Win Fall Out Boy Concert Tickets – Get Emo With 88DB

Join 88DB’s Snap.Post.Vote – Get Emo With Us contest and get a chance to win concert tickets to the Fall Out Boy concert in Singapore this February.

MECHANICS:

Joining the SNAP.POST.VOTE “Get Emo With Us” contest is easy:
1. SNAP a photo or video of yourself in an Emo get-up.
2. POST that in the contest page.
3. VOTE for yourself—and get other members to vote for you.

THE PRIZE:

FOUR PAIRS OF CONCERT TICKETS TO FALL OUT BOY ON 10 FEBRUARY 2009!!!

American band Fall Out Boy, last seen in Singapore in 2007, is back to tour their latest album Folie à Deux (literally, “a madness shared by two”) on 10 February at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Fall Out Boy was formed in 2001 in Chicago and is comprised of Patrick Stump (vocals and guitar), Peter Wentz (bassist), Andrew Hurley (drummer) and Joseph Trohman (guitarist).

In 2003, the band achieved mainstream success with their first record Take This to Your Grave. They went multi-platinum in 2005 with From Under the Cork Tree and in 2007 with Infinity on High.

Join now and win concert tickets!

Click here for more on the contest details and mechanics: Get Emo With Us.

Win Hotel Stays in Thailand with 88DB & Octopus Travel

Win hotel accommodation at Thailand simply by joining 88DB’s Snap.Post.Vote contest this February.

MECHANICS:

STEP 1: Snap a photo of your loved one.
STEP 2: Post it in 88DB.com and dedicate a love letter.
STEP 3: Vote for it as the best entry, and get your friends to vote, too!
STEP 4: Remember, the prizes will be awarded to two contestants and one lucky voter!

THE PRIZES:

Dusit Thani Bangkok (valued at S$1100)
Complimentary 2 nights stay in Grand Room inclusive of daily buffet breakfast and Dusit Club benefits.
Validity : 01 Mar – 31 Oct 2009

DusitD2 Chiang Mai (valued at S$1260)
Complimentary 2 nights stay in Studio Suite inclusive of daily buffet breakfast and Club benefits.
Validity : 01 Apr – 31 Oct 2009

DusitD2 Baraquda Pattaya (valued at S$1600)
Complimentary 2 nights stay in D’Suite inclusive of bubbling breakfast (with free-flow sparkling wine) and club benefits.
Validity : 01 Mar – 30 Sep 2009

Join our My Sweet Valentine contest now!

View contest details and mechanics here: My Sweet Valentine.

Something To Remember F1 By

Merchandise for 2008 FORMULA 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix now available

Singapore F1 Beach Towel

IF YOU you have been looking forward to getting your hands on the official 2008 FORMULA 1™ SingTel Singapore Grand Prix merchandise, the wait is over. An exciting range of merchandise ranging, from caps and T-shirts to cuddly bears and commemorative mugs, is already on sale at selected outlets.

“These items are produced after much thought by the designers, so that spectators and race fans alike can bring home a very meaningful souvenir, long after the chequered flag has been waved,’’ said Mr Teo Hock Seng, chairman of Singapore GP Pte Ltd.

Currently, there are already 7 men’s t-shirts, 5 women’s t-shirts, and one children’s t-shirt. Also available all the way to the race weekend are items such as beach towels, can holders, foldable binoculars, a host of bags (gym bag, messenger bag, shoulder bag), luggage tags, mugs, pens, teddy bears, water bottles, caps, and Zippo lighters.

Read more about Singapore F1 souvenirs.

SINGfest ’08 Rocked!

Success of local-grown music festival, only on its second year, means it is already an institution
Text and Photos by Mavis Ang

SINGfest 2008

ONLY in its second year running, SINGfest 2008 turned out to be a major success, selling out its second day tickets weeks ahead of the music event. It might have been the stellar lineup, which included British folk rockers Travis and R&B princess Alicia Keys – these two attracted the biggest crowds.

SINGfest proved itself to be more than its international acts. Sure, the bands and artists were an important aspect of the musical festival, but SINGfest had it all – a mature crowd, great sunny weather, and squeaky clean toilets. With these essential factors alongside awesome live performances, SINGfest turned out to be the best musical event I’ve attended.

Read more about SINGfest 2008.

Arts Exposure

Three exhibits worth checking out this NDP weekend

UTTERLY ART: “Catmasutra”

OSAGE: “Inside Looking Out”

THE establishment by young Hong Kong artists of studios−in the flatted factories of Chai Wan, Kwun Tong, and, in particular, Fotan in the New Territories−constitutes one of the most interesting aspects of HK’s recent contemporary art development.

It is the closest to the Western notion of the aesthete or bohemian artist working for arts sake in his garret. It is HK’s 21 st century equivalent of the bohemian artists’ colony.

At Osage Singapore, catch seven of these artists in “Inside Looking Out.” They are Ma Chihang (Film/Media Arts), Kwan Sheungchi (Multi-disciplinary Arts), Lee Kit (Painting Installation), Chow Chunfai (Painting), Pak Sheungchuen (Conceptual Art), Lam Tungpang (Painting/Mixed-media) and Doris Wong Waiyin (Mixed-media).

The exhibit’s organisers believe that, as the art world becomes more and more fragmented, the identification of artists as a member of a particular group or “school” is for many the only way of lending structure to a highly fluid range of contemporary art movements.

And that’s why they ask the question: Is there a “Fotan School” in Hong Kong?

“Inside Looking Out” at Osage Gallery (11B Mount Sophia, #01-12, Singapore 228466; tel. no. 6337 9909) opens on the evening of 8 August, and a roundtable discussion featuring the artists will be held on 9 August, from 2pm to 5pm. It runs until 5 September.

Read more for the other two art exhibits in Singapore.

SINGfest 2008 Is Must-See This August

Travis, Alicia Keys, Panic At The Disco, and Simple Plan are just some of the names who will be performing at this sensory feast for music lovers on the first weekend of August

LEADING concert promoter Midas Promotions is bringing back SINGfest, the highly anticipated outdoor music festival at Fort Canning, after a very successful debut last year.

“SINGfest is the music event that all Singaporeans should look forward to every year,” says Michael Hosking, founder and managing director of Midas Promotions, the leading concert organiser in Asia.

“With all the brilliant acts coming in this year, it says only one thing – SINGfest will get bigger and better from here on. Music fans are definitely in for an incredible ride this August,” he adds.

“All the acts who attended last year LOVED it and word has spread throughout the industry that the Singapore summer festival is one to mark in the calendar, so this year we have enjoyed very positive responses from all the acts that we had asked. Those that could not make this year have all insisted that they would love to come another time if they were invited,” notes Hosking.

Read more about SINGfest 2008.

Want Some American Idol Soup?

It’s a mixture of good and bland, actually.
By Fiona Poh
Photos from www.chickensoup.com

The ever-popular TV talent-search series American Idol has found another way to milk its appeal and is now making soup. Not literally, of course, because Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul is just another book in the uplifting Chicken Soup series. Though this edition is about a reality TV series, it seems too tightly entwined with the fantasies of American Idol to be totally believable.

First season finalist Jim Verraros’s “The Impossible Dream” is both memorable and touching. He writes about his parents and the sad fact that they’ll never hear him sing. “I wouldn’t trade them for all the hearing parents in the world, but sometimes I dream that one day, by some miracle, I could pick up the phone and say ‘I love you’ without an interpreter in the middle,” he writes.

Speaking like a character out of a Disney production, Verraros is still optimistic, however, because “impossible things happen every day”.

Read more about Chicken Soup for the American Idol Soul.

Play It Write With Alfian Sa’at

He’s met Sir Ian McKellen and written plays that defy Singapore’s censorship laws. Playwright Alfian Sa’at muses about the pressures of being controversial and finding his place in Singapore
By Selene Yap

CHEEKILY flamboyant yet down-to-earth, Alfian Sa’at a lover of traditional teh-o [tea without milk], is Uniquely Singapore(an). He’s a candidly capable overachiever, having his first play produced at the age of 19, and first book published at 21.

The 30-year-old’s illustrious decade-long career started when he was chairman of the Raffles Junior College Drama Society. He’s since written notable productions like sex.violence.blood.gore, which underwent the scrutiny of censorship laws, and Homesick, which, with its theme of biculturalism and family, opened the 2006 Singapore Theatre Festival.

The recipient of the 2001 National Arts Council Young Artist Award for Literature, and the 2005 DBS-Life! Theatre Awards for Best Script, also penned the final installment of the critically-acclaimed Asian Boys Trilogy, a series of plays exploring homosexuality and society.

Get to know Alfian Sa’at.

Rosalyn Lee & Shan Wee, DJs at 987FM

Get to know 987 FM’s atypical, slightly evil radio presenters
By Mavis Ang

First introduced to us as television personalities, Rosalyn Lee, 29, and Shan Wee, 26, have moved on to being among the few likeable DJs on local airwaves. To me at least, for I’m not a fan of DJs who constantly speak in exclamation marks and try hard to make jokes on air all the time.

The 6-month-old Shan & Rozz show is what radio should be like – maximum music, minimum repetitive radio games and tiresome sound bites, and interesting discussions. Although their 4pm to 8pm weekday slots on 987 FM may sound like it lacks personality, you’ll be surprised by the spontaneous and unusual insights on day-to-day topics by Shan and Rosalyn.

Talking to both personalities behind the console made me realise that Shan and Rozz carried themselves exactly like they do on the show. Rosalyn is open, willing to share her experiences, and voices out her genuine opinions, whereas Shan’s more laidback and private. Plus, both were as easy on the eyes as they are on the ears.

We got around to talk about music, dealing with criticism, family planning, and toilet paper, as we got to know the voices behind the Shan & Rozz show.

Read to know more about these radio DJs.

Soh Ee Shaun, 26 y.o.

The man behind colour pencils and paintbrushes
By Mavis Ang

Having freelanced his way into collaborations with MTV, National Youth Council, Red Bull, and the Children’s Cancer Foundation, graphic artist Soh Ee Shaun has so much more yet to colour and doodle. 88DB presents to you the man with a sole mission: Brighten up Singapore.

Read more on Soh Ee Shaun.