UPRISING II

Micro Music Presents : BATTLE OF THE BANDS!

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Venue : Pauls Place

With Roots Above And Branches Below

The Devil Wears Prada (no, not the movie) or TDWP is an American metalcore band, formed in 2005. Thier lates album released this year is title With Roots Above And Branches Below.

This band has a huge fanbase, as their brutal yet emo/screamo (my opinion) music has proved to be addictive and gets get you into your headbanging mood. The latest album has proved to be better than the previous.

While there would still be a handfull of haters, TDWP have created an album that would win over many new fans. The lyrics are nothing spectacular but the music is awesome.

Mark my words, The Devil Wears Prada would be a name you would hear a lot in this year.

Resurection Perhaps?

Hey guys, I've so bored so i decided to give Polardye another shot.


It's REVIVAL time baybeyh!!


Today's article is gonna be about a girl who has been in the spotlight only recently, yet she has been around for quite a while and I'm surprised that only recently has she become famous.


I'm talking about no one else other than Yuna.




What makes her so special is that sweet voice of hers that is just so darn soothing. Her tracks are awesome and she sounds even more awesome live!

POLARYDE Recommends! : Blue Sands

Check her out oryte! In case your not so tech savvy, click on her name it would direct you to her myspace, haha.

Cheers

Under Headlights

Check em out! Click here

POLARYDE RECOMMENDS : Morph

Rock Genesis: Rock With Reason

Hey peeps. So sorry this blog hasn't been updated frequently.


ANYWAY, here goes :)


Rock Genesis Part 2!

When?? 25th April 2009 (Saturday)
Time?? 4pm-10pm
Where?? ZOUK Club, KL.
Price?? RM27. (RM 40 at the door)

Performing are Psycho Anthem, Flow, Beat The System, Bus Company, Infiltrate, Psytrus, Demuseth, Rashdan Harith, Cylical Din, Car Crash Hearts and Decypher.


SOOOO, get your behinds to Zouk!! Note that it's an 18+ event, pls bring your IC. (if you're 17 and you 18th birthday is this year, you can enter :) )



For more info and tickets, please contact 018-3815307 (Navin)


or you can drop a comment in our chatbox :)

sakis rotting

Never heard of Sakis Rotting?? Well, it's actually Rotting Christ under a different name coming to perform right here im Malaysia. They'll be heading to Stadium Melawati on the 9th of May, sure to bring the house down. (literally eh)

Their coming under a different name to avoid controvesy, its not banned. Well, obviously rotting christ doesn't sound as evil as Rihanna so there's no surprise that there wont be any protests on that. pfft.

Being controvesial by nature, this band would be a must-watch. The many fans in Malaysia would crowd the stadium as 5000 people are expected. Tickets are priced at RM75 , better than paying 200+ ringgit for a shitty line up at Sunburst.

So, Polaryde reccomends you start saving up from now so you dont miss this oppurtunity to be part of the controvesy!!

Sunburst update

Guess what??

There has been an addition to the line-up of the Sunbrust KL.

Korn, Erykah Badu, Naturally 7 and Skye are the additions to the line-up.

Still complaining? =)

Show Your Support To Those In Need

Konsert Kemanusiaan Untuk Gaza will be held at Muzium Telekom on Feb 28.

10 local bands will be performing which are OAG, BUNKFACE, DEJAVOODOSPLEES, KOMPLOT, PESAWAT, THE TIMES, ROTI, SHARPSHOOTER, ZIP ZIELLER, and JENNYROCKET.

25 BUCKS!

show ur support

WE WANT MORE?

Just when you thought we couldnt have more gigs coming our way, another gig has been lined up at the MCPA Hall with 16 BANDS due to take the stage on the 21st of March!

All that, for just a fee of RM20(presale) and RM25 at the door.

It's Gegey Fest, which promised 16 bands from Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia all together at one venue for an intense show!

From Malaysia: Massacare Conspiracy, Restraint, Black Territory, The Padangs, Daarchela, Love As Arson, The Eightyfour, Naratu, Second Combat, Ana Four Craig, and Arheum Revert

From Singapore: Ebony's Call, For Better Endings, and Vermillion

From Indonesia: Straight Answer and Thirteen

For more info, call 017-3690978 or go to Gegey.com

Misery Signals

Liked Parkway Drive? Then i'm sure you'll love Misery Signals just as much. They play pretty much the same kind of music, they are equally brutal and sure can put on a good show as well.

Why am I telling you this??? It's because Misery Signals are coming down to KL. The US metalcore band will be coming to the MCPA Hall on the March 29. Tickets are priced at RM 40 presale and RM50 at the door.

Check out the poster:

With the success of the Parkway Drive gig, i'm sure that this will be a success as well.

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?? go and get the tickets ASAP

Tuborg College Band War 2009

Interested in making your band known? And get paid as well???

Here's your chance to do so. It's Tuborg College Band War 2009!

The Tuborg College Band War @ Live and Bar will begin on the 28th of February 2009.

The contest spans a period of 1 month with 4 selected bands playing every week Tuesday and one winner being selected every week.

The 4 winners will then be in competition for the Grand Prize which will be held in end March 2009 where the winners will receive cash prize and a regular slot at our bar for 1 month.

Winners will be adjuged in the weekly and Grand Final competition by a panel of judges and votes, each criteria encompassing a 50% ratio.

Bands are first required to audition. Auditions will take place every Sunday from 3 - 6pm.

RM 200.00 X 4 FOR WEEKLY PRIZE WINNERS

RM 2000.00 FOR GRAND PRIZE WINNER

RM 1000.00 FOR 1ST RUNNER UP

RM 400.00 FOR 2ND RUNNER UP

There is no entry fee. This competition is only opened to College students. Therefore, please bring along your ID for verification.

For further information, please contact John Pereira @ 016-7000211 or Email : liveandbar@gmail.com

Location : Subang Sports Planet, Platinum Club, Lot 604, Jalan Lagoon Selatan PJS 11/26,Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan

Parkway Drive = CHAOTIC!

For those who missed Parkway Drive, you sure missed a hell of a chaotic and intense show! (me included unfortunately...)

With the MCPA hall packed, this show was a sure success. Parkway Drive performed extremely well, rocking the crowd, encouraging hardcore moshing. If you are a metal head, this is an epic example of a metal gig!

Well, the only downside of the concert is the venue. It was very hot and stuffy inside, though i don't think THAT stopped the Parway Drive fans from having a good time. There were some technical difficulties, which was the only bummer of the gig!

Anyway, enough of the long stories, I'll cut to the chase. Here are the pictures:

As you can see, Parway Drive = CHAOTIC! is the perfect equation to define this band. If you would like to listen to the band, you can click here.

POLARYDE RECOMMENDS!: Carrion

*credits to Iskandar for the pics

Attack Of The Indie Kids

Be sure to catch it :)

Blink 182 Comeback

Did the title catch your attention?? And it's damn true!

It seems that Mark, Travis and Tom (the members of the band) have forgotten all their past misunderstandings and have decided to play music together again.

They made the announcement at the Grammy's just before announcing the "Best Rock Album" winner.

Read more here. (story on Travis Barker's plane crash also there)

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More concert rumours : Jamiroquai and Moby are said to make a trip to KL in April.

Rihanna Concert To Be Postphoned!

Rihanna fans! Sorry to say that Pineapple Concerts has announced that the Rihanna concert, which was supposed to be this month, will be postphoned.

The new date is yet to be confirmed but Pineapple Concerts has said that they'll announce the new date in two weeks time. So, no need to sell your tickets if you've already bought them. And i'm sure they'll refund IF Rihanna wont be coming down to KL. (touchwood, for her fan's sake)

Guess what's the reason for this postphone-ment?? Apparently, she was beat up by her lover, Chris Brown (i always knew smth was wrong with him! haha). She suffered two huge contusions on both sides of her forehead, a split lip, bite marks on her arms and fingers, and a bloody nose (ganas sial this Chris B!).

Anyway, you can read more here.

Sunburst KL 2009

Alright! The Sunburst KL Music Festival 2009 Line Up is as follows:

CONFIRMED

N.E.R.D

Nidji

 Andra and the Backbone

 Agrikulture

 Maliq and D'Essentials

Sixx

Russian Winters

Butterfingers 

Joe Flizzow

Gerhana Ska Cinta

Estranged

Meet Uncle Hussain

Bunkface

Estrella

Pesawat

Otherside Orchestra

They Will Kill Us All

Arabyrd

Twilight Action Girl

Loops Collective

Reza Salleh

To Be Confirmed

Coldplay

The Prodigy

Lupe Fiasco

More info on those performing soon. Will post links so you can give them a listen before deciding whether you wanna get the tickets or not. 

Watch Out!!

Watch out for the Sunburst Lineup which is to be announced tmr at the press conference!

Rumours are that Coldplay is coming down to rock KL, so keep your fingers crossed :)

I'm sure the line up will be awesome no matter who is coming down, so start saving up money now people!

For ticketing info, click here

And, we'll be reviewing Parkway Drive for you metalheads this Sunday.

Check Em Out!

Check out our 2 friends!!

www.junkonline.net

www.klue.com.my

Interesting articles and reviews, updated on a daily basis! Articles and reviews on what?? On music in the region (msia, singapore,thailand etc), restaurants, concerts and such.

FYI, this is what Polaryde intends to be like, hopefully in a not so distant future.

You can also buy the magazines for KLue and JUNK at most bookshops.

Or, you can just read the articles online :)

Off With Their Heads

In support with their album, Off With Their Heads, Kaiser Chiefs are heading to Singapore on in April!

The English indie rock band from Leeds, will perform at Fort Canning Park.

DATE

7 Apr 2009Tue, 8pm

VENUE

Fort Canning Park

A limited amount of tickets at $75 are available.

Ticket price jumps to $85 & $95 once $75 tickets sell out. Tickets are $105 at the door.

Tickets on sale at all Sistic outlets or by calling (65) 6348-5555

Click here to purchase the tickets and for more info.

P D

I bought my ticket already, have you???

Gong Xi Fa Chai


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Sunburst line-up to be announced on 6th February. Stay tuned!

Wanna join Korn??

Hey peeps, ever dreamnt of sharing the stage with Korn? Playing together with them?

Well...............here's your chance to be in a band with Korn's ex guitarist, Brian "Head" Welch!!!!

From junkonline.net:

"Ex-Korn guitartist Brian "Head" Welch has embraced the spirit of globalisation and the internet and is holding open auditions for his new band! Anyone from anywhere in the world can audition..."

Click here for the whole story. And click here to know how you can enter.

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OK, now back to reality (HAHA). PAS has protested on the Rihanna concert.

The reasons: 1) "her outfits are too sexy."

2) "the profits from her concert will benefit the US econonomy, thus contributing to the war in Gaza"

Whether the reasons are good enough, i'd leave your ppl to decide. BUT, for now the concert is still on...

Events \\: Misery Signals

If you like Parkway Drive, you'll like this band!

Listen to them at www.myspace.com/miserysignals

p.s. Mogwai is tonight! :)

Jason Mraz Update

Ticket prices are categorized into RM68 & RM88 (free seating), RM168 & RM208 (number seated) and RM138 (Rock Zone standing and RM258 (The Pitt standing – limited tickets only)

Visit here for more info on the tickets.

we sing. we dance. we steal things.

Sneak Peak //: SUNBURST KL 2009

Line-up soon! http://www.sunburstkl.com.my/v1/

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Events //: Local Gigs

Here's a couple of gigs to fill up your time.

Rock on :)

EVENTS //: JASON MRAZ IN KL

Mark your Calenders!! Jason Mraz will be touring Kuala Lumpur.

Jason Mraz’s concert will kick off on the 4th of March 2009, Stadium Negara at 8:00p.m.

Unlike the Rihanna concert, the ticket price for this concert is yet to be confirmed. Don't worry, the show is CONFIRMED. proof *click here*

Jason Mraz will be performing tracks from his latest album ‘We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things’ as well as hits from his previous albums namely ‘The Remedy’ and ‘You and I Both’.

Can you afford to miss this??

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In other news (cheh, sound like CNN haha) , there is a RUMOUR that Paramore, Secondhand Serenade and Katy Perry will also be having their own concerts right here in Malaysia.

Here's the rumour: http://www.klue.com.my/articles/1064-Paramore-Secondhand-Serenade-Katy-Perry-Concert-whoos

Note that it's just a rumour so dont get all excited just yet.

Homegrown on 8TV //: Stand a chance to win prizes

Watch Homegrown on 8TV, every Sundays at 10.30p.m.

Butterfingers Anyone?

17 Jan : 1996-2001 Unplugged

with guest band BUNKFACE

2.30 pm - 4.00 pm

RM 35 per entry

Mari Hidup Kembali

with guest band HUJAN

8.30pm - 10.00 pm

RM 35 per entry

18 Jan : Transcendence

10 year anniversary rock out

2.30 pm - 4.00 pm

RM 35 per entry

Mari Hidup Kembali

8.30pm - 10.00 pm

RM 35 per entry

Special price: RM 120 for all four shows!

more info when i get them

Events //: Rihanna-> Good Girl Gone Bad Tour

Watch out Rihanna fans! Rihanna is coming down to KL!!!

When??? 8.30pm , 13th February 2009

Where??? Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil

How much??? Tickets start from RM128

Tickets are on sale already! Call the Ticket Hotline +603 7711 5000 or visit http://www.axcess.com.my/ to get more ticket information or to purchase the tickets.

Guys, I have some bad news... Rihanna has agreed to dress appopriately for the concert. That means no skirts, low cut tshirts etc.. however, im sure she will give a good show anyway.

Hurry up and get the tickets, they are selling fast.

Head-banging is bad for health???

According to Australia's ABC New's website, researchers concluded that head-banging to a heavy metal tempo could lead to 'mild traumatic brain injury or concussion, and neck injury'.

However, we at Polaryde do not advise you to stop head-banging as that would take away all the fun in a gig/concert.

Our advice: Warm up and dont head-bang so hard as if you're possesed or something. haha

On another note, Parkway Drive tickets are OUT!!

To get the tickets, please call Rizal - 0126656515

Hope to see all of you there!! :)

Salute to the Indonesians ! {presenting : White Shoes & The Couples Company } .

Hello muthafarkerssss! Muahahaha ! . Anyways , are you getting bored of constant 'today's ' music ? The ones with over and loads of distortions and at times are also distorted . haha . Or with the very computerize elements and looping ? .. Don't worry folks , WE have the solution for you ! hahaha .. fark ! im crapping ! :D . anyways , here's White Shoes & The Couples Company !



For those who lived as a teen in the 70's and early 80's , White Shoes' music will definitely bring you back to memory lane . Influenced by Indonesian's movies soundtrack from the 70's and inspired by acoustic spirit of the 1930's classic jazz musicians , they bring the sound of old school tele music under their albums with bits of pop and jazz here and there . It's easy listening and catchy tunes are definitely a baite for you to sing them till you drop . Can't say much anymore people .. so why dont you go give it a try , eh ?.. Trust me , you'll get hooked !..

Polaryde's personnal favourite : Aksi kucing , Windu & Defrina and Super reuni .

Go to www.myspace.com/whiteshoesandthecouplescompany for audio streaming ,

and their official site @ whiteshoesandthecouplescompany.org