Went to the gym for the first time in two weeks, what with being down with a bloody high fever and all. By the way, here's a shoutout to all of you who dropped a message or a call during that week wishing me well or asking how I was - you know who you are, I know I do. Just for that, you guys rock. =)
Went to the office for a while to get some work done on my promo project.
Headed down to Bugis after to meet Ranor and Fala for buka, after which we headed down to the Esplanade for Day 2 of BAYBEATS.
WOOOOOOOO.
The first act we caught was Meza Virs. Well, technically, it was The Marilyns but since we couldn't see a thing from outside the Arena, we gave up.
Now, Meza Virs. Apparently they're the first metal band to appear on Baybeats, so props to the organisers for arranging that. Haven't been to any metal gigs before; not being a real fan of the genre kind of contributed to the lack thereof. =S Needless to say, I went in with an open mind, and I was actually pleasantly surprised. They were pretty much what I expected a metal band to be: long hair, vocalist with heavy goth makeup, though the guitarists were pretty unorthodox in their dress - their attitude more than made up for it.
And I have to say this: their cover of The Cure's Lovesong was FRICKIN AWESOME. Most of you would probably recognise the song from 311's cover of it in the movie 50 First Dates. To hear it being rendered in METAL was a totally refreshing experience - they actually managed to pull it off! Props to you guys for that.
Hung out at the rooftop for a bit while we waited for Love Me Butch's set to start. Finally managed to catch the funk beat for the pandeiro with Fala's help. Thanks eh! =)
So then Love Me Butch began their set...and that's when the mayhem started. It's like society descending into anarchy in 60 seconds flat. The scene was ugly. Love Me Butch was brilliant, as expected, though the fucking mat reps totally ruined the experience.
And the Baybeats shirt in XL still seems pretty fitting. Damn you, Asian sizing.
2:30 a.m... and now I'm off to bed. Ciao.
