Text & Image Azwan Mahzan When we speak of DJs waxing poetic, it’s usually a visual allusion to their craft. But UK vinyl vanguard and producer Charlie Dark is a rare exception – the man really does spin tales and not just records. As the British Council’s guest, Charlie rampaged through KL as he first […]
Text Muna Noor Images Warner Music & Matt Armitage Who knew our forefathers would strive so hard for independence so that we could be free to rock. Free to wear eyeliner and black clothes. Free to listen to whatever the hell band we wanted to and not have to be chided for our musical choices […]
As one third of the legendary DJ group Invisibl Skratch Piklz (Short Cuts and D-Style), Richard Quitevis aka Q-Bert has won so many world DJ battle championships titles that he had to retire from competitions – he’s just that good. JUICE drags the Filipino-American away from the wheels of steel for some mano-a-mano with the […]
Trance isn’t dead. Radio is the medium. And well, a few bad CDs in your collection can’t hurt if your musical interests are diverse. So what if you have The Muppets album, eh? It certainly hasn’t put a dent in the career trajectory of DJ / producer Armin Van Buuren who made #1 in the […]
The Tarik Crew may be keeping it on the down low but its MC is stepping out. Juggling roles as and projects as deftly as he does rhymes, self proclaimed King Of Malaysian Emcees, Altimet is back with his album First Among Equals, and if you gotta problem with that you had better step up […]
Text David Chin Images Spiel It’s not about the size of your tool, it’s how you use it. Pioneer comes up with killer tech, like their sought-after turntables and mixers, but without some deft hands to turn those tables, it’s just pretty machinery. Hence, Pioneer’s constant search for talent to put their tech in good […]
Text & Images David Chin Ah, mash up. That bast*rd of genres where pop meets electro and has a dalliance with rock while r’n’b plays the naughty voyeur. Cheeky indeed. And JUICE brought down a heaping helping of the musical meatloaf to Johor to show on.
Okinawa-born Japanese-American musician. Caroline Lufkin maybe small in stature but she had already wowed critics and listeners with her debut album, Murmurs released by renowned indie label Temporary Residence. Thanks to Soundscape Records, musos here had the good fortune to catch her brand of whimsical dream pop at her sold-out show at KLPac—an extra show […]
Text & Image David Chin Here’s a tip to making your lectures and exams more bearable – make them about alcohol. Given the opportunity to sit in on Martell’s bartending classes, JUICE grabbed a pen and panadol and declared class in session.