{"id":8777,"date":"2015-02-17T17:48:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=8777"},"modified":"2016-05-08T19:57:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-08T19:57:49","slug":"raising-the-funds-mixtape-gua-vol-2-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/?p=8777","title":{"rendered":"Raising The Funds + Mixtape GUA Vol. 2 Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf1.jpg\"><br \/>\n1st February 2015: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1536537533300516\/\" target=\"_BLANK\">Raising The Funds + Mixtape GUA Vol. 2 Launch<\/a> at Lust KL.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>LS<\/b> (half of YMY).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf3.jpg\"><br \/>\nLoco, formerly of Poetic Ammo, auctions off the T-shirt he is wearing &#8211; a rare T-shirt indeed!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf4.jpg\"><br \/>\nThis vinyl of <i>The Mighty Imperials &#8211; Thunder Chicken<\/i> didn&#8217;t get much bidding, sadly. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Mighty Imperials - Thunder Chicken\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7lKJTBmt_D8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nShame though, because it is a dope funk track!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf5.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Lions Of Shadow Moon<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf6.jpg\"><br \/>\nWait a minute. These aren&#8217;t rock stars. These guys look like they rap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf7.jpg\"><br \/>\nYup that&#8217;s right &#8211; my first proper full-on hip-hop gig! I&#8217;d been meaning to check out this scene for a long time, but Raising The Bar, usually being on Sunday evening, clashed with either me being out somewhere or being lazy at home, or blogging.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf8.jpg\"><br \/>\nAuctioning a snapback cap to raise funds for the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia, badly affected by floods.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf9.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>NtahSape2Ntah<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf10.jpg\"><br \/>\nGotta love their T-shirts!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf11.jpg\"><br \/>\nThese guys joget to their beats, too!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf12.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>Karmal<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf13.jpg\"><br \/>\nAll stage shots with the Mitakon\/ZhongYi Speedmaster 50mm F0.95 Dark Knight Pro edition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf14.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe low light capabilities of the camera help me freeze everything no matter the aperture.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf15.jpg\"><br \/>\nVandal!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf16.jpg\"><br \/>\nJin Hackman, host and emcee, hops into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf17.jpg\"><br \/>\nIntroducing Vandal properly&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf18.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8230;as <b>Vandigital<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf19.jpg\"><br \/>\nI didn&#8217;t get the right focus, but I still like these pictures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf20.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe crowd bops!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf22.jpg\"><br \/>\n<b>The Bat Cave<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf21.jpg\"><br \/>\nThey had some serious metal riffage in one of the tracks, and the crowd started moshing! I like this scene already.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf23.jpg\"><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know what goes on here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf24.jpg\"><br \/>\nMembers entering and exiting the stage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf25.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8230;that the only way I can filter pictures for repeats&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf26.jpg\"><br \/>\n&#8230;is to identify them by their caps.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf27.jpg\"><br \/>\nI lost count, but there&#8217;s supposed to be 10 of them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf28.jpg\"><br \/>\nJin is damn cute here.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf29.jpg\"><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a bit of a sausagefest though, this scene, as the emcees would note.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf30.jpg\"><br \/>\nShame, because every act was top-notch in energy and showmanship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf31.jpg\"><br \/>\nIt was also Jin&#8217;s birthday, where he turned 28!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf32.jpg\"><br \/>\nThe gig was nice and clean and safe and then boom! Drive-by with a NERF gun.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/rtbf33.jpg\"><br \/>\nEnding the night: <b>DJ Lethal Skillz<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1st February 2015: Raising The Funds + Mixtape GUA Vol. 2 Launch at Lust KL. LS (half of YMY). Loco, formerly of Poetic Ammo, auctions off the T-shirt he is wearing &#8211; a rare T-shirt indeed! This vinyl of The Mighty Imperials &#8211; Thunder Chicken didn&#8217;t get much bidding, sadly. Shame though, because it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music","category-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8777"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11302,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777\/revisions\/11302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glaringnotebook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}