And Carlos says, “Kawawa naman yung mga bumili ng tickets sa Killer’s concert. Na-cancel.” (Too bad for those who bought tickets to The Killer’s concert. Its cancelled.”

WHAT? I haven’t bought my ticket but I’ve been looking forward to watching their concert. The rumored reason? The Killers disbanded. Now that.. I’m not quite sure of.

Saw this picture on Live Nation Asia’s facebook fanpage.

Those that got tickets are going to be pissed for sure. Those that haven’t are definitely going to be disappointed (like me)… if this is indeed true.

I shall wait for more info…

(Update)

Well, I guess it is so.

From the press release of Live Nation Asia posted on MTV Asia’s blog..

“It is with great regret that The Killers have been forced to cancel their upcoming appearances in Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Manila, Tokyo and Seoul due to unforeseen circumstances.”

for All These Things That I’ve Done, just Smile like You Mean It.. Mr. Brightside. Oh well.

Refunding will be a headache.

I’m probably one of the last to blog about this but what the heck. I love The Killers! I was pretty psyched when I saw a facebook post last week from World Wide Womb asking about a survey on who would want to the Killers to come to Manila. I guess the response was overwhelming because they are coming here to manila 31 January 2010!

Click here for the World Wide Womb Facebook page to get updates and more info..

I got this from the World Wide Womb facebook page:

TheKILLERS Limited Premium Tickets now available at WWW & Saga Offices
call 384-0239. First Come First Serve (No Reservations) . Other ticket
prices will be out Dec 4 at all Ticketnet & TIcketworld outlets.

Click here to go to Ticketnet for ticket reservations

And December 4 is… tomorrow. The premium tickets are probably all gone already. Now will I buy the regular tickets? Maybe. If what my friend promised is so… no, no need to buy tickets. Let’s wait and see. (Keeping my fingers crossed).

Its a given that I like their music but what puts them high on my list are some good times that I associate with some of their songs. My favorite of these good time are two events which happened at a rave and while clubbing with the same group of people in two different countries. One in Malaysia, the other in the Philippines. One in 2006. Another in 2009.

Mr. Brightside

That’s my good friend Alex and I. We were with a bunch of  our other good friends back in Dec 2006 at “Velocity”, at rave held at Sunway Lagoon at Sunway City.  The DJ who mixed for that event was Judge Jules. I don’t remember most of the stuff he played but I do rememeber the last song of the night – Mr. Brightside.

“I’m coming out of my cage and I’ve been doing just fine…”

I think we all went wild – me, friends, and 1000+ other people there at Sunway. That was awesome awesome night.

I was in Kuala Lumpur for a 3month training program with Marcus Evans, the first company I worked for (3 of the best months of my life) and that night was one of the highlights of my stay.

All These Things That I’ve Done

2009. I went to KL last May (‘09) to attend a friend’s wedding and visit the KL peeps. Alex, Vik (Vik took the picture back in 2006), and two of their of their other friends – Prem and Imran – flew back with me so they can visit and see the Philippines. On their second to the last night here, I took them to Embassy (now known as Encore!) because the boys wanted t0 try the clubbing here in Manila. It was pretty happening night as it always it on a Saturday.

So there we were with our drinks, dancing, and having a great time…when towards the end of the night, the DJ played a mix of All These Things That I’ve Done. That did it for me. I was already hyper to begin with but  the song turned turned it up notch higher.  What sealed that moment in my mind, despite me having a buzz that night was this – in the midst of dancing, out of the blue, someone (won’t name who! hahaha) started singing in a quite… un-animated voice  -

“I’ve got soul but I’ve got a soldier, I’ve got soul but I’m not  a soldier…”

I stopped for a moment there, looked at the guy, shook my head and laughed out loud. I have to tell you, he may sounded like he could’ve used more soul there but I knew he was full of it. I knew he was having a blast but let’s just say,  some people are not meant to sing certain songs.  It was so hilarious that it was really cute.

(You know who you are, in case you read this, I don’t think I would’ve fared any better if I attempted to sing those lines as well!)

The only thing I didn’t like was that the night ended in an anti-climactic manner. In the midst of the music, the pumping bass, and the partying, the lights just suddenly went coupled with DJ saying his “thanks Manila” speech. Not to mentioned the bouncers herding us out of the club.

Nevertheless, it was a good night. We ended it with a late night after clubbing snack at Mcdonald’s. I the guys could join me this Jan 2010 to watch The Killers concert.

Ok, playing the songs on my laptop now….

When I need my dnb fix at work (and lately, dubstep).. I tune in to these sites. There are times when they play some wicked stuff.

If you are into DnB and/or Dubstep (or if you happened to drop by and are curious on how it sounds), check these sites out. (And if you know of other, heck tell me about it)

Dubstep Radio - http://www.di.fm/dubstep/

Drum n Bass Radio (BassDrive) - http://www.bassdrive.com/v2/

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I’m not exactly sure when I began liking dnb and dubstep… or electronic music for that matter. All I know is that when my uncle played Prodigy when I was about in my early teens and when I first heard the Chemical Brothers, I liked it instantly. I thought to myself “this stuff is solid”.

During high school, I bought my first electronically charged album – the OST of the Matrix. From there, things just followed. Since I wasn’t much of a music nerd, all I knew was that there was this certain sound that I liked.. and I knew it was synthetic. I didn’t know the difference between trance, techno, house (beach house, hard house…etc), drum and bass/jungle, trip hop, dubstep, jazztronica, post rock etc. Not until later on..

Later on, I met some music nerds/snobs  in the college and when I started working. These guys educated me a lot on music. My music taste has always been quite diverse. They helped give some some structure, and form to my music taste.

It was through them that I sort of learned to distinguish the sounds. I still get confused, especially with electronic music. With the hybridization of genres and the birth or more and more sub genres, sometimes, I feel its a waste of my time trying to categorize them. All i know is, there is a lot of good stuff out there.

On Dubstep and Dnb, there is just something about breakbeats that get my fancy.The pumping up. The mixes. The progressions. The way it gets into your head and puts you into a dancy trance. Awesome awesome awwwweeesome. Bad ass

I’m still discovering whats out there in these two genres so if you happen to like this stuff and know some good sh*t, tell me about it.

So much music. So little time.

Some of the artists on the electronic-y side that I like : Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Roni Size, BT, LTJ Bukem, Adam F, Mogwai, Expolsions in the Sky, Ratatat, Nujabes, Uyama Hiroto, Nine Inch Nails, Zero 7, Nyko Maca,Thievery Corp, stuff from Nomad Massive (onlys seem ‘em once. I want to go again but my partner in crime when it comes to gigs like this has left the country…Ayka come back), …etc.

I discovered this through a friend when he posted it on his multiply blog. I checked it out and I really really liked it. I totally dig this song and I totally dig the video. Not a lot of people will understand my taste in music. I admit, to most, my taste is just plain weird. It doesn’t matter. If I like it, I like. There is something quite genius about this.

I just realized it.. I love short inspiring art films.

I’m no film critic. I’m far from it. My list of “to watch movies” is longer than roll of tissue paper. It makes me feel bad knowing I’ve not watched so many good films. I havn’t even watched the Godfather. Can you believe it? Well, tonight, thanks to Carlos (thank you for lending me the DVD), I’m watching the first one.

Anyway, on short artsy films. This one I embedded below, was shown to me by my cool cool free- spirited photographer friend, Ku. Its called “Validation”. Its a short story on the power of words, appreciation… and validation. Its witty, its wonderfully done, its inpiring, and leaves that warm fuzzy feeling after watching it. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Much love.

arI got this from my friend, Camille’s blog.

A bunch of people had a simple idea : Go to a place. Ask fifty people the same question. Film their answers. It was done in NYC and London.

Ain’t it wonderful how the simplest things can bring about the most inspiring things. I don’t know where my friend gets her finds but I enjoy them everytime. I especially loved this one.

The Featured question: Where do you wish to wake up tomorrow?
I smiled at this. I sure do know where I wish to wake up tomorrow……. <3.

I love little beautiful random things.

I’m a frustrated interior designer. Its one of those things that I would looove to study if I were to study again. But that’s a big IF. For now, I settle by feasting my eyes on pictures of designs that I find totally awesome.

To get my visual fix, I go to this website : CoolHunter

The stuff that really inspire me are bar design and concept store design. I feel like a kid at a candy store when I see creative store design, and out of the box concepts for bar design. Totally fantastic.

Here are some of my favorites:

ChinaDoll Club, Beijing

I love the burst of color and the blending of hues. The lights, the mirrors, the pictures, and how the colors bounce off the black seats. Imagine stepping into this club… you’re greeted by a splash of color and booming music. Mind explosion.

Aesop Store, Zurich