BEATFEST 2009 with PHOENIX

August 1st 2009, yep, the second edition of Beatfest who previously succesfully bringing The Whitest Boy Alive and Steve Aoki to Jakarta on Beatfest2008. This year, it is time for French Pop Band, Phoenix. For the opening acts, there were Naif, The S.I.G.I.T. , and Rock N Roll mafia (They all performed superbly good).

Around 10:30 p.m., the Main Show , Phoenix hits the stage. Openng their show with their latest single "Lisztomania", they made the crowds go crazy jumping and sing-along-ing with Bengkel Nightpark's floor gets shaking. They played for about an hour and they perform their songs like "Long Distance Call", "Funky Squaredance", "Girlfriend", "Armistice", "Consolation Prizes", "Love Like A Sunset", "Napoleon Says", etc.






They left the stage and the crowds were shouting for an encore. as Predicted, Thomas Mars and Christian Mazzalai comes back to the stage and then Mars said "We came along from france and we have something special for you" and then they played cover of AIR's "Playground Love". after they played it, Mars asks the crowds to call for Brancowitz and the rest of the gang so they back on the stage. They played another 3-4 songs like "If I Ever Feel Better" and then they end the show with "1901"




Overall, it was an amazing night and they seemed to enjoy performing on that night at Bengkel Nightpark.




Merci Phoenix! Please do comeback.

PHOENIX : Meet n' Greet at Aksara Bookstore Kemang

What a way to start the August of 2009 with Phoenix, the french-Indie Pop quartet hits Jakarta.

The day starts on 12 p.m. , they held their Press Conference at Casa and then continued with a Meet n' Greet at aksara bookstore. I was lucky cause i got their Wolfgang Amadeus's Vinyl (and then they signed on it for me, Yeah!). Many people came and they were lucky enough to get a chance to take pictures with Thomas Mars, Deck d'Arcy, Christian Mazzalai, and Laurent Brancowitz.

They only got 30 Minutes cause after that, they must have their lunch at Casa and then they are going to Bengkel Nightpark for Soundchecking before they hit the stage on Beatfest 2009.

Generic Surplus

"Developed by "The Generic Man", the foundation of Generic Surplus is proven shapes and clean, simple, refined lines. Creating classic American footwear to complete a look or to be worn everyday as a personal standard."

Generic Surplus offers you a simple classic fresh footwear, with amazing reasonable price (well, mostly under US$ 100). available at Urban Outfitters & Tribute

*P.S. : Thx to my mate, Faza, for the informations of Generic Surplus

Kenton Sorenson Leather

Kenton Sorenson Traveller Bag

Kenton Sorenson Laptop Bag

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Kenton Sorenson, is the leatherman from Wisconsin, US of A, who did all the Cut, Sew, Tans, and everything by hand. Designed for rugged wear and tear, Kenton's bags translate well in contemporary urban settings. FYI, Each bag of Kenton's is made to order.

Like any leather goods, The natural color of the leather will turn a deep dark brown with years of use. Yep, Leather is just like Denim material, they will aged beautifully

Phoenix - Lisztomania @ Jimmy Kimmel

ahh can't wait for phoenix on august 1st on Beatfest 2009

Rockin' Horse is so Last Year!

Tired of your old-fashioned Rockin Horse in your living room or in your child's room?
Now, Try this one!

Celebrate Apollo-11, LEGO Style

This is how LEGO celebrates Apollo-11. Simple yet dope.

Band of Outsiders X Sperry

After previously collaborated, now Band of Outsiders does one more reconstruction of sperry's boat shoe and boots. This time, Band of Outsiders uses a wool material for upper part and leaves the outsole with its original design. The results is pretty much amazing.

Source :
Hypebeast

*previous collabs :

Rhtym Footmwear

Rhytym Footwear is a Japanese Brand Sneakers. their specialty is on these Canvas Sneakers. Just another contender of Feiyue, PF FLyers, Chuck Taylors, etc. This models are available on Low cut, Mid and also High Tops. And yeah, the Mid is amazing!

Source : High Snobiety

Indonesia Mourns over the Bomb Explosions at Ritz Carlton & J.W. Marriott, Man Utd Cancelled their Indonesia Visit

After 4 years off peacefullnesswithout Bomb threat,now Indonesia had to mourn again. This time, a Bomb once again hit J.W. Marriott Hotel Kuningan (The Marriott was the site of a terrorist attack in August 2003 that killed 12 people. In that attack, an explosives-laden vehicle pulled into the motor lobby of the Marriott and exploded at the height of the lunch hour), and the other one hits The Ritz Carlton Hotel Kuningan , Jakarta both in the morning around 7 a.m.


This Jakarta bombing was just in time with Premier League's Champion, Manchester United's Asia tour visit to Indonesia. with the Bombing Blasts, Man Utd decided to cancel their visit to Jakarta to play with Indonesia All Star. Man Utd has just landed in Malaysia this morning, and then they heard the News. Sir Alex Ferguson said that this cancelation is the best thing to do and the best way to keep their players and officials safety.

Aksara Bookstore at Plaza Indonesia Extension

Our Favourite Bookstore , Aksara is opening their newest branch at Plaza Indonesia Extension.

Pot Meets Pop's Latest Jeans

Take a peek at Pot Meets Pop's latest denim collection. Still with amazing simplicity and superb cutting including Thaistick & Super Thaistick, Afghani Black, Pipes, Santa Maria and White Widow.

For more, just log on to their site, Pot Meets Pop