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POPTART 5th BIRTHDAY BASH!
SAT 21 NOV 2009
FASH, The Butter Factory
with DJs WEELIKEME, JAH & JINMART
It was five years ago when a bunch of seemingly naive kids took out their music collection and started invading clubs and bars with their library of punk, indie, alternative, electro , grunge and other guilty pleasures.
Today, apart from the growing waistlines, things are pretty much the same- we’re still naive, idealistic, and enthusiastic about sharing our music, old and new and obscure, with anyone who appreciates a good time.
Join us in celebration to mark our fifth year of existence, and we thank all of you who have graced our dancefloors and felt the vibe, the energy and the love at some point, as well as those of you who continue to support us, wherever we may be.
Rally your army, don your Poptart best and join us in this special night. Free drinks, CDs, and more goodies await you!
Never lose that feeling!
flyer design by: MSXI - www.messymsxi.com
The Butter Factory is located at:
One Fullerton
1 Fullerton Road,
#02-02/03/04
Singapore 049213
ENTRY TO FASH:
riot grrls - $21 , rocker boys - $26 (includes 2 standard drinks)
Hello! I’ve posted up a new mixtape on Abstract Relations. This one is a compilation of some brand new neat nu/space disco & house tracks- including some sweet new remixes of Franz Ferdinand & Friendly Fires.
one of the best nights we had at Fash!
ONETTES. yes you got it right. When I first chanced upon them, I was thinking along the lines of the fictional band in That Thing You Do!, The ONEders. While sounding absolutely nothing like them, the Onettes have preserved the dark indie elements of 80s (the church, new order, echo and the bunnymen, the cure) and updated it for our current consumption. Well, not really an update but more of a revisit; I love how this swedish export marry the dreampop.shoegaze echo-y vocal elements with the new-wave drumming style of new order/joy division.
One criticism though: The mary onettes style of music make for at the most, 2 albums worth of listening. What happens in the 3rd (if there is a 3rd)? I cannot forsee/tolerate them having one more album that sounds almost identical as the first 2. Not unless you’re Interpol or Teenage Fanclub. But in the interest of good music history appreciation, most successful bands are able to retain their meaning and sound in the most different ways possible. I will be keeping my fingers crossed that The Mary Onettes do. For now, allow Philip Ekström and the boys remind you of how of wonderful the dark 80s sounded.
Free downloads:
Void (from S/T debut album) (right-click “save as”)
Lost (from S/T debut album) (right-click “save as”)
To be released 3rd November 2009.
The Magic Numbers are have put up their new song ‘Hurts So Good’ as a free download on their website. They are also touring UK at intimate club venues, where tickets are priced at a modest £10.
So if you’re not in UK to watch then live, you can always enjoy their new free download. Yippiee!
POPTART
Even in the summer, even in the spring
You can never get enough of a wonderful thing
SAT 17 OCT 09
FASH, THE BUTTER FACTORY
with DJs WEELIKEME, JAH & JINMART
It’s POPTART time again! A night with DJs weelikeme, Jah & Jinmart bringing to you on a journey to the world of indie, alternative rock, punk, grunge, power pop, electro & the sweetest remixes.
We’re one month away from our 5th birthday party! But let’s not ruin the surprise and have another madness-infused Poptarty partybefore the next big one!
The Butter Factory is located at:
One Fullerton
1 Fullerton Road,
#02-02/03/04
Singapore 049213
ENTRY TO FASH:
riot grrls - $21 , rocker boys - $26 (includes 2 standard drinks)
*POPTART LOGO TEES are still in stock! Please email planetdream@gmail.com for purchase details.
Please fill the form below for limited invites to the party. All successful peeps will receive a confirmation email. The Guestlist is full, and closed.
During my sophomore year in Western Australia, I depended on Eirik and Erlend’s music to quell the sickness of boredom and misery. It didn’t help that Perth was mostly oh-so-slow moving and dreary. And I remembered when I listened to the songs with my eyes closed, I can almost imagine them playing in the same room I was in. ‘Quiet is the new Loud’ became my staple make-me-feel-happy-when-I’m sad music. I had hoped to see them perform live in a intimate setting like a pub or a recital hall.
I eventually got my wish - 5 years later at the Esplanade. Those guys at Mosaic did one-better. They got the Kings to play at a concert hall instead; in front of a full house of 1,600.
3 years on (thankfully we had Erlend help fill the gap with his solo electronic dance album and side project, Whitest Boy Alive), they are back with their 3rd studio album, Declaration of Dependence, to be released on the 2nd October by EMI.
IMHO, there is nothing groundbreaking about D.O.D., but it is just comforting to know that are 13 more new aural pleasures for us to ponder our lives with, to sit through rainy sundays with or to end a heavy Partying night with. One song struck me particularly though: Track number 13,’ Riot on an Empty Street’. It was a previously recorded song from their ‘Magic in the Air’, limited 3-track Ep.
“why, why so quiet oh my mysterious country singer she asked my life (love), it’s a riot I am climbing barricades in empty streets at night when I’m down fighting shadows twenty-five postcards in a box in my room telephone conversations gas slowly leaking out of a heart shaped balloon it’s a dangerous game that I’m not sure if I could keep playing for long it’s a dangerous game, it’s a very fine line and if one step is wrong I have no cards to play and that’s why I’ve got nothing to say tonight”The song is probably describing a situation where the boy knows that his relationship with his girlfriend is coming to an end because of the distance between them. Something we all can relate to, at least at some point in our lives.
Hello! We’re stoked that our first batch of tees have arrived, and it looks sweet!
Full Colour Poptart Logo Silkscreened on Black 100% Brushed Cotton Crew Neck. Available in sizes XS, S, M, L, XL.
Price- $28 which includes local shipping (SG).
Our site currently doesn’t have an online shoppe so please email planetdream@gmail.com for purchase & payment details.
Wear it proud!
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