Lack of blogging here is due to: Confused LaoWai, Social Mandarin (my other projects) and then some of these great social things. I wish I could’ve said my blogging was cut down due to having a girlfriend, but alas not yet. I’m big on going to gigs. So here’s a taste of where I’ve been.
Lark @ Ramfest 2010
Ok, if you’re still living in a cave, I’m breaking the news to you. Michael Jackson is dead. He died yesterday due to a cardiac arrest. A sad day indeed, but this post is not about Michael Jackson, but really about how you leave a legacy. (Ok, it is about MJ)
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Artwork by the amazing Asif Siddiky
See what I did there? I made you believe that a member of the Decepticon clan is in fact releasing music. If you don’t know who Starscream is, Transformer or otherwise, then the clever headline failed. However, the Starscream I’m referring to is the chiptune duo gigging up the New York circuit.
I blogged about this gem quite a while back on my personal site, and it’s awesome to see it still going strong.
Just like the music business, however here you don’t get famous, rather infamous, for doing really nothing really good.
After a really lazy vacation me and Simon got up early for Coke Zero Fest this year. With a super psyched attitude we quickly loaded some petrol and off we went… or so we thought. After a quick whistle by the joggie we realized we had a puncture. Luckily they gave a speedy service and we switched the tyres and off we went. The venue was really easy to find, and oh my word was it an amazing venue. So beautiful: mountains and lush green scenery. However, to our sad realization when we arrived at 10:40 Die Heuwels Fantasties were already at it. They stated on their Facebook fan page they’d only start at 11h30. Slightly pissed we hastily found parking and ran to stage.
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