Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Jan 4, 2009, 3:34 pm
Photo from http://filterpaper.net/gallery/ If there was ever a song to perfectly capture the sex and turbulence of an abusive relationship, that song may well be Astreal’s “Losing YouR...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Dec 2, 2008, 1:13 pm
Photo from www.flickr.com/photos/photoperplexed/ The first sound we hear from shoegaze revivalists Stellarium at their debut gig is a caterwauling guitar screech set aglow in crashing hi-hats. The...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Nov 30, 2008, 10:37 am
Useless Generation The Manics live in Singapore? 4real? When I was fifteen it was difficult enough trying to get my hands on their music. Their albums were banned (or so I was told)– even the v...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Oct 20, 2008, 11:00 am
Photo by Mark Wong Furniture’s modus operandi is to confound expectations and break down assumptions. That’s why their forward-looking music completely belies the sedentariness their name ...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Sep 27, 2008, 6:01 am
Sometimes, things just get a little too intense in sardine-can Singapore. That’s why I always love the six hour coach ride up to Kuala Lumpur. It never feels like a long or short ride, just an a...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Sep 4, 2008, 11:52 am
In 1994, I was the biggest local music fan in Singapore. I was twelve years old and I made it a point not to miss this radio programme on 98.7FM. It was on Sundays in the afternoon, probably hosted by...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Sep 2, 2008, 4:14 am
Photo from myspace.com/onetwothreefouraxe Coming on like a dose of Tongkat Ali into Singapore’s independent music scene, 1234X brought your root down with their primal brew of stripped down roc...
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Mark W. posted an article on UNITY SONG - Aug 25, 2008, 11:50 am
Photo from http://flickr.com/photos/meth/20193119/ One moment, Zool is projecting the punchy, elastic groove of his roiling bassline while coursing overhead, hand-hoisted like a passing angel; the ne...
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