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a.k.a punkrock summer camp

Jul 31, 2009
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Warped Tour 2009

i'm talking about the annual Vans Warped Tour, now in its 15th installment. This year the 46-date roadshow began in June and ends in August.

The tour started in 1995 as a showcase for skate punk (such as Lagwagon, NOFX, No Use For A Name etc) and third wave ska (Rancid, Less Than Jake, Mighty Bosstones etc), but later began to feature mostly post-hardcore, pop punk and metalcore acts, and the current 2009 edition line-ups has evolved to offer diversity of genres (3oh!3, Millionaires, Jeffree Star etc) which is kinda shitty and undermining the spirit of punkrock.

What the heck...capitalism rules...i still wish one day i could mosh in the sweaty pit
(read short history of Warped tour 1995-2008 here)

Bands on the line-up this year that i dig:

Big D and the Kids Table

Saosin

Streetlight Manifesto

The A.K.As

The Flatliners

This year, Bali punkrock god Superman Is Dead was invited too to blast the stage

Superman Is Dead

2 videos; 1) pit report from day1 in Pomona, California (featuring sets from Superman Is Dead and Anti-Flag)
2) NOFX with their rendition of 'Dinosaurs Will Die' at Phoenix, Arizona leg

more vids here

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Jan 6, 2008
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In no particular order, the following are the favourite low and high moments of the last 12 months:

Among the first of many cries

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the arrival of my niece Miss Nurin Najwa to Planet Earth

4-gang trip Down Under

Batman, Robin & the victims

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brisbane>goldcoast>sydney rendezvous.
(a.k.a balik mesia terus kayap trip)
I would like to repeat my ah respecto to Jos, Mamak and Mat Prean for their allround rad-ness

(Now that AirAsiaX fly to Goldcoast frequently, i recommend u holiday people out there to consider Goldcoast's Surfers Paradise. Definitely a nice place to chill. u wont regret it)

NAPALM DEATH storms KL

the second visit from the legendary forefathers of grindcore to our shores
(photo credit: Ahmad 'Cipoi' Saiful)

Rossoneri Brigade Campioni

EPL is the best league in the universe. But, unfortunately I almost consider Milan AC as my second religion.

2007 was an emotional & momentous year, with UEFA Champions League, European Supercup and the Club World Cup in the trophy cabinet.

Playmaker Ricardo Kaka, who had a superb season, won the coveted European Player of the Year (Ballon D'Or) and Fifa World Player of the year.
Milan pathetic domestic league form for season 07-08 is a course for concern though

Return of the Kings

Two of my best college buddies Encik Epi and Encik Dino, who both regard UK as their current playground, went back to tanahair for a brief holiday. (If either one of u is reading this, please dont forget me when u got all famous and bling bling)

KL got punked by NOFX

Fat Mike & Co of NOFX ripping the stage here in Bolehland? that is a bit hard to swallow. After all, the respected quartet is arguably the biggest institution in punkrock, along with Rancid maybe.
In fact, my first VOX post was about this particular event...and dammit Mawi was stoked too...he was all over the moshpit

Bali backpackers 6

A memorable trip with the right people,right attitude. I blog about this long and hard here.
Again, i would like to salute these people for their radness: joker, sedi, scott, kechique and jos
(confession: day 1,2,3,4&5 were posted; still owe u guys day 5,6 and 7...eerrrrr)

Cemerlang Gemilang Tembelang

and hey....u must love your country:
on 31st of August of last year, Bolehland hit the half century mark

Parameswara, Alfonso D Albuquerque, Hang Tuah&Crew, Tun Sambanthan, Tun Tan Cheng Lok, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Sharifah Aini must be proud.

and at least Dr. Love can 'enjoy it more' and nobody shall give a damn

Champion Youth Cup month

Barca & Milan groupies

Last August Bolehland hosted the inaugural "Champions Youth Cup', a tournament which feature the youth teams of earth's biggest clubs.
The group stage was played in several cities...and the roadtrip to Melaka to catch Porto vs Inter and Man Utd vs Boca Juniors was good fun.
For this first edition, Man Utd was champion, beating Juventus in the Final. Flamengo pipped Milan AC for third place
...and the funny thing is throughout the tournament Joneng and Mie were busy stalking players..hehe

SKA is alive and well

'Third Wave Ska' (i.e skapunks) hit the hightimes during mid to end of 90s with bands like No Doubt(!), Reel Big Fish, Rancid, Sublime and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. If you are an avid indie music listener, by now most probably u could observe that ska music is truly dead and buried.

But a complete turnaround in 2007: after a long hibernation, ska has return to form baby...great bands such as Big D and The Kids Table, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Streetlight Manifesto, Mustard Plug and Buck-O-Nine have all released solid and catchy skapunk release...the rudeboys could be safely invited back to the dancefloor.

i still have one wish though: a Suicide Machines reunion
and speaking of reunion...

Reunion 1: Rage Against The Machine

2007 saw the reforming of two important bands: the first was a politically charged force and the second was arguably among the most influential band of all time

At Coachella music festival last year, Zach de la Rocha reunite with the rest of RATM members Tom Morello, Tim Bob and Brad Wilk (all 3 were members of the now-defunct Audioslave fame) after a feud due to creative and political differences. Their reformation signals the comeback of one of the most critical voice on the domestic and foreign policies of the Bushy Admin.
New album? according to Tom Morello it is still sketchy...but if there is one i hope it will be in the same vein as the classic 'self titled' album (93) and 'Evil Empire' (96)

Reunion 2- Led Zeppelin

Back in September when organizers announced the Led Zep reunion, the O2 Arena (formerly known as 'Millennium Dome') site selling tickets crashed as millions of fans across the world rushed for about 20,000 seats, which was then made available via a lottery system
well...what more could we say about Led Zep? they help to define the term 'rock' to a new level.

exclusively, check out these 2 songs off that concert:

Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven

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Led Zeppelin- Black Dog

F1 2007

Schumi has retired...and what did we gain in return?
I tell u what...the most thrilling season in recent years that is.
Especially the unpredictable last three races which would have gone to any of the 3 frontrunners.
Hopefully there would be more thriller in store on the upcoming new season...i believe Alex Yoong is stoked

Bangkok Trip

the best thingy about this 'study' trip... errr..it was fully sponsored by the office

<one of the HIGHLIGHT of the year (below left pic): poor Britney Spears getting seriously funny...and crazier...and sh*ttier.
Mickey Mouse Club members wont like this...but some people predicted she will commit ~~suicide~~ this year...watch this space

>and lastly, 2007 was ended good (below right pic)

Baby, I will hit you one more time

Eve

QotD: Music Festivals

Sep 30, 2007
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Out of all the music festivals this year, which were the coolest? Did you travel to attend any of them?

Maybe the just concluded Van Warped Tour, now in its 13th year. The festival is regarded as the annual punkrock summer-camp, and this year's edition took place in 45 days between July to August, touring more than 20 cities from Philadelphia to California.

Warped tour 2007

Greg hetson (Bad Religion)

Bands on the bill this year include Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Big D and The Kids Table, MXPX, Pennywise, The Vandals, Tiger Army, Buck-O-Nine, The Used, Fishbone, Mustard Plug, Gallows, Killswitch Engage etc.

a typical day of the tour sees almost 50 bands play for up to 30 minutes over approximately 6 different stages, although the biggest bands generally play the two 'main' stages.

some pix of this year's edition:

1998-2007

and maybe someday i'll get to attend one

NOFX, Warped 2006

LAGWAGON - Razor Burn

Jul 3, 2007
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"She broke up with me two days later i think she met
her don juan in italy she has a new man i have a new
moustache now all my friends are gonna call me
mountain man and everyone will think that i'm a
stupid drifter to walk the earth alone i'll never
shave again

LameT

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on the night she left me facial hair grew
miraculously i dressed in black like johnny cash and
grew this beard of shame i've heard it said she looks
a lot like sherilyn fenn and sometimes i'm mistaken
for billy gibbons i may appear wise but i'm an idiot
it's over she left me and she will soon forget me she
found out i was lame i grew a beard of shame come
all be faithful joyful and triumphant i am a new man
i have a beard of shame"

Lagwagon at the Warped Tour, Vancouver