Music

Future of the Left: The Plot Against Crass Commercialism

Lead single ‘Sheena is a T-Shirt Salesman’ from their forthcoming album, The Plot Against Common Sense, is a plot against the crass commercialisation of music.

Contests

Win Designer Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 by Tchmo!

The penultimate mouse in our series of Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 contest, we have Tchmo’s dreamy landscape put on a mouse up for grabs!

Review

Beach House: Bloom

Beach House’s Bloom conjures blooming nostalgia — a sort of tribute to teenhood.

Review

Santigold: Master Of My Make-Believe

Santigold’s Master of My Make-Believe is a call to action that is vaguely contextual just as pop as a genre is vaguely genre-specific – call it protest pop.

JUICE ♥

CEE: Gustav & Hannes

CEE’s beautiful release Gustav & Hannes is a loving tribute to his late son Gustav. While available for free download, you can also pay to contribute to the Malaysian Heart Institute Foundation.

Music

Icona Pop: Sweet Swedes

These sweet Swedes’ latest single, ‘I Love It’, is irresistibly infectious with seemingly innocent energy to its adorably risqué lyrics.

Reports

What Went Down: Music Conference ASIA 2012 @ Sepang International Circuit

We witnessed a wave of ravers at Music Conference ASIA 2012 last 28 April 2012.

Gallery

Music Conference ASIA 2012 @ Sepang International Circuit

Music Conference ASIA 2012, despite a major setback in the beginning, was a massive success as an estimate of 10000 party-goers attended — creating a wave of ravers.

Review

Dawn Richard: Armor On

Dawn Richard’s almost conceptual Armor On EP might not be the most original of ideas, but on a pop record it’s a novelty that we’d like to see more of.

Contests

Win Designer Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 by Skwak!

The third in our series of Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 contest, we have Skwak’s mouse amalgam of the mechanical with the organic up for grabs!