Yes, peeps. And the winner is.....the masked men of Y2K! Closely followed by runner-ups and my new favourite band, Revenge ! The blurb on the official gbob website says this: Somewhere in Malaysia could be a band destined to win US$100,000, a world tour and a major chance at international success. World championship GBOB Challenge – the Global Battle of the Bands is the one true coveted award an aspiring musical group could hope for with the most attractive rewards in terms of artistic gratification, monetary prizes, global exposure and every band’s dream for a world tour (not to mention the appeal of a World Finals held in London). Malaysia participates in the world’s biggest live music competition for the first time and will compete amongst 38 countries, giving raw or established Malaysian musical talents the opportunity to springboard into the international music scene. Local band hopefuls of any musical genre and whether signed or unsigned by a recording label can now rise to the r...

GBOB Heats 1 1st November, 2007 Club 18, Jalan Liku, Bangsar Finalists, congratulations you made it to the finals! See you on Saturday, 3 Nov 07 same place! *** Army of Three *** Estrella *** Y2K The other participating bands, I must say, splendid performances by everyone! Then again, I'm almost always nice ;) *** Beat the System *** The Federated *** The Rip Roaring Duo (that's Otam, guys!!) Come support these guys tomorrow for Heats 2 and the finals on Saturday.