KEEPING IT PEEL - John, But Not Forgotten (in Singapore)
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Thursday, October 9, 2008 |
| Time: | 8:45pm - 11:55pm |
| Location: | P.O.W. - The Prince of Wales |
| Street: | 101 Dunlop Street, Little India |
| City/Town: | Singapore, Singapore |
Description
An evening of poptastic live music and friendly fun to mark JOHN PEEL DAY 2008 in Singapore.
• We GANG: In keeping with the Peel tradition of spotlighting new bands, Keeping It Peel features the debut performance of We GANG – fronted by local music maverick Adrian Bestium. We GANG comes after Bestium masterminded the brilliant Rocket Scientist album, 'Hiss', was released as a free online download in 2007 months before Radiohead got a similar idea. We GANG presents something different after the hiss: a healthy dose of ramontic bubblegum pop that's already brought the privileged few who've heard it to near-hysteria with joy.
• Jon Fong: a rare chance to see a solo acoustic performance by a performer better known as one half of the electronic duo, The Karl Maka. Formed through their love of both old Hong Kong movies and electronic synth sounds, The Karl Maka's infectious pop has been putting the right amount of neon where it needs to be since they formed two years ago. Expect to be charmed as Jon goes it alone for this specially-requested one-off appearance.
• Etc: Etc's Ben Harrison cites John Peel as his biggest "musical influence", and takes pride in the fact that Peel once referred on air to his guitar-playing as being "noisy, but not too noisy". Famed for both their off-the-cuff performances and bittersweet psychopop songs, Etc will certainly reference Peel on the night. But how? With Peel-related covers? Will they include Peel's Singapore picks by Padres, Astreal or Force Vomit? Are they having special guests? When it comes to Etc. the best way to find out is to to be there.
KEEP IT PEEL
• We GANG: In keeping with the Peel tradition of spotlighting new bands, Keeping It Peel features the debut performance of We GANG – fronted by local music maverick Adrian Bestium. We GANG comes after Bestium masterminded the brilliant Rocket Scientist album, 'Hiss', was released as a free online download in 2007 months before Radiohead got a similar idea. We GANG presents something different after the hiss: a healthy dose of ramontic bubblegum pop that's already brought the privileged few who've heard it to near-hysteria with joy.
• Jon Fong: a rare chance to see a solo acoustic performance by a performer better known as one half of the electronic duo, The Karl Maka. Formed through their love of both old Hong Kong movies and electronic synth sounds, The Karl Maka's infectious pop has been putting the right amount of neon where it needs to be since they formed two years ago. Expect to be charmed as Jon goes it alone for this specially-requested one-off appearance.
• Etc: Etc's Ben Harrison cites John Peel as his biggest "musical influence", and takes pride in the fact that Peel once referred on air to his guitar-playing as being "noisy, but not too noisy". Famed for both their off-the-cuff performances and bittersweet psychopop songs, Etc will certainly reference Peel on the night. But how? With Peel-related covers? Will they include Peel's Singapore picks by Padres, Astreal or Force Vomit? Are they having special guests? When it comes to Etc. the best way to find out is to to be there.
KEEP IT PEEL
