Joe scores on Rule #1

So we all know Rule#1 is directed by local director Kelvin Tong....

but did you know the movie's score was done by Joe Ng formerly of the Padres?

here's an interview with Joe regardin' his involvement in Rule#1:

http://www.sinema.sg/2008/03/22/joe-ng-on-scoring-for-rule-1/

Hosay Lah!!!

This little Hosaywood ‘commercial’ sees people from all over the world saying “Hosay lah!” ‘Hosay’ = ‘Good’ in Singlish. Enjoy!



Shot by Jacen Tan...Jacen who..?

you know "Tak Giu"..the short film? ya la.. that Jacen Tan...
in case you have forgotten you can watch his short films here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hosaywood

Jacen Tan also shot local band Lunarin's "Silverpiece" video in his living room....yes living room!

and currently workin' on Zero Sequence's video, shot at Rockstar Studios...

if you are interested to find out more, check out his website: http://hosaywood.com/

12-year old metalheads!!

Covering Iron Maiden... that kid can sing ok!

Ruby Pan talkin' Cock...

of singlish & accents @ what looks like the old parliament house..........from the mrbrown show....hilarious!

Must Watch! I Am Legend's Original Ending

http://www.firstshowing.net/2008/03/05/must-watch-i-am-legends-original-ending-this-is-amazing/

Robert Neville Lives!!

Orange will soon release the Tiny Terror Combo..!

"The chaps at Orange figure a 1x12 combo version should do the trick. The new
Tiny Terror combo combines the Brit company’s Tiny Terror head with a
Celestion 30-watt G12H speaker. Both reside inside a very tidy-looking
cabinet reminiscent of Orange’s Seventies-era OTR combos.

According to Orange, the Tiny Terror combo was developed following sustained demand for
it from guitarists, studios and even journalists (as if anyone listens to them). Like the Tiny Terror head, it puts out 15 watts RMS of Class A power (7 watts RMS Class A with the
half-power switch engaged) and has controls for gain, tone and volume. Two 12AX7
tubes reside in the preamp, while a pair of EL84s go to work in the power amp.

Units are expected to start shipping in late May/early June. "
[www.guitarworld.com]

oh boy.....so tempting!!

Drapester (fugly) Guitar Covers....

the DRAPESTERS company has come up with Guitar covers that retails from 74USD & up....

apart from keeping dust from damaging finishes and strings, making electrical pickups crackle, they also look fugly and makes your guitar look like an alien nun from venus....

do yourself a favor & spend 5bucks on a tablecloth if you intend to get a Drapesters cover, its cheaper & doesn't look very much different from a Drapester...

Cruising in the Park..?

[From www.bloomberg.com]

Amsterdam, known worldwide for its leniency to marijuana use, is courting more controversy with plans to decriminalize open-air sex in its most popular park

Local authorities may allow so-called cruising after dark, while restricting any
sexual activity to the park's rose garden. The proposal is similar to the city's
drugs policy, which turns a blind eye to cannabis in coffee shops even though
the sale of the drug remains illegal.
{Vondelpark, Photo: Carmen Cupido}

Full report here: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aP9S7M3Jev04&refer=home

2 most recognisable Men in SINgapore March 2008..

Mas Selamat bin Kastari
The Police want to catch him...
The motorists on the causeway hate him...
The Police Notice publishers love him...

Since the JI leader's escaped from Whitley Road Detention Centre on 27th Feb 2008, i've been seeing his police notice everywhere...on the TV, when i'm at the bus-interchange, on the bus, at the MRT station, at the guard-house outside my workplace.... even in the 1st bloody MMS i've received in my mobilephone!

There's even a spoof poster available online:

& his own Wikipedia page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mas_Selamat_Kastari

Ben Ha (aka Mr. Mocca)

Since Mocca started screening their ads last year we've been seeing ALOT of Mr. Ha, i'm surprised they're still running 'em ads even till today...

[todayonline.com]

In fact, the bodybuilder who starred in the ad, 32-year-old Ben Ha, has
become a bit of a celebrity. Even though he's sporting a new look, he's still
recognised by fans of the commercial.
"People recognise me on the street,
they come up and take pictures," said Mr Ha. "Some of them are even calling me
Mr Mocca."
Despite some of the negativity surrounding the commercial, Mr Ha
says he has not had any encounters with hostile "fans".

For now, those eager to get a piece of MediaCorp's muscleman can purchase five limited edition mocca mugs and posters autographed by Mr Ha, at $28 and $68 respectively, from http://www.mocca.com/.

There's even a dumbass spoof on YouTube:

Misheard Lyrics on YouTube...

Hilarious misheard lyrics on YouTube!

Pearl Jam - Yellow Ledbetter:

[Original Lyrics]
Unsealed
On a porch a letter sat
Then you said i wanna leave it again
Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand
And on the sand I wanna leave it again... yeah
On a weekend I wanna wish it all away yeah...
And they called and I said that I want what I said
And then I call out again
And the reason oughta leave her calm I know
I said i dont know whether
Im the boxer or the bag
Ah yeah ehh....
Can you see them
Out on the porch
But they dont wave
I see them round the front way yeah
And I know I dont want to stay...
Make me cry
Ooooh I seeI dont know theres something else
I wanna drum it all away
Oh I said I dont, I dont know whether Im a boxer or the bag
Ah yeah ehh....Can you see them
Out on the porch
But they dont wave
I see them round the front way yeah
And I know I dont want to stay
I dont wanna stay (2x)
DontDont wanna
Oh... yeah... oooh...

Trivium - Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr:

[Original Lyrics]
This face and lips tremble as it rips
Your breath quickening as heat rushes in
[Chorus]
Pull Harder on the String of your Martyr
Stop you cry that's a lie
Flush gasping white reddening
You smile and destroy it
It's time that we end this
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings
Clawing the skin each kill your weakness
Annihilation your masturbation
Tyrant, I'll burn you down
[Chorus]
Pull Harder on the String of your Martyr
Stop you cry that's a lie
Flush gasping white reddening
You smile and destroy it
It's time that we end this
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings
My hands grip your throat I need your end
Burned, Stalked, ripped apart - I avenge
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
You ask me "oh god why?"
'cause i'm god that's fucking why
For every life you have taken
I am here to repay
[solo]
[Chorus]
Pull Harder on the String of your Martyr
Stop you cry that's a lie
Flush gasping white reddening
You smile and destroy it
It's time that we end this
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings
It's our curse that make this world so hopeless
Allowing our king to spread his genocidal wings


Rammstein - Rammstein:

[Original Lyrics]
Rammstein
Ein Mensch brennt
Rammstein
Fleischgeruch liegt in der Luft
Rammstein
ein Kind stirbt
Rammstein
die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
ein Flammenmeer
Rammstein
Blut gerinnt auf dem Asphalt
Rammstein
Mütter schreien
Rammstein
die Sonne scheint

Rammstein
ein Massengrab
Rammstein
kein Entrinnen
Rammstein
kein Vogel singt mehr
Rammstein
die Sonne scheint

After Gibson's ROBOT Guitar, comes N-TUNE...

No, it has nothing to do with Apple or iTunes...

The N-Tune Chromatic Tuner installs on your guitar in place of your standard volume control, with no modifications required. When the control is pressed down, it acts like a standard volume control. Pulling the control up mutes the guitar’s output and activates the tuner.
A display ring under the knob shows the notes and tuning status symbols: Flat, Sharp, Tuned and Tuned Sharp (for accidentals: C sharp, D sharp, etc.). Bright LEDs guide the tuning process by illuminating the note being tuned and the relevant symbol.
When a note is tuned sharp or flat, the corresponding LED will blink red and flash faster as the note is tuned to pitch. The green Tuned LED will light when the string is in tune.
Two pots are available: a 250k pot for Stratocaster-style guitars and a 500k pot for Gibson and everything else. The pot is a high-grade design, and the stem allows you to use your original control knob. N-Tune uses one nine-volt battery, which mounts with Velcro under your pickguard.
Note that if your existing volume pot has additional features, they will not function when the N-Tune is installed.
[http://www.guitarworld.com/]

Forget Realdolls get a HOOVER!

Worker caught having sex with Henry Hoover

The building contractor claimed he was cleaning his underpants with Henry Hoover
when he was found naked and on his knees in a hospital's staff canteen. The man
claimed he was cleaning his underpants with Henry Hoover. A stunned security guard stumbled onto the man in the middle of a compromising act with the cleaner, which has a large smiley face painted on its front and a hose protruding from its "nose".
According to the Sun, the contractor was supposed to be locking up the
building site near the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital where his firm is
refurbishing administration offices. The security guard, suitably horrified,
told the man to "clean himself and the hoover" before asking him to leave and
informing his bosses. When later questioned by his employers, the man said
he was vacuuming his underpants, which was "a common practice in Poland". He has
since been fired. The man's employers, HG Construction, told The Sun: "That
behaviour is not acceptable, though it gave a few people a laugh".

Henry Hoover is described on a cleaning website as "famous for its looks,
but under its fascia lies a powerful, reliable vacuum cleaner ready to go time
and time again." The man is not the first person to be caught in the act with
an inanimate object. Last year, Robert Stewart was placed on probation for
three years after being caught trying to have sex with a bicycle. The 51-year-old was naked from the waist down when two cleaners walked in on him at the the Aberley House Hostel in south west Scotland. He paused only to ask, "What is it, hen?", before continuing to "move his hips back and forth as if to simulate sex". The court was told that alcohol was the cause of his problems. And in 1993, Karl Watkins, an electrician, was jailed for having sex with pavements in Redditch, Worcs.
[http://www.telegraph.co.uk]

Avoiding Gear Acquisition Syndrome

Came across this old article on Harmony-central.com 'bout GAS, its a good read for anyone with or without the GAS impulse, as Brett Ratner attempts to help you cure GAS:

[By Brett Ratner]

GAS differs in that the compulsive need to "tweak your rig" supersedes the
desire to improve as a player, compose music, record, (and if you have
aspirations of playing professionally) seek gigs. Another common trait of a
GAS-inflicted individual is the tendency to impulsively trade in a perfectly
good piece of equipment for a seemingly more desirable piece of equipment (often
at a loss of money) and later regret the transaction.

The purpose of
"Avoiding Gear Acquisition Syndrome" is to pass along knowledge that this
journalist learned the hard way (I too had GAS). In other words, hopefully this
column can eliminate "trial and error" purchases and save you money and hassle
by helping you make lasting, educated purchases (and make them on the FIRST
TRY). The goal here is to get stuff that you're happy with and makes you sound
good... not stuff you'll wanna unload in six months.

Another benefit of
educated purchasing is that you achieve a solid foundation for your instrument
setup. This frees you up to buy additional gear just for the fun of it (versus
an urgent need to get your tone up to par). For example, when I finally settled
on a single guitar and a single amp that I liked, I didn't "need" to get
anything new. Thus I was liberated to the point where I could just have fun
collecting pedals (cuz I "wanted" to). Someone else, on the other hand, may
discover a particular amp and pedal arrangement that works, thus freeing him or
her to collect guitars. The more crucial point is that the sooner you figure out
what works for you and stick with it, the quicker you can move on to becoming a
better player.

Part 1: Assembling the Classic Amp Setup
Part 2: The Modern Style Guitar Amp
Part 3: Assembling a Usable Rack System
Part 4: Tone Is In the Fingers (Choosing Quality Gear)
Part 5: Buying What You Want Vs. What You Can Afford (A Suggested Guitar Rig)
Part 6: Assembling a Professional Pedalboard
Part 7: Building a Bass Rig from Scratch

There's even a Gear Acquisition Syndrome Self Test, to determine if you really are a GearWhore!
Proceed to the TEST!

Here's the Link to the Full Article: Avoiding Gear Acquisition Syndrome

"the bread and butter sermon"

& here's mrbrown's dig on the rising inflation in SINgapore...

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/2008/02/11/the-mrbrown-show-the-bread-and-butter-sermon/

Mr. Chee arrested again...

[Below taken from Reuters report]
Chee Soon Juan, leader of the Singapore Democratic Party, and several protesters were arrested outside a nearby shopping mall as they attempted to stage a rally walk from parliament house.

"We want to draw attention to these unbearable price hikes," said Chee in front of the parliament house. "Our objective is to continue to encourage Singaporeans to speak up."

Full Story here:
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-32504320080315

Ready to Jam on your Nintendo DS..?

Good news for music composers with the Nintendo DS,
AQ Interactive and Korg has come up with the DS-10, with it you have a MS-10 synth emulator(Korg's old-school monophonic synth), drum machine, step sequencer & even a built-in Kaoss Pad all in your DS!