Indie Hotseat

Speaking of articles, here's what came out of our first interview with MTV Asia, which took place moments before our WeekendTRIP gig: http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200903/31017817.html

Articles galore

If only we could write new songs as quickly as the people at Youth.SG write articles!

New articles about the finale concert:
http://youth.sg/blog/2009/03/30/omg-its-the-finale-concert-already/
http://www.youth.sg/content/view/6868/54/

Super emo article by Lai Chow about the end of the whole campaign:
http://www.youth.sg/content/view/6867/66/





More photos of the finale concert by Youth.SG: http://www.flickr.com/photos/youthsg/sets/72157616026177033/

Youth.SG mentions

We spoke to Youth.SG a few days back about the progress of our upcoming debut album. Here's the end product:
http://www.youth.sg/content/view/6844/54/

Don't forget to read their review of our gig at WeekendTRIP too:
http://www.youth.sg/content/view/6853/54/

Girl in the crowd

We love it when our music attracts toddlers who are cute as hell.

Check out this video of us performing "Go Away" at WeekendTRIP, which has a hilarious shot of a young girl in the crowd...

We're on Twitter

And if you are too, here's the account to follow:

http://twitter.com/kingkongjane

The final feeding session

That's it folks. Last night's concert at Home Club marks the end of Youth.SG's Feed Me campaign, which has been the best thing to happen to us this year so far.

If you've yet to download "Our Secret" or watch the music video for it, do head over to Youth.SG.

The finale concert itself was pretty awesome. There was a huge crowd for our set, and I loved performances of "Fires At Night" and "DKNY" by The Fire Fight and West Grand Boulevard respectively. Diya amazingly managed to get the crowd to sit down for her set too.

Thanks to everyone who dropped by, and here's what we performed last night:

Intro+Crowded
Someday Somehow
Go Away
If It Wasn't For You
Lemonade
Our Secret (feat. Tan Diya)

Stay tuned for photos and videos, and enjoy what's left of the weekend!

After the WeekendTRIP

The sound system was great on Saturday, and we had loads of fun performing to an appreciate crowd at *scape.

Many thanks to the organisers and those of you who came down to catch us!

Set list:
Intro + Crowded
Hold On
If It Wasn't For You
Go Away
Lollipop
Waiting For Friday
Lemonade

Photos from the event:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=97673&id=696978114&l=5fd76f00c6

Feed Me Finale Concert

They say all good things come to an end.

Which is why even the awesomeness that is Youth.SG's Feed Me campaign will come to a close with a finale concert this Friday.

We'll be performing at Home Club for the event, and so will Tan Diya, West Grand Boulevard, Rosalyn Lee, The Fire Fight and Joakim Gomez.



I know the poster says you should RSVP by 20th March, but you could always try contacting Youth.SG to try your luck.

An alternative would be to turn up at Home Club this Friday night in a King Kong suit to show us your undying love.

You bet we'll do whatever it takes to get you in.

To find out more about Feed Me, click here:
http://www.feedme.youth.sg/index.php

A WeekendTRIP you don't want to miss

We'll be performing for *scape's WeekendTRIP series for the first time this Saturday, alongside acts like Caracal and Silhouette.

Details are as follows:

Date: 21st March, Saturday
Time: 8.30pm - 9.00pm
Venue: *scape Youth Park main stage (opposite Cathay Cineleisure)

We hope to see you there, and here's more info about what else to expect this weekend:

Want more of Our Secret?

Here's an alternative "behind the scenes" music video for "Our Secret", put together by none other than Mr Seah Wee Thye!

"Our Secret" on MTV

If you've yet to watch the official music video for "Our Secret" online, now you can catch it on MTV too, thanks to the good people at Youth.SG



And if you've been trying to figure out what me and Diya are singing about in the song, this may help:

What did you do (today)
How did it go (okay)
What do you want (don't know)
How could that be (don't care)
That's a shame (why)
Haven't you heard (what)
There's a way (how)
This should be done (ooo)

Listen up now
Look around now
Wanna know how
Sing it out loud

It's not how good (you are)
It's how good you want (to be)
Don't you look back (oh no)
There's no better time (oh yea)

Reach up high (ahh)
Don't be shy (ooo)
There's no gain (yea)
Without some pain (noo)

Move faster, be stronger
For better, forever
Move closer, aim higher
It's never quite over

Listen up now
Look around now
Wanna know how
Sing it out loud
Yea~

Live 'n' Uploaded: "Umbrella" web exclusive

Click here to watch our cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella", recorded exclusively for the Live 'n' Loaded website:

http://livenloaded.mediacorptv.sg/uploaded_webexclusives.htm (Page 3)

Live 'n' Loaded afterthoughts

It's been almost a week since we performed for Channel 5's Live 'n' Loaded at MediaCorp.

While there were certain aspects of the whole affair that could have worked out better for us, we're still deeply grateful to have been a part of the show. After all, I really wonder when is the next time such a programme is going to air on national television again.

When we were first approached by the producers of the show last year, they wanted us to perform "If It Wasn't For You", which we gladly accepted. A few months down the road, they asked if we could also do our cover of Rihanna's "Umbrella". We agreed, but only on the condition that if we only had 1 song's worth of airtime on the episode, it would have to be an original ("If It Wasn't For You") instead of a cover ("Umbrella").

And so it was settled that we would perform "If It Wasn't For You" for the show, and "Umbrella" as an online web exclusive. What we didn't expect was performing "Umbrella" to an empty studio on the day of the recording, at around 3pm in the afternoon. I still can't stop thinking of how "Umbrella" would have been lapped up by the 'live' audience and home viewers of the episode, but it's not as if I can change that now.

Anyway, a few days before the recording, the producers called to ask about "Our Secret", the song we wrote with Diya for Youth.SG's Feed Me campaign. They asked if we would be keen to perform the duet with Diya on the show, but told us that there was only time for the 1min version. Such an arrangement was better for us anyway, considering how we wouldn't have been comfortable with performing the unpolished full-length version.

Which is why our duet with Diya appeared somewhat brief on the eventual episode, after our performance of "If It Wasn't For You". But we've received some really positive feedback about "Our Secret" so far, so I guess it all worked out in a sense?

Besides, being on the show has made us some new friends and given us much media exposure, which is really more than we can ask for. So keep up the good work Channel 5, and here's to a promising new chapter for local music in the mainstream media...







That doesn't mean I've forgotten about recording a trailer that wasn't used in the end though!

Presenting our first music video!

Thanks to Youth.SG and up-and-coming local director Boo Junfeng, we now have our first music video!

Click on the link below to watch the official music video for "Our Secret", a song we wrote with Tan Diya of Project Superstar fame:

http://www.youth.sg/content/view/6799/54/

And don't forget to watch us on Channel 5's Live 'n' Loaded on Thursday (5th March) at 11pm!

We had a blast performing in MediaCorp last night, and you have to watch the episode to see what you missed in the studio! The episode also features performances by other local bands like West Grand Boulevard, Shirlyn Tan & The UnXpected, Madhatter and Stentorian!

The time has come

Watch the episode 'live' online on Tuesday (3rd March) at http://livenloaded.mediacorptv.sg at 8.15pm

Watch the episode on TV on Thursday (5th March) at 11pm on Channel 5

Watch the encore telecast on TV on Monday (9th March) at 7pm on Channel 5

Page 52

This week's issue of 8 Days has a page 52 like all other issues of 8 Days.

But this is no ordinary page 52.

It's a page 52 that's got us, Lily Allen and the words "male private parts" all on the same page.



What's not to love?