15 March 2024MUSICTHE NATIONAL AT SIDNEY MYER, 15 YEARS LATERMy second time watching The National, 15 years later.
12 March 2024BOOZEWHEN IN DOUBT, DRINK STARWARDWhen in doubt, drink Starward. When in doubt—and in Melbourne, drink Starward at Starward distillery.
8 March 2024MUSICNUMAN 66 GYMNOPÉDIESOne of synthpop's founding fathers, Gary Numan, turned 66 today.
4 March 2024LITERATUREINDIE BOOK DAYLet's support the first ever Indie Book Day in Indonesia, 16 March 2024.
29 February 2024FESTIVALTHE NEXT JOHN TRAVOLTA TURNED 27My 27th birthday bash on 25 Feb at RTB. A so-called civilised debauchery.
22 February 2024MUSIC, TRAVEL & PLACESI’VE BEEN TO BALI TOOLearn about vintage Bali through an 80s song.
19 February 2024MUSICTOKYO X BALI ROCKABILLY SCENESThe rockabilly scenes of Tokyo and Bali share certain similarities.
17 February 2024MUSICTHE MOST WUTHERING HEIGHTS DAY EVERA day to honor "Wuthering Heights" by dressing up in a red dress and dancing like Kate Bush, as seen in the video.
2 February 2024MUSICPOST PUNK WAVESad-guitar postpunk, synthpop Russo, and phantom feelings melancholia.
20 January 2024GENERAL ARTORIGAMI RISE ART-GAINLate December last year, I was invited to be the one of the keynote speakers at the talkshow at ISI Denpasar in late December.
23 December 2023MUSICDANDY LIVINGSTONE: REGGAE IN YOUR JEGGAEHad quite a dynamic convo with a friend about Trojan-Windrush subkulcha last night.
17 December 2023MUSICCAPTAIN BEEFHEART DEATHVERSARYFourteen years ago today, Captain Beefheart died from complications from multiple sclerosis.
11 December 2023MUSICWELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADEI'm having a huge emo moment this morning. Let's listen to "Welcome to the Black Parade"!
14 November 2023MUSICJUST RELEASED: THE HYDRANT “PRINCESS”Just released on Spotify and all digital platforms, The Hydrant brand new single: "PRINCESS"!
28 October 2023MUSICNEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS46 years ago today, Sex Pistols released one of the greatest albums of all time: Never Mind the Bollocks.
15 October 2023MUSICMORRISSEY – VIVA HATE36 years ago this month, Moz was in the studio to record his solo debut Viva Hate.
2 September 2023MUSICTHE HYDRANT – PRINCESSThe Hydrant's brand new track, "Princess" is the soundtrack to a heartfelt journey across Kutamericana.