Author: Joe
Keep On Rockin’, Neil!
An old friend currently living overseas called up two days ago and he was running through a list of big name rock bands visiting his part of town. “This big festival is crap though,”...
Saturday, 28th February 2009: Oi! The Eastern Shout, Melaka
note: This may surprise some of you, seeing skinhead gigs up here in Ricecooker is not a norm! However this is for our good friend Min Gangbuster (who organises multi-genre DIY shows up north...
QSD Records: Killer Calculateur CDEP – Out Now!
from the mail-out by QSD Records: KILLEUR CALCULATEUR Valley of the Dead CDEP (QSD007) Hailing from downtown Kuala Lumpur, Killeur Calculateur is a full throttle emotive hardcore blast with a hard-hitting yet groovy screamo...
State of Urgency: Indonesian Tour 2009
Our Bandung friend Adi came over last week and told us UK’s d-beat young-uns STATE OF URGENCY is heading to Java in February, a whole lot of gigs are being arranged and a split-CD...
Black Konflik Records: Extreme Noise Terror Tape
They were once known as the original crusty-punks-gone-grindcore bunch and then turned out a rather death metal sheen later on but now they are back to the classic blasting crusty roots, intact with original...
Friday, 9th January 2008: A Peaceful Demonstration Against The Gaza Massacre, KL
from COMPLETE: COALITION OF MALAYSIAN NGOs AGAINST THE PERSECUTION OF PALESTINIANS (COMPLETE) A–2–6, Plaza Damas, 60, jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480, Kuala Lumpur It is now over two weeks since the savage...
Saturday, 31st January 2008: Rebel Noise & Circle Pits! Singapore
ricenotes: NOT OK is a pop-punk band from Australia and they are playing KL too. Wait for the flyer! REBEL NOISE AND CIRCLE PITS! Saturday // 31 Jan 2009 6pm till 9pm $5 at...
Leaving Normal: The Stooges’ Ron Asheton
Today I wept for the one who created riffs so huge it tumbled down mountains, decimated millions of cemented minds and sprouted thorny beautiful flowers for more generations past and to come. We are...
SPECIAL ROUND-UP – North-Borneo DIY Attack! featuring DISGUSTING, RESTART, DEADWORM & MENTAL SYNDROME
HAPPY NEW YEAR, PEOPLE! I had a great time hanging out in Sabah for 12 days, some of which spent testing out traditional Tapai encased in a “tajau” and swimming in the cool river...
