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The Swee Lee Drum Shop Is Open For Business
Singapore’s drumming community has wanted their own space to geek out and test kits in for some time, so (drum roll please...) we’re giving you just that. Welcome to the Swee Lee Drum Shop! Located opposite our existing Swee Lee Music store in Peninsula Shopping Complex, the new Drum… Read more
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Live & Local: Hard Rock Rising
Rock's not dead. That sound you can hear isn't a death rattle—it's a drum roll. A dramatic intro to the vibrant, energetic sound of a new wave of Singapore music. And the Hard Rock Rising “Battle of the Bands” was a great showcase for seven of the groups at the centre… Read more
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Live & Local: Polyphia
Artists: Tim Henson and Scott LePage Location: The Substation Date: May 27th The Swee Lee Music Academy recently brought two of the world’s most exciting young guitarists to Singapore: Tim and Scott from Polyphia. In town as part of a regional Ibanez guitar clinic tour that took in 9 Asian… Read more
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The Gift of Rock ’n’ Roll
Trying to figure out what to buy Dad this year? We've got the perfect thing, whether he's a rock legend or a willing student! So, which category best describes yours? A Dad who is keen to try something new or is just getting started? A music-making Dad who's ready to rock… Read more
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May New Arrivals
Well, every week at Swee Lee is all about sound, but this week, we've opened the boxes to some awesome new ways to make sounds, record them, listen to them and even remix them! So let's dig in and see what this week has brought... Gretsch Guitars Gretsch has been… Read more
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May Is Ibanez Month at Swee Lee
MAY IS “IBANEZ MONTH” AT SWEE LEE. In honour of the visit by Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia on May 27th, we're giving anyone who purchases an Ibanez Premium or Prestige guitar the chance to choose from one of 5 great Ibanez MINI pedals—FREE! And just so our 4-string… Read more
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Live & Local: Knightingale
Band: Knightingale Location: Hood Bar & Cafe Date: April 18th Music scenes are made by the locals. So we took the opportunity to check out Singapore’s garage-rock trio Knightingale as they took the support spot for American indie rockers Cloud Nothings. It was was a crazy, high-energy show to a full house—and… Read more
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So. Much. New. Gear.
So many great new products have arrived at Swee Lee this week, it's hard to know where to start (or stop, for that matter!) But we've been very strict with ourselves and picked out our favourite four. So here goes. Let's start with something very special indeed... Fender Custom Shop… Read more
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Acoustic Amps, Electronic Drums And More—New Arrivals This Week
Another week, another shipment of cool new gear at Swee Lee. This time around, we've unboxed the very latest new electronic drums from Roland, seen the return of some very popular acoustic amps and drooled very slightly at the arrival of some awesome new Epiphone guitars that are a throwback to… Read more
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Music You Should Know
Nothing inspires like hearing some really great new music. So check out some of the freshest new tunes our friends at BandLab have gathered together for you. Want more music like this? Explore BandLab here. Read more
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This Week’s New Arrivals at Swee Lee
This week, we're pleased to announce the arrival of some cool guitars at very different ends of the price spectrum, yet another brilliant piece of gear from IK Multimedia and a very generous offer from Native Instruments... Ibanez Steve Vai 25th Anniversary "Passion and Warfare" Guitars Steve Vai has been regarded… Read more
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More New Products Come Marching In!
Well, it's March already. And the flow of amazing new products into Swee Lee doesn't show signs of stopping any time soon! This week, we have some cool Ibanez guitars, a brand new electric guitar string from Elixir, the return of a very popular USB microphone and the chance to… Read more