The rainbow flag was created in 1978 by artist, designer, Vietnam War veteran and then-drag ...
ANUGERAH MUSIK BALI: PUNCAK DIGDAYA SKENA PULAU DEWATA
Bali kembali berulah, membuktikan diri sebagai sosok yang walau kecil namun begitu kuat sekaligus berbahaya. Jagat berkesenian Nusantara diguncang lagi lewat Anugerah Musik Bali, versi bumiputra dari Grammy Awards. Senin silam, 18 Februari 2019, duhai malam nan bersejarah. Baik bagi skena musik Tanah Dewata sendiri, maupun untuk kancah serenada Indonesia. Bagaimana tidak, untuk pertama kalinya ...
MENYIKAPI TREN K-POP
Saya tidak suka dan bukan penggemar K-pop. Sejak awal kemunculan hingga kini. Menurut saya K-pop itu biasa saja. Sejak dahulu kala, saya memang cenderung males melihat fenomena boyband dan girlband—yang notabene adalah elemen dasar K-pop. Ketika New Kids On The Block menyeruak lalu menjadi populer, saya adalah satu dari super sedikit yang menunjukkan penolakan di kala remaja. Sampai-sampai ...
GELIAT MUSIK BALI: KECIL, KUAT, BERBAHAYA
Tanpa terasa, tiada dinyana, sebentar lagi kita bakal masuk ke tahun baru 2019. Jika seksama diperhatikan, di skena musik, ada fenomena menarik yang terjadi. Kota-kota besar di Jawa seperti Jakarta, Bandung, dan Jogja yang tadinya seolah menggiring selera anak muda Nusantara, belakangan tampak berkurang. Terjadi pergeseran kekuatan. Metropolitan yang selama beberapa dasawarsa berposisi dominan ...
MORRISSEY APOSTLES
These 3 videos below show how crazy Morrissey’s fans are. The young Moz. Not yet a super grump lad. Girls—and boys—love him so very much. The notorious divinity, dearest King of Misery, thy Grumpy Granddaddy, and his explosive fans—”apostles” as Morrissey refers to them. …You have never been in love. Until you’ve seen the stars, reflect in the reservoirs… ...
PROPAGANDA, MUSIK, DAN AKTIVISME
Rudolf Dethu adalah sosok di balik panggung dalam kesuksesan band-band asal Bali. Mulai dari Superman Is Dead sampai The Hydrant merasakan tangan dinginnya. Ia tak genah memainkan instrumen musik, betapapun semesta irama adalah cinta sekaligus jalan hidup yang membesarkan namanya. Selera dan pengetahuan jadi senjatanya mengarungi blantika musik. “Sejak akhir 1980-an, aku bergaul dengan ...
MALARIA HOUSE PLAYGROUND: A DAY WITH RUDOLF DETHU
I hosted Malaria House’s Playground series back in February. The video was taken during my first concert series of Singer-Songwriter Session at Fitzroy, Jakarta. Click here to see the original video. ______________ Rudolf Dethu is a writer, socio-political activist, and creative industry leader in Indonesia. Superman Is Dead and Navicula were his biggest achievements as band managers when ...
THE HYDRANT: HEPCAT, GREASER, ATAU ROCKABALI?
Foto di atas berlokasi di Wina, Austria, kala Pompadour Four melakoni tur Eropa, Juli 2017. Selain ...
THE HYDRANT: PUMP UP THE POMPADOUR
Ikhwan dan akhwat pasti sudah mahfum bahwa gaya rambut personel The Hydrant—menyisir rambut ke ...
RAGE AGAINST DIÊM REGIME
This week, 56 years ago, monk Thích Quảng Đức sat down at a busy Saigon intersection, doused ...
BUSHWICK BILL DEAD AT 52
Bushwick Bill has died of cancer last Sunday, 9 June 2019, at the age of 52. The rapper born ...
MARTHA GELLHORN ON D-DAY
This week, 75 years ago, Martha Gellhorn was the only woman to land on the shores of Normandy on ...
KERRANG FIRST EVER ISSUE
Today, 38 years ago, first ever Kerrang issue was published. AC/DC’s guitarist, Angus Young, was ...
KEITH, TINA, & BOWIE AT THE RITZ
Keith Richards, Tina Turner, and David Bowie partying backstage. One of the most iconic photographs ...
BALINESE MASTERS
This was last week, 1 June 2019, spent my Saturday night attending a great event at AB.BC building ...
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
Mugshot of John Wojtowicz who unsuccessfully tried to rob a bank in 1972 to pay for his wife ...
WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO
Today, 35 years ago, Wham! had their first UK No.1 with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go”, ...