This week is filled with events you don't wanna miss out on, from acts like Placebo and Kings of Convenience, to Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove and a masquerade show!
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Don't panic! This month, we present an abridged guide to your rights as a Malaysian citizen. Are makeshift gated communities legal? Do you have any rights in a street demonstration? Well, go find out!
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At long last, one of London's more established alternative rock/post-punk bands, Placebo, will be in KL to rock you out good this month. Formed in 1994 at the height of the Britpop era, Placebo have prevailed where other bands from that era have faltered, amassing a loyal following of die-hard fans along the way. Read more
Malaysians are a lucky bunch, with major players in the music scene playing gigs here for the past few months. Sit tight in March, as Norwegian indie-folk pop duo Kings of Convenience will be strumming up your strings with their subtle acoustic melodies and soothing tunes, like what you would get from the iconic Simon and Garfunkel. Read more
For those of you who are fans of R&B, this will be an event you will want to mark on your calendar. The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, has Kuala Lumpur as his first stop on his South East Asian tour! Read more
While their more pop-inclined compatriots seem to prefer singing about love and its many tribulations, Indonesian indie band, Efek Rumah Kaca, are concerned with social and political issues. Read more
We’re counting our lucky stars that the rumour of this concert is finally confirmed! Saosin, the Californian band from Newport Beach, has over the years built a dedicated fanbase for themselves that has grown steadily across the globe. Read more
What better way to kick off a brand new year than with some R&B lovin’? And not by some big-in-Asia-only singer but by one of today’s most relevant artistes – NE-YO. Born Shaffer Chimere Smith, NE-YO got his recognizable nickname from a friend who claimed that he saw music the way Neo (Keanu Reeves’s character in Matrix films) saw the matrix. Read more
Punk music lovers can rejoice as MxPx, the triad from Washington will be down in KL, but with a special line up: you do not want to miss this. Read more
Don't call yourself a fan of punk rock if watching No Use For A Name doesn't raise your temperature. Considered a veteran of the scene, No Use For A Name, or NUFAN, as they are affectionately known, have been a musical tour de force since their formation in 1987. With nine Read more
Of all the acts billed for MTV World Stage, the All-American Rejects arguably gave the best set of the eventful night. But if you were not one of the 15,000 who got to catch the Oklahoma-based band in all their live glory, you can thank DiGi Music for giving you a second chance! Tyson Read more
For years now, music execs have been lamenting on the death of “industry”, no thanks to piracy and illegal downloads. Instead of complaining, the people behind RRecords (local singer Reshmonu, Pop Folio founder Hardesh Singh and tech wizard Janny) have taken a step back to analyze the industry. Read more
