It's Official. The Death Cab is a Cutie for Singapore

It's Official.

Death Cab For Cutie will be in Singapore on 12 August.



(thanks Reta for the heads up!)


Death Cab for Cutie: Live in Singapore
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Time: 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: Esplanade Concert Hall

I'm half-tempted to boycott the damn thing just to show 'em who's boss. I don't even like their new album all that much anyway. However, the reality is that Singaporean (and Malaysian) fans of The O.C. will flock to it anyway, so my noble gesture would ultimately be a supremely futile one. Plus I really want to hear Marching Bands of Manhattan live.

So yes, I'll probably be one of those suckers who will be joining Reta for the show. And to paraphrase her, who else wants to join our Malaysian contingent eh?

But if they really do retain the bloody 4-minute intro for I Will Possess Your Heart during the show, I think I'll start booing. Talk about a bloody waste of precious concert time, man...


Downloads:

Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart (from Narrow Stairs, 2008)
Death Cab For Cutie - Marching Bands of Manhattan (from Plans, 2006)


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The Death Cab is No Longer Cute Because They Prefer Singaporeans

MCH WTF CCB TNS MFL THROW YOUR MOTHER OLD SHOE.

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

Yes, apparently we WON'T be seeing Ben Gibbard and co in Malaysia in August after all.

From the Pirates of the Bargain Bin:

While us Pirates take great delight in spreading doom, gloom and cheerlessness where ever we are, it still doesn't give us pleasure to announce that the Death Cab for Cutie show in August is cancelled. The official reason is that a Singapore organizer has offered the booking agent a better deal.

MCH, I officially hate Singapore even more than I already did.

MusicaLive: Rock n' Roll Meets Rave n' Rant

Welcome to the first edition of MusicalLive, a so-called 'column' that will be covering any live concerts or gigs that are held/will be held in Malaysia (or Singapore).

First up, this weekend's Rock on Rave music festival, which will feature Butterfingers, also known as the indie rock gods of this part of the world. They're not the only ones though - there's also other local bands like Deserters, the Otherside Ochestra, Bittersweet, Couple etc.

Nope, no Pop Shuvit or One Buck Short in sight. Whether this is an improvement on the lineup is up to you. And if the music ain't good, it might be entertaining to see the Bargain Bin Pirates throw the lousy acts off the roof.

Anyway, here're the details:

Date: 7th and 8th June
Venue: Cineleisure Damansara Rooftop (gee I never knew we could go up there...)
Time: 1pm - Midnight
Price: RM50 (2-day pre-sale ticket), RM30 (1-day pre-sale ticket), RM35 (at the door)

So see you there, people. Who knows how long this resurgence of live rock music is going to last, so let's enjoy it while we can, ok?



Downloads:

Butterfingers - The Chemistry (Between Us) (From Transcendence, 1999)
Deserters - Last Chance (from Last Chance EP, 2007)

Four more songs by some of the featured bands at the hideout of the Pirates of The Bargain Bin.

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