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Simon Chainsaw: Alpha Negra CD Available! 2

Simon Chainsaw: Alpha Negra CD Available!

Basic, simple, straight-ahead rawk’n’roll tempered with KISS, REDD KROSS-like power-pop temperament and more! Simon Chainsaw’s two previous recordings are also available, in fact you should check out Ricecooker’s reviews back in 2005 HERE. Click...

Saturday, 28th February 2009: DIY Femme Fest 2009 10

Saturday, 28th February 2009: DIY Femme Fest 2009

DIY FEMME FEST 2009 Saturday, 28th February 2009, Noisy (Gudang), Ampang 11am until late, RM15 donation, FREE Foods + Door gifts for early birds! Bands: Straightjacket Nation (fastcore – straightjacketnationseasiatour) Self-Righteous Bastards (old school...

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...