Sunday, August 14, 2011

Catatan ringan nonton festival

出演者の撮影禁止
-tanda di plang yang diparadekan mas-masnya staf venue
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James Blunt: Are they stopping you from taking pictures and recording?
Audience: Yeah!
James Blunt: That's a shame. I don't mind being recorded. If you all took out your cameras at once they won't be able to stop you.
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Metronomy's diversity in physical appearances of their members is just pleasing to the eye. Plus Oscar suka tiba-tiba melakukan gerakan-gerakan aneh sendiri. Sayang ada masalah sama amplifier bass mereka--beberapa kali kelihatan keluar bunga api dari amplifiernya. They said they will be back soon!
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Mau ga mau tetep agak geli liat vokalisnya Friendly Fire joget. Agak mengingatkan sama Uphie yang joget kalau karaokean tapi dia jauh lebih gede gitu badannya.
And the part where he jump the fence and joining the mosh pit was unexpected. The worried look of the security guard is just pure gold.
I did not know why I would want trying to grab him but try I did. Unsuccessfully. I was within the meter radius but blocked by other revelers.
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Dan gila mountain stage yang terbuka langsung ke terik matahari itu panas pisan. Tentunya kaos jadi basah semua, walau persentase basah keringat dan basah disemprot air sama panitia jelas ga bisa dibedain.
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TDCC ga punya material baru, tapi tetep fun. Dan ngeliat vokalisnya terpanggang matahari jadi kebayang babi guling, pink merona. Plus perutnya si masnya gembul gitu.
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Kalau ada yang bisa menandingi heboh jogetnya Friendly Fires, Yelle is your girl. Berkostum leotard merah ketat, keliatan kerempengnya mbaknya. Woh tapi hebohnya jogetnya. She electrified the audience.
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Nonton Smith Western itu bikin keinget nonton The Drum tahun lalu: satu band mas-mas semua yang semua pake jins ketat. Gimana pakenya entah dah. Stereotipikal indie kali yah.
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So what was I doing yesterday? Basically I went to Osaka to watch white dudes sing and play music.  Lots of white dudes, two girls (Yelle and Anna Prior of Metronomy) and one black guy (Gbenga Adelekan of Metronomy).

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