I must admit that I have never heard of Lykke Li until I came across news of her performing at the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore tonight.  Out of curiousity, I googled “Lykke Li” and listened to her songs on YouTube. I can only say “Wow! What an amazing singer!” Lykke Li, real name Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 ...

On shows like The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, there has been contestants who looked like they were going to be hopeless but had stunned both the judges and the audience  when they opened their mouths and turned out to be really amazing singers. Following one such performance last week by Jade Richards on X Factor, a buxom 31-year-old ...

Last week, Rolling Stone asked readers to vote for the worst songs of the 1990s. And now the results are out!  1. Aqua – Barbie Girl Topping the list is Aqua’s “Barbie Girl.” The song, written by the Danish dance-pop group Aqua, is an incredibly polarizing song. Hordes of people find the song very offensive for its portrayal of a ...

It is a beautiful Sunday here in Miri, Sarawak. As usual, I went online shortly after getting up from bed on a lazy Sunday. As I browsed the online site of the Daily Mail, news about Jade Richards’ performance of Adele’s “Someone Like You” last night on X Factor caught my attention. Being a great fan of Adele, I could ...

I came across this video a while ago and have a hearty laugh watching it. I just have to share it with you all. The video is a parody of Girls’ Generation’s “Gee” MV that was performed on SMAPxSMAP, a popular weekly Japanese variety show which airs on Kansai TV and Fuji TV. A group of nine men are shown ...

You can go ahead and say that I am a katak di bawah tempurung (frog living under a coconut shell) but I am not afraid to admit that I only got to know about this group on YouTube when my son posted their video links on Facebook and I instantly fell in love with their heavenly and harmonious voices. Jayesslee ...