Review

OJ Law: Yesterday Is A Distant Dream

Yesterday is a Distant Dream kicks off with soulful indie pop ‘Rooftop’, sounding like an amalgam of Patrick Stump pre and post-solo venture. While thematically consistent with the rest of the record, it might just surprise you how much the opening track isn’t representative of OJ Law. What follows would remind you musically of anything […]

Design

Dodit Artawan’s Pool Party!: Barbie and Liquor in Culture Clash

Dodit Artawan’s Pool Party! is still life modern decadence.

Review

Lana Del Rey: Born to Die

Some dub her as “the plastic queen of manufactured indie.” JUICE thinks there’s nothing wrong with having a pop image.

Music

Willis Earl Beal: Soulful Brotha and Genre Chameleon

Formerly a complete unknown to the music scene, outsider Willis Earl Beal has been making his rounds through the music blogosphere, appearing everywhere from music aficionado favourites Pitchfork to The AV Club. Being on the outside, Beal is naturally one of the few artists who still have a mythic quality to them. The man is […]

Contests

Win Passes to Converse x Gorillaz x TAG Launch Party!

Everyone’s favourite virtual virtuosos, Gorillaz, has teamed up with Converse to come up with 4 pairs of footwear that will make you jizz in yo’ pants. They also worked on a track with Converse, collaborating with cooler-than-cool Andre 3000 and LCD Soundsystem. Epic? Hell yeah! To commemorate such amount of epicness, they’re holding a launch party […]

Music

Santigold: Youthful Difference

Formerly a letter different from her current name, Santigold was the unsung heroin of quirky ‘80s pop re-emergence, perhaps because she wasn’t a white female act with a penchant for forced eccentricity. Regardless, debut album Santogold was an impressive musical curriculum vitae – showcasing malleable vocal chops (both saccharine and emotionally fragile) and pop music […]

Music

Hot Snow: A Malay Oasis

Local buzz band Hot Snow has gotten a lot of flack ever since the kerfuffle they caused on live national TV during their guest appearance on 8TV Quickie. Throwing the mic like a projectile and demanding payment on air, the band has since been banned from local TV.  While their legendary tantrum and juvenile behaviour […]

Last Word

Adam Mathews: Is This KL…?

He’s been the main marketing man of Zouk, worked with international club brand Gatecrasher, and now, he’s bringing in Future Music Festival Asia. Going on that, we aptly pass the pen to Livescape Asia’s Adam Matthews to give us the last word for this month.

Sneak Peek

Air Force 1 Low Supreme @ Sole What

Triad Black Dragon for the young and dangerous.

News

Dig It: DJ Knatz

Every month JUICE gets down with a trendsetting, jetsetting type and asks them to unearth their favourite pieces of pop culture. In Conjunction with the coming Future Music Festival Asia, we got FMFA performer, Thailand’s DJ Knatz, the originator of Bangkok’s biggest club night Dudesweet, to share with us his list of all things cool. […]