Wanna Lepaque?

We have all come across bands with really cheesy, odd and sometimes creative names everywhere we turn right?

The Ting Tings, Hujan, Peter Pan, Spice Girls, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Fall Out Boys, Smash Mouth, Taking Back Sunday, Puddle of Mud, Limp Bizkit, System of Down, Korn, Third Eye Blind, Snow Patrol, Soggy Bottom Boys......

I did not make the last one up. You can google it if you do not believe me.



Ever heard of Lepaque?

Now, I am just curious. How would you pronounce lepaque?

Sounds French no?

So maybe its le-phakhh, like you have something stuck in your throat and you want to cough it out.

Or for the less educated people that are not familiar with French words and pronunciations, le-pa-q.

Allow me to save you from sorrow and from spitting all over your screen in attempt to pronounce lepaque.

Quite simple, actually. This is how you say it: LEPAK.

As in, hang out chill around type of lepak. Only spelt in a more creative manner.

Lepaque is the name of a rock band, and the name was generated in the most random of ways. To learn more about the origins of the word Lepaque, please feel free to ask the vocalist of the band, JESLYN LING!!!!!!!!!!

Yes people, our very own JessieLyn Ling is the front face of the Indie band Lepaque, and yours truly got the privilege of being part of Lepaque's entourage for the first time!

I knew about her band since the start of the year, and she has been telling me about her gigs and practises. Sadly, I never got the chance to watch her perform live, until last night at Artista, Tropicana City Mall.



I was there together with Derek and Mark after Rashad, Alep and Syafiq left. Hmph you boys owe Jeslyn and appearance at her next show. We were sitting right in front of the stage, and the sound from the amps were blasting into our ears. A deafening experience. Lolz


Mark Victor! And yes, his language is as "colourful" as before...

They kicked off Indie night at 10-something-pm, first song they played, Move Along by the All American Rejects. This performance was one of my favourites.


Move Along~~


Now, to tell you the truth, I never really liked Indie bands. Not especially when they perform live, because it all just sounds like a big mess.

But not Lepaque! They were awesome, and most definitely not noise. But it was a shame that it was abit hard to hear Jessie sing because of the other instruments. Nevertheless, I think it was a really good performance.

Plus they managed to make do without a key-boardist! Not an easy thing to do, but they were creative in thinking of an alternative :)


So whats next guys?

LOLZ I had no idea people do that!

I loved the last song they performed. It was an original, written by Jessie, and is entitled "The Hurtful Things I Tell Myself". It was surprisingly good, and I have to say, I am impressed by her and the rest of the members of Lepaque. Malaysians got talent okeyh!!!

The best part of that song was when she dedicated it to me because I was her "muse" for that song. I suggested she wrote a song out of that title :)

And allow me to introduce to you, the members of Lepaque.


Ryo kicking ass with the guitar

Jessie serenading us with her sweet voice

Wayne smashing them drums like there is no tomorrow

Jen Wei bobbing heads with the bass

There is another member, the key-boardist, David. Unfortunately he was not able to make it that night due to exams I think.

They put on a great show, even though they did not really practise much. You can tell Jessie was so nervous, and I am quite sure she said, "Ok we're done" and ran off the stage after the last song. Hehe funny.

All in all, they were awesome. So much so, the guy working in Artista invited them back the next week, and if the crowd loves them, they might be able to get a regular spot! Not bad aye?

Stalking Shannon was right after Lepaque.

Yup. I have no idea who Shannon is, poor dear. Kena stalked by a bunch of teenagers.



Every single one of the members of that band is from KDU, except for the vocalist. They were pretty awesome as well. Pretty original.

A very interesting experience for me. I enjoyed every bit of it, well maybe minus the smokey-bar-restaurant part. Other than that, it was fun :)

Nice job Jessie. So proud of you. You have come a long way now haven't you?

Cheers :)

Where The Light Is

Its an obsession, yes.

Some people do not understand my taste in music.

Take Joe and Kautsar for example.

They do not understand why I like John Mayer so much.

Well, to be fair, I do not understand or share the same taste in music as they do.

To each their own, which includes Jie and Pei Jin's insane obsession about Super Junior...

So yes, I love John Mayer.



I admit, I think he has personality issues. And I somehow get the feeling that he is abit too narcist and show off-y.

BUT, when I say I love John Mayer, I meant I love him musically :D

A lot of people think that he has a weird voice. I think its awesome. Husky voice = sexy. HELLO DON'T YOU GET IT??? Haha

By the way, you do know that his voice is different from when he sings and when he speaks?

The thing about John is, not only is he an awesome musician, he is an AMAZING performer!



Think of Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boys. We have all heard his songs on the radio, we all know what his voice sounds like, right?

Have you heard Patrick perform LIVE?



Epic fail I tell you.

Voice cracking like nobody's business!

That goes the same for a whole lot of other so-called artist such as Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo. Yes people, your precious princess Taylor cannot sing live!

But not John. He can sing for 1 hour plus, and his voice won't crack. It will stay consistent!

Mind you, not many people can do this! Especially not a bunch of these contemporary artist of our generation.

John is an amazing guitarist. One of the main reasons why I love him so much.

Ok, you listen to some of his songs on radio, not much emphasis on the guitar. But watch him live and you'll know what I mean.

I seriously have to thank my cousin Azrul for putting John's live concert in LA into my Ipod.

Where The Light Is is the title. And it is about 2 hours of John John John JOHN!!!



Three different styles of his music, one genre after another. Awesome vocals. And even more awesome guitar skills!



The three incarnations of his music were from pop (from his earlier albums), to the John Mayer trio (a trio with him, Pino Pallodino and Steve Jordan, covering songs by various artist such as Jimi Hendrix), to blues (his more recent songs).



His guitar skills are kick-ass! And the song arrangement together with the band is awesome. But I have to say, he makes funny faces when he sings. Hehe

I can watch Where The Light Is over and over again, and not get bored!

The first time I watched it was on the plane back to KL, and on the bus from the airport to KL sentral.

And ever since, I have been watching it again, and again. Not everyday, mind you.

These days, I like to plug in my Ipod, open up Itunes and just play the video from start to finish, minimise the screen and listen to the concert while I am studying.

I like :)

This is my favourite song from the concert.



Go watch that sexy man play the guitar hehe!