Day: 27/04/2022

There’s a moment during the concert performance of Mitski’s song “Working for the Knife” when she ceases singing into the microphone for a beat, then two. She holds it out and points it at the audience, draws them in: this is about you.  Keeping her gaze locked to a point in the crowd ahead, she […]

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber will perform in Bangkok, Thailand this November. READ MORE: Here are the biggest concerts and music festivals to catch in Southeast Asia in 2022 After teasing the gig last week, concert promoter AEG Presents Asia confirmed the show on Wednesday (April 27). The concert will take place on November 6 at […]

There is beauty in every tragedy. This is the message of Noui’s six-track EP ‘Innerchild’, an examination of how grief and abuse can permanently shape one’s future – for worse or, if one is strong enough to survive it, for better – set to nocturnal pop. “Trauma comes with its blessing,” the artist, who is […]

Indonesia’s Synchronize Fest has announced the dates for its 2022 event in October. READ MORE: Here are the biggest concerts and music festivals to catch in Southeast Asia in 2022 The festival took to social media on Tuesday (April 26) to share the news, confirming that it will return from October 7 to October 9 at […]

IV Of Spades frontman Zild Benitez is set to perform in the new concert series ‘Live At The Garden’. READ MORE: On ‘Huminga’, Zild Benitez reintroduces himself: “Now all I have is storytelling and my own memories” Organised by local shopping mall Ayala Malls Manila Bay, the showcase will be staged on Sunday, May 1 […]

Malaysian rock band Search are set to return together on stage for their upcoming concert titled Konsert Endemik. READ MORE: No Good: “We’re not traditional people, so why do we have to be traditional punks?” Yesterday (April 25), former frontman Amy Search shared some details of the reunion showcase on his social media accounts. Happening […]

Filipino rapper Shanti Dope has dropped the new single called ‘Maya’, a track dedicated to the youth. READ MORE: JRLDM: Filipino rapper who went from Bataan’s factories to making stark songs about love, vice and inner darkness The anthem, produced by Klumcee, was released on all major streaming platforms on Friday, April 22. It serves […]

Sampa The Great has shared her first new music in nearly three years, a single entitled ‘Lane’. The song, released today (April 27), also features American rapper Denzel Curry. ‘Lane’ marks the first time the two artists have worked together on their own song, having previously both featured on The Avalanches‘ ‘Take Care In Your […]

50 Cent has revealed that the Snoop Dogg TV series he was working on is no longer in production due to the network dropping “the damn ball”. READ MORE: The biggest moments from the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2022 The pair announced last December that they would be teaming up on A Moment In Time: […]

Heidi Shamsuddin’s newest anthology offers some retellings and deeper insights of beloved folk stories gathered from Malaysia and across the Nusantara region. Following the success of her children’s book The Malay Tale of the Pig King in 2020 (which retells the Indonesian tale of Hikayat Raja Babi), Heidi returns to her passion of telling fairy […]