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Standard SingTel Mobile terms and conditions apply. www.jcu.edu.sg James Cook Australia Institute of Higher Learning 600 Upper Thomson Road, (S) 574421 CPE Registration No. 200100786K | Period of registration: 13 July 2010 to 12 July 2014 /jcu.singapore.fanpage /jcu_singapore Tourism & Hospitality | Business | Environmental Science | Psychology | Information Technology | Education JCU-HH8F JCU-3KE9 JCU-WUMW JCU-FNRU JCU-TVPN JCU-8Q6H Top 4%* in the world for Academic & Research performance Top 12** Tourism Education Institutions in the world *The Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2010 | **Top tourism education by World Tourism Organisation (WTO) To nd out more or to download the Course Brochures, send the respective JCU Codes by SMS to 9655 2455, enter it at www.jcu.edu.sg or call 8222 6833 The University oers Bachelor & Master Programs in Business, James Cook Australia Institute of Information Technology, Psychology & Education at the Higher Learning is fully owned by SINGAPORE JCU Singapore campus. James Cook University Australia. Cert No.: EDU-2-2008 Validity : 20/07/2010 -19/07/2014 CONTENT ON THE COVER 18 JESSIE J: STRONGER THAN EVER The UK’s latest pop sensation details how a torrid youth fueled her desire for success and show every detractor the error of their beliefs. 22 LIVIN’ ON A LANEWAY It seems inevitable for this Australian music festival to produce a setlist that succeeds in electrifying an indie-lover’s senses year after year. HYPE asks a few readers to share their dream lineup for next year’s Laneway with the world. 86 FIXIE FIXATION Bicycles minus brakes. HYPE hops on to see what’s the pleasure associated with this risk of pain. 29 VIVA GREEN REVOLUTION A decaying environment. An unrepentant, throwaway society. With time no longer on our side, it’s time for a paradigm shift. 40 FASHION WORD: APOCOLYPSE HYPE shows how to stay drop dead gorgeous 24 even when everyone else is just, well, dead. Bring it on, end of the world! MUSIC 09 THE CRANBERRIES 35 11 ZEE GIRL NEXT DOOR From YouTube star to real-world musician, Zee Avi enlightens HYPE on how she keeps herself from developing a diva complex. 12 SUPER SUNGHA HYPE digs up the best bits about the 15-year old South Korean musical sensation. 15 A RUSH OF BLUSH 40 17 TRAINING WHEELS NOT 39 BEYOND BOOKSTORES INCLUDED 24 FEIST’S FIRSTS FASHION You can’t find an artiste who forgets their “firsts”, and Leslie Feist is no exception. 47 OFF THE RUNWAY Besides her first performance in Singapore, she Long thought as the bastion of the fashion elite, HYPE unearths how shares other “firsts” that are lodged in her mind. you can join their ranks without having to mourn a barren wallet. 25 STRINGS OF CHANGE 49 WAR OF THE WARDROBES Lee Fengheng’s desire to see nature’s ecosystem get back on its feet is only matched by his fondness for music. PRINT TO SCREEN 26 BRUNO BY THE RIVER 52 PLAY THE RHYME GAME SHOP 53 SATISFY THE CRAVING 54 A CELEBRATION OF ANGST 35 thriftING FOR GOOD Looking for bargains that not only save cash, 55 OSKAR’S INCREDIBLE PURSUIT but also help repair broken lives and forestall an eco-disaster? Your search ends here. 56 TELL-TALE SIGNS OF POE HYPE_Jan2012 copy 12/5/11 3:00 PM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Composite HYPE_Jan2012 copy 12/5/11 3:00 PM Page 1 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 82 78 94 63 74 THE MATRIMONY OF ART FEATURES AND FAITH HYPE takes a gander at four highlights at this 57 blast from the past year’s M1 Fringe Fest, including a spotlight Movies like American Pie and Men In Black return on thespian Siti Khalijah. to the big screen once again because - let’s face it - we never get tired of nostalgia. 76 MAKE SOME NOISE Creative souls Don Richmond and Zhang Jingna join 82 3D: yay or nay the judge panel at this year’s Noise Singapore. Is this cinematic effect merely an annoying gimmick or a future standard? TRAVEL 94 myca 2012 78 TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE The third m:idea Youth Choice Awards broke new records while retaining its entertaining youthfulness. 81 HOW TO BE A GOOD TOURIST APPETITE TECH & GAMES 63 FILL MY TEA WITH LUMPS OF 84 IS IT GAME OVER FOR THE VETERANS? SUGAR Classic board games go through a revamp; for better or for worse? 67 BEAUTY LIES IN THE PIE OF THE BEHOLDER 89 HAVE You HEARD? The humble pie is resurfacing as a serious Celeb collabs are a plenty. HYPE looks at celeb-earphones tie-ups. contender in the hotly contested snack domain. 90 VINYL BRINGS THE GROOVE BACK 68 bottoms up or down Most would laugh at vinyls in an era where downsizing is sexy. Forget nightclubs and your average bar. Not these folks. HYPE shows you where the real party starters are. CONTESTS ARTS 93 contests 72 COPING WITH YOUR AWAKENING Featuring a cast of young talents, HYPE ventures FINAL SAY along on a theatrical journey through everyone’s favourite growing stage (spoiler: the teenage years). 96 THE BRICK CODE Composite EDITORIAL HYPEeditor iffah rakinah deputy editor lim jia qi amanda sub-editors toh xin zhe nevin tay designers sherylene chan amanda lim min huii contributing designers noel teo winona hwang iskandar ruhaizat iffah rakinah photography joel lee samuel ow contributors aisyah puteri junadi khamnee thrumalinggam amrita kaur koh lee mei fanny carissa abidin lim ying ting gary lim linnette lau kit yue gwendoline sim ong wei ming edmund hu junwen poojaa darshan iris koh ming hui tan qiu ling iskandar ruhaizat tan yan lin hazel joseph murray advertising sales roslyn chin charlotte lai editorial consultant sng-fun poh yoke design consultant ang chiat photo consultant william aung hype is a free bi-annual publication by final-year Mass Communication (print journalism) students at Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film & Media Studies. hype is part of m:idea, Singapore’s first student-run media conglomerate. m:idea School of Film & Media Studies 535 Clementi Road, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore 599489 T: 6460 8504 E: [email protected] Printed by Times Printers Pte Ltd, 16 Tuas Avenue 5, Singapore 639340 ED ITOR’S NOTE MUSIC Returning from their decade-long hiatus, this Irish rock group has VINYL COOKING OF COURTESY PHOTO a lot to share on love, family, and friendship.