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08/03/2012

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AOTW [55] : Jamiroquai

Like I’ve mentioned before, having youtube banned in China is a pain for me to do my Artist Of The Week (AOTW) posts but hopefully my VPN doesn’t screw me over again when I am back this time. So for now, just sharing a song from Jamiroquai‘s seventh album, Rock Dust Light Star. I would say I like his previous albums more, songs like “You Give Me Something”, “Love Foolosophy” and “Little L”, but still groovy, enjoy!

“White Knuckle Ride” – Jamiroquai

Yeah! Gonna make it better

Yeah! Gonna make it right
Here it is, there’s no way to make it better
Yet you do, It’s pressure (pressure)
I’m serious, trouble genie’s on the way
Gotta little something for you, it’s pressure (pressure) it gets yaNow we need what you know
But I do that anyway
I can’t let this pressure go
This pressure’s here to stayYeah! White Knuckle Ride
Gonna make it better
White Knuckle Ride (I want it baby)
Yeah! White Knuckle Ride
Gonna make it right
White Knuckle Ride (I want it)
It’s not so easy to control (pressure)
It’s not so easy to control (pressure)
There’s no easy way to make it better

There it is (there it is)
Gonna change it if I wanna
Taste it all the time
It’s pressure (pressure)

Yeah-hey! Oh baby
Step into the light
Don’t know if I can recover (don’t know if I can recover)
Got me round it’s little finger (got him ’round it’s little finger)
Pressure (pressure)

There it is (there it is)
Gonna change it if I wanna
Taste it all the time
Step into the light
Don’t know if I can recover
Taste it all the time
I taste it all the time (yeah!)

Yeah! White Knuckle Ride
Gonna make it better
White Knuckle Ride (I want it baby)
Yeah! White Knuckle Ride
Gonna make it right
White Knuckle Ride (I want it)
It’s not so easy to control (pressure)
It’s not so easy to control (pressure)
There’s no easy way to make it better (I want it baby)

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02/13/2012

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AOTW [54] : Civalias

As most of you would know by now, I have a habit of sharing music under AOTW (Artist Of The Week) which…well, disappeared for many weeks. Now that I’m over the other side of the Great Firewall, it is even harder to find the videos to share ! But let’s try to pick it up again by starting with something I’ve shared in my Facebook group “Myy #nowplaying” ! Feel free to join and share good music with the rest too! (purely English and preferably not too mainstream too please!)

Adam Stidham is the mastermind behind Civalias, a solo project that started off in California. The sounds of Civalias are both engaging and infectious. A tinge of Aqualung and Radiohead in his music but that’s probably why I am drawn to it. Check out his other track “We’ve Got Company” that I really like from his EP “You, Me, We” too!

Civalias – Something Real

Oh, don’t let this go, don’t turn your head
If there’s something left to show
Hold it in your arms and in your fingers
‘Til its strong enough to know

We can run and break the stillness
One by one- can you feel it, can you feel it
And we can live without the worry
‘Cause we survive on something real

We walked on wires, through the burning fire
Just to prove that we belong
And oh, still in my head, a rising choir
And it goes on and on and on, singing

Oh, and its never gonna let me go
Its calling out my name, and washing me away
Oh, no its never gonna let me go

And what to doubt, can’t figure out
And I’m still waiting

And we can run and break the stillness
Can you feel it, can you feel it
My heart is a long long road to you
And we survive on something real (2x)

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03/10/2011

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AOTW [53] : Hot Chelle Rae

I have been neglecting my blog recently as I’m in my remaining 3 weeks of undergrad life (mad rush to submit essays and projects) and juggling between 2 part time jobs. Really hectic schedule but I’m pretty much a workaholic and I love how being busy takes my mind off things. (Such irony – because I actually have even more things on my mind! But mostly work and ideas)

Of course I did not forget my love for music, I do regularly post up songs on my “myy #nowplaying” facebook group (do join us if you’re interested in following my music taste or contribute to the group like some other members!)

This week’s Artist Of The Week shall be Hot Chelle Rae ! I came across their song while listening to an online radio weeks ago. Decided to feature them as I was down at Timbre this week and someone among the audience requested for the local band,Goodfellas to play one of their songs (obviously they had no idea who Hot Chelle Rae is, such shame!) I really love this song from the band as it has such a happy catchy tune – always bring a smile on my face! Enjoy and have a good weekend!

‘Tonight Tonight’ – Hot Chelle Rae

It’s been a really really messed up week
Seven days of torture, seven days of bitter
And my girlfriend went and cheated on me
She’s a California dime but it’s time for me to quit her

La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn’t matter, la la la, oh well, la la la

We’re going at it tonight tonight
There’s a party on the rooftop top of the world
Tonight tonight and were dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign
I don’t know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll fake it
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight

I woke up with a strange tattoo
Not sure how I got it, not a dollar in my pocket
And it kinda looks just like you
Mixed with Zach Galifianakis

La la la, whatever, la la la, it doesn’t matter, la la la, oh well, la la la

You got me singing like
Woah, come on, ohh, it doesn’t matter, woah, everybody now, ohh

Just don’t stop let’s keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
It’s my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out

Its you and me and were runnin this town
And its me and you and were shakin the ground
And ain’t nobody gonna tell us to go cause this is our show

Everybody
Woah, come on, ohh, all you animals
Woah, let me hear you now, ohh

Tonight tonight there’s a party on the rooftop top of the world
Tonight tonight and were dancing on the edge of the Hollywood sign
I don’t know if I’ll make it but watch how good I’ll fake it
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
Its all right, all right, tonight, tonight
Yeah its all right, all right, tonight, tonight

Just singing like
Woah, come on, ohh, all you party people
Woah, all you singletons, ohh, even the white kids

Just don’t stop lets keep the beat pumpin’
Keep the beat up, lets drop the beat down
Its my party dance if I want to
We can get crazy let it all out

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11/03/2010

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AOTW [48] : Lydia Low

I am in the midst of doing an interview with my next featured artist and was just wondering who will be good for this week’s feature. Sat down in my SMUBE studio and was surfing the net for ideas till someone started playing the guitar and I was mesmerized. Look up to find my lil junior, Lydia (who is also the upcoming 8th EXCO Marketing Director of SMUBE *Cheers to Marketing! I was in the 5th EXCO*) Was delighted to hear that she has her own youtube channel and went online to check the videos out…..so here I am, presenting to you my very talented junior Lydia Low!

Here’s an original song from her ! Lydia plays every Tuesday night at China One if you’re interested to watch her live !

But- Lydia Low
[verse 1]
I’m standing at the corner
so that I’m easy for you to find
But I’m choking up human traffic
I’ve got mannequins flanking my behind
I wear this bow in my hair
‘Cos you said it looked cute
A dozen kiddies are wearing the same thing
Where the hell are you?

[chorus]
The people won’t stop staring
I can’t stop my eyes from glaring
I can feel hostility eating my heart
I’d very much like to just run home
And cry into my pillow alone
But your message says you’ll be here soon

[verse 2]
Now I’m having a coffee
that I don’t need to drink
But I need something to do
Besides trying not to think
About how this isn’t the first time
Not that I keep track
But darling if you don’t show up soon
I’m gonna crack

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11/02/2010

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Challenge Accepted ! Difficulty Level #23

First of all, a BIG THANK YOU for all my friends aka readers who supported my (rather) last minute blog post to join the hunt for World’s Coolest Intern ! You should have seen the look on my face when I sat down at McDonald’s with my salt-less fries and turned on my laptop, welcomed by this flood of ‘CONGRATS!’ msgs without knowing what’s going on. Took me awhile to figure out what’s going on and *BAM* – it felt like someone just announced my name ‘Ingrid Mak‘ as Miss World 2010 *sniffles -waves- sniffs* moment. Haha!

Kinda surprised to be on the Top 23 list along with other brilliant candidates whom I’d never imagine to categorize myself with…like I said in my application entry, competition is tough and I wasn’t very confident to begin with – definitely lose out on the technical skills and not having a fanbase (But hey ! I have an awesome FRIENDbase) It is a pleasant surprise to see my name on Breeze’s blog (and damn,I should have changed my twitter DP if I knew it would be on the blog..haha) Quite an honor to be part of this Top 23 finalists as World’s Coolest Intern – quite a personal achievement already (If my parents are reading this – now you can stop nagging about me wasting time infront of the computer and bringing home only the electricity bills ! hehs) and definitely an early birthday gift to start the month right !

So what happens after being on the Top 23 ? Nothing ! (Ok, maybe I’m just still quite clueless what’s expected of me at this stage….lol)

[Update : Oh, a video post is required ! Hmm...I will....sleep on it. (Don't you know sleeping on a problem is the best method? hur.)]

But you can expect my regular Artist Of The Week (AOTW) posts, an awesome HP party post coming up and more…not forgetting a casual reminder to support my birthday wish ! *coughs*

Pretty much still the same old me who will blog what I want to say…not going to pay extra attention on the way I blog or the language..and I will not hesitate to say this to my readers….”I CONE TESTICLES *which refers to <3s aka hearts* YOU(s)!” =P Like I said, same old @iammyy !

P.S : If you’re on twitter,

if 140 characters is too difficult to understand – basically tweet to “@stanchartbreeze (inserts reason why I should win) #wci” ! Thanks =)

Once again, whether I make it to the final 2 or not – I want to thank everyone for the well wishes and support ! Not forgetting the new friends I’ve made through this…was nice to see other candidates congratulating each other and those who unfortunately didn’t meet the cut to wish the final 23s best of luck. It’s not just about a competition…There’s still love all around =) *awww*

[In addition : Sorry to those who are following me - I know my #WCI posts and tweets are probably getting annoying and flooding your timeline...but please don't love me any less ? ^^]

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04/06/2010

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AOTW [30] : Bianca Gisselle

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It’s been awhile since I last posted an AOTW (Artist of the Week), let’s bring it back with another wonderful myspace artiste who just released her debut album. Bianca Gisselle is definitely not just a pretty face but has a wonderful voice which I instantly fell in love with.

I like how she puts up videos of the recordings for her debut album too. Good way to update your fans and keep them in the loop. Afterall, they are the ones who helped you realize your dreams too ?

Check out this video of her doing a cover of One Republic’s ‘Say (All I Need)’

One Republic - Say (All I Need)
Do you know where your heart is?
Do you think you can find it?
Or did you trade it for something
Somewhere better just to have it?
Do you know where your love is?
Do you think that you lost it?
You felt it so strong, but
Nothing’s turned out how you wanted

Well, bless my soul
You’re a lonely soul
Cause you won’t let go
Of anything you hold

Well, all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest
My head

Do you know what your fate is?
And are you trying to shake it?
You’re doing your best and
Your best look
You’re praying that you make it

Well, bless my soul
You’re a lonely soul
Cause you won’t let go
Of anything you hold

Well, all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest
My head

I said I all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest
My head

Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Better than you had it
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Do you think you can find it?
Yeah, better than you had it (Better than you had it)

I said I all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest
My head

I said I all I need
Is the air I breathe
And a place to rest
My head

Whenever the end is
Do you think you can see it?
Well, until you get there
Go on, go ahead and scream it
Just say it

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06/05/2009

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(AOTW) Artist Of The Week : Never Shout Never

As a Campus Radio DJ on SMU Campus Radio for coming 2 years, I have always been actively promoting local/myspace artists on my radio shows. My co-host from my most recent show, Rachel and I decided to feature one myspace.com artist per week for our listeners and I really enjoyed doing that because sharing is always fun ! Not only do you get to “interact” with your listeners but you also have the “power” to “force” your listeners into listening to your current playlist. (Haha, Just Kidding!)

I blogged about blip.fm earlier on where I share my music picks on a regular basis, but it is getting frustrating with the preview clips and youtube videos feature. So I decided to bring the artist of the week (AOTW) segment to my blog instead ! I will feature either a myspace or local artist each week (but I will keep things short and sweet), so stay tuned !

nsnep To start things off with a happy note (no pun intended, you’ll understand later), this week I’m going to share with you this 6 people band “Never Shout Never“.

You can read more about them from their myspace profile. One thing I’ll like to highlight is 18 years old Christofer Drew (vocal) has a really unique voice, it really caught my attention when I first heard their songs. (And he looks really cute with his ukulele too ! Click here to watch him LIVE *warning : crazy fans screams and shakey hands*)

Here’s my favourite (and their latest single) “Happy”, I was telling Daryl (who also have his “Music Mondays” ) that I really liked the lyrics. One of those “puts a smile on my face” songs. In fact, their EP will be out soon and their songs are all available on iTunes, do check them out if you like their music !

< Never Shout Never – Happy >

You make me happy, whether you know it or not
We should be happy, that’s what I said from the start
I am so happy, Knowing you are the one that
I’ll love for the rest of my days,
(for the rest of my days), yes, all of my days!
you’re looking so cool, you’re looking so fly,
I can’t deny that when I’m staring you down
right dead in the eye, I wanna try to be the person you want,
the person you need,
it’s hard to conceive that somebody like you,
could be with, somebody like me

I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that we
could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.

Ooh ooh,
you’re looking so fresh it’s catching my eye,
why oh why, did I not see this before,
the girl I adore, was right in front of me.
and now I’ll take a step back,
and look in your eye and ask why,
It took so long for me too see, we’re meant to be.

I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that
we could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.

On the good the bad the ugly,
the smiles the laughs the funny,
oh all the things we put each
other through, it’s for you, for you

You make me happy, whether you know it or not
We should be happy, that’s what I said from the start
I am so happy, Knowing you are the one that
I’ll love for the rest of my days

I’m happy knowing you are mine,
the grass is greener on the other side,
The More I think, The more I wish that we
could lay here for hours, and just reminisce.
Ooh Ooh

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If you know of any good myspace/local artists (or if you’re one of them) and think I should do a feature, just drop a comment or email to exit18 (at) gmail (dot) com ! Looking forward to hear from you guys !