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clockwise: Awang, Idah, Yo and Izhan

Cool? Well, this is the band's photo we gonna use for the tribute's project. I plan to do something that look old 80s era pic and I guess we did pulled it off. Hell, we really looked like 80's hair band. Even the song we did was arranged and recorded in vein of that era. And I really love the way it was done. Perhaps you guys should check it out. I still considering of appearing on the comp. as some other side project rather than using the band's name as I am the only one from Sleepyjeremy involves in this.

Well, maybe I'm gonna start a project band here in Kuala Terengganu. Anyone interested? That should be fun aight!

50 K Promises to play in Cherating!

Yes you didnt read it wrong. After a long hiatus, 50 K Promises is back into action promising the crowd one hell of fuzz-pop-geek rock experience. The gig is organized by the cool kids under the name of Human First Collective together with helping hands of 41+9 Records, Green Peace Distro and Corerockmoon Records. It was Aniq of Corerockmoon Records who contacted me telling 50 K Promises is invited to play in this upcoming gig. Well, the band had never jammed together for as long as I can remember and I could not give him any promises (no pun intended) especially with Kay who just recently blessed with a beautiful daughter, Yusri being so busy making his trips between Bangi - Kuala Terengganu and Nazri who nowhere can be found. I'm not that hopeful that the band would ever can make it but still, Aniq stressed that the kids would love to see 50 K Promises on the stage.

So, I call all the knights of the round table, twisting some tongue in the process and bump, we gonna play. Ujay will be hitting the drums, Nazri will provide the groovy bass, Yusri gonna melt every girl heart and both Kay and me on the guitars. Yes, the whole deal. Maybe even Awang of Dullydog gonna jumps in keyboards for us. So guys, come join the party. With Kuchalana, DEP, Dakootyroaches, Kasih Sayang and many more on the bill, this gonna be so fun. So bring your friends and sweetheart, let's get partyyyyy!!!!!!!

Madu 3 Part 1 : Bini Sulung

Ini yang sulung. Strat copy yang tidak diketahui asal usulnya kerana logo pada headstock dah dipadamkan oleh tuan asal. No siri gitar pun tak dapat dikesan dimana-mana. Dibeli daripada Awang DullyDog. Sebelum Awang, tuan punya gitar ni adalah Za dari band Zender, sebuah band ala Weezer dan rasenye die pun beli Used jugak.. dah tangan ke berape pun tak tau dah. Za memang River Cuomo punyer freak. Itu menerangkan kepelbagaian sticker pada pickguard gitar ni ala gitar strat River Cuomo. yang famous tu. Dah beberapa kali jugak digunakan oleh aku untuk digunakan untuk gig dan shows dan sehingga sekarang tidak pernah menghampakan bagi sebuah low-line gitar . Kedua-dua pickup single coil tu adalah stock pickup manakala bridge pickup asal telah ditukar oleh Awang kepada jenis Lazer. Apapun, sound yang keluar dari gitar ini sweet jugak walaupun hum dengan agak obvious. Pickup upgrade tu telah dipasang oleh Kuyie, tokey studio MOM yang femes dikalangan undergrounders dulu-dulu tu. So, I'm having a piece of history jugak le kang pasal Kuyie dah pun pencen.

Tapi aku ade plan jugak nak upgrade gitar ni. Mungkin instead dari S-S-H punye combination kasik tukar pada H-H macam River Cuomo sebab aku still ade 2 bijik Humbucker yang dicabut dari bini no.2 yang telah dioperate oleh aku secare D.I.Y tu. Pasal bini no. 2 tu nanti aku cerita lagi untuk next post. Hehe. Sementara tu, kalu ade ape-ape idea yang boleh menaikkan lagi tahap cun gitar ni bley le berkongsi.

Nazri & Maya

Selamat Pengantin Baru Buat Nazri & Maya
Semoga kekal berbahagia sehingga ke anak cucu.

*Nazri adalah bassist 50 K Promises / editor "Go Str8 Down" zine / gitaris Strict Tease