Joining the hype: Daft Punk's Random Access Memories. Been interested in Daft Punk since they first came out with that "Around The World" video, and then the Interstella 5555 album.
Who are you when you start with nothing, sell your motorbike to support your habit, go bankrupt several times over and, despite all of this, still refuse to quit?
He has chosen to live a rock-n-roll life and spins reggae tunes now, instead of pursuing his previous brilliant career as a hotelier. Following his heart seems to have worked out well.
The guy behind one of the longest running NGO in Bali---Wisnu Foundation, the person who walks the talk of so-called "creative industry" even before the term was coined; the calm but sharp man, Suarnatha, has a big plan. A very big plan.
Mostly rock and metal. I'm kind of stuck in 60's to 90's music hehe... I don't really follow current music trend. Plus I'm not really listening to radios or watching TVs anymore.
When a stranger gives you a difficult 2-in-1 task: "I need a local guy who understands about international-standard sound recording and is also able to organize sophisticated music concerts," no need to be panic, just say this name: Anom Darsana.
Arief 'Ayip' Budiman is a key figure of graphic design and marketing communication in Indonesia. He started marking his territory since 1991. He pioneered and at the forefront of so-called "creative industry" in Bali.
DOMESTIC GROOVE ~ Celeb's Chosen Seven is my biweekly column in The Beat (Jakarta) mag. Basically it's an interview via e-mail which focuses on small, intimate, domestic stuff; what Indonesia's public figures are really into, musically speaking.
For the seventh edition I went upclose-and-personal with Henry Foundation.
Setelah cabut dari Deep Purple, David Coverdale segera saja membentuk Whitesnake lalu berturut-turut merilis Snakebite serta Trouble di tahun yang sama, 1978. Namun dalam konteks sensasi---sanggup membelalakkan mata publik, to be precise---adalah karya mereka yang terbit pada 1979, Lovehunter.
Jika generasi hair metal duh-gusti amat akrab dengan British Steel, maka para headbanger sejati 90-an dijamin bulu kuduknya masih merinding dengan karya agung Pantera, Vulgar Display of Power. Bukan cuma akan selalu instan ber-air guitar penuh gairah begitu diperdengarkan Mouth for War, tapi juga bergulat dengan rasa penasaran nan besar dengan imej brutal di sampul album: for god's sake, siapa sih itu oknum dogol yang rela wajahnya dibogem mentah sampai penyok?