12 June 2023MUSIC, POLITICSFREE NELSON MANDELA59 years ago today, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment; his struggle would later inspire several notable songs.
11 June 2023MUSICLOKANANTA BLOC: WAJAH BARU NAN SEMRINGAHFestival Lokananta tandai kembalinya Lokananta sebagai sentra kreativitas!
8 June 2023MUSICREGENERASI BERNYALIRegenerasi Bernyali, program dengan ide dasar inkubasi lewat pelatihan sumber daya rock 'n' roll, baru saja bergelinding.
3 June 2023MUSICBOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: EXODUS46 years ago today, Bob Marley & The Wailers released one of the greatest albums of all time: 𝘌𝘹𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴.
2 June 2023MUSICSUBTERRANEAN COMPUTER KO26 years ago today, 𝘖𝘒 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘳, one of the greatest records of all time, was released in the UK.
28 May 2023MUSICVIAGRA BOYS: THE VIKING JAZZ ABSURDISTSBeen listening to these Swedish PTSD disco punkers religiously: Viagra Boys!
24 May 2023MUSICAMY WINEHOUSE: REHAB16 years ago today, Amy Winehouse won Ivor Novello Awards' Best Contemporary Song for her hit "Rehab"; it propelled Winehouse to international stardom.
23 May 2023LIFE IN GENERAL, MUSICRISKY SHAG, MARIJUANAUT & LOUD MUSICSex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, from an academic perspective.
18 May 2023MUSICVOB: THE ENEMY OF EARTH IS YOUVOB speak out about negative impacts of climate change in their home town and beyond with blistering new single.
6 April 2023MUSICJULY TALKA new, exciting discovery, Tom Waits on Acid meets Bananarama-esque: July Talk.
23 March 2023MUSICBALI PATRIOTISM & BLIND NATIONALISMThis extreme Balinese pride can project into fascism.
5 March 2023MUSICNON, JE NE REGRETTE RIEN"Non, je ne regrette rien", a classic French song popularised by Édith Piaf, covered so gorgeously by Aldous Harding.
24 February 2023MUSICTHE STONES CRAWDADDY-O60 years ago today, The Rolling Stones started a Sunday night residency at The Crawdaddy Club, London.