Leaving Normal: Swell Maps’ Nikki Sudden
Heard this sad news from BigO just now, Swell Maps main man Nikki Sudden has died after playing a gig at the Knitting Factory, New York. His brother, Epic Soundstracks died in 1996. Both...
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Jazzkammer: Southeast Asian Tour 2006
This is a bit late. But Norwegian noiseniks duo Jazzkammer has played Singapore a few days ago, according to this data on the duo’s site. They will be back in Singapore on April 7th,...
Gerakan Kiri Melayu dalam Perjuangan Kemerdekaan
from: penerbit.ukm.my Gerakan Kiri Melayu dalam Perjuangan Kemerdekaan. Mohammed Salleh Lamry. 2005. Penerbit UKM: Bangi. ISBN 967-942-717-x (paperback) 204 hlm. RM 35.00. Dalam perjuangan untuk mencapai kemerdekaan, gerakan nasionalisme Melayu terbahagi kepada aliran kiri...
Sunday, 26th March 2006: Fuel Hike Demo, 22 Arrested
Pictures: here & here and aerial shots! here Reports: here and here Podcast: here Video: here Of course, none of the major papers reported it. I saw a small column on The Sun, but...
Johnny & Jonesy: The New Comedy Duo!
John: You don’t need those things, you know? It’s hokey little silly sods like Green Day that come in and think by sucking up to that system that you’re somehow, “beating the system.” You’re...
SPECIAL ROUND-UP – Local Bands of the Week! featuring THE GARRISON, DEEPSET, ANTI-PROTOKOL, BIG BANG & FUCKCHOP
Okay, here are five bands I found on MySpace which had kicked-started my mornings with much good vibes.
Attila The Stockbroker: Spirit of the Age
note: press play, let the video fully loaded first and then press play again for smooth video & sound. Some of you may remember the skinhead poet doing “Willie Whitlaw’s Willie” on Oi! Oi!...
Origins Unknown: Pantun Gemilang, Terbilang, Temberang
somebody posted this on MySpace: Pantun Gemilang, Terbilang, Temberang Hari nie tah hari berapa Pak Lah jadi PM kami Memang dari dulu kami sokong sampai lani Tapi hari nie, buka mata, senak perut anak...
Artcore 20th Anniversary!
To the old local punks, remember old English rag called Artcore zine? You do? Now check this out! Yay!
Utopia Trauma, Rahmat Harun’s first collection of poems and artwork! Available NOW!
Rahmat Haron (AKA Rahmat Harun) has just released a book, a 70-page, pro-printed A5-sized collection of his raw poems and mad sketches. The text is all in Bahasa, and it’s available from Rahmat himself...
