Day: 29/07/2022

Indonesian post-punk outfit Gizpel have released a brand-new single, ‘Mundor Has To Say’. READ MORE: Kinder Bloomen: the Indonesian six-piece making eternal jams for the psychedelic mind The single was shared on Thursday (28 July) through Kolibri Records, and features moody guitars, synthesisers, electronic drums as laid-back vocals croon out: “You can hear me / […]

2NE1’s CL has been announced as a performer for this year’s edition of We The Fest in Jakarta, Indonesia in September. READ MORE: CL – ‘ALPHA’ review: an incandescent return well worth the wait CL’s addition to the lineup was announced on Friday (July 29) via social media. A confirmed date or slot for CL’s […]

Singaporean singer-songwriters Dru Chen and Shye have released a new collaborative single, ‘I’ll Be Honest’. READ MORE: Aspidistrafly: “Outside all the romance and mystery in our music, in reality we don’t know if we’ll live till tomorrow” The track arrived on Friday (July 29) via Joel Tan (Gentle Bones)’s Yung Lee Records, and it features a […]

Acts to watch at the 40th anniversary of the festival – featuring a rich and eclectic lineup of world music and alternative acts hailing from the region of the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia. The British music festival that continues to inspire the world music genre is turning 40. Held at Charlton Park […]

ASEAN Music Showcase Festival (AMS) has announced that this year’s edition will be a physical showcase held in Singapore’s Haw Par Villa. READ MORE: Here are the biggest concerts and music festivals to catch in Southeast Asia in 2022 It is scheduled to take place on September 10 and 11 at the theme park that […]

Indonesian singer-songwriter NIKI has shared the tracklist of her upcoming album ‘Nicole’. READ MORE: NIKI: “In the beginning I was obsessed with being this ‘R&B princess’” Set to be released via 88rising, the album will comprise two of her previously released singles ‘Before’ in June and ‘Oceans & Engines’ in July, alongside a new single […]

K-pop girl group BLACKPINK have dropped their new single ‘Ready For Love’, as part of their ongoing collaboration with PUBG Mobile. READ MORE: STAYC – ‘We Need Love’ review: the momentum falters as fourth-gen K-pop group play it safe On July 29, BLACKPINK unveiled the new single alongside a music video for the new special […]

Malaysian event organiser Atas Angin has announced a fundraiser concert for Angkasa Space following its shut down last weekend – see the full list of acts performing below. The organiser took to social media on July 28 to announce it with a rallying cry in Malay, “Jom selamatkan ruang kita”, which translates to “Let’s save […]

Two dancers were injured by a falling video screen during Cantopop boyband Mirror’s recent concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. During the concert yesterday (July 28), a large LED screen suspended above the stage collapsed and fell directly on one of the dancers, before its impact caused it to topple over another dancer. Multiple clips, […]

ena mori has never been afraid to wrestle with sadness. On her self-titled 2020 debut EP, the Filipino-Japanese artist confronted her demons in colourful slices of pop experimentation, introducing herself as an expressive singer-songwriter capable of nuanced portraits of self-worth. With ‘Don’t Blame The Wild One!’, however, mori has found a different relationship with doubt. […]