I just added a front page photo from Utusan Malaysia that shows that the lead singer got mobbed by an incensed crowd at the event. See caption here.
That’s the name of their album “Allure of Manure” and I know I’m getting old but I never heard of Carburetor Dung (aka Dung), not until their lead singer was caught with his pants down at their most recent performance that is! (See The Star report below) I know a little bit about Indie bands as my son aspires to be as famous as “Pop Shuvit” but his own Indie band keeps disbanding! Sighs! Anyhow, Dung is a punk rock band (official website here and Myspace here) that caught my attention as they dared to poke fun at some unholy manure that stinks, ie. the DSAI probe!! I’m not quite sure how a protest against fuel prices has anything to do with all this political conspiracy and toppling the Government crap which is not very amusing whatsoever, but at least Dung got their jab at it just for fun! Worst case scenario would be for us to try using dung produced methane gas for cooking. Studies have shown that generating methane gas from manure is highly feasible and there is enough hot air emitting from old farts in Malaysia that there’ll be natural gas to keep our fires fueled for ages. Maybe we shouldn’t tell these politicians to cut the crap after all!!!
Rocker strips pants and bends down at audience
By LISA GOH
PETALING JAYA: A singer stripped his trousers and showed his boxer shorts during a concert at the anti-fuel price increase rally in Kelana Jaya stadium Sunday. The lead singer of rock band Carburettor Dung was halfway through a song at about 7pm when he dropped his pants and exposed his boxer shorts. His antics resulted in the audience hurling abuses and throwing bottles at him. Security volunteers had to escort the singer and his band members off the stage while event organisers tried to calm the crowd. It is learnt that prior to his strip performance, the singer was singing a song that included lyrics poking fun at the sodomy allegations against PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. A member of the audience who did not want to be named described the act as inappropriate as there were children present at the event. Another man, who also wanted to be anonymous, said it was very unprofessional of the singer, adding that he was very upset because many VIPs, including Anwar would be present. As the situation came under control, event coordinator Hishamuddin Rais came out to apologise for the incident. The organisers then called for a break for Maghrib prayers.
I’d pay good money to see that.
In all honesty, I don’t actually have anything useful to comment. I’m probably writing this out of good humour and with every intention to cheer you up. Truth be told though, I’m actually quite immune to buttocks. Probably because it’s all due to my classmates’ fondness of mooning… I’m not kidding. The guys, not the girls, mind. We girls choose to remain ladylike and often roll our eyes (our gesture of polite boredom, mind) whenever our male friends run and shout as they drop their trousers at top speed and moon their little hearts out (and why does it always have to be at the sacred grounds of our library?!). I’m under the impression that Scottish guys are always looking for a good excuse to drop their pants at a moments notice… and birthdays are always too good an excuse to pass up a chance to moon. Seriously. I could be wrong on this observation, though, so don’t take my word for it. However, I dare say I can actually recognise my mates with just a view of their bums now. Quite disturbing, come to think of it. Should have seen Faiz’s expression when I told him this, hahaha! I told my Dad, and he laughed his head off. Bless his good sense of humour!
In some cultures, mooning is a form of protest, so I supposed this was probably the idea that ran through the singer’s head when he dropped his pants. Unfortunately for him, his audience was not amused. Then again, there were children among them, so it was probably viewed as a tasteless act. Plus, one needs to take into account the fact that mooning is not really a norm in this country, and I doubt it will be accepted as a fashionable trend anytime soon. Many of us are still squeamish about our rear ends, I fear.
Say, didn’t Braveheart and his merry men moon the English once?
Munira, the thing is the guy still had his boxers on so we can’t recognise him from his cheeky buns. Apparently the guy’s provocative lyrics made the crowd mad. You can see the lyrics ” here.”
I guess, I was amazed they dared to do this in such an event. I wonder why they were part of the show when singers like Faizal Tahir got banned for his onstage hijinks which was really nothing compared to these Dung guys and to their credit they have never pretended to be neither “angelic” nor mainstream.
In my time, streaking was the in thing among college students. They didn’t just moon their rear ends, the dashed about in their birthday gear in protest. Thank God I never saw anyone do that.
So, since the gathering was a protest, the rear ending was a sign of protest too no?? Did it merit getting beaten up by a mob? This is mob mentality at its worst!
There are students streaking around my campus at night on occasions
Kalau punggung lawa takpelah jugak, got something to check out hahaha. Otherwise, aiyoh, tolong coverlah wei!
Gosh, the lyric is awful! Is that supposed to conform to artistic license? If that is so, that license ought to be revoked! It started out all right… until it got to the last part:
Even the expression “ass-kissing” is far milder compared to this. Oh well. Art is subjective, after all. Can’t say it’s my cup of tea. I can’t tell if people were responding to the drop-trousers act or the lyrics, but in either way, they could have pretended like they’re actually civilized people and do a walk out instead of attacking him like animals.
I should relate one story. I was at one Malaysian Night performance at a university abroad a couple of years ago (shan’t say which uni), and this bunch of Malaysian students performed a humorous sketch. To the audience’s utmost horror, this sketch contained a very graphic scene involving sodomy (I’m not kidding). Of course it was mimed, but the idea was there, nonetheless. The sketch was a comedy, and it had the audience in amused until it reached that appalling point. Without a word, a large number of the audience member promptly got up and walked out. The students got an earful from a faculty member post-performance. I remember the lady was saying, disappointment ringing in her voice: “I thought you, coming from a country like Malaysia famous for customs, tradition and ideas of decency, should have known better than to include such a distasteful act in a performance. You all should be ashamed of yourselves!”
I think that performance was a memorable lesson to all about what is deemed as acceptable and what is not. It was quite ignorant of the said students to believe that sort of performance is appropriate, even if we were in negara orang putih. To have an audience walking out in silence is akin to being slapped soundly. I think this is what the audience at the KJ Stadium should have done, rather than resorting to violence. A walk out spells out a far stronger message of disapproval, and it’s far more civil in my humble opinion.
We have a very funny idea what morality is about.
That incident regarding Faizal Tahir was a shame. I think it was mostly overreaction. I’m not a fan of his, but I don’t think it was obscene. However, the viewpoint is subjective after all.
Oh, that was really in bad taste!!! Awful that students do that in a foreign country as most Westerners consider such behaviour offensive. They should have known that it is impolite to do that when you are a guest and the audience came to see you possibly as a cultural enriching experience. Where do we draw the line between freedom of expression, artistic license and obscenity?
When it comes to spreading filth, more foul words have been used in some “protest” blogs that I wonder whether it’s a case of better the devil you know than the “angel” you don’t?
When something is done with malicious intent, it is no longer fun. How come comedienes like Russell Peters, Maz Jobrani and Jeff Dunham can get away with a lot and yet make a statement without upsetting anyone?
The question is, was Carburetor Dung making an offensive political statement against whoever took offence or were they just poking fun at ass kissing in general? Whatever it is, they sure got rear ended!!!
wow! dia memang hero i kerana dia berani bagi punggung orang tengok! i salute you ALAK! you r my hero! come on do it again let us menikmati! your lyrics sangat sedap, i like it! well done ALAK! i support u!
why he kena pukui? so unfair! he just show his punggung, just for fun, why he kena belasah! UNFAIR! i must report! dia ialah hero i! Alak, dont worry, i be your side! saya akan tulis satu lagu baru untik awak mengkritik mereka yang bealsah u! i support u Alak!
Alak I love u!
Unfair! why Alak kena belasah? Unfair! he just show his beloved punggung to his fans as thanks giving for support him! why? Im so sad to see Alak kena hamtam! Aduh, kasihannya Alak. His punggung is so nice and clean why th audience keep hantam him? i hope Alak will forgive them and continue to do concert with just wearing underwear only to his appreciation to his fans. Pray to god to make my wish come true. come on Alak, yoiu can do it!
Punggung, I am happy you vented on my blog, albeit in a lascivious way. Hope you feel better now. Alak is now world famous and might even get invited to perform the song plus the rear ending again. So you can still hope.
Perform in underwear only? Hhhmmm…..there will be no build up to a climax then laaa…….
Minah, I’m sure he loves you too! Pssstt….I love Alak’s “in your face” performance in front of “that” crowd. Like little Nemo showing his behind to a pool of sharks. Sheer suicide!
Alak! i love your ass! show it again at the PAS fellows!
Malik Noor, I deleted you Mr Minyak comment bro! Too over the top. I doubt Alak will read my blog to appreciate your ardent desires.
Cheers!
alak so berani show his punggung! i salute u! u r my idol! where to download their MP3 songs, any website recommend?
Try this http://www.myspace.com/carburetordung
did alak hit or hantam by fans? tell me i wanna know more the incident, Tq
sifat lar, I have no idea. Like most netizens with no life but just has to say something anyway, I just read what is online and gave my two sen worth on it.
You better go grab some eye witnesses who were there at the scene of the crime.
i tink Alak kena cucuk and kena belasah according to newspaper. but his punggung shows is very interesting. got uploaded in you tube. he really show his buntut and kena attack by missiles! a very good and entertaining show! must c!
sifat loong, memang obvious in the videoclip that Alak meant to provoke the audience with his antics. Maybe they have performed this song elsewhere and nobody said anything. Yang pelik tu why did it take people so long to realise that what the band was singing was offensive. The repetitive lyrics was not that difficult to comprehend. Entah lah, I still don’t understand why they were invited to the event or why the event was held at all. You want protest, you got protest. It’s just that Alak’s way of protesting isn’t written in the “How to protest” rule book. So, what is the correct way to protest?
aiyo! the video is so funny lar! alak very brave lar show and play his buntut! i think people should throw bottles at them coz they perform without money! is FREE! i think god must punish the audience not Alak! so unfair! just play and show buntut is not a crime!
Kah, kah, kah…..Jamal I think Alak has punished the audience enough with his butt show! No need for divine intervention. In the first place, what the hell were people going to do listening to speech after boring speech? Frankly I’d rather protest fuel prices by staying home!
wow really buntut oh video tu! nice to watch, any more video from them showing his buntut kak? paste out for us to enjoy! terima kaji!
My dear khairy, if you are looking for a cheap thrill there are plenty of sites in the internet for you to feed your addiction. If you are being sarcastic, sorry lah beb, gua says in your face. I don’t do politics!!! If you are a member of the”incredible allegiance”, I suggest you go crap in all those so called political blogs bro! You obviously do not understand that a point is being made in this post and in the comments because you are among those who fervently believe that only your point is the right one.
PS, WTF you use that nick eh? Obviously you are trying to discredit the fella. Low blow bro!