Interview

Empire of the Sun: Post-Glam Raconteurs

JUICE took a bit of Nick of Empire of the Sun’s time and discussed the waning myth of pop and rock stars, the band’s cinematic eye for a medium that rouses our hearing, and the destructive potential of pop music.

Interview

Upfront with Adrian Yap

We’re no stranger to the works of Adrian Yap, co-founder and chief executive of Freeform (hint: Urbanscapes!) and co-owner of The Bee. Adrian’s passion for youth events is the rocket fuel behind many of his projects, and now with The Bee, the Upfront concert series is his new brainchild.

Interview

Blur: Britpop Stasis

“I hope [Britrock isn’t coming back] because I think people have a different view of what it actually was. I don’t think it was a great celebration of British music.” – Graham Coxon

Features

Fringe: Outside the Pop Periphery

This month, noticing a new zeitgeist afoot in the bigger world of music – the kind with a focal point in electronic instruments – we decided to take a wider look into 5 acts (most already covered by us in microcosm); +2dB, Adam Kasturi, MOIST, MUSCLE//MACHINE, and Stellar Dreams.

Interview

Kaskade: A Dance of Ice & Fire

JUICE managed to steal a bit of time from Kaskade to talk about his journey as DJ and producer… in English, of course…

Interview

The Radio Dept. : No Shoegazers Here

“People like going crazy about big music. It’s always been that way. [Swedish House Mafia] are just a couple of douchebags making crappy dance music.” – Martin

Last Word

Arif Ramly: How to Make It In KL

Indie act manager extraordinaire Arif Ramly talks a little about making it in KL.

Interview

… And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: Uncommon Speculation

Our vision of a band of deep thinkers who engulf themselves in privacy to share some sort of Jim Morrison moment is shattered once we gain backstage access to them right after their set at Tokyo’s Hostess Club Weekender.

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.

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.