Author: Joe

What If Punk Never Happened? 16

What If Punk Never Happened?

Two Sundays ago, The Ricecooker Shop had a small gathering of friends. It was our 2nd Anniversary but unlike the first there was no live punk rock bands blaring on the verandah. It was...

Leaving Normal: Lux Interior, The Cramps 1946-2009 0

Leaving Normal: Lux Interior, The Cramps 1946-2009

Consider this scenario… Dungun, 1982. Panggung Happy, a mid-sized run-down cinema. Almost empty. Around 10 punk rockers, barely out of their teens, dressed up and pumped up to see our heroes. Several bored veteran...

Sunday, 22nd February 2009: Not OK in Batam! 0

Sunday, 22nd February 2009: Not OK in Batam!

Yup! There’s a scene in Batam! Here’s what Shaiful Zerox wrote: “…you may wanna put it up on yr respective websites to perhaps spread the word that theres a small honest active scene in...

I\D: Midnight Hot CD – Out Now! 1

I\D: Midnight Hot CD – Out Now!

from H in Singapore: I\D is a Singapore-based improvising noise rock collective in existence since 2005. Members profess a shared love for 70s progressive rock and jazz fusion, psychedelic rock, harsh noise, experimental electronics,...