The folks over at RCGNTN have drawn our attention to local emcee, Shigga Shay’s cover of B.o.B’s Nothin’ On You featuring Inch of Allura fame. I’m not a big fan of the night time void deck shot or the rapping, but Inch’s parts come out strong, and add a pleasant vocal melody over the somewhat strained rap bits. But all in all, a commendable effort by Shigga Shay with regards to the the cover and collaboration, but there’s always room for improvement
The Fire Fight bassist, heart-breaker and personal friend of mine, Joshua ‘JBarks’ Tan is going to Cannes for the prestigious annual film festival. No, he’s not going there with his band to perform, but instead, he’s going there as the lead actor of a locally produced and International Critics’ Week selected film, “Sand Castle”. What makes it even sweeter is that this is Joshua’s first acting debut too!
The film, directed by the talented, Boo Junfeng (Keluar Baris, Tanjong Rhu) is a story about 18-year old En (Joshua Tan)’s struggles as he discovers himself through the difficult periods of his growing up years.
I’m not going to write a lot here, instead I’m just gonna direct you guys to the trailer below as well as the various news articles about the film at the end of this page.
Now doesn’t that make you proud that our own local rockstar is making waves.
For all you Wilco fans out there, you HAVE to listen to this awesome cover of “I am trying to break your heart” from their 2001 album Yankee Foxtrot Hotel.
I thought the cinematography of the video was excellent and the re-arrangement of the track to fit into the soul/60s feel was really well done. I love discovering amazing and creative genre-jumping covers like this.
“I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” [Wilco] by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound
