The Smiths
The Sugarcubes
Cake
Rage Against The Machine
The Cardigans
Sonic Youth
The Pixies
Velvet Underground
Girl groups
Andy Warhol
Edie Sedgwick
Yasmin Ahmad
Douglas Coupland
"Salute to The Fridays untuk lagu Retro Fashion Victims. Sarcasm kau aku suka. Owh. And your performance style too." - blogger Senandung K, on the band's performance supporting Mocca, Zouk Mainroom 17th Aug 2008
"Ini band lima bintang!" - Fathullah Luqman Yusuf
Perhaps in my view The Fridays display music which represents the voice of triumphed rejects, out casted, those who live in the corner of the class, those who don't give a fuck about the system...average daily heroes facing the already fabricated, plastic and materialistic world." - Stalin Mark of UnderOneLabel Webzine
"What the fuck is this band hanging around in i-bands? They could be the next OAG..." - Siang, Umbrella Records exec, meaning NO disrespect at all for www.i-bands.net
"One of the many promising young bands on MySpace which have really snagged my ears. An almost perfect balance of great indie melodies, with some jangle and bits of punkish barre chords for a bit of dirt. Also blessed with confident singing and songwriting (a rare quality amongst new local bands)." - Joe Kidd, RICECOOKER
"Who the hell are these guys?" - Half the crowd at I-bands Music Showcase 2, Tunestone Studio Klang, Aug 2006
"Best performance of the night. It's not easy to be the first, but these guys pulled it off. The Fridays rocked, and thank goodness their sarongs didn't come off. Easily my favourite 'real' band that night." - Joshua Chay, blogger, on the band's performance at Operation Just Cause, Sunway Lagoon, Dec 14th 2007
Why The Fridays?
The very essence of The Fridays as a name is simply an unassuming, practical name that works.
Powered by junk food, sodas, boredom and the undying belief that pop music can save the world, Acap F the box bedroom rebel, Adib Azhari the local pinup boy, Chey Bacteria the mild-mannered suburban punk rocker, Yan Jimbit the guitar anti-hero, Said Manzarek the brooding thinker and Wan Bellon the child prodigy make up the band that is currently the independent scene's best kept secret (slugging it at Zouk KL opening for the mighty Mocca and swinging out alongside Estranged and The Times for MTV Asia at Sunway Lagoon yet still exuding this vibe of effortless small town-ness). Naive but at the same time biting, and real but at the same time soaked in dreaminess, few have left a Fridays' show without being touched in some way or another (sama ada menyampah atau suka, between the two lah).
Basically the music can be described as bad-pop-music-played-by-easily-satisfied-simpletons, but independent pop with substance, played as catchiest as possible, married with punk rock leanings in all the right places is obviously a better description. Independent pop laced with ironic optimism. Yeah, that's it.
The Fridays performing FM on XFresh FM during the promotional rounds for Red White Black.
"With her dozen cats and her Haagen Dazs..." 2005 - Bigger Than The Both Of Us EP (Self Released) Release Date: April 16th 2005 Engineered by Faizal Md Zin
Siang's (Umbrella Records exec) favourite Friday record. The band's first foray into the whole recording thing, Bigger Than The Both Of Us was recorded in 2 hours on April 15th 2005 at ArtXCite Studio and two singles were released online on i-bands.net the following day.
"Long rainy nights across November, stand in the shade..." 2006 - Love, Hate And Other Four Letter Words EP (Self Released) Release Date: January 20th 2006 Produced by The Fridays and Kamaraiz Kamaruzzaman
The sophomore slump =P. Most tracks have since been consistently featured in live performances. Love, Hate And Other Four Letter Words was recorded in a week at ArtXCite Studio in December 2005 and was released on January 20th 2006 and went on sale at Acoustic Music Station, Pertama Complex and Perfect Music, Campbell Complex on the same day.
"Steal your sister's babydoll dress and let's rock out like it's 1994..." 2006 - My Blur Baby EP (Self Released) Release Date: August 5th 2006 Produced by The Fridays and Kamaraiz Kamaruzzaman
The 'cute one'. Comments include "Treading dangerously between painfully sweet pop melodies and driving rock & roll..." and "A guilty pleasure...". My Blur Baby was recorded at ArtXCite Studio in one night on July 9th 2006 and was released on August 5th 2006 at I-bands Music Showcase 2 at Tunestone Studio Klang.
"I wanna try and date Natalie and Serena C..." 2007 - Underdosing EP (Self Released) Release Date: Feb 15th 2007 Produced by The Fridays and Kamaraiz Kamaruzzaman
"Rapid growth..." "Mellow, very uncharacteristic of the band..." "Controversial...". FM, When We Win Blast Off and Altantuya were banned from radio while at the same time remaining favourites at live shows. Underdosing was recorded at ArtXCite Studio over three days starting from Jan 27th 2007, enjoyed a launching at MMU Malacca on Feb 13th 2007, and was released on Feb 15th 2007.
Compilations: 2006 - Come Together (Umbrella Records) "Slingshot" 2006 - Revenge Of The Independents CD Sampler (Umbrella Records)
"Sundae" 2006 - Free Your Mind (ChaoticHeart Records)
"Mr Biggles"
Videography: 2007 - Valentine's Gig, Live At Little Havana (Zero Studios)
"Sundae" and "Slingshot"
The Fridays on the road, so far...
2005 Sept 29 We're Under One Family, Paul's Place
2006 May 6 The Ko Nak Main Ke Tak? Tour, SMK Dato Ahmad Razali June 2 Distorted Painting Of Picasso In A Child, Little Havana June 10 Revenge Of The Independents, Paul's Place July 1 Kosas Live!, SMK Taman Kosas Aug 5 I-bands Music Showcase II, Tunestone Klang Aug 30 Merdeka Celebration, MMU Cyberjaya Sept 1 Nice Stupid Playground Live In KL, Paul's Place Dec 5 MMusic Unplugged, MMU Cyberjaya Dec 8 Weekender 1, Giggers Art Cafe
2007 Jan 12 Weekender 3, Giggers Art Cafe Feb 10 Tribute To Nirvana, Paul's Place Feb 13 Scented Tunes/Underdosing Launch, MMU Melaka Feb 16 Valentine's Gig, Little Havana Apr 7 Smash It Up, Paul's Place June 2 Everything Must Go, KL Jam Asia June 24 Is This Pop?, Little Havana July 1 SMKHK Hard Kore, SMK Hulu Klang July 14 Blast To The Max, Skizo Studio August 11 Olympia College Prom, Corus Hotel KL Dec 14 MTV Asia's Operation Just Cause, Sunway Lagoon
2008 Feb 23 Bodoh Sombong!, Iz Studio May 3 Secret!, Equatorial Hotel KL July 19 Hari Bertemu Pelanggan, Iz Studio Aug 17 Mocca Live In Malaysia, Zouk KL Oct 25 Wani Ardy's Hari Bintang Jatuh, MIA's Red Bungalow KL Nov 16 Fiesta Remaja Ceria & Cemerlang, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Dec 13 Rantai Art Event 2008, MIA's Red Bungalow KL Dec 27 Tiang Art Fest, MIA's Red Bungalow KL
2009 Feb 28 Mari Merosak, Guitar Gallery Ampang Point Mar 5 Souls For Souls, Taylors College Subang Mar 15 Dance, Punk!, Noisy Studio Ampang Mar 21 WeLovePeace Art Festival, UiTM Shah Alam Apr 25 Red Black White, MCPA Hall KL May 9 YouthMusic, Stadium Bukit Jalil May 16 Tiang Art's Kawan Bukan Lawan, One Cafe KL June 27 KLue Urbanscapes, KLPac Sentul
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