->ShadoVVerk<-

Famous PedalBoards -> Guthrie Govan [The Aristocrats' 2011]

2012-01-21T17:34:00.001+08:00

Guthrie Govan’s Portable Rig 2011

From LEFT to RIGHT clockwise:

Ernie Ball Volume

Dunlop Jerry Cantrell Wah

Guyatone WR-3 Wah Rocker

TC Electronic PolyTune^®

Suhr Koko Boost

TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb

TC Electronic FlashBack Delay

PROVIDENCE Anadime Chorus ADC-3 Analog

Akphaezya

2012-01-18T12:32:00.001+08:00

And More! France is full of awesome bands!

http://www.akphaezya.com/

http://www.myspace.com/akphaezya

https://www.facebook.com/AkphaezyaOfficial

Pin-Up Went Down

2012-01-18T12:15:00.001+08:00

Borderline Music for Crazy People.

More awesome stuff from France!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pin-Up_Went_Down

http://pinupwentdown.fr/

http://www.myspace.com/pinupwentdown

Jamming Studios in Singapore

2012-01-11T14:29:00.001+08:00

List of Jamming Studios in Singapore with Address, Contacts, Facebook, Website links, and most importantly pictures:

http://sg-jamming.blogspot.com

[#8] Jamming @ LiveAmp

2012-01-03T00:18:00.001+08:00

2nd time jamming at LiveAmp’s new studios at Chinatown Plaza.

This time in the RED Room.

The 2 guitar amps are different, no more MA100, now they have JCM900 & JCM2000.

They are nice amps but the EQ settings are shared, I prefer the Marshall heads like AVT150 which have 4 channels with separate EQs settings + built-in effects.

Bass amp is a Mesa Boogie M6 Carbine, looks cool.

The TAMA drumset looks like the one they had at their old Keong Siak studio (large room).

LiveAmp is still the cleanest & most professional looking studio I’ve been to so far, but… like I mentioned earlier, I prefer to use the Marshall AVT150 heads which are available in other studios.

http://liveamp.com.sg/

Fender Elite Strat (1983-1984)

2012-01-01T18:33:00.001+08:00

Looks alien…

This guitar model featured an alder body, a maple neck featuring a rosewood or maple fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets, Schaller die-cast tuners with pearloid buttons, BiFlex truss-rod system with MicroTilt neck adjuster, Schaller Straplock Ready locking strap buttons, two hardened steel EasyGlider string trees, side-mount jack socket and a Freeflyte vibrato system, as well as three serrated "rubber insert"-style control knobs.

The Freeflyte tremolo system differs significantly from previous Stratocaster tremolo designs. All routing is done from the front of the guitar. A cavity was created where the spring system would reside, and this connected to the bottom of the tremolo unit; the result was an unwieldy, unworkable piece of hardware. The company saved money this way by performing a single, front-sided rout on the guitar to accommodate the pickups, the tremolo, the preamp and the controls.

Other features included three special-design Alnico 5 single-coil pickups with solid covers and an internal dummy coil for hum cancellation, as well as three push-push buttons for pickup selection. Controls include a master volume, a TBX treble/bass expander and an active MDX midrange booster with 12 dB of gain. The sound of the Elite Stratocaster can be described as a thicker, heavier sound than a traditional single-coil-equipped guitar, especially with the TBX and MDX circuits at their maximum.

SOURCE: WIKI

Line6 Pod Studio UX1

2011-12-29T00:04:00.001+08:00

UX1 to replace my KB37 which isn’t working……….

Time to record some new tunes!

15th Guitar - Yamaha APX-700II

2011-12-29T00:00:00.001+08:00

So I sold my Takamine, it was a good guitar but I needed something with a slim body.

I tried several APX-700II & APX-500II at the store…off the rack the APX700II has every high action near the soundhole….the APX-500IIs seem to have lower action & more playable (to me at least).

I choose the APX-700II in the end, the solid top on the APX-700II produced a fuller sound.

The guitar is currently at TYMUSIC being setup & hopefully to achieve a much lower action.

Unfortunately, the Yamaha store does not help you lower the action.

Effect Pedals #35/36 - Tone Factor Analogue Filter & Crybaby 535Q

2011-12-28T23:46:00.001+08:00

Number 35: Tone Factor Analogue Filter

Great for those Buckethead type slow melodic lead lines

Number 36: Jim Dunlop Crybaby 535Q

My love/hate relationship with this wah continues….I think this is the 4th time I’ve bought a 535 wah………….

* New “skin” for my Reverend Hellhound!

Snark!

2011-12-28T23:25:00.001+08:00

Wonder which Amp this manual belongs to…

2011-12-24T22:54:00.001+08:00

Famous PedalBoards -> Guthrie Govan 2011

2011-12-09T23:44:00.001+08:00

Menatone JAC Compressor

Moonphaser Phase Shifter

Peterson StroboStomp

Ernie Ball Volume (not in picture)

Silver Machine SM-2 Revolution Wah

Pigtronix Mothership Analog Guitar Synthesizer

Hermida Zendrive

Prosound Xotic AC booster

Guyatone Wah Rocker 3

Eventide TimeFactor

AnalogMan Chorus

[#7] Jamming @ Music Ensemble

2011-12-07T00:07:00.001+08:00

Music Ensemble is a jamming studio located in POMO (near Dhoby Ghaut MRT)

There are 3 rooms of the same size (one of them have a see-through glass panel)

The rooms are not very big, I estimate about 150sqft++?

Equipment standard is average, but it’s good that they provide the footswitches for the guitar amps.

This is a decent studio to jam at if you need to be in town, the studio owners are very friendly nice people!

http://www.musicensemble.com.sg/

Black Metal Cat

2011-11-30T02:24:00.001+08:00

METAL!

2011-11-30T02:21:00.001+08:00

Marty Friedman + AMIT + Takayoshi Ohmura

2011-11-13T23:27:00.001+08:00

Canon Guitars + Violin Instrumental Solo

Holy Shit!

AMIT sings Opera

Guitars + Bass + Drums + Keys Instrumental Solo

Beatles Cover

NOT DEAD YET: The Story of Jason Becker

2011-11-13T22:59:00.001+08:00

Do Your bit for Jason

http://www.jasonbeckermovie.com/help-get-involved/

This Is BATAAA!!!

2011-11-12T21:03:00.001+08:00

Paul Gilbert - Technical Difficulties

2011-11-08T13:04:00.001+08:00

A different solo from the album version

Californication Season 5 Guests

2011-11-08T00:17:00.001+08:00

My favorite show.

Famous PedalBoards -> Johan Söderberg [Amon Amarth]

2011-11-08T00:12:00.001+08:00

RACK PEDALBOARD

MXR Smartgate

Maxon OD808

Boss Chromatic Tuner

Dunlop DC Brick Power Supply

FLOOR PEDALBOARD

Maxon PhaseTone

(Not sure whats the grey pedal on the left…..maybe a Hardwire??)

Yamaha Year End Sale 2011

2011-11-06T23:26:00.001+08:00

18 NOV to 31 DEC 2011

GLab True Bypass Wah-Pad TBWP

2011-11-05T18:53:00.001+08:00

Is this the end of my Morley Wah?

http://www.glab.com.pl/true_bypass_wah-pad_en

Whitesnake 白蛇 Live in Singapore 2011

2011-11-02T01:55:00.001+08:00

Opening band: SLANK

Kiko Loureiro Asia Tour 2011 - Singapore!

2011-10-31T00:41:00.001+08:00

LIVE at the Asian Civilisation Museum

Nice cosy place, I prefer ACM to Balaclava in 2007

Kiko’s Tour RIG

Laney amps on display

Queuing to meet the Man

Kiko & Guy Shadowerk

ESPN NBA Sports Science

2011-10-29T20:55:00.001+08:00

Rajon Rondo [Boston Celtics]

John Wall [Washington Wizards]

Derrick Rose [Chicago Bulls]

Ray Allen [Boston Celtics]

Dirk Nowitzki [Dallas Mavericks]

Lebron James [Miami Heat]

Kawhi Leonard [San Antonio Spurs]

Derrick Williams [Minnesota Timberwolves]

Brandon Knight [Detroit Pistons]

Tristan Thompson [Cleveland Cavaliers]

Taylor, the most comfortable guitars

2011-10-24T13:57:00.001+08:00

So comfortable you may fall asleep while playing!

Terracotta Lover

2011-10-23T19:05:00.001+08:00

Today with Randolf Arriola

2011-10-21T12:53:00.001+08:00

Famous PedalBoards -> John Petrucci (Dream Theatre) 2011 Live Rig

2011-10-19T16:15:00.001+08:00

Rack:
Dunlop DSR-2SR Rack Wah system

Pedal Board (Acoustic):

Ibanez TS808
Boss Phase Shifter PH3
MXR EVH-117 Flanger
Carl Martin Compressor/Limiter
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power

Pedal Board (Electric):
Majik box Body Blow
Boss Phase Shifter PH3
MXR EVH-117 Flanger
GLab BC1 Compressor
Voodoo Labs Pedal Power

Amp:
Mesa Boogie Mark V
Effects Loop:
Fractal Axe-FX II

Cabinet:

4x12 cabs (Vintage 30 speakers)

Opeth - Heritage [2011]

2011-09-04T00:46:00.001+08:00

Opeth’s 10th studio album out soon.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_(Opeth_album)

RR5

2011-08-07T13:24:00.001+08:00

Akira Takasaki Guitar & DRUM SOLO in Singapore!

2011-07-27T20:45:00.001+08:00

R.I.P. Taiji (12.07.1966 - 17.07.2011)

2011-07-18T23:03:00.001+08:00

Taiji Sawada, former bass player of heavy metal band "X" (XJapan), has passed away yesterday.

SOURCE:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8645085/Japanese-rock-star-found-dead-after-arrest-for-misbehaving-on-flight.html

The very 1st Marshall Amplifier

2011-07-17T14:40:00.001+08:00

Seen in The classic BBC “Arena - Heavy Metal” Documentary on the History of Heavy Metal from 1989.

Famous PedalBoards -> Joe Satriani (Chickenfoot)

2011-07-17T00:54:00.001+08:00

Here’s Satch’s Chickenfoot pedalboard

Vox Big Bad Wah

Electro-Harmonix POG

Electro-Harmonix Micro POG

Roger Mayer Voodoo-Vibe+

Vox Satchurator x2

Ibanez Flanger (FL9)

Vox Time Machine x2

Before John5 there was James Iha…

2011-07-01T00:09:00.001+08:00

Fujitsu T1010 Tablet

2011-06-29T15:18:00.001+08:00

Ibanez RG3120TW [Made-in-Japan 2003]

2011-06-29T14:15:00.001+08:00

Chthonic - Painkiller (Judas Priest Cover)

2011-06-08T14:03:00.001+08:00

AWESOME COVER

from Taiwan Metallers

Kiko’s Tajima

2011-06-04T22:09:00.001+08:00

Kiko’s Red Tajima is so SEXXXY

Inoran’s Strat

2011-06-02T21:43:00.001+08:00

I want a Strat like that!

Bedevilled [2010 Korean Film]

2011-05-26T13:51:00.001+08:00

The first half of the film is almost unbearable seeing how Bok-nam is being mistreated, it takes a turn after the unfortunate death of her daughter Yeon-hee.

I feel this film is perfect for people who are always too busy to care or bother with the people around them including their own family members.

Bok-nam’s life could have ended differently if Hye-Won had bothered to stop for a moment to read the many letters that were sent to her pleading for her help.

Please take some time to observe the things around you, sometimes there are things that matter more than yourself…….yes really, some things can matter more than You.

Inoran Live on Ustream (12th May 2011)

2011-05-26T13:27:00.000+08:00

For those who missed it!

LINK to Ustream:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/dinopublishers

exist†trace

2011-05-25T00:29:00.001+08:00

All Girl JRock band for the Lesbians! =P

The Chaser (2008 Korean film)

2011-05-24T18:09:00.001+08:00

This film was shown on last week’s filmart, it is one of the best korean films i’ve seen.

It was Inspired by the Korean serial killer Yoo Young-chul, I strongly recommend it to any thriller fan.

More information on the real life killer here:

http://splashman.phoenix.wikispaces.net/Yoo+Young+Chul

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoo_Young-chul

Link to the film’s wiki page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chaser_(film)

Guitar Moves with Pete Evick

2011-05-21T21:46:00.001+08:00

Alex Lifeson’s Gear [2011]

2011-05-21T01:42:00.001+08:00

Amps

Hughes & Kettner Alex Lifeson Signature Edition TriAmp MKII Amp

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade Amp

Rack Gear

Dunlop Crybaby Rack Wah
1 Furman Power Conditioner PL-8
4 Audio Technica AEW5200 Guitar Wireless
1 TC 1210 Spatial Expander+Stereo Chorus/Flanger
1 Behringer XR4400 Multigate Pro
4 TC Electronics G-Force
3 Palmer PDI 03 Speaker Simulator
2 Palmer PDI 03 Speaker Simulator
1 Ernie Ball 25K OHM Volume Pedal
1 Axess Electronics FX1 Midi Footcontroler
Mesa Boogie Amplifier Switcher

Pedalboard

Keyboard

Cabs

Custom-made Steampunk Cabs

with 3x 32” LCD monitors

(inside are Hughes & Kettner Statesman 212)

Vegan Black Metal Chef - Phat Thai!!!

2011-05-14T19:53:00.001+08:00

This is some INTENSE coooookinnnggg!!

Dr. Epiphone @ Sweelee Katong (10th May 2011)

2011-05-11T08:07:00.001+08:00

Natalia Brilli | Leather Rock Band Installation

2011-05-06T14:15:00.001+08:00

2 of my favorite things…Leather & Music.

Natalia Brilli is a designer based in Paris

http://www.nataliabrilli.fr/

“Raining Blood” with Mini-Guitar!

2011-05-02T16:04:00.001+08:00

Slayer "RAINING BLOOD" guitar cover by Stephanie Pickard

7 Drummers gunning for Dream Theater spot

2011-04-24T23:17:00.001+08:00

Aquiles Priester (Age: 39, Bands: Angra/Hangar)

Mike Mangini (Age: 48, Bands: Extreme/Annihilator/James LaBrie)

Virgil Donati (Age: 52, Bands: Planet X)

Marco Minnemann (Age: 40, Bands: Kreator/Ephel Duath)

Peter Wildoer (Age: 36, Bands: Darkane)

Thomas Lang (Age: 44, Bands: StOrk)

Derek Roddy (Age: 38, Bands: Nile/Malevolent Creation)

My vote goes to Donati & Roddy!

NEVERMORE LIVE IN SINGAPORE-CANCELLED

2011-04-15T16:44:00.001+08:00

Event Cancelled! ):

Postmortem Drum Cover [5-Inch Heels]

2011-03-17T21:09:00.001+08:00

Slayer + Heels = Love

Swede Shredding Kid

2011-03-12T02:06:00.001+08:00

Having short fingers should not be an excuse for not picking up the guitar (Just look at that Kid play!)

Japan’s Wylde fanatic

2011-03-11T21:47:00.001+08:00

His playing is exactly like Zakk!

Plus the bottlecaps on the LP Custom!

Needs to do some weight training though……

100 Riffs - 1 Take

2011-03-11T21:36:00.001+08:00

He has very good memory!

Pedalboard 2011

2011-03-11T13:24:00.001+08:00

Morley Tremonti Wah -> AMT DT2 -> Skreddy Top Fuel -> Yamaha Magicstomp

[Custom made Power supply]

D’addarios cost $9.78 per pack now???

2011-03-08T01:09:00.001+08:00

I remember they only cost $5 a couple years ago…

Kisaragi [2007]

2011-03-06T22:38:00.001+08:00

One of the BEST films I’ve seen in the last few years.

80% of the cast is in the picture above, 90% of the scenes were shot in the set above.

All a great film really needs is a great screenplay and this film has a great screenplay!

{Cover Songs} Black Tears (Edge Of Sanity) by Various Bands

2011-02-11T22:50:00.001+08:00

The original by Edge of Sanity released in their 1994 album “Purgatory Afterglow”, the clean vocals just doesn’t do it for me…

Heaven Shall Burn version released in their 2008 album “Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)”

Eternal Tears of Sorrow version released in their 2000 album “Chaotic Beauty”, my favourite version…Awesome Solo!

Jimmy Eat World Live in Singapore!

2011-02-11T14:31:00.001+08:00

http://www.jimmyeatworld.com/events/detail.aspx?eid=70493&cmnt=1

Home Tuition Ads are everywhere!

2011-02-11T00:07:00.001+08:00

Morbid Angel Live in Singapore!

2011-02-10T17:44:00.001+08:00

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153082&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blabbermouth+(Blabbermouth.net's+Daily+Headlines)

R.I.P. Gary Moore (4th APR 1952 – 6th FEB 2011)

2011-02-07T23:10:00.001+08:00

Quote from Wikipedia:

“Moore died at the age of 58, in the early hours of 6 February 2011, while on holiday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. His death was confirmed by his former manager Adam Parsons”

Sad sad news for fans of Gary Moore, the King of Blues Rock.

Famous PedalBoards -> Yumi Nakashima

2011-02-06T22:47:00.001+08:00

Yumi Nakashima is the Vocalist & Guitarist of the japanese band Go!Go!7188,

ok….she’s not that famous in the guitar world but I like the band and happen to come across her pedalboard so here it is:

Boss OD3 (Overdrive)

Boss LS-2 (Line selector)

Boss TR-2 (Tremolo)

Boss DSD-3 (Digital sampler/Delay)

KORG volume pedal

Electro-Harmonix BIG MUFF Pi Russian (Fuzz)

DNA Mr.Eight (Power supply)

Domino's Pizza Delivery

2011-02-03T18:57:00.001+08:00

Domino’s Pizza Delivery has this cool GPS tracker that shows you the progress of your order!

Booked at 5.44pm

Delivered at 6.03pm

Healing a Wound (III)

2011-02-03T18:53:00.001+08:00

22nd Dec 2010 1st Feb 2011

Seymour Duncan SHPR-1 P-Rails

2011-01-31T23:42:00.001+08:00

Rails-P90-Humbucker in One???

Famous PedalBoards -> Ty Tabor

2011-01-31T23:12:00.001+08:00

Ty Tabor is the guitarist of the band King’s X.

He has recorded more than 10 albums with King’s X and 8 Solo albums.

Ty Tabor’s Rig:

Randall RT2/50 (Poweramp, 6L6 tubes one side, EL34 in other side)

Line6 Echo Pro (Modulation)

Egnater M4 (Preamp, Ty uses “EG5” most of the time)

Korg DTR-1 (Rack Tuner)

Behringer FCB1010 (Midi Foot controller)

Furman PL8 (Power conditioner)

Fractal Audio Axe XF Ultra (Effects)

Alesis Midiverb II (Effects)

Egnater & Randall Cabs

Ty Tabor @ NAMM 2009:

Timbre: Rock & Roots 2011 [15/16 April 2011]

2011-01-31T19:44:00.001+08:00

Paul Gilbert: Guitar Center Sessions

2011-01-29T23:04:00.001+08:00

Big Night Out Singapore 2011

2011-01-28T23:16:00.001+08:00

HP B210a Photosmart Plus

2011-01-24T02:45:00.001+08:00

The old printer couldn’t work with the new system, so decided to get a new wireless printer.

Neatly packed HP printer comes with 2 very nice bags, 1 for the accessories, 1 for the printer itself…

Sony KDL-32EX600 LED

2011-01-24T02:40:00.001+08:00

New TV for the Living Room!

I’m unable to find any Digital Channels after repeated searches…..anyone knows why? Please tell me!

Effect Pedals #34 -Yamaha Magicstomp

2011-01-16T22:04:00.001+08:00

First Impressions:

Modulations sound quite analog & “organic”, has some wacked-out effect patches like one that sounds like a cat, and some others that are great for ambient music.

Distortions are decent at best, but I didn’t get this for the gain sounds.

Software is easy to use, but here’s the downer: the software only works with WinXP, I tried it with Win7 it doesn’t run (although the magicstomp website indicated Win7/Vista/XP!)

Overall, a quality multi-effects pedal, I tried the Line6 M9 before buying this, the M9 sounded too digital to me (plus, I still have reservations about buying Line6 products after my KB37 broke down for no reason!)

Size comparison with my main gain box: AMT DistStation

ACER AX3950 i65MR41T

2011-01-16T21:39:00.001+08:00

Didn’t want the hassle of assembling my own PC this year so I went out and bought a “branded” one.

The price of PCs have really gone down, I remember the 1st PC we bought cost around $3000 (Compaq higher-end), the 2nd about $2300 (Acer mid-range), the 3rd about $1800 (self assembled mid-range, exclude monitor)

This Acer cost $1399 (mid-range)

The number of branded PCs also seem to be cut down to just 2 big players: Acer & HP, these were the 2 brands I saw in most of the shops I visited.

Comes with wireless mouse/keyboard, 23” LED monitor, 1TB HDD, 4GB memory, Nvida geforce GT420, Windows 7 home..

Compact CPU

Slim LED

Setting Up the OS…

Not sure about the other brands, but Acer does not include system restore discs anymore, I had to burnt the system restore & bundled software onto my own empty DVDRs during startup.

Size comparison with my old system:

The 23” LED monitor is great for viewing my long excel spreadsheets, dont have to freeze panels anymore!

Samsung G3 Station [1TB]

2011-01-16T21:06:00.001+08:00

First Impressions:

As there is no ON/OFF switch it is best to connect the HDD to the PC and turn both “on” at the same time, I tried plugging in the usb to PC when the PC was already running and it kept losing connection.

Box contains USB cable, Power cable & Instructions.

Healing a Wound (II)

2011-01-12T22:15:00.001+08:00

Day 11, 12, 13

Day 14, 15, 16

Day 17, 18, 19

Year End Movie Marathon (II)

2011-01-11T00:48:00.001+08:00

My Name is Fame [2006]

A veteran Actor guides a passionate young newcomer through a life of fame and temptations, through the journey realising his own ambitions.

My Rating: 3/5

Rule No. 1 [2008]

A vengeful ghost returns to wreak havoc on the police officer who killed him.

My Rating: 3/5

A Battle Of Wits [2006]

This is quite a long film, running time is over 2hours.

It stars Andy Lau as “Ge Li”, a Mohist.

According to Wikipedia, Mohism is a chinese philosophy developed by the followers of Mo Tzu.

Some important Mohist beliefs include impartial caring, opposed to any form of aggression (especially war), being thrifty, opposed to music and rituals (because they were expensive, and the common folk suffered for the royalties extravagance).

I’m not sure if all Mohists are experts at warfare, but that seems to be “Ge Li”s specialty in this film. He successfully helps the Liang defend against the Zhao despite only having a fraction of their military strength.

Unfortunately, the King of Liang assigned his general to kill “Ge Li” after being mislead by his advisor to believe “Ge Li” would stage a revote given his popularity with the people.

I shall not reveal too much of the story, do check it out yourself this is a pretty decent film.

My Rating: 3/5

Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon [2008]

This film is about Zhao Yun aka Zhao Zilong, one of the Five tiger generals in Liu Bei’s camp.

The story starts from when Zhao Zilong enlists into the army as just another unknown soldier through his various promotions to the status of General, after rescuing Liu Bei’s son single-handily battling past a swarm of enemy soldiers and still having the composure to steal Cao Cao’s sword.

My Rating: 3/5

The Stool Pigeon [2010]

First and foremost this is a Cop & Robbers story, but it also has several subplots about love & friendship of the main characters Ghost (Nicholas Tse) & Inspector Lee (Nick Cheung).

Some review sites have deemed the subplots unnecessary, but I feel they add color to the film…without the subplots it’ll just be another cop & robbers story.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Gallants [2010]

This modern kung-fu comedy started off nicely but became quite boring about 30-mins in.

Not much of a storyline and not much of a cast, half of the film features middle-aged folks fighting each other.

My Rating: 2.5/5

Connected [2009]

A fumbling debt collector saves the family of a witness from corrupted police officers.

My Rating: 3/5

MUSIC PAINTING - Glocal Sound - Matteo Negrin

2011-01-07T20:39:00.001+08:00

AMAZING STUFF!

Healing a Wound (I)

2011-01-01T14:05:00.001+08:00

Day of injury

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4, 5 & 6

Day 7, 8 & 9

Day 10

Year End Movie Marathon (I)

2010-12-31T21:07:00.001+08:00

Since I can’t walk around, I can only stay at home and watch films…have watched quite a number actually!

Alls Well Ends Well [2010]

Nothing special, just another New Year comedy.

My Rating: 2.5/5

I Corrupt All Cops [2009]

Another film about how corrupted the Hong Kong police force was during the 60s to early 70s, nothing special.

My Rating: 2.5/5

Mad Detective [2007]

“Mad Detective” is a story revolving around an ex-police detective who has the “ability” to see peoples’ multiple personalities and their inner thoughts.

I like the concept of the film very much, I got drawn into the story more as the mystery unfolded.

Especially like the ending of the film.

My Rating: 4.5/5 ~ MUST WATCH

Accident [2009]

“Accident” is a film about a group of friends who are paid to end the lives of people by meticulously planning elaborate ways to make the deaths look like pure accidents.

I like the way the story builds up but the ending was somewhat anti-climax.

My Rating: 3.5/5

True Legend [2010]

“True Legend” is a very fragmented film, it looks very much like it was pieced together using storyline from other films. Very manufactured.

My Rating: 1/5 ~ Don’t waste your time

Just Call Me Nobody [2010]

I think this is a China-made comedy, it has a few cameo appearances from comedians from Taiwan (Jacky Wu), Singapore (Mark Lee) and Hong Kong (Eric Tsang).

This is a somewhat refreshing change from the usual comedies released by Taiwan & Hong Kong, I think Chinese humor is slightly different.

All in all a pretty decent film, but the ending was a bit hasty and the final fight scene was lame.

My Rating: 3/5

Reign of Assassins [2010]

“Reign of Assassins” is about a lady assassin who decides to quit a life of killing for a more peaceful one after being enlightened by a strange monk.

The twists in the film are too predictable, else it would have been more entertaining.

My Rating: 3/5

On His Majesty’s Secret Service [2009]

This is modelled after the James Bond genre of films, set in the ancient times where the land was still ruled by an Emperor.

Louis Koo plays an imperial bodyguard whose lack of martial arts skill is made up by his intelligence and quirky inventions.

My Rating: 3/5

The Legend Of Zu [2001]

Star power, Interesting storyline, sophisticated special effects (for the year 2001), but not a “classic”

My Rating: 3/5

Big Night Out 2011

2010-12-29T20:47:00.001+08:00

Slash and Stone Temple Pilots headlining the 3rd Big Night Out

Support acts include Saxon and Twenty Two Hundred

DATE: 11th & 12th March 2011

VENUE: Singapore Indoor Stadium

TICKETS: http://www.sistic.com.sg

Awful Christmas

2010-12-24T13:55:00.001+08:00

My Mom is “pai car”

I am “pai car”

My sister is ill

can this Christmas get any worse?

Playlist: 22nd Dec 2010

2010-12-22T21:58:00.001+08:00

Black River – Trash [2010]

Genre: Hard Rock/Stoner/Heavy Metal

Country: Poland

Black River’s 3rd album RAWKS!

If i’m not wrong it contains 6 new tracks & 6 Live & Acoustic versions of old songs

Bloodhound Gang - Show Us Your Hits [2010]

Genre: Alternative Rock

Country: USA

Bloodhound Gang’s very 1st compilation album

Charlie Hunter - Public Domain [2010]

Genre: Fusion, Jazz

Country: USA

Great new album from the 8-string Jazz Master!

Mr. Big - What if... [2010]

Genre: Hard Rock

Country: USA

7th album from Mr. Big after 10-years hiatus!

My favorite track is “I won’t get in my way”, check it out!

‘Tis the season to be falling…falalalala lalalala

2010-12-22T16:08:00.001+08:00

Blacked-out for the 2nd time in my Life today,

I tripped and fell in a car-park near KTP hospital,

There was the usual pain from the fall, but I also felt a sudden dizziness although I did not hit my head.

I stood up, walked over to a flight of stairs and sat down to examine my injuries, it was pretty superficial scratches & cuts on the tib-fib.

Noticed I was sweating profusely & had the first onset of dizziness, after it cleared I tried to walk over to the main road to flag down a cab to return home, after taking a few steps I felt dizzy again and this time I couldn’t see clearly…blanked-out and collapsed.

Managed to get off the ground on my own after my vision returned, staggered over to the nearby bench and sat down was afraid I’d collapse again so this time I sat there for a longer period of time before walking over to KTP hospital to buy some bandages and head home.

Random Thoughts

2010-12-19T14:28:00.001+08:00

“Nothing good comes out of shouting…unless there’s a fire”

“Someone ate my chocolates”

“There are worms in our eggs”

~ Mark

Freaking hilarious Korean Guitarist

2010-12-19T13:20:00.001+08:00

Can we call this “Strip-Guitar”

Rated-R!

Eagles Live in Singapore!

2010-12-18T17:37:00.001+08:00

23rd Feb 2011

8pm

Singapore Indoor Stadium

$98, $168, $268, $368, $499

Eric Clapton Live in Singapore!

2010-12-18T17:35:00.001+08:00

14th Feb 2011

8pm

Singapore Indoor Stadium

$99, $199, $299, $399

Santana Live In Singapore!

2010-12-06T11:44:00.001+08:00

Playlist: 27th November 2010

2010-11-27T23:38:00.001+08:00

Buckethead - Captain EO's Voyage [2010]

Genre: Instrumental Guitar, Rock, Metal, Bluegrass, Jazz, Electronica

Country: USA

"Star Chasing" & "The Siphoning Sequence" are my favorite songs on this album.

Girl Talk – All Day [2010]

Genre: Mashup, Electronic

Country: USA

Girl Talk’s 5th album great stuff!

Tommy Emmanuel – Little By Little [2010]

Genre: Folk, Rock, Blues, Country

Country: Australia

Master fingerpicker Tommy Emmanuel returns!

Yaron Herman Trio - Follow The White Rabbit [2010]

Genre: Jazz

Country: Israel

Contains Jazz renditions of Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box”& Radiohead’s”No Surprises”

Parov Stelar - The Paris Swing Box [2010]

Genre: Electro-Swing

Country: Austria

If you are looking for dance music that isn’t “cheesy”Parov Stelar might be it..

Great Riffs, Lousy Song: Fugazi – Waiting Room

2010-11-26T13:29:00.001+08:00

Eagles live in Singapore!

2010-11-23T11:53:00.001+08:00

Date: 23 February 2011
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Time: 8.00pm
Tickets: S$499, S$368, S$268, S$168 (Front View)
S$168, S$98 (Rear View)

from SISTIC Outlets, plus S$3 SISTIC fee

Public Sales Date: 24 November 2010
Bookings Hotline: (+65) 6348 5555
Web bookings: www.sistic.com.sg

Deftones Live in Singapore!

2010-11-19T13:29:00.001+08:00

Date: 16th February 2011
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Tickets: On-sale from Dec 1st 2010

Slash to return to Singapore

2010-11-17T22:28:00.001+08:00

Slash and Myles Kennedy will headline BNO 2011

Details

Date: 12 March 2011
Tickets on Sale: 1st Dec 2010

http://www.bignightout.asia/

[#6] Jamming @ Anaki Records!

2010-11-17T20:46:00.001+08:00

The search for the BEST jamming studio in Singapore continues….

Jammed at Anaki Studio 2 today, located at 58B Temple Street, a short distance from Chinatown MRT.

The thing that caught our attention is the well-tuned Tama drumset in the studio, having been to many studios with crappy drumsets, my drummer was very pleased with this one, he is not easily pleased when it comes to drumsets.

Pictured above: House guitars & Peavey guitar amp (Bandit 112 iirc)

Pictured above: Peavey guitar amp (Envoy 110 iirc)

Pictured above: Keyboard & Monitors

Pictured above: TAMA Drumset

More information can be found on Anaki Records site: http://www.anakirecords.com

New CD Day! Lunarin [Duae] & Rudra [Brahmavidya: Transcendental I]

2010-11-16T14:02:00.001+08:00

Bought my copy of Lunarin’s 2nd album Duae & Rudra’s 5th album Brahmavidya: Transcendental I from Gramophone yesterday.

Lunarin recorded Duae on their own from their home studio By The Woods, drum tracks recorded at Jurong West Street 65 (as stated in the booklet).

The album contains 12 songs.

I love their style of New Wave Metal, my favorite track Serpentine (Track 08) starts out sounding very much like something TOOL would play with the filtered vocals..but I must admit Linda Ong (Voice/Bass) sounds rather “whiney”on a few tracks.

There is a Thank You note enclosed in the CD which looks like it’s physically signed by the 3 members of the band.

Rudra’s Brahmavidya: Transcendental I was recorded at Blackisle studios.

The album contains 14 songs.

Rudra has been around for 18-years since 1992, lineup for this album consists of:

{ Kathir (Voice/Bass), Shiva (Drums), Devan (Guitars), Selvam (Guitars) }

My favorite track in the album is Advaitamrta (Track 06)

I usually do not listen to a Rudra album from start to finish, I cant listen to Blast-Beats for too long as it is too noisy (LOL), strangely it feels great to play along to Blast-Beats during jamming at the studio maybe it’s the energy..?