Oh, I have been playing both Katy Perry's Teenage Dream and Linkin Park's A Thousand Suns a lot lately. Those and only those, non stop!
He's done some horrific time in a filthy Kerobokan prison cell, receives death threats more regularly than an granny has afternoon tea with her friends and yes, this activist turned lawyer admits that he often gets scared.
Either Bali doesn't have a whole lot of skillful cross-genre drummers or this guy is just one hell of an adventurer when it comes to his music. No matter the reason, Deny Surya is one sought after player.
Right now I'm pretty much into the Deftones' latest album, Koi No Yokan.
In the Indonesian music industry there's a word that has been used frequently---a bit too frequently, maybe---and sadly inappropriately: go-international.
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.
Well, I actually don't really listen to any particular album these days. At the moment I'm working intensely on songs for my project ESQI:EF (Syaharani & Queenfireworks).
One word to describe him: Multitasking. And sharp. And slick. (Oh, that's three.)
There are many things that you don't know about this lady rocker-cum-World Music Diva.
Always been and always will: Rock. Now like to listen again to old Hole albums.
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.
Seringai's Taring. Over and over and over. Best purchase I've made this year.
There should've been, at minimum, 3 bands to explode from Bali: Superman Is Dead, Navicula and Kaimsasikun.
Bali coffee has perhaps not yet quite received the respect it deserves.
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.
Salatiga, pada khususnya, setelah Arief Budiman, Roy Marten, Rudy Salam, Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto, Bambang Pamungkas, dan Bre Redana, kini punya suri tauladan baru: Adib Hidayat.
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.
Sejawat aktivis skena alternatif, berikut saya lampirkan rangkuman dialog semi kasual antara saya dengan Rude Boy Dodix.
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Music journalist, writer, radio DJ, socio-political activist, creative industry leader, and a qualified librarian, Rudolf Dethu is heavily under the influence of the punk rock philosophy.
