Interview

YACHT: A Discourse on Art, Culture, Education, and Science

We spoke to Claire and Jona of YACHT on everything from arts, science, education to television, all with clear articulation from the two.

Review

Vampire Weekend: Fame & Theology

You’d think a song title that subverts the most popular song of the ‘00s could only mean fun Vampire Weekend, but here Ezra Koenig decided to go profound.

Detonate

Chance the Rapper: Take a Puff, Take a Chance

Chance is the bastard child of Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Slimkid3 (of the Pharcyde) had he inherited the former’s endearingly atrocious singing and personality and the latter’s flow and everyman relatability.

Review

Charli XCX: True Romance

Charli XCX — much like Quentin Tarantino, writer of her album title’s namesake himself — is an era-appropriator who knows her pop culture well enough.

Green Room

See You at Green Room!

Local heroes — Deer Society, Darren Ashley, and Twilight Actiongirl — want you to be at Heineken Green Room ’13.

Reports

What Went Down: Global Sound System ’13 @ Welcome Centre, Sepang International Circuit

Three dance legends were at Sepang in late April. Where were you?

Review

The Knife: Shaking the Habitual

The Knife stripped themselves of what they knew and reconstruct their sound with Shaking the Habitual.

Green Room

The 10 Years of Twilight Actiongirl History Chamber

Twilight Actiongirl’s involvement with Heineken Green Room goes beyond just being opening DJs.

Detonate

Young Fathers: Old Heads, Young Shoulders

Who knew Scotland could produce a promising rap trio?

Features

Southern Uprising: The Scene Down Under

Acknowledging how ripe JB is as the capital of cool, we got an anonymous member of the state’s equivalent of KL’s stalwarts of indie nights to contextualise Johor’s blooming subcultures.