Shirlyn Tan
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Some links you should check it out if you like the UnXpected..
http://www.unxpectedrock.com
http://www.sexliesandradiohead.liquidblade.com
http://www.shirlyntan.com
http://www.brandonkhoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/brandonkhoo
http://www.myspace.com/shirlyntan
I am a Mad Fan of UnXpected..
Power to Shirlyn Tan & Brandon Khoo... WhoooHooo!
http://www.unxpectedrock.com
http://www.sexliesandradiohead.liquidblade.com
http://www.shirlyntan.com
http://www.brandonkhoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/brandonkhoo
http://www.myspace.com/shirlyntan
I am a Mad Fan of UnXpected..
Power to Shirlyn Tan & Brandon Khoo... WhoooHooo!
Dear All,
SOme Videos taken at Shirlyn's NewFound Jealousy Album launch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXxMCxKGyag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZZAcKtFefM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gN3HklqJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZBflrfy04o&mode=related&search=
Not very good recordings lah but better than nothing! hahah.. enjoy folks!
Love...
UnXpected Mad Fan
Cookiss99
SOme Videos taken at Shirlyn's NewFound Jealousy Album launch...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXxMCxKGyag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZZAcKtFefM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6gN3HklqJg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZBflrfy04o&mode=related&search=
Not very good recordings lah but better than nothing! hahah.. enjoy folks!
Love...
UnXpected Mad Fan
Cookiss99
Hey Ladies and Gentlemens!
http://www.shirlyntan.com
GO DOwn to TIMBRE on 14th April 2007 (Saturday) @ 10pm for Shirlyn's second official album launch!! DONT MISS it, or you will regret it!
Be there to witness for yourself the Rock Power of Shirlyn & The UnXpected! And also you can get SHirlyn's NEWFOUND JEALOUSY Album and get her to sign it for you!
Come Down early to book seats! Confirm FULL HOUSE on that day! Come early ok! See ya!
For those who dont know where TIMBRE is.. check out the website below..
http://www.timbre.com.sg
Cheerios!
ROck on..
Shirlyn's & Brandon's unXpected Mad Fan..
Cookiss99
http://www.shirlyntan.com
GO DOwn to TIMBRE on 14th April 2007 (Saturday) @ 10pm for Shirlyn's second official album launch!! DONT MISS it, or you will regret it!
Be there to witness for yourself the Rock Power of Shirlyn & The UnXpected! And also you can get SHirlyn's NEWFOUND JEALOUSY Album and get her to sign it for you!
Come Down early to book seats! Confirm FULL HOUSE on that day! Come early ok! See ya!
For those who dont know where TIMBRE is.. check out the website below..
http://www.timbre.com.sg
Cheerios!
ROck on..
Shirlyn's & Brandon's unXpected Mad Fan..
Cookiss99
I think that singers don't always need to look good but it helps - there are a lot of "singers" out there that sound crap but look good, so people buy their albums for the pictures (Mandy, Jessica, Danni, Paris, etc, hahahaha).
Shirlyn got a great voice for rock music!
Shirlyn's album is a bit "clean", but the SONGS are good! Espeically WINDOW, WALK AWAY, ROLLERCOASTER. Brandon's drumming is possibly the Best in Singapore, JB and Batam.
Addy Rashidi (feat on album but not part of UnXpected) is possibly the Best in THE WHOLE ASEAN. Good chops, good feel, even tho he rocker, he sounds great on the quiet songs.
GO TO TIMBRE ON 14 APRIL. Sure to be a good show! Can have dinner there what...
Shirlyn got a great voice for rock music!
Shirlyn's album is a bit "clean", but the SONGS are good! Espeically WINDOW, WALK AWAY, ROLLERCOASTER. Brandon's drumming is possibly the Best in Singapore, JB and Batam.
Addy Rashidi (feat on album but not part of UnXpected) is possibly the Best in THE WHOLE ASEAN. Good chops, good feel, even tho he rocker, he sounds great on the quiet songs.
GO TO TIMBRE ON 14 APRIL. Sure to be a good show! Can have dinner there what...
momorockstar
New member
christoh,
it's Addy Rasidi. and hell yeah, amen to that.
wendy cookiss,
i'll try to go Timbre on 14th. cya there woman! :wink:
it's Addy Rasidi. and hell yeah, amen to that.
wendy cookiss,
i'll try to go Timbre on 14th. cya there woman! :wink:
IrishGerry
New member
Apologies in advance for the long post but I gotta get my 2 cents worth in here.
Shirlyn Tan is by far the most gifted artist I have witnessed in my 2 years on this island, and my 20 odd years as a working musician. Her vocal skills, songwriting talent, originality and stage presence are simply phenomenal. I have seen or heard nobody else who even comes close.If I had only 10% of her talent I would be very happy. The same goes for her band, Brandon is one of the best drummers I've ever come across, and on lead guitar, Rene Hombre is a freak of nature. The whole band is simply second to none, and very nice people too, without a trace of egocentricity among them. Vastly underappreciated but that's a worldwide problem - people everywhere adore overseas "artists" who are manufactured, packaged, and mass marketed by the record industry, while ignoring the real deal right under their noses.
In his book "In Search of the Craic", about the music scene in Ireland, British music journalist Colin Irwin laments the state of modern music.This guy was assistant editor at Melody Maker, and has written for The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times as well as presenting BBC Radio 2's Acoustic Roots series. In short, he knows what he is talking about. If I may quote -
"I blame Simon Cowell. In fact, not just Simon Cowell - though he is a particularly odious manifestation - but the entire record industry that doesn't have an original idea in it's head. The mainstream record companies are clueless. Aided and abetted by the equally mindless national radio stations, they haven't an ounce of wit between them, perpetuating an environment that simply recycles the past in ever decreasing circles. All they're doing is feeding a conveyor belt that clones the sound, image, marketing and style of whatever hapless pop idol passed five minutes earlier without a thought for the longer term health of either the transient pop star concerned or the industry as a whole.
When the whole reality TV pop phenomenon started with Popstars, they had a real chance to break the mould. That original series was great TV and given all the exposure they had a guaranteed hit band at the end of it, whoever they were, whatever they looked like. The whole sorry nature of pop music driven by damaging images of pouting anorexic girls delivering sexuality out of a packet and athletic, nubile lads swinging their hips and spinning on their heads could have been laid to rest forever. So what did those muppets on the judging panel do? The big shot TV producer, the man from Polydor with no personality and the banal ingratiating blond woman simply rejected every blemished square peg that crossed their path and ended up choosing a band that reflected every tired pop cliche that had gotten the industry into such a mess in the first place.
Pop was always manufactured to a point and there have forever been puppeteers behind the scenes. But there was still an innocence, an element of chance, an unpredictability about it all which made it so exciting. Now Simon Cowell and his chums have cynically moved the goal posts and, with the compliance of TV and radio and accountants, marketing departments pencil in their Number 1's months ahead of release. And do they care that they have turned the music industry into a sad farce which will ultimately destroy it sonner rather than later? I doubt it."
Kudos to Mr. Irwin - very well said. However it is heartening to know that Shirlyn's excellent album is being distributed by Sony/BMG - at least someone in the big league has their eyes and ears open.
Shirlyn Tan is by far the most gifted artist I have witnessed in my 2 years on this island, and my 20 odd years as a working musician. Her vocal skills, songwriting talent, originality and stage presence are simply phenomenal. I have seen or heard nobody else who even comes close.If I had only 10% of her talent I would be very happy. The same goes for her band, Brandon is one of the best drummers I've ever come across, and on lead guitar, Rene Hombre is a freak of nature. The whole band is simply second to none, and very nice people too, without a trace of egocentricity among them. Vastly underappreciated but that's a worldwide problem - people everywhere adore overseas "artists" who are manufactured, packaged, and mass marketed by the record industry, while ignoring the real deal right under their noses.
In his book "In Search of the Craic", about the music scene in Ireland, British music journalist Colin Irwin laments the state of modern music.This guy was assistant editor at Melody Maker, and has written for The Guardian, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Times as well as presenting BBC Radio 2's Acoustic Roots series. In short, he knows what he is talking about. If I may quote -
"I blame Simon Cowell. In fact, not just Simon Cowell - though he is a particularly odious manifestation - but the entire record industry that doesn't have an original idea in it's head. The mainstream record companies are clueless. Aided and abetted by the equally mindless national radio stations, they haven't an ounce of wit between them, perpetuating an environment that simply recycles the past in ever decreasing circles. All they're doing is feeding a conveyor belt that clones the sound, image, marketing and style of whatever hapless pop idol passed five minutes earlier without a thought for the longer term health of either the transient pop star concerned or the industry as a whole.
When the whole reality TV pop phenomenon started with Popstars, they had a real chance to break the mould. That original series was great TV and given all the exposure they had a guaranteed hit band at the end of it, whoever they were, whatever they looked like. The whole sorry nature of pop music driven by damaging images of pouting anorexic girls delivering sexuality out of a packet and athletic, nubile lads swinging their hips and spinning on their heads could have been laid to rest forever. So what did those muppets on the judging panel do? The big shot TV producer, the man from Polydor with no personality and the banal ingratiating blond woman simply rejected every blemished square peg that crossed their path and ended up choosing a band that reflected every tired pop cliche that had gotten the industry into such a mess in the first place.
Pop was always manufactured to a point and there have forever been puppeteers behind the scenes. But there was still an innocence, an element of chance, an unpredictability about it all which made it so exciting. Now Simon Cowell and his chums have cynically moved the goal posts and, with the compliance of TV and radio and accountants, marketing departments pencil in their Number 1's months ahead of release. And do they care that they have turned the music industry into a sad farce which will ultimately destroy it sonner rather than later? I doubt it."
Kudos to Mr. Irwin - very well said. However it is heartening to know that Shirlyn's excellent album is being distributed by Sony/BMG - at least someone in the big league has their eyes and ears open.
I've been a fan of the unXpected for a couple of years now.
Was just starting to really like music and a friend introduced me to this band at wala wala.
I was really impressed with the way the band plays covers but interprets them differently, as if giving them a fresh coat of paint.
Whether if they're doing a cover of radiohead or led zepplin.the Unxpected never fails to give a new feel to the song.
Most importantly they don't just play music that has mass appeal, they do amazing covers of rock classics such as the wall and black dog as well as their own originals.
Congrats to Shirlyn and the Unxpected on the new album! I hope the album sells well
*hmm I heard 'window' being played over the radio the other day.
Was just starting to really like music and a friend introduced me to this band at wala wala.
I was really impressed with the way the band plays covers but interprets them differently, as if giving them a fresh coat of paint.
Whether if they're doing a cover of radiohead or led zepplin.the Unxpected never fails to give a new feel to the song.
Most importantly they don't just play music that has mass appeal, they do amazing covers of rock classics such as the wall and black dog as well as their own originals.
Congrats to Shirlyn and the Unxpected on the new album! I hope the album sells well
*hmm I heard 'window' being played over the radio the other day.
Whoever you hate or love doesnt matter...Music is the Universal language, Just love the music!!
On the 14th April 2007 (Saturday) just go down to Timbre and watch Shirlyn and The UnXpected, you will love the music definitely, feel their energy and rock together with them and the rest! It will definitely be packed to the max!
On the 14th April 2007 (Saturday) just go down to Timbre and watch Shirlyn and The UnXpected, you will love the music definitely, feel their energy and rock together with them and the rest! It will definitely be packed to the max!
caijunlong
New member
Minister-like rich? Tell me when you earn as much as a minister! :lol:
All the best!
All the best!
