The Gaslight Anthem onstage at Hyde Park in London.
Checkout this super high-quality video of them absolutely slaying "The '59 Sound". Bet you'll love it

06-03-09

\m/ DESERT ROCK FESTIVAL, Dubai Festival City \m/

with Motorhead (England),
Arch Enemy
(Sweden).
 Chimaira(US),
Opeth
(Sweden), 
August Burns Red
(US),
Nervecell(UAE),
Hatred
(German)
Scarab(Egypt)


more pix and clips later

friday the 13th: IRON MAIDEN live in dubai

continuation of stoke part 7


[friday 13-02-9002, Dubai Media City Amphitheatre]

British metal legend Iron Maiden arrived in Dubai, flying in aboard the band's customised Boeing 757 'Ed Force One' for a one-nite show here. Apparently Dubai was part of the venue of the 'Somewhere Back In Time' World Tour, which circumnavigate 19 cities in 11 countries.

The ‘Somewhere Back In Time’ Tour revisits the band’s history by focusing the setlist and and stageset performance almost entirely on the band's classic first 4 albums back in the 80’s, which was the epitome of their illustrious 30 years career
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pre-show

Chucky, Momok, Pandau and me arrived at the venue half an hour before the show (we intended to be there earlier but a friend was stuck in a rut...damn u Pandau!!...haha) From the outside we could hear opener the furious noise of Lauren Harris (Daughter of Maiden founder/bassist Steve Harris) warming up the crowd.


Thousand of headbangers and metal fans of all ages, fathers and sons included, converged on Dubai Media City. UAE Expatriates, Emiratis, Iraqians,Kuwaitis, Iranians, Syrians...all geard up for a good time of rock n roll,,,Middle east stylee..it was a carnival-like atmosphere

Met up with fellow colleagues Bak, Zali, Umi, Pyan and Ben soon after

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the show

Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson & Co ran out the stage and belted the opening song, the cult favourite 'Aces High'.
Amplified with spectacular pyrotechnicsm and flames, they electrified the crowd with one hit after another (The Trooper, Run to the Hills, Iron Maiden, Fear of the Dark, Two Minutes to Midnight, Hallowed be Thy Name, Powerslave, The Number of the Beast. full setlist here)

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post-show
With the clock closing in on midnight, fans and posers alike left the Dubai Media City
Amphitheatre with coarse voices, sore limbs and huge smiles for a night
they won’t soon forget

So makes Iron Maiden so special that they could last 30 years?

Some say it’s that driving bass played at
light speed, hard-hitting gallop rhythms with so many changes and the
twin lead guitars playing with heaviness and harmonies all sprinkled
with such thematic lyrics that convey the most vivid pictures in your
mind.


Most of today’s songs are about love, sex or how fine a girl is.  With Maiden, it’s about a man
contemplating his life as he waits for his execution, fear of the dark, war, historic battles, ghosts, nightmares, books, experiences, flying in WWII, Samuel Coleridge poems, religion, genetic technology, aliens, atom bomb, angels, demons, devil, life, brotherhood, historical characters and, yes, love as well. How could you ever get bored?

stoked part 7

part 7 of the stoked series
Just got back from the show. the VERDICT:


more pix and clips later...
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i am more of a punkrawk junkie, but of course you have to answer when Metal Master of the Universe came down knocking your door

These old f*rts will bash their a$$ off at Dub** Media City Amphitheater tomorrow nite. Anybody got hair extension i could borrow?

LAGWAGON - "May 16th"

Lagwagon performing 'May 16th' at Metro Theatre, Sydney 20-11-8002
No more waiting on them,As you rise inside new rooms,
Its official,you've gone,You can live for no-one else,
Man the guilt must behuge,Theres no gain in failure,
You succeded at being mine,Yeah, old friend, see ya there,
I will be proud from a far,I can't paint a picture,
In a moment, of memories theres not many left,
I am extrodited,uninvited.
Its just another Saturday.

Stream the entire set here


the gaslight anthem- the '59 sound

New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem’s debut album Sink or Swim turned a lot of heads upon its release last year, and the band was quickly singled out as one to watch for the future.
Their fresh blend of punk, soul and blues, which mainly due to their charismatic frontman Brian Fallon, might be punk rock's equivalent to NJ's other golden boy, Bruce Springsteen.

The band's second effort The '59 Sound arguably leapfrogs their impressive debut, which was one of 2007's best release. Packed full of vivid imagery and storytelling that resembles Born to Run/Darkness on the Edge of Town*-era Springsteen, The '59 Sound is an impeccable work of punk rock artsy

read the 59 sound review here:
Punknews.org: 4 1/2 stars
Absolutepunk.net: 92/100





the gaslight anthem- live at annandale hotel, 30-07-2008





stoked part 4a

part 4a of the stoked series
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COMEBACK KID live in Bolehland, 26-4-8002
the sonic assault of the Canadian hardcore punkers still ringing in my ears
sorry about the sound quality...but you'll get the idea
CbK 04CbK 05CbK 06CbK 07CbK 08CbK 09


stoked part 4

part 4 of the stoked series

Fresh from a Japan Tour with the legendary Propagandhi, Canadian melodic hardcore punk quartet COMEBACK KID will perform a one-off date in Bolehland on 26th April 
























With straightedge hardcore Second Combat, skapunkers Plague of Happiness and post-hardcore Love Me Butch among the opening acts
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Stone Temple Pilots reunion





STP's 'Core' and 'Purple' were among the cassettes i overplayed during the hi-skool years.

The band, disbanded in 2002, has reunited for a brief 30-minute performance in conjunction with their summer tour announcement. 
The 7th April show was their first in almost 6 years, featuring modern rock staples like 'plush', 'vasoline' and 'interstate love song' 














plush, vasoline, interstate love song


MCPA Sat+Sun day

last weekend at MCPA Theatre was a 2 day musical xtravaganza for social misfits and Akademi Fantasial fanatics

MCPA Day 1: "Three Chords and the Truth"
A showcase of exhibitions, poetry readings (such as Food not Bombs KL as shown on pic above), screenings by indie filmaker Fahmi Reza, and live shows by Dum Dum Tak, Relationsheep, The Mindless Show, The Good Nite Goodies, Plague of Happiness, Full Pledge Munkness, Skatanix, D.E.P, Freygyle, F.S.F, Onani and punkrock vets Carburetor Dung
Dung, soon will released their new material after a long hiatus in the studio, was in their element, and the crowd was in frenzy come their closing number, the anthemic 'Boo Hoo Clapping Song'



JB skapunx mob Plague of Happiness hit the stage after that, fresh from releasing their solid debut album 'Kawan'. Today their horn section is short of a member (Nausad the trombonist couldn't make the trip from south), nevertheless they never fail to impress me with their trademark positive mental attitude songs.  Seeing their performance, it's no coincidence why they are often compared with Japanese greats; Potshot and Kemuri





RESAH AWAN
Tunjukkan aku awan yang selalu mekar dan ceria
Tak endahkan dunia yang selalu bersengketa
Terlalu mementingkan diri terlalu ikut rasa hati
Duduk awan pasrah tak dia berkuasa

KONSPIRASI
 benci yang kau semai, seakan luka terlerai
bawakan nanah hitam, yang tak akan berdamai
bilakah ia henti, tak tahan lagi berdiri menanggung caci



KAWAN
Satu lagi nak pesan, Busuk hati janganlah simpan
Nasihat untuk rakan dan taulan, Simpan semua jadi panduan
Sudah 24 tahun, Ilmu didada aku susun
Kalau berkat tak datang turun, Sampah sarap datang berduyun
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MCPA Day 2: Horse the Band live in Malaysia

Many,me included, were stoked when it was announced last February that the Lake Forest, California-based band will perform in Malaysia as part of their DIY self-booked, three-month, four-continent, 40-country 'Earth Tour' (Bolehland is the eighth country on the route when they started the marathon in early March).


HORSE the band's music has won them many accolades for energy and originality. Often referred to as a unique form of hardcore/metal called 'Nintendo-Core'(keyboard+synthesizer+LSDJ Game Boy cartridge to achieve an 8-bit video game influenced sound), they have built a sizable worldwide fan base just by being creative and  risen to the forefront of eclectic
and extreme hard rock sound

Their latest release, 'A Natural Death' was dubbed to be 'ambitious and skillful'. Listen to some tracks on their myspace.


Consists of Nathan 'The General', a tormented poet beast on vocals; David Isen the
hyper-intelligent lover on guitar; Erik 'Lord Gold' Engstrom the child-like wizard of
keyboards; Dashielle Han Arkenstone the
gritty urban barbarian on bass and Jon Karel (from Number 12 Looks Like You) the cuddly smut-peddling gourmet as the touring drummer (original drummer Christopher Lyle has left the band to 'pursue other interests' and decided to have 'cereal for breakfast')


for some reason, the air-conditioning inside MCPA  was not functioning (maybe due to the mayhem yesterday?), it was damn freaking hot...in fact it was way much hotter than the Umno Supreme Council meeting, according to Mawi who attended the gig.
Some of the HtB members had to strip down to their bare essentials

Nintendo-core what?  Maybe you could  checkout these clips to find out

HtB 01HtB 02HtB 03HtB 04HtB 05HtB 06

For an hour, MCPA witnessed a brutal set and a chaotic moshpit (I believe they could perform longer, if not for the A/C fiasco).

Here's  hoping for more international bands to come to our soil to remind us of what we have missed out since  the days of the universally talented group like Feminin and Empat U Dua C
A note to Kementerian Dalam Negeri and Polis DiRaja Malaysia: No Goat was harm during the course of the above events.  Tan Sri Rahim Noor can keep his boxing gloves off