[Music Feature] Postmodern Jukebox

It's music groups like this that make me think like I was born in the wrong era. O___O

I discovered Postmodern Jukebox through their 1920s remix of Psy's 'Gentleman', which I think sounds so much better and classier (and closer to what actual gentlemen would listen to, lol)~

I already have an unhealthy attraction to 1920s America (it's a combination of the fashion, the music, stylish French bob haircuts and men in dapper three-piece suits), so remixing modern tracks and bringing them back to that era totally sounds like berries to me~ OvO Maybe Jay-Z should have turned to these guys for the soundtrack of 'The Great Gatsby', heh~

More retro vintage musical goodness under the cut below~!

[Music Feature] Goosehouse.jp: Great Music & Feel-Good Vibes :)

When I first saw Goosehouse.jp's acoustic song covers on their YouTube channel, first thing that caught me was how much fun they looked like they were having, and what an amazing great vibe they had, performing together. :)

It felt amazing just watching them on-screen, I'm sure it must have been even more infectious in-person! XD

[Book Review] 'The Ocean at The End of the Lane' by Neil Gaiman

Fine, I admit, it's been ages since I last finished a novel, with real life and social commitments and laziness getting in the way.

My current "reads-in-progress" are Haruki Murakami's "1Q84" (still not coming any closer to finishing, considering it's massive) and the Pacific Rim novelization (just so I can live in the Pacific Rim universe a bit longer and fangirl post-movie), which have been sitting neglected on my new bookshelves, gathering dust.

But it took me only about 2-and-a-half-days to finish Neil Gaiman's newest release, 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane', and would have taken even less time if I had the stamina or insomnia to read through the night. :P

Speaking of my new bookshelves, have you seen them~? *v* Hehe~

[Book Review: Minor spoilers ahead!]

~Arts for Grabs March 2013~ "Do You Hear The People Sing?"

A bit of background for those who have just tuned in: Arts for Grabs is an independently-organized arts market, where budding local artists can showcase their arts, do a bit of networking, and maybe even make a buck or two over the weekend.

View of the Annexe Gallery from the top-floor loft ...

I've been to Arts for Grabs before, and while my previous experience with the event was like a charming weekend stroll through crafts markets like Convent Garden or St Kilda Esplanade ... last weekend, for some reason, felt like a post-French Revolutionary Bohemian meet, with politically-charged passions running high, and the stark, smoky smell of art-in-progress in the air. O__O <-- as you can see, I've been very strongly influenced by the art-vibe. Just being there felt like I was being part of some underground anti-government movement -- maybe it's because elections are so near?

~Sights & Sounds of Urbanscapes 2012~

I have a confession: I'm a sucker for all things hipster. I love the vintage retro things and fashions, the pretentiously healthy fusion food, the strange music, the rebellious zeal to protect the environment like it's a life's calling, and all the colourful, artsy things that hipsters love.

So it was no surprise that Alyaa and myself found ourselves making our annual pilgrimage to Urbanscapes, this year at Padang Astaka, to enjoy the shopping, the food, and the music. For the first time, Urbanscapes were featuring an international act, Sigur Ros, and Hijabster Princess Yuna, and tickets were selling out months before the event.

in which I randomly talk about music ...

Whenever I'm sitting at my office desk, either madly rushing out Action Plans like my keyboard was on fire, or sitting idly daydreaming and pretending procrastination was my actual job, I'm listening to music.

Music helps me concentrate. Music helps me write. Music helps me block out annoying Sales people who are hounding me for things, while I struggle to resist throwing my chair out the window. Music sometimes can be therapeutic  :)

In today's music industry, which is saturated with songs of questionable material values, sex, alcohol, getting wasted, not being a responsible human being, and Nicki Minaj, I'm happy to know there are still people out there who are making beautiful music.

Now Listening To ...

Artsy Weekends and Burger Nights

So let me tell you about my best weekend ever. :)

If I could sum up all the best parts of life into one neat little package, it would be this weekend right here. ^^ I feel as if I had filled up at least a month's worth of activity into these two short days -- I've been to new places, met fantastic new people, learned new things about life and the universe and all things happy.