Rachael Yamagata
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hahahahahahahaOriginally posted by Gackt247:Ok.. mods.. thread title really REALLY have to change to
smilies thread. 
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Life! - Life People
With Yamagata, expect the unexpected
Sujin Thomas, Music Reporter
573 words
26 February 2007
Straits Times
English
(c) 2007 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
MONTHS after making a splash with her debut album in 2004, American singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata quietly slipped off the radar.
While her pop album Happenstance enjoyed moderate international success with hits such as Worn Me Down and 1963, the 28-year-old had grander plans.
'I shut myself off from everything after about a year of touring and started writing songs. I have about 130 songs, all finished,'' she says from her hotel room in Philadelphia.
The singer - who has a Japanese father and Italian-German mother - was there to scout for a new home, hoping to move away from Woodstock, New York, where she is based.
'It's just beautiful in Woodstock, but it is too quiet. And I miss the city life,'' she adds, momentarily shifting the conversation topic with her disarmingly sweet alto.
Yamagata performs here for the first time on March 17 at the Esplanade as part of the Mosaic Music Festival's lineup. Her gig is close to being sold out.
On her upcoming sophomore album, she says: 'I don't want to say anything until I've made a final decision. But it's a bit darker and grittier.''
She is also keeping mum on details such as what the album will be called, how many tracks it will carry and when it will be released.
But chances are, they would be similar to the confessional songs on her previous album which are generally based on her own personal relationships.
In fact, during an interview with Life! in 2005, she claimed to be emotionally devastated, having broken up with her on-off boyfriend just hours before.
She said then that the heartache may inspire her next album.
The boyfriend was British singer-songwriter Tom McRae, whom she had been seeing since 2003. The couple had met at a BMG international conference a year earlier.
Well, time has apparently healed a broken heart, for when you remind her of what she had said, she tosses it aside.
'This one is definitely not inspired by one particular person. It's a meshing of emotions across the board in those situations,'' she says of her new album.
'The time frame has also been several years so it's not an album about that. That's hilarious.''
Her career in music began in 1999 after she was kicked out of an acting course at Northwestern University in Chicago for 'not being good enough'', she says.
After performing with American hip-hop/funk band Bumpus, she went solo and slowly built a following playing gigs around Chicago.
In 2001, she opened for British singer David Gray in Detroit in front of 5,000 people. It launched her career.
At her concert here, fans can expect the unexpected.
She says her live sets combine 'dark ballads with in-your-face rock, high-energy numbers''.
'When people have heard my record and not seen my live show, they're surprised by how energetic the show can actually be,'' she says.
'I like structuring the set around a journey of energy, taking it through highs and lows.''
Rachael Yamagata will perform at The Esplanade Concert Hall on March 17 at 7.30pm. Tickets at $42 (restricted view), $60, $90 and $120 (includes box seats) from Sistic ( www.sistic.com.sg , tel: 6348-5555). Life! is the official newspaper of Mosaic Music Festival.
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is she that gud? can someone pls share with mi a few of her hit songs? email [email protected] Thank Q!!Originally posted by laurence82:Life! - Life People
With Yamagata, expect the unexpected
Sujin Thomas, Music Reporter
573 words
26 February 2007
Straits Times
English
(c) 2007 Singapore Press Holdings Limited
MONTHS after making a splash with her debut album in 2004, American singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata quietly slipped off the radar.
While her pop album Happenstance enjoyed moderate international success with hits such as Worn Me Down and 1963, the 28-year-old had grander plans.
'I shut myself off from everything after about a year of touring and started writing songs. I have about 130 songs, all finished,'' she says from her hotel room in Philadelphia.
The singer - who has a Japanese father and Italian-German mother - was there to scout for a new home, hoping to move away from Woodstock, New York, where she is based.
'It's just beautiful in Woodstock, but it is too quiet. And I miss the city life,'' she adds, momentarily shifting the conversation topic with her disarmingly sweet alto.
Yamagata performs here for the first time on March 17 at the Esplanade as part of the Mosaic Music Festival's lineup. Her gig is close to being sold out.
On her upcoming sophomore album, she says: 'I don't want to say anything until I've made a final decision. But it's a bit darker and grittier.''
She is also keeping mum on details such as what the album will be called, how many tracks it will carry and when it will be released.
But chances are, they would be similar to the confessional songs on her previous album which are generally based on her own personal relationships.
In fact, during an interview with Life! in 2005, she claimed to be emotionally devastated, having broken up with her on-off boyfriend just hours before.
She said then that the heartache may inspire her next album.
The boyfriend was British singer-songwriter Tom McRae, whom she had been seeing since 2003. The couple had met at a BMG international conference a year earlier.
Well, time has apparently healed a broken heart, for when you remind her of what she had said, she tosses it aside.
'This one is definitely not inspired by one particular person. It's a meshing of emotions across the board in those situations,'' she says of her new album.
'The time frame has also been several years so it's not an album about that. That's hilarious.''
Her career in music began in 1999 after she was kicked out of an acting course at Northwestern University in Chicago for 'not being good enough'', she says.
After performing with American hip-hop/funk band Bumpus, she went solo and slowly built a following playing gigs around Chicago.
In 2001, she opened for British singer David Gray in Detroit in front of 5,000 people. It launched her career.
At her concert here, fans can expect the unexpected.
She says her live sets combine 'dark ballads with in-your-face rock, high-energy numbers''.
'When people have heard my record and not seen my live show, they're surprised by how energetic the show can actually be,'' she says.
'I like structuring the set around a journey of energy, taking it through highs and lows.''
Rachael Yamagata will perform at The Esplanade Concert Hall on March 17 at 7.30pm. Tickets at $42 (restricted view), $60, $90 and $120 (includes box seats) from Sistic ( www.sistic.com.sg , tel: 6348-5555). Life! is the official newspaper of Mosaic Music Festival.
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If u see me online lor.. ask from me..Originally posted by carpe diem jur:is she that gud? can someone pls share with mi a few of her hit songs? email [email protected] Thank Q!!
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I'M GOING! Who else is going?!
Coming saturday! -
Yeah!! It's today!!
U tink i can bypass security.. jump on stage.. hug her.. get her autograph.. take photo.. n run away in time? -
I will support you!!!Originally posted by Gackt247:Yeah!! It's today!!
U tink i can bypass security.. jump on stage.. hug her.. get her autograph.. take photo.. n run away in time?
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Either i take the stairs down to ground floor or i rappel down the balcony.Originally posted by fairlady_xoxo:I will support you!!! -
Can~ try lor =) must survey first....you have the blueprint of the place?Originally posted by Gackt247:Either i take the stairs down to ground floor or i rappel down the balcony. -
Seen b4.. when buying the tickets.. can see floor plan of the concert hall.Originally posted by fairlady_xoxo:Can~ try lor =) must survey first....you have the blueprint of the place? -
later onnnnnnnnnn. hahahahahha. gackt, you buy which one? the $80 bucks one or what.
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yesh yesh.. but i have discount..Originally posted by dahliamorie:later onnnnnnnnnn. hahahahahha. gackt, you buy which one? the $80 bucks one or what. -
me too! student discount huh! $60 dollars right!Originally posted by Gackt247:yesh yesh.. but i have discount.. -
Not quite.. senior citizen.. really..Originally posted by dahliamorie:me too! student discount huh! $60 dollars right! -
Oh my god.
SHE IS SO DAMN GOOD.
I HEART RACHAEL YAMAGATA! AND I HAVE HER AUTOGRAPH!!!!!
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Awww...she's awesome and soooo sweet =) i will post the autograph tomorrow...so tired =/
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She was awesome..
Me also got autograph.. n i actually ask her whether she could take me away.. -
who was the one who shouted "MARRY ME RACHAEL!"Originally posted by Gackt247:She was awesome..
Me also got autograph.. n i actually ask her whether she could take me away..
admit it!
haha. she's really cute and good. -
Hehehe....she's very very cute hehehe...Originally posted by dahliamorie:who was the one who shouted "MARRY ME RACHAEL!"
admit it!
haha. she's really cute and good. -
I finally managed to find the newspaper article of her dated on 26 feb..
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Wa....Originally posted by Gackt247:I finally managed to find the newspaper article of her dated on 26 feb.. -
*prays tt the 2 KL souls will email us the photos.
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Haha...ya hoping and hoping and prayingOriginally posted by Gackt247:*prays tt the 2 KL souls will email us the photos. -
wah you manage to take photo with her?! i was in the last 5 minutes batch and she called me darling.Originally posted by Gackt247:*prays tt the 2 KL souls will email us the photos. 
the girl infront of me got a kiss from rachael. :'( -
We managed to come out early =) thats why we gt photo taking and autograph session...but she's so sweet right!Originally posted by dahliamorie:wah you manage to take photo with her?! i was in the last 5 minutes batch and she called me darling.
the girl infront of me got a kiss from rachael. :'(