The Singleton Guide to Valentine’s Day
[inSing] Alone, depressed and had enough of your emotional relationship with things like video games and ice-cream? It’s no fun being single unless you’re distilled malt. Coupled with Singapore’s current all-time low fertility rate at 8.5 (that’s birth per 1,000 citizens mind you), there’s a demand for you to go out there and make some babies. But before you start googling for awesome kid names, you need to be with someone; it kind of works that way. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, here are some sure-fire tips to find and/or get on the official status with that partner of your choosing.
5 Sexy Bars For First Dates
[inSing] It’s that time of the year again when you gleefully wait to get stabbed by cupid’s arrow. We however, prefer not to let you bleed on mythical ideologies and instead ask that you take matters into your own hands. The proverbial first dates, famed for being the stepping stone to a fruitful and healthy relationship, or provide you a reason why you should be in a relationship with a fruit instead. No matter where your health-consciousness stands, the love doctor prescribes these 5 bars for a romantic and fabulous V-day.
Eastern aphrodisiacs for Valentine’s Day
[Time Out Singapore] Your sexual prowess comes from what you drink. Zul Andra researches several outlandish Asian preparations that could help men rise to the occasion on V-Day.
5 wine bars worth checking out
[inSing] The local wine drinking culture is going mainstream with retailers and establishments opening their doors wider to both novice drinks as well as wine connoisseurs. Gone are the days when only a selected few with deep pockets could afford quality premium wines. With more vineyards from the New and Old World wineries, top-tiered wines are becoming more affordable than ever before. We popped the cork, swirled those glasses and sipped the white and reds at some of the best wine bars around.
Singapore Nightlife Year In Review, 2011
[inSing] The parties didn’t stop all the way to the last breath of 2011 –a year which saw some of the biggest international artists dropping by our shores, a wave of freshly appointed club residents, and a thriving bar scene with new establishments appearing faster than taxis before midnight. We take a look at the highlights of the year gone by in this Singapore nightlife special.
Deck The Halls: Christmas Tipples & Feasts
[inSing] It’s that time of the year again where we erect that pine tree and cover it with twinkling lights and ornaments, and ultimately deck the halls with boughs of holly. While we fa-la-la into Christmas, and prepare to stuff our faces with festive goodies and get lucky under the mistletoe, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of night out revelry that’ll make Santa jealous because he has got a tight schedule. From promotions to specials and gift ideas to party nights, we’ve made sure that the only person to eat that cookie and drink that milk in the early morning will be you. Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas!
Kampai! - 5 best Japanese bars
[inSing] The Japanese invasion in Singapore is happening again, but this time it’s a welcoming endeavour. With both authentic and Nippon-inspired bars and restaurants cropping up all over the island, punters are spoilt for choice. We walked pass the chōchin lanterns and through the Noren curtains to try the ji-biirus, teppanyakis, sakes, sushis, yakitoris and kaiseki ryōri to suss out our favourite few Japanese bars.
10 Must Hear Releases
This week’s top 10 releases on Kiss My Culture’s YouTube video playlist puts together a amalgamation of indie, leftfield, drum and bass, dubstep, electro and a house number that is set to be the anthem of the season.
Two months ago, Jamie XX rework of Radiohead’s impending cult classic “Bloom” took the intrawebbies by storm, and now he makes public his second rework in the form of (Jamie XX Rework 3.) Opening with a ghostly and broody vibe, Jamie peaks it up from sunken bass and echoed chimes into funky house territory. Not wanting to lose “Bloom“‘s touch, the breakdown pits Thom Yorke’s moan over moody synths.
10 Must Hear Releases
This week’s top 10 releases on Kiss My Culture’s YouTube video playlist takes you on a journey through a kaleidoscope of sound.
Opening loud and hard with The Bloody Beetroots’ “Church of Noise,” the playlist peaks up on the intensity level immediately with a mad dubstep remix of Modestep’s “To The Stars” by Break The Noize & The Autobots and gears up towards some drum and bass from Tantrum Desire and Camo & Krooked.
New tunes from Yuksek and a follow up to Benny Bennasi and Gary Go’s club anthem “Cinema” fills the middle. Taking it down a notch, Wretch 32 drops his latest lyrical waxing and two tracks too good to miss from the mysterious Khat gets featured.
Closing the video playlist, Trentemøller’s “Sycamore Feeling” not only gets a frighteningly haunting rework from Marie Fisker but is also given an equally thought-provoking video treatment directed by Diana Tørsløv who was previously a psychologist specializing in the area of schizophrenia.
Video Playlist
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The Bloody Beetroots feat. Dennis Lyxzén “Church of Noise”
Modestep “To The Stars (Break The Noize & The Autobots Remix)”
Tantrum Desire “Reach”
Camo & Krooked feat Ayah Marar “Cross The Line”
Yuksek “Always On The Run”
Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go “Close to Me”
Wretch 32 feat. Etta Bond “Forgiveness”
Khat “Fast Food & Sour Diesel”
Khat “A.I.”
Trentemøller “Sycamore Feeling (Marie Fisker Version)”
SINGfest 2008: A rolliking outing
[TODAY] It was amazing, truly exciting and worth the effort; the single most momentous event of this reporter’s life to have climbed the mostnumber of steps in a single location. Oh, Fort Canning park, I hate your dominant ways.
A total of 16,700 people showed up over two days to catch 36 musical acts, so I was far from alone in my cardiovascular misery.
Not even the heat (someone must have overdone the anti-rain dance) could dampen the crowd’s spirit, with the early regional acts greeting the revellers at the entrance raising the temperature even more.
