When RCGNTN first heard of Project Sexycats, we thought we were dreaming. As we were swishing around the idea in our heads, someone beat us to it. There was no envy, in fact we were intrigued and so we sat down with Xiao’an, from the band The Sexies who provides the funk music, to learn more about Project Sexycats.

To cap off the final month of ’09 is the very first launch of our RCGNIZED PLAYLIST! This month, we feature 10 local gems, from classics of the 90′s local band scene to upcoming artists of today. All local, all awesome. Check out the playlist to your right!

The latest from Test Shoot Gallery titled “Know Who I Am…?” sees the works from a lineup of Singaporean designers such as Max Tan and ELOHIM, put together tastefully to illustrate androgyny without any gender constraints.

Talking to Marchtwelve gave us honest and down-to-earth answers. Marchtwelve is a shy band, and not afraid to hide their more introverted nature even when dealing with the unforgiving music industry where a taking a hiatus could mean being forgotten.

RCGNTN got a pleasant surprise when we went down to interview Calvin from Headline. We went to the branch located at Haji Lane, and although the store’s interior was not new to us, we were still charmed by the minimal decor.

Over the weekend at Home Club, Fixpatrix held its first-ever Fixie event in Singapore for the screening of Kareem Shebab’s Death Pedal! and a Fixie trick competition. Not bound to the conventional uses of a track bike, Fixies, or fixed gear bikes, are not only fast, but also a representation of bike and street culture.

Band dynamics is always interesting to watch, and RCGNTN sure had fun witnessing the chemistry these guys have. A Vacant Affair (AVA) generally comprises of laid-back boys who make each other giggle like little school girls; not that it’s a bad thing but proof of the good feelings they have for each other.

Charles a.k.a. Stitch has been in the game for about 6 years now and he shows no signs of slowing down. You may recognize him as a finalist in Singapore Idol ’09, but we’re more amazed that someone like him with such talent, stage presence and confidence be equally grounded and shy all at once.

Intertwining his art with emotions, as an actor does, sums up the photographer that is Ivan Tan. A firm believer of ‘every picture has a story behind it’, his pictures always emote one or two emotions so strongly that they (the feelings) almost feel like your own.

Currently a graphic designer in a London based company from 9 to 6 and an artist after the break of dawn, not to be fully squeezed dry by the commercialized design industry, Jas Soh finds time to create doodles which accompanies the lonely words that she writes in her diary.