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We’ve been getting some press on our launch show and album. Very kind words have been spoken. We are deeply humbled and privileged. Thanks folks!
POWER OF POP’s BEST OF 2008 by Sherwin Tay (21 Dec 2008)
“If there were to be a benchmark for album production among Singaporean acts, this is it…”
Link: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=863
TODAY Newspaper review by Christopher Toh (18 Dec 2008)
“Of Real Dreams has to be one of the better releases we’ve heard this year… ranks together with Electrico’s and Shirlyn Tan’s debuts as a bright example of Singapore’s pop-rock sensibilities”
Link: http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_open.asp?id=1812MVL044
POWER OF POP ALBUM REVIEW by Kevin Matthews (24 Oct 2008)
“…Of Real Dreams is a S-ROCK essential…”
Link: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=600
POWER OF POP review of Vertical Rush album launch concert.
by Sherwin Tay and Kevin Matthews
“I have yet to leave a Vertical Rush show disappointed, tonight was no exception. The caliber of musicality and showmanship was impeccable, as has come to be expected from these seasoned veterans… this was easily one of the most memorable shows in recent memory that I’ve had the privilege of attending… After years of watching VR grow into the tour de force that they are now, I am still amazed by their consistent level of all-encompassing musicianship.” (Sherwin Tay)
“VR was able to connect with the audience in ways seldom seen in our scene… I think its time for the scene to mature and VR has certainly pointed the way.” (Kevin Matthews)
Read on: http://www.powerofpop.com/?p=911
YOUTH.SG review of Vertical Rush album launch concert
by Nawira
“VR… keep things honest and real. VR rocked the night away… It seemed like we had no woes that night, as we sang our hearts out and jumped to the tunes.
All in all, it was one hell of a party…”
Read on: http://www.youth.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6631&Itemid=28
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Courtesy of Rueven Tan. Thanks a bunch buddy!
There’s more where that came from! Click here for the rest…
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…we’re still aching all over. It was a fantastic launch, and its really all thanks to you wonderful folks who stuck it through with us right up to the very last note. We had a great time, but we couldn’t have done it without you.
many thanks also to “stella” trella, and jean suitcaseheart low who put up some really excellent performances.
We’re going to try and put together a video of the show, and post some clips up. If you’ve got any video do send em our way!
For now, we’ve got a few pictures of the show by various friends – check em out here:
Photoset 1 by Louis (incomplete)
Photoset 2 by Djulian Chng (Facebook)
Photoset 3 by Gabriel Kang (Facebook)
now, we get a bit of a breather and some well-deserved rest. so have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year… you haven’t heard the last of us yet! we’ll be posting more pictures of the show right here.
love, VR
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So says Christopher Toh of Today newspaper.
Read it and weep: http://www.todayonline.com/pdf_open.asp?id=1812MVL044
Sorry kanye fans 
What a great way to get ready for tomorrow’s album launch!
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Hey folks,
Its just a few more days to the album launch and we’re getting more and
more excited. We’ve already had our last rehearsal and we’re just about
as ready as we’ll ever be for this show.
Just some quick updates to entice you to come – if you haven’t already
gotten your tickets.
We’ll be selling the album at a massive massive discount at the show -
we’re literally ripping ourselves off, so don’t miss it!!
Also, presale ticket holders get a goodie bag with limited edition EPs,
urbanjunkie vouchers, and assorted other cool stuff. PLUS! You get that
little plastic soldier with the parachute. HOW COOL IS THAT RIGHT.
PLUS! Presale ticket holders are eligible for a giveaway to win a
brand-new Manhattan Portage Bike Messenger Bag – (prdt code 1615A) in Navy Colour worth $179. Check the bag out here:
http://www.manhattanportage.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=90&osCsid=3f8fd5919cef0eebeb1f5be0f6e00b65
So what are you waiting for? Get your presale tickets now from Roxy
Music / Straits Records / Substation before its too late and you’ll have
to pay double for tickets at the door, and not get any goodie bag and
not stand a chance to win the manhattan portage bag. You’ll still get to
watch a kickass show though!
You can also reserve presale tickets by dropping an email to
tickets@wakemeupmusic.com with your name, contact number and the
quantity of tickets you want to reserve. You can collect and pay for
your presale tickets at the door itself, and still get the goodie bag
AND stand a chance to win the manhattan portage bag!
A special thanks to all you good folk who have posted kind comments on our blog. You’re appreciated very much and we promise to give a really good show!
See you folks this Friday 
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Oh hey, in case you folks forgot… we’ve got an album launch show coming up next Friday! Here’s the scoop:
Our presale tickets are already available at Straits Records, Roxy Music and the Substation. You can also grab em from us – drop us a message on Facebook or myspace!
- marcus
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if you see our myspace page, you’d know we’re now sponsored by manhattan portage! so three of us went down to urban junkie to get our free gear! thanks mervyn! do check out the urban junkie shop, its in far east plaza..
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Hey folks. Its been a real crazy weekend for everyone all over the world, and the news just doesn’t seem to get any better. We want to lend our collective voices in sympathy and condolences to the family and friends of Ms Lo Hwei Yen who was murdered in cold blood in a Mumbai hotel last weekend. There can be no way to justify or make sense of such violence, and we can only hope and pray that Ms Lo’s death was not in vain. The situation in Bangkok is getting from bad to worse – few of us can remember things being as bad as this over there. Our friend and opening artiste Jean Low only barely managed to transfer to an alternate flight out of Chiang Mai, after being stranded there over the weekend. Her hosts in Chiang Mai – Gary and Ineta Lansdowne – were not so lucky and our meeting this week in Singapore had to be cancelled.
Let’s hope things start looking up for us, and the world. If you’re the praying sort, do pray for a peaceful Christmas, and for a world that’s plunging into the unknown.
Album Launch Tickets Update!
In other news, our album launch preparations are proceeding at a good clip. Things are going according to plan and we’re right on track to deliver the show of our lives come 19th Dec!
We’re pushing tickets out to stores as this post is being typed – so you can get your tickets from Straits Records (22 Bali Lane), Roxy Records (Level 2, Excelsior Shopping Centre / Hotel), and the Substation Box Office (45 Armenian Street). And if you know any of us personally, you can get your presale tickets from us!
Other Stuff
Aloysius Lim has posted some brilliant pictures of last week’s Manics show. Check ‘em out here – http://soft.com.sg/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=142851
Stay tuned for updates – we’ll be rolling news out as things happen.
- marcus
