The Zucchinis

Greatest Performance

2006-08-25T12:51:00.000+08:00

Firstly,The Zucchinis has to apologise for not updating for such a long time.We have been too busy with our school's assignments.

Well,our gig was cancelled due to certain circumstances BUT we did performed in order to get our moral project (Kerja Amal) done.We performed at "Kem 1001 Impian" organised by The Red Cresent Society of SMK Tengkuan Ampuan Rahimah.You may all wonder how it went.Well,The Zucchinis did it tremendously GREAT..!!!Don't trust us?Ask the audience.

We started with our lasted hits,If I were You by Hoobastank.Jonathan went solo on that.Followed by Wake Me Up When September Ends sang by Guna.The crowd just went crazy when Guna started.Then,Bernie continued with Seven Nation Army.When that song ended,the crowd screamed for more.They just can't let us go.So,we did our intro-I say hey U say Yo.The crowd responded.The people there was alive compared to the other performances before.
Before that,we got a brand new guitarist?Guess who he is?He is no other than REINCHEZ NG.

Here are the pictures.

Group picture before the performance.

Guna led the crowd into Wake Me Up When September Ends.Everyone was bored due to his long solo verse.

Jonathan sang and played the guitar for our first song,If I Were You.Bernie was the mic stand for Jonathan =)

Reinchez,our new guitarist played well although he claimed the he made some mistakes.We still love you.

Jonathan on drums for all songs.New formation.

Jason on lead.His solo was great.
Bernie on lead vocals for Seven Nation Army and Intro.Our handsome bass guitarist.Ashwin was great with his bass.

Plan for GIG!

2006-06-15T21:14:00.000+08:00

Since in Form 4&5 the students that are taking Moral in their SPM exams MUST do a Kerja Amal Project, The Zucchinis is planning a charity concert for the children in the Samaritan Home in Southern Park at the end of July 2006. We're doing a one day project in that home which includes, spending time with the kids, help them with some work, organising games, having fun with them, dinner and then the concert. We're planning to collect money for them also for those who wants to attent this GIG at night for the concert. Price of ticket is estimated to be only RM2. HAhah! Well, we're still noobs, what do you expect? But, the objective of this GIG is to donate money to the fatherless/motherless children (not offending). So, show your support by coming for our performances or just donating RM2 to them. And yeah, the band won't be using any of the money for anything. A pledge will be made to the home and the band will follow it.

New Band Member

2006-06-15T21:05:00.000+08:00

LAdies and gentlemen,

The Zucchinis has just agreed on taking in another band member. She's non other than Shirlyn Yap. We don't have a picture of her but please be patient! Haha! She'll be our Pianist/Keyboardist/Effect. She's also going to sing a song or two. We might turn our band from an Indie and Alternative Rock band into a freelance band. Why? We might be playing a Chinese song and also a Tamil song. Yes, not joking ladies and gentlemen! So, please stay updated on this blog for more news about the band :).

The pictures!

2006-06-13T14:42:00.000+08:00

Here are the pictures, ladies and gentlemen! Enjoy!

Estimation of video upload: Next week?

Ashwin on bass. What the heck is he doing? Play the bass lerr!!

Bernie on rhythm in When September Ends. Jonathan took this picture. Too bored in the verse. HAhah!

Guna first time at vocals!

Guna on drums for Seven Nation Army
Jason on lead.

Ashwin cam whoring! Hahah!

Jonathan on drums! Woohoo!

Ashwin doing the power stance

Bernie on rhythm. HAha! Gaya macam lead aje...

Jonathan on lead guitar in Just The Girl.

Members, REVAMPED!

2006-06-13T14:19:00.000+08:00

Wow! It's been such a long time since I've updated this blog. Firstly, sorry for not updating this blog and secondly, sorry about the bar. Still trying to repair that :). HAhah!

As all of you all know, that our band has been dead for like, more than one month? Hahah! Well, due to exams of course. So, on the second Friday of the 2 weeks of term holiday, we finally went for practises! Haha! Once again, we chose TuneStone jamming studio. Thought the instruments were gonna be better than last time and as good as the first time we jammed there, but, it went worse! Hahah!

Alright, the band line-up has been changed or you may say, revamped! Well, due to the fact that our former drummer, Gunarajah's bad timing in drums when he rolls, the band has decided that Jonathan be the drummer of this band. Gunarajah is now taking the role of Lead Vocals. Oh my goondess!! What happens to Bernie then?! Hahah! Well, he's playing rhythm (guitar) for the band now. Not that good but trying. Hahah!

Anyways, the practice was alright. No chance to play a new song. YEah, NEW SONG! Muahahah! We wanted to practise "If I Were You" by Hoobastank but didn't have the time to do it because of the members' lack of practises! Well, we need to refresh! Hahah!

We started our jamming time by practising our "best" song, 7 Nation Army by the White Stripes but, it wasn't our "best". HAha! Well, it was empty when we practised it because Jason (lead guitarist now) didn't play the solo properly and the fact that Bernie is new in playing the guitar in this song. But it was all good :). Haha! Well, after knowing what's wrong, we did something real twisted. Guna decided to play Jonathan's previous role in this song. He played rhythm, yes, rhythm! Hahah! Just simple tabs but he did it very well! We recorded it. The video will be uploaded soon. HAha!

Then after that, we practised When September Ends by Greenday. Wow! Didn't know that we were that good! Hahah! Bernie needs practise in this song but he played alright. But when we practised this song for the second time, Bernie decided to take some pictures instead until he was needed in this song! Hahahh! Gunarajah sang well in song. I think we also did take video for this song too. Not sure, if so, I'll upload it ;).

After that song, we went into the nightmare song! Oh my goodness! Just The Girl by ClickFive! HAhah! Since Jonathan can;t reach the note in the chorus, we decided to let Guna try. Well, for a first run through of the song, it sucks! HAha! So, we decided to go home and practise.

Why we jammed only 3 songs in 3 hours you ask? Well, we spent a lot of time trying to suit this and that and yeah, trying to make our 7 nation Army and When September Ends better. So, on the next practise, next Wednesday I think, we'll try If I Were You by Hoobastank and see how it goes. Pictures of previous practise will be posted here ;-)

New Band Graphic!

2006-05-04T22:36:00.000+08:00

One again, Jonathan has come up with another design to advertise the band in websites! Ladies and gentlemen, a photomanip by Jon Jon:

Enjoy ;)

Feedback

2006-05-03T18:37:00.000+08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, please post feedbacks, suggestions and comments on how to improve our performance and also in any aspect of our band. Example: this blog. Please be nice tho =).

Keep all DIG CAMS!

2006-05-03T18:24:00.000+08:00

Hahaha. Alright, for a change, I would like to tell you or mainly SHOW you the results on what happens when you lend your digital camera or just let them have a look at it :P. Hahaha!

Here it goes:
This is what happened when Bernie took the camera

HAHAHAH! Wow! that's a lot of individual picture man! HAhahaha! CAM WHORE!!!

This is what happened when Ashwin took the camera

Wow. Only one picture of himself! Good job :P

Sorry, there're no pictures taken by Guna and Jonathan of themseleves.

So the next time you guys see Ashwin or BErnie, be careful, they might hijack your camera and take pictures of themselves! HAHAHAH!

PS: Kidding about the cam whoring but, the pictures WERE taken by themselves!

Finally!!!!! This time it's right!

2006-05-02T23:12:00.004+08:00

Finally! After one month of no practise, The Zucchinis are back! Hahaha! Literally I mean. We went through a time of blood, sweat and tears! HAHAHAHA! Well, it was kinda of a miracle to actually have this jamming session. Jonathan was supposed to go down to PJ but canceled, Ashwin has futsal, Guna had Takraw practise, Bernie has nothing to do and Jason was grounded. But in the end, we made it! Wait! There was also a situation when we reached the jamming studio (We tried out Rock Flames Studio - not bad). The man said we didn't book. Arr, misunderstanding. So, the duration of our practise was reduced to 2 hours only. Hahahah! Well, we enjoyed in the end. Here's the summary of our band practise in Rock Flames Studio!

Estimated time to jam: 2pm. But we only started at 3pm because of some misunderstanding. Ended at: 5pm.

First Song: 7 Nation Army
Didn't do well at first. Very sucky at the start. Hahah! What do you expect? First practise after one month?! Ashwin improved a lot! Hahah! SEriosly, he can play very well now. On tempo too! Bernie was bad at the start but gradually getting better as we were playing the song. Guna was crappy. Too many things on his mine. Jonathan? Well, can't reall do everything himself. Play lead, rhythm and almost everything. Too difficult for him. WE NEED JASON!

Second Song: Wake Me Up When September Ends
Arrr, once again, the starting, very bad! Ashwin, as I said above, improved in this song also. Very tight. Bernie? Still suffer from the start-of-song-bad-voice disease. Hahaha! Guna's timing was changing throughout the whole song. Pity him, too many things to do. And Jonathan, yeah, once again, WE NEED JASON!

Third Song: Just That Girl (new song)
Wow! I can't believe it, only 30 minutes, we managed to get the intro, the verse, the transaction from verse to chorus properly played! Hahah! I underestimated my bandmates! Sorry! Everything was alright. Bernie played rhythm (guitar) for this song. He can't reach to note. Hahah! Ashwin was saying "This song is easy larr". Guna was having trouble with the transaction from verse to chorus. But in the end, very nice playing. For Jonathan on the other hand, very satisfied. WE DON't NEED JASON IN THIS SONG! Hahah! Jonathan was lead vocals in this song. Not bad tho. Can;t believe it he actually can reach the note. Hahah! The guitar was easy, so, no big deal. Awesome song!

Overall
Not bad. Good job after one month. But, need a lot of improvement! Especially on the drums (no offence). Below are some pictures of us jamming, and of course, posing! HAHAHAH!

Arrr, I look spastic in this picture (Jonathan). Was supposed to be a power stance you idiot! Hahah!

Guna on drums.

Ashwin IS NOT POSSING! He was really playing!

Bernie on guitar in Just That Girl

Ashwin on bass

Bernie on guitar

Jonathan on guitar

Just The Girl chords

Just The Girl rehersal

I hold my pick like a sissy (Jonathan)

Ash on bass

WE NEED KEYBOARDIST!

Some scores

Jon singing (HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA)

Practise Mode!

More pictures to come!

Keyboardist wanted!

2006-04-29T23:27:00.000+08:00

LAdies and Gentlemen,

The Zucchinis is looking for a keyboardist. If you have the skill to write songs and to catch the chords or tabs in a particular song, yeah, we need you! To fix an appoinment with us, please post a comment here OR you can email Jonathan at phantom99@gmail.com or contact Jonathan at JonathanChandra99@hotmail.com via MSN Messenger!

PS: Preferbally a female keyboardist.

Fan List

2006-04-26T19:06:00.000+08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Zucchinis is having a Fan List on this blog. What's a fan list? Well, like any other blogs, fan list shows links that link to someone else's blog. To be on the fan list, just post a comment here or IM Jonathan at JonathanChandra99@hotmail.com (MSN) or x_shadow99_x (YIM). You can also E-mail to phantom99@gmail.com. Please have the subject to be FAN LIST.

Have fun!

Band Practise POSTPONED!

2006-04-26T15:25:00.000+08:00

Our band practise that's suppose to be carried today has been postponed to Friday. This is because Bernie is sick plus the fact Andrew is also sick. So, please be patient for our video clips and pictures!

Jamming!!!

2006-04-25T19:44:00.000+08:00

Woohoo! After a long time of no jamming, finally our band is going for it tomorrow! The time varies from 2.30pm to 5.30pm or 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Songs we're going to practise:

When September Ends
7 Nation Army
Beverly Hills
The Calling (New song by the band, don't know the name, Bernie will teach us tomorrow)

What to expect from tomorrows jamming:

Better timing in our old songs. The purpose on this jamming session is to refresh our old songs. Also, the Beverly Hills solo will be whole. And another big thing to expect is Bernie playing the guitar. He's gonna play rhythm and sing. If Andrew turns up, then Bernie will be playing the rhythm only. Jason can't attend because he got grounded. **sigh**

So, the next time you guys see us performing, our performance will be much better!

Songs

2006-04-23T20:48:00.000+08:00

The band had a discussion in school earlier this morning. We want to know what commercial songs you guys wanna hear from us! So, please, please DO post comment about what songs you guys wanna hear us play. This is very important!

Sponsor needed.

2006-04-23T20:47:00.000+08:00

The band (not exactly the band, just Bernie, Lubo and I) had a talk about our current sponsor. We're thinking of going permanent but in the mean time, we're also looking for another full time sponsor who would actually sponsor us in everything is nessesary. So, if you're intersted and commited, please post a comment.

PS: Band Manager place still available.

Band Manager Wanted!

2006-04-23T20:46:00.000+08:00

7 Nation Army is looking for a band manager.

Our Band Manager MUST be able to do the below:
Manage the band's performance date.
Get instruments for us for performances.
Make sure how the instruments are going to reach the correct destination.
Will keep charge on our income and outcome of the band.
Responsible in discussing with our sponsor.
Must be able to attend ALL performances.

If you can do the above and commited to the band, please post a comment and give your contact. Preferbally IM Service contact.

Past Performances

2006-04-23T20:34:00.000+08:00

7 NAtion Army has done 2 short birthday party performances. One in Emily's house and the other for Janusha's party. Below are the summary of our perfromances.

Emily's Party
Since it's our first time performing, we did an okay job. The songs we played: 7NA Intro (copyrighted), 7 Nation Army (our label song) originally by White Stripes, When September Ends originally by Greenday and a very punkish Happy Birthday song.

7NA Intro
This intro was made up by our very own guitarists, Jonathan and Jason. Jonathan was playing a simple riff on the high E string and Jason added something and there we have it, our very own intro with a little bit of Bernie's label lyrics - "I SAY HEY, YOU SAY YO!". Only few from the crowd actually shouted YO but everybody clapped (I think they just want to give face to newbies =P)

7 NAtion Army
Since this song is our label, we did a very good performance with some minor problems. Guna wasn't playing loud in the chorus and Ashwin still needs to work on the intro of the song. But Jason covered him and when we continue to progress in this song that night, Ashwin was gradually playing better and better! Jonathan's solo on the other hand didn't really made the crowd clapped. Well, he made some very minor mistakes which only the band mates know =P.

When September Ends
Started nicely. The first chorus was a bit of a problem for Jason as he plucked the wrong strings but the crowd supported him. The song began to hype up people when the electric guitar plucked in the ditortion mode. Suits very nicely! Also some minor problems with the drummer. The tempo was gradually getting faster in the solo and also when Guna crashed, he didn't crash with the bass drum. But, it sounds very nice. Ashwin played very well here and Bernie sang well!

Punkish Happy Birthday Song
Since we didn't practise this song properly, we asked Guna to play the tamborine. Very nice. Jason and Jonathan were the only ones playing in the band. Bernie and Ashwin were singing. They added the "You were born in the zoo" and ended it with "You're a Chee hua Hua". Very funny!

The crowds' comments
Susan - The music is louder than the singing.
Jo Anne - Very good except Bernie (jokingly).

Janusha's Party
The absence of Jason and Ashwin's bass really damaged us badly! Not a very good performance but at least people knows us and also we have potential!

7NA Intro
Very messy. Didn't do well. But after we played all the songs and continue to jam this song, Janusha's relative (a baby :P) started dancing as Guna added his samba beat .

7 Nation Army
Not bad for two instruments. Ashwin was playing the tamborine. Really added some nice sound . Jonathan's solo was crappy but ended nicely. Guna was playing very well but ended one bar after Jonathan stopped playing. Bernie did well.

When September Ends
The crowd loved it! Seriously, they applaud when Guna came in witht he drums. This is the first time Jonathan played the WHOLE song! The solo was plain because there was no accompaniment. Bernie sang okay and Ashwin was good with the tamborine (important for timing).

Crowds' comments
Suzanne - The music was good but we couldn't hear Bernie singing! (this is because we plugged Bernie's mic to the guitar amp)

Pradeep - Songs' nice but we can't hear the singing.

Some Pictures

The band at Emily's house.

Photo taken from Suzanne's blog. This picture was taken when the band was practising in Janusha's party.

Jonathan posing before performance.

The band after performing in Janusha's party.

Credits
Much thanks to the people that borrowed their instruments to us. Samuel Oh (guitar and amp), Julian Saw (bass amp), Ashley (bass), Emily (guitar and amp).
Also thanks to our sponsor, Law Teck Juan for paying our jamming sessions.
Thanks also to the people that supported us!
Photos above taken by Jason and Suzanne respectively.

NAME CHANGE!

2006-04-23T20:27:00.000+08:00

Please be informed that we are no longer called the Seven Nation Army! Instead, we're now The Zucchinis. So, bye bye to nice banner:

Blog transaction!

2006-04-21T00:05:00.000+08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please be informed that The Zucchinis is formerly known as 7 Nation Army. After discovering some problem with Xanga, we finally decided to change to blogspot. Well, More updates will be up. Old posts in Xanga will be reposted soon!

The Zucchinis Guitarist,
Jon Jon =)