How To Be Emo, Really!

How To Be Emo
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HAVE you recently felt depressed? Alone? Abandoned by your family and friends? Misunderstood by the world? If you have, and like to express your feelings and emotions through poetry and music, chances are you're what today's society considers "Emo".

Steps On How To Become Emo:

1. Understand what Emo is. Emo has many meanings. Some would say it's only a genre of music, categorized by hardcore music with sad, Emotional lyrics. Others consider it's only a brief way to call someone emotional. Still, there are those who believe Emo is a life style and choose to live their lives the Emo way. Like any style, fashion or culture, the exact definition is up for debate and often varies according to personal expression. The term Emo is loosely associated with emotional rock; most Emo's like underground or Indie music.

2. Appreciate Emo music. Emo is a rock music genre, usually consisting of emotional lyrics and optional Screamo. Over the years, this music genre was usually seen as underground until recent times, making Emo music more popular than ever. This music sometimes consists of lyrics seen by many as "whiny," and "sensitive." Listen to a lot of Emo bands, and maybe even consider picking up an instrument, such as a bass or guitar. You could also try to play the violin, and if you invest enough time into it, Emo songs on the violin are incredibly Emo-sounding. The drums can also be a very good instrument. You may even want to write your own songs by writing poetry and turning it into songs.

3. Test yourself. Try listening to Emo music. If you end up liking this type of music, and come out wanting to download the songs after you’re done with the album, you’re probably a "true" Emo. Getting inner Emo is all a matter of finding out of you have it or not.

4. Dress Emo. After you have discovered your inner Emo, try shopping for a new wardrobe. Emo fashion has roots in both punk and goth. Wear tight jeans, tight shirts with Emo band logos on them, studded belts, and an old, black and worn down pair of sneakers. Girls can wear black skirts with striped socks or leggings. Leg warmers are also acceptable. For accessories go to Hot Topic and buy black rubber bracelets and any Emo-looking necklaces. Thick, black-rimmed glasses are not uncommon for Emo guys. Also, stripes and checkers are big in the Emo culture. Take an example from others Emo's you see around as inspiration, but do not copy, just do your own thing. Theres always more Emo points in thrift shop buys also.

5. Get an Emo hairstyle. Dye it black or brown with perhaps some blond or unnatural color streaks, especially in the bangs. If you are a girl, you may possibly want to cut your hair to a very short bob-like hairstyle but keep your bangs long, swept drastically to one side and covering your eye. Or, for those who like long hair, get many choppy layers and highlights. For a guy, you may want to spike up the back side, and pat down on the front side. You could also get your bangs/fringe dyed a lighter color than the rest of your hair.

6. Get the attitude. A lot of times, Emo is associated with being bitter, depressed, insecure and resentful. But at its core, you can be Emo because you're sensitive, introspective, thoughtful, and quiet. Don't ever be loud or in anyone's face; focus on your own emotional life.

7. Remember Emo's are people too! Don't be all glum if everyone makes fun of you! Remember you are still a person.

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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.

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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

ONLY in its second year running, SINGfest 2008 turned out to be a major success, selling out its second day tickets weeks ahead of this 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.

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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.

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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”.

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Step Back In Time With P Ramlee

Award-winning KL production of 'P Ramlee The Musical' goes to Singapore this weekend, paying homage to the talent who made over 60 movies and more than 300 songs between 1940 and 1960

FOR the cast of P. Ramlee The Musical, to be staged this weekend at the Esplanade Theatres, the bus from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore had a sense of déjà vu about it. “It reminded us of the scene where P. Ramlee takes the trip from Penang to Singapore…and he doesn’t know what his future will be,” says Liza Hanim, who plays Saloma, the last great love of P. Ramlee, the late great Malaysian entertainment legend.

Those who grew up in Singapore between the 1940s and 1960s know who P. Ramlee is. He directed and acted in over 60 movies, and wrote and sang more than 300 songs. He was a prolific, creative talent. On a more personal note, he was also an inspired lover. He fell in love more than once.

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Five Guitars And A Movie

Custom-designed electric guitars up for auction at Singapore premiere of ‘Control,’ the critically acclaimed movie about cult band Joy Division’s lead singer

CONTROL, the critically acclaimed movie about Ian Curtis, the late frontman of seminal English band Joy Division, will be shown from 10 – 11 May at The Substation Theatre. Five electric guitars, custom-designed based on inspiration from the band and its music, will be publicly auctioned during the same period.

Hailed by The Guardian as "the best film of the year: a tender, bleakly funny and superbly acted biopic of Curtis", Control is directed by veteran music video director and photographer Anton Corbijn.

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Rock And Roll Straight Up At HGR Event

The Rakes played so hard one of their supporting guitarist ripped his shirt by the second song
by Mavis Ang

“WE’RE not a metal band. We’re from England,” Alan Danahoe proclaimed, and proceeded to adjust his collar. Perhaps when faced with a half-enthusiastic crowd, The Rakes felt the need for formal introduction midway into the set.

UK indie band The Rakes made their debut performance at Heineken Green Room’s (HGR) latest session at Zouk last Thursday night. As Heineken’s exclusive community organizes nightlife events that are limited to invite-only entries, it has gotten common music lovers in Singapore worked up and frustrated.

Alan Jemeny, 22, has been a fan of The Rakes since they were in the early stages of fame. He felt it was a shame to deprive other supporters from getting into the gig, and considers himself a very lucky fan.

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Last Chance To Jam With The Rakes

Exclusive Heineken music group runs contest for rare tickets to UK band’s concert
By Mavis Ang

THE people at Heineken Green Room (HGR) are playing hard to get. Set up as an exclusive community of trendsetters and leaders among the local music scene, HGR has been holding invite-only events which common music-loving folk like us can only dream of attending.

HGR elevates Singapore’s nightlife scene to steeper heights with live music and a DJ set from UK art-rockers The Rakes for the next HGR session at Zouk on March 27. It marks the first South East Asian performance for The Rakes, but for the HGR team, it’s just yet another exceptional event put together.

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Terima Kaseh, Sondre Lerche!

Norwegian singer songwriter wooed the crowd effortlessly
by Mavis Ang

SONDRE Lerche and his musical band The Faces Down kicked off their 11 th hour live performance last Friday at the Mosaic Music Festival a tad too sloppy, with slightly pitchy vocals and feedback from the speakers.

The band looked uncomfortable as Sondre tried hard to work up some chemistry between his band members. It all looked forced, and with two voiceless guitarists and a lethargic drummer backing him up, Sondre came across as the only one who was genuinely enthusiastic about performing.

Despite some glitches in the opening, Sondre made it up to the audience by amping up his usually sweet melodic tracks several notches with elaborate arrangements by the band. The crowd loved its refreshing energy, and some were soon on their feet, grooving to every song.

Read more on Terima Kaseh, Sondre Lerche!

Múm’s The Word

How the Icelandic band spellbinding performance perfected the art of experimental live music
by Mavis Ang

Múm’s musical performance last Thurday on March 13 at the Mosaic Music Festival is the kind that would linger for weeks. Track after track with haunting vocals and a magical cacophony of musical instruments, Icelandic experimental group múm brought forth a powerful and moving experience for the audience.

From the first note of the opening track “Winter (What We Never Were After All)”, múm laid a quiet spell on the spectators, and transported them across the icy mountains of Iceland through its droning beats and hypnotising hums.

Injected with quirky dance moves by Hildur and Silla, repeated thank you’s from Örvar, and Gunnar’s sprinting bursts across the stage between instruments, múm were far from a bunch of dull musicians who made down tempo music. They were natural entertainers, who kept busy by switching from one strange instrument to another all within a song, and displaying peculiar antics while playing it.

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Sondre Lerche, The Part-Time Crazy Singer Songwriter

25-year-old Norweigan sensation performs at the Mosaic Music Festival
by Mavis Ang

“IT’S still a mystery to me how music travels and how I end up in the most unusual places,” says Sondre Lerche, the 25-year-old singer from Norway who has endured a long flight to Singapore to perform at the Mosaic Music Festival. “The songs, they’re really fast. I have to sit on a plane and read, and my back hurts, but the songs have different ways of getting there.”

Having toured a great deal in 2007, Sondre Lerche intended to slow things down this
year, but when the Mosaic Music Festival invited him he couldn’t turn it down. “It’s terrific to perform in a country for the first time. It’s quite a kick, and a sensation. When the audience knows the songs, and some shout for other songs, for an artist, it’s the biggest privilege of all,” he confesses.

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Múm is made up of joys, friendships, animals, and plants.

What to expect – or not – of Múm’s debut performance in Singapore.
by Mavis Ang

There’s a slight shroud of anonymity which surrounds Icelandic band, Múm (pronounced "mooom"). Made up of two main members Gunnar and Örvar, who sometimes include more friends into its lineup during tours, most identify them as the group who play soothing electronic ambience music with many strange traditional instruments.

For this Thrusday’s concert at the Esplanade as part of the Mosaic Music Festival, Gunnar and Örvar would be joined by vocalists Hildur and Silla, as well as Eiríkur, Róbert, and Samuli on the instruments.

Inspired by joy, friendship, and all living things, Múm tells us that their latest album go go smear the poison ivy was made very easily, with more vibrancy than their previous works.

Read more about this Icelandic band, Múm.

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.

Mosaic Music Festival Is Back, A Hundred Performances Better

Get your groove on in March with performances from Harry Connick Jr., George Clinton, Broken Social Scene and Fujiya & Miyagi at the annual Mosaic Music Festival
By Mavis Ang

For 10 days in March, 107 underground (and underrated) artists from all over the world will be performing at seven venues around The Esplanade.

Mosaic Music Festival’s fourth edition kicks off on March 7 with silky crooner Harry Connick Jr., who will be singing tracks from his latest album Oh, My Nola. I’m sure yuppies would be looking forward to watch this triple Grammy Award-winner put on a Sinatra groove to his big-band-style pieces.

The festival has always been heavy on jazz and world music. This time around, it is actually bringing in indie artists like Broken Social Scene, Sondre Lerche, Múm, and Fujiya & Miyagi (whose tickets are selling as fast as MacDonald’s Hello Kitty stuff toys). They’ve already been written down in my to do list.

Read more about the Mosaic Music Festival.

My Ideal Club

Eradicating all the flaws of clubbing in Singapore
By Xin

My ideal club to party at would spin everything from (an eclectic mix of everything from Paul Van Dyk to the retro Madonna to vintage rock!), and also have a ladies-only room so that girls can party to their hearts content without getting preyed upon by leery desperados or worry about letting loose and risk looking wild in front of hunks.

Having come across more than my fair share of unpleasant encounters while clubbing in Singapore, I’d enforce these house rules if I were to book a night at Zouk in celebration of my fabulousness.

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Ginette Chittick, 30 y. o.

She sings, teaches, designs, and DJs. Just who is this superwoman?
By Mavis Ang
Photos courtesy of FrüFrü & Tigerlily

BEST known for fronting the local indie band Astreal, Ginette Chittick has much more up her creative pockets. She also lectures communication design at LASALLE College of the Arts, is co-owner of fashion label FrüFrü & Tigerlily, and resident DJ at Home Club. Just who is this 30-year-old pint pint-sized rocker?

Get to know more of Ginette Chittick.

Relive the 80s at Zouk’s Outdated is in this Friday

By Mavis Ang

Party with Singapore’s scenesters at Zouk on 9th November as local street magazine JUICE celebrates its ninth birthday with an electro-themed party. Named Robo Electro, JUICE’s birthday bash will bring back all things hip and in during the 80’s to the early 90’s.

Getting to party with the hip crowd requires some underground knowledge, and if you haven’t been a loyal reader of JUICE, you might not have heard the term new rave before.

Sure, it’s an 80’s themed party, but fashion evolves, so don’t be mislead into going for the bad hair spray and coats with big shoulder pads look. Instead, go new rave. It’s the term for a whole new underground culture inspired by fashion and music from the 80s.

So what do new rave-rs wear to electro parties this the one this Friday? Here are 8 simple items to mix and match with, and if dressed with the right attitude, you’d easily pass off as one of the hippest hipster in town.

To read more about this party at Zouk, visit 88DB Lifestyle.