BURN IT DOWN

Linkin Park released their music video for their latest single, Burn It Down, yesterday.

I remember listening to it first time on the radio, and I remember being a little bit disappointed. I kind of love-hated it. haha. It has the same sentiment and sound as their previous album, A Thousand Suns. It's good, of course. But I remember their sound always changed with every album.  And the past few albums have been moving towards a more experimental and instrumental sound and less rap-rock. So I expected a new sound to this album.

But this is only one song, so maybe the album itself will be different as a whole. Mike Shinoda totally rapped on this. I was really exited about that. So yeah, maybe it's just too early to tell.

Can't wait for Living Things to drop and we can listen to it proper.

Daydream Nation

Things don't need to last forever to be perfect. 

Great movie. Dark and moody but kinda summery.

Stay Down

Oh wow, this was rad as hell. El-P on David Letterman, featuring Nick Diamonds. 

Such a fierce performance. Everyone played well. 

People need to give hip-hop music production a little more credit.

the Knux

Ohman, these guys are pretty amazing.

The Knux, ladies and gentlmen.

Avenged Sevenfold Live in Singapore 2012

It was one hell of a night. I'd never been to a concert with such a rowdy crowd before.

Everyone kept shoving each other around and moshing and crowd surfing and climbing all over each other. I think we didn't stop moving at all throughout the concert. It was sick man, fuckin epic. And I had to look after a friend of mine who's smaller than me. It was nuts. (Oh, I want to give a shout out to this malay guy who actually helped to look out for my friend. He kept shoving people away and asking if my friend was alright. Thank you man!) I kept moving us to the front, running through moshpits and shit. Damn, what was I thinking. I'd never been that rowdy before at concerts. I mean I screamed and yelled and cheered and all, but never truly yelling at the band so loudly. Some guy in front of me was impressed even, but fuck that. I even asked some kid to "fuckin put down your poster, asshole!" Then everyone around me joined in until the kid did. I felt bad. Last night, I was mean. haha...

But, my favourite part of the night was when Gates um, nodded at me...? I think he did. I swear he did. It's in the video up there, at around 3.27 seconds? Actually, I even think he winked? Holy crap, I'm totally giggling to myself right now. I don't even know how we got so close to the front.

Anyway, as much as the crowd was rad as hell, I couldn't really enjoy the band's performance... But the few moments that we managed to stand still for a bit and watch them play, it was pretty great. Gates and Vengeance were shredding the guitar like it was nothing. And M Shadows' voice....goddamn. It sounds just as good as the recordings, maybe even better. Johnny is such a doll. Just quietly walking around minding his own business killing the 4-strings on his bass. And wow, Arin... Just, wow.

But of course, halfway through the set, the band played So Far Away dedicated to Jimmy, "the Rev". Everyone who had a lighter put it up for him. It wasn't too emotional, but the crowd really mellowed down out of respect. It was pretty cool. RIP Jimmy.

It really is one crazy night I'd totally remember for life. One of the rowdiest gigs I'd ever been too. Oh, the venue fuckin sucked though. Small, and outdoors with lack of ventilation. I mean really guys..? a fuckin metal gig and you give a small venue with hundreds of hot, sweaty and rowdy fans who can't breathe over each others' body odour... I went home smelling of many different types of boys, hahaha.

BUT, I really did enjoy myself so...I'm still quite satisfied. Thanks to the band and Midas productions. #fuckyeah


Picture from digitaldisko
Video from xclarkkent

good music

Just gonna put up some songs from some bands that I'm absolutely digging right now.

Champagne Champagne

(thank you, Macklemore, for introducing them)

Chester French

(the cutest Harvard boys in Hiphop)

Young the Giant

(With the greatest video everrrr)

Grouplove

(hipster rock and roll)

White Denim

(holy crap they are good with that instrument thingy with the strings)

Cool Kids

(something old, but still so good)

Have a good weekend!

Ima ruin you cunt

Totally digging this chick at the moment.

Azealia Banks is a ladybossss

Divine is Sin

Kinda digging Fences at the moment. Such a pretty song. 

Mack

I listened to the whole XXL Magazine Freshman Class 2012 mixtape and seriously, Macklemore is SO much more than the freshman class. He is so much more talented than the rest of them on there. Most of them are really just guys (or girls) with a lot of hype.

But, I can see the appeal in Machine Gun Kelly. And Iggy Azalea is such a ladyboss. But seriously though, Danny Brown's pretty good. That song, Terrorist Threats with Ab-Soul, I like it. I like the subject matter.

But back to Mack. I'm not saying he's a sellout, because fuck that, I'll still support good music whether or not he "sells out". I'm just saying he really didn't need the cover... I actually think he's even making the others look bad. HAHA. Oh well, the cover led me to his music, so maybe that's all he wants, more fans. More listeners, more people to share his story with, I guess.

And you know what, what I actually love most about him is his independence from a label. Both he and Ryan Lewis are doing so well without one. He's seriously representing a new wave of musicians and individuals that are saying they don't need help from corporates, they can do it all themselves. You don't need to be on a label to do what you want to do, you don't need to be validated. Just do your own shit. All will be well.

Much respect.

Tupac

Did y'all see this??!! holycrap, it blew me away. i got chills all over me and shit...

Tupac hologram at Snoop Dogg and Dr Dre's set at Coachella 2012.

so many jokes about it on twitter and tumblr, but a lot of nostalgic awe, mostly.

nicely done, Coachella..

from forlovers.tumblr.com

White Denim

MINDBLOWING.

arrogance

with all that talent no one should have to be apologetic about it.

fuck all. he's my king.

source: Pinkly Smooth