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101 YEARS AGO, DRINKING BECAME ILLEGAL

On this date in 1920, after it was ratified a year earlier on 16 January 1919, prohibition officially goes into effect, with the passage of the Volstead Act (also known as National Prohibition Act).

WEAR A MASK OR GO TO JAIL

In an effort to curb the spread of Spanish Flu in 1918, some states in the US quarantined citizens; others made the wearing of face masks mandatory, at the same time as shutting down “all places of amusement”. According to a law passed in San Francisco in October of that year, on the day that state-wide infections passed 50,000, anyone seen not wearing a gauze face covering was subject to fines that ranged from $5 to $100 and the possibility of 10 days’ imprisonment.

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ANNA CALVI: ALPHA

Totally fell in love with the British goth-rock guitar virtuoso: Anna Calvi. She’s been noted also for her powerful, wide-ranging operatic contralto voice and sometimes androgynous stage appearance. Her accolades include three Mercury prize nominations, one Brit Award nomination, and a European Border Breakers Award.

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POHON TUA CREATORIUM: REGENERASI MAKSIMUM

Keberadaan Dadang Pranoto menjadi kian penting di skena Bali khususnya serta Nusantara umumnya pada hari ini. Manuvernya membangun label rekaman Pohon Tua Creatorium terbukti telah sangat membantu mendongkrak harkat musik Bali di kancah nasional. Padahal labelnya belum lama berdiri. Dua entitas yang ia bina misalnya, Nosstress dan Made Mawut, melambung gila ketenarannya sejak dibidaninya.

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GEMPITA ROCKABILLY NUSANTARA: SEJARAH, EVOLUSI & GEMAH RIPAH

Napak tilas lahir dan tumbuh kembangnya rockabilly di Indonesia. Bagaimana The Hydrant merevolusi skena serta mengubah citra musik bapak-bapak menjadi keren kekinian.

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Anugerah Musik Bali: Puncak Digdaya Skena Pulau Dewata

Bali kembali berulah, membuktikan diri sebagai sosok yang walau kecil namun begitu kuat sekaligus berbahaya.

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PROPAGANDA, MUSIK & 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.

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Leonardo & His Impeccable Six ~ February Swing!

January 27, 2016

FEBRUARY SWING!with LEONARDO AND HIS IMPECCABLE SIX

THE HYDRANT ~ My Music is Rock ‘n’ Roll Tour 2016

January 27, 2016

THE HYDRANT My Music is Rock ‘n’ Roll Tour • 3-9 Feb 2016

Help The Hydrant to Perform in Vegas!

January 25, 2016

The Hydrant has made history. These four guys from Bali, the pioneers of rockabilly revival in Indonesia

Max Havelaar – Tumaritis

January 11, 2016

Setelah menyelesaikan seluruh proses rekaman, akhirnya Max Havelaar akan mengeluarkan debut full albumnya di awal Februari 2016.

Rockabali Rebels vs Jak Swing Unit at Camden Gandaria

November 30, 2015

THE HYDRANT – LOKANANTA RIOT Jakarta Launch Party
and Road to Viva Las Vegas US Tour

Konser Peluncuran Buku “Rock Memberontak”

November 28, 2015

Saat rilis pers ini saya tulis, Senin 23 November 2015 pagi, Che Cupumanik sedang sarapan di rumah Ian Zat Kimia di Bali.

Rockabali Rebels vs Jakarta Swing Unit: Nov 19-22, 2015

November 18, 2015

Bali’s greasiest rock ‘n’ roll gigs of 2015!

THE HYDRANT – LOKANANTA RIOT Album Launch Parties

November 16, 2015

Bali’s greasiest rock ‘n’ roll gigs of 2015!
Battles of the slickers!

Diskusi + Musik Quo Vadis Bhinneka Tunggal Ika?

October 8, 2015

Semboyan adiluhung Indonesia, fondasi pergerakan forum MBB – Muda Berbuat Bertanggung jawab, Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

The Fabulous Four Kruisin’ to the Fabulous Vegas

October 1, 2015

Kabar menggugah bagi blantika musik Indonesia: pionir rockabilly di skena muda Nusantara, The Hydrant, diberi kehormatan untuk tampil di ajang rockabilly terbesar sejagat: Viva Las Vegas 2016.

THE HYDRANT

October 1, 2015

Selain merupakan pionir Rockabilly di skena muda negeri ini, The Hydrant bisa jadi adalah grup terbesar di genrenya di tanah Nusantara.

Domestic Groove: AIMEE SARAH

September 11, 2015

DOMESTIC GROOVE ~ Celeb’s Chosen Nine was once my bi-monthly column in The Beat (Jakarta) mag but now I move exclusively to this blog. Basically it’s an interview via e-mail which focuses on small, intimate, domestic stuff; what Indonesia’s public figures are really into.

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New normal Monday at Rumah Sanur: essential food a

Tuesday, 19 May, 8pm Bali time. Anugerah Musik Bal

Tonight! Saturday, 16 May, 4pm - Bali time! VIRTU

“Konser Solidaritas Bersama Jaga Indonesia” @k

CHAOS TO COUTURE: SAFETY PIN, PADLOCK, PUNK ROCK

New Moon on Monday. That's Duran Duran. The video

YOUNG PUNKS & GLUE SNIFFERS IN THE 80S IN THE SOCI $YOUNG PUNKS & GLUE SNIFFERS IN THE 80S IN THE SOCIALIST HUNGARY To be punk in early 1980s Hungary was more than just a fashion statement. Looking stylish as hell never hurts though, especially when your enemy is omnipotent state control. In those years, Eastern Bloc countries were thirsty for the fractured, rage-ridden themes of English and American bands like the Sex Pistols and Dead Kennedys. In those foreign screams, young Hungarians understood an echo of their own frustrations, and a dark reassurance that even life in the democratic West was as despondent as the situation at home. And in a political climate where having fun and playing music with your friends can earn you a jail sentence, innocuous activities quickly become subversive statements. Prolific photojournalist Tamás Urbán was in his mid 30s when he started documenting the punk scene in Budapest, but he was no newcomer to the underground. A staffer at Ifjúsági Magazin (Youth Magazine) since 1969, Urbán was the rare press photographer at the time who wasn’t restricted from covering some of the darker corners of Hungary’s so-called socialist utopia. From glue sniffers and juvenile prisons to crime scenes and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Urbán’s work was a clear critique of the socialist system. Not that everything he shot was published—most of these pictures weren’t seen until the 1990s. At the time, anti-establishment punks were facing serious harassment by police. In 1982, the members of punk band CPg were tried and convicted of “political agitation” for their openly anti-communist lyrics and famously violent performances—seen as an assault on state authority. Most of the band served two years in jail for the offense. Urbán’s photos expose his comfort with young people at the periphery of society. In underground clubs like the Black Hole, among nationalist skinheads or new wave party kids, his perspective is as consistent as it is empathetic. _________ Text: Timeline. #PunksInHungary80s #HistoryIsCool$

Happy International Mother's Day. _______ Image:

Today, Friday, 8 May, 3pm! Live on Instagram & Fac

Weekend is near. Apocalypse is coming. Stay sane.

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Monday is a busy packing day at Rumah Sanur. Than

ARAK PREMIUM SAMSARA. (English version please scro

Today, Monday, 4 May, 4-5pm Bali time! VIRTUAL DE

Non Nobis Sulum Nati Sumus. Covid-19 merebak, men

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