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And in the spirit of more truly godawful music jokes,



Merry Christmas indie-d!!

posted by Shaocong @ 4:40 AM 0 comments

After making countless puns about emus and emos, I find this, and suddenly the world seems a more beautiful place.

posted by Shaocong @ 9:10 AM 2 comments

OMG this was my 8 mth relationship prezzie from fiona - the very marvellous Observatory album Blank Walls! I can't wait to tear into this cd. The packaging is incredible, it must be the most fun I've ever had with a cd cover. I don't want to spoil the surprise for you guys, but seriously, pick up (literally like hold it in your hands) a copy of The Observatory's Blank Walls and watch the magic unfurl.

Thank you darling! It must be said, my girlfriend doesn't just rock.. she indies.

posted by Shaocong @ 4:52 AM 0 comments

Sunday:

Singapore's turning more post-rock by the moment, what with the painfully loud gig I attended today promising a post-rock line-up (they lied), the forefather of post-rock visiting earlier this year (Tortoise), and a local post-rock band releasing two well-received and widely distributed albums to the welcoming public (The Observatory).

I heard from Mark that Concave Scream (Concave Scream!!!111-OMG!! the best local band I've ever supported, ever) is releasing a new album, and they're post-rock.

All this good news and good music is putting me in a beatific state of zen. And Mark too, as you can see from the photo. We're totally zoning, or we could be deaf thanks to loud KL bands who go onstage, build a wall of bloody loud textural distortion with loud deliberate melody lines, apologise for not being loud enough, and proceed to turn it up somemore. Well, at least they were good.. wouldn't want the last band I'm able to hear properly be, well, emo or something.


Oh hell, I wouldn't mind emo. Want to see an emo photograph? These were the tickets for the gig today, and no, I couldn't just put them on a table and take a picture like a normal person. Because normal persons do not listen to Dashboard "you man tit" Confessional, y'all.

Anyways, exam is over, and I can do all sorts of cool things, like hang out with my girlfriend, catch up with my friends and penpal, play Halo 2 till I vomit, tralala. It's awesome, and you shouldn't really be reading this if your exams are not over.

How's life? Well, after spending the afternoon in kayaks circling around the sea trawlers Lubstar and Sea Swift, I say it's pretty swell, just ask Mark -


See? Pretty Swell.


(and happy 8 mths, sweetheart!)

posted by Shaocong @ 9:13 AM 0 comments

A preview of my eight anniversary prezzie for my darling.. let's just say soon she can henna herself everyday if she'd want.. for at least a month or two..

posted by Shaocong @ 9:01 AM 0 comments