Secret Project Unveiling

I was so determined to build a Keane fansite in Indonesian that I've been staying up until late at night for the past 4 days now. Finally after all the sweat and tears, my fansite is UP and RUNNING.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you:

IndoKeane

Link: http://indokeane.tripod.com/

I'm Missing...

...the old Keane board.

I want the old board back, kthxbai!

My 'life' there started on January 18th 2007. It ended, my last post be my witness, on August 21st 2008, as shown in the pic below:


I am missing all the CONVENIENCE that you can't get in the new board. We don't have to log in EACH DAY, replying messages are a lot easier, uploading avatars is a piece of cake and it was more stable. And the most important thing is: I MISS THE CUTE/CRAZY ASS/FUNNY emotes!!!

Seeing that the chances of us going back to the old board is pretty slim, one can only hope that they (the Keane people) can do something to make the new board better, i.e. easier to use.

Good bye, old board... Missing you already :'-(

My New Keane Forum Siggy

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Here is my new Keane board siggy:


Tell me what you think of it!

3 New Keane Tracks "Leaked" On Radio

This is teaser to the max!!! The Lovers Are Losing, which is supposed to be released as the first 'proper' single of the album Perfect Symmetry was played on a British radio last Sunday. And the surprise doesn't stop there! Yesterday, at 5 PM GMT Steve Lamacq of BBC6 revealed ANOTHER new song, entitled Better Than This. And earlier that day, a Portuguese radio played Love Is The End BY MISTAKE (the radio DJ thought she was playing The Lovers Are Losing!).

You can listen to the songs by playing the 'videos' below. Give me your thoughts on the songs... Which one do you think is the best out of the 3 (or 4, Spiralling included).

IMO Better Than This is the best of 4. I can't get enough of it :)

The Lovers Are Losing


Love Is The End


Better Than This

Stuff - The Good And The Bad

GOOD

1. My new Keane forum avatar, design inspired by "Spiralling" cover artwork -

2. Old songs I recently downloaded -

• David Bowie - Let's Dance, Starman and Magic Dance
• MJ - Beat It, Billie Jean, Thriller
• Phil Collins - Strangers Like Me
• Spandau Ballet - True
• Madonna - Vogue
• Aretha Franklin - Respect
• Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hills
• Sting - Fields of Gold
• The Jackson 5 - ABC, I Want You Back
• Gladys Knight and the Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia

3. The new Keane board - I'm getting used to it! :)

BAD

The latest look of Windows Live Messenger. Hideous.

Free Song Download @ Coldplay.com

Coldplay puts up another song for FREE download. No I'm not kidding, it's totally OFFICIAL, and it's absolutely F R E E. Come to think of it, many major (UK) bands are doing it right now... putting up songs for free download. A very generous gesture, and a clever marketing ploy. This is a feature that I think we should thank Radiohead for.

Withouth further ado, the link. And this time you don't have to go through all the trouble of opening your e-mail and copying+pasting the link (Remember the problem tonnes of people had with Violet Hill download link??? The problem that shouldn't have occured if those people had read the instructions carefully!), you can download the song on the spot.

The song is called Death Will Never Conquer. Ok what's this thing Coldplay has for life and death??? It's kinda creepy if you ask me! Although the song has a creepy ring into it, it actually sounds... joyful. And the weirder thing about it is... it sounds like a church song! Very un-Coldplay.

JUST DOWNLOAD IT FOR PETE'S SAKE. It won't hurt you to download anyway since it's effin' FREE OF CHARGE. XD.

Peace.

Everybody's Screaming For UPDATE!!!

And an update you shall get!

So... I've been confined in this wretched place I call home, although technically I've never lived in this town, for a good 3 months now. It's been one helluva boring summer break but time seems to pass by so quickly.

The highlight of my holidays is probably me being accepted on to the Student Exchange Programme a.k.a. mobility scheme for A FULL YEAR!!! That means I'm gonna spend +- 10 months in the UK. WOOHOO. But it's not all fun and games. Preparing for my departure was hell. I had to apply for student visa (this on itself is enough to drive me off of my seat), book a flight, apply for accommodation, and rent out the 2 vacant rooms in my TTS house. Not only was I busy doing my own business, I also helped some of my friends on their visa application too! Luckily one of my friend helped booking the flight so I didn't worry much about it.

I got my visa and my flight is confirmed. Accommodation matters are pretty much settled save for the part where my dad has to sign a guarantee form or something. And I got 2 people to rent the 2 rooms in TTS for the first semester. I'll let the others do the worry for the second semester. Haha. I'm only joking, I'm not that evil :P

Keane's New Promotional Photograph
taken from Keane's official Facebook page

So what else is new? I'll tell you what's new... KEANE! My favourite band is back with a vengeance! They *finally* finished recording their 3rd album, entitled Perfect Symmetry, to be released on October 13th 2008. The 1st single, Spiralling, was made available for free download at their official website on August 4th for 1 week. Spiralling is a 'download-only' single, meaning that it won't be released in CD form.

"Cover" Artwork For Spiralling

Spiralling was described by Tim Rice-Oxley, the band's keyboardist/pianist/mastermind, as "an excessive 80's groove". The song is very different from their previous works, but nonetheless refreshing. I admit that I need to take a break from the Keane "signature sound". While Keane might have lost some of their old fans, they also gain new fans. But as Jo Whiley revealed in her "BBC Live Lounge" radio show, the new album will also feature the "old Keane sound" and some GUITARS! And not forgetting groovy bass lines by guess-bassist Jesse Quin.

Following the release of the single, the band announced the album's tracklisting, and the release of their 2nd single, The Lovers Are Losing, on October 20th. The single will also be the album's first full single release.

Album Tracklisting:

1. Spiralling
2. The Lovers Are Losing
3. Better Than This
4. You Haven't Told Me Anything
5. Perfect Symmetry
6. You Don't See Me
7. Again And Again
8. Playing Along
9. Pretend That You're Alone
10. Black Burning Heart
11. Love Is The End

Not long before the release of their single, Q magazine revealed that Keane will do an EXCLUSIVE GIG on September 29th in London. I'll already be in the UK by then so I hope I can get myself a ticket to watch my *1st* ever Keane gig! Wish me luck! :-)