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traffic terror traumatises townfolk!

Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic. Waitaminnit, no I’m not. Yesterday’s traffic gridlock in KL was atrocious, maybe one of the worst in my 28 years of living here. With flash flooding, uprooted trees littering the roads, and buses and lorries breaking down right and left, driving through our fair city last night was about as […]

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police shootout outside paul’s place

There’s something about Paul. I came across this thread post in the Malaise Forum, one of the best Malaysian independent rock hubs I know. Here’s the skinny:two nights ago, at approximately 8.30pm, a plain clothes policeman approached a group of indie rockers hanging out at the cafe close to Paul’s Place in Old Klang Road […]

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mo’ mojizu

If you’re a fan of design, whether graff or digital, like me, then point your browsers over to Mojizu. Taking a page from the proliferation of social network websites, it’s a community of artists who create characters and their fans. Whether you draw characters for a living or as a hobby, Mojizu’s an outlet for […]

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what i want for christmas (or next friday. i’m not picky)

I was looking for fresh gear, when i remembered a clothing site that was rumoured to have everything and change. It’s called TheGiantPeach.com, and it’s got some off the hook t-shirts for you to max out your credit card with. Check it! Ryan McGinnis for Urban Arts – Everything You Like Ubiquity – Music Saved […]

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what the …?!

Read about this on Google News this morning, and I’ve been scratching my head ever since. Apparently, Sudanese poet and novelist Kola Boof has come out with a statement that international terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden is so obsessed with rnb diva Whitney Houston that he considered giving her a stately mansion in the suburbs […]

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10 things i learned at force of nature

People will not fork out RM80 for a music festival that doesn’t have any foreign (read: American) artists of oh-my-god-he’s-here-he’s-actually-really-here caliber. The artists who did perform on Saturday sang, spun, scratched and acted their hearts out. Big ups to them for caring. Waiting in line for an hour and a half for a 3 minute […]

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forever fresh

MTV came too late to our shores for me to have caught Yo! MTV Raps, the blueprint for urban music television programming. By the time Astro started broadcasting here, the hip hop showcase hosted by Doctor Dre (don’t get it twisted, this is a different Doc, not the one who owns Aftermath Records), Ed Lover […]

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little britain

It’s not everyday that I get to have a fancy lunch other than my usual Mid Valley food court, RM2.50 nasi campur at LG level so when I was invited by the folks from Heineken, Pervert Designs and Ogilvy PR to dig into some fine food at La Bodega yesterday, I felt like it was my birthday. It was a farewell […]

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kl hip hop activism

I’ve been getting updates from not one, but two separate groups of people who’ve been itching to educate the masses on hip hop culture. (I can’t say who they are yet, because everything’s still on the ground floor, and you know how things are at that level. 50/50 chance of survival, yes?) Anyway, they’re looking […]

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heineken thirst studio auditions

I just hit up Heineken Thirst Studio’s private auditions last night at Zouk and Velvet Underground. The rock bands were promising–Superbar made a great effort and Lied were their usual rocking selves. But what impressed me most was what was broiling in the dance arena. JUICE DJ Quest 2003 First Runner Up Blastique has come back from the UK […]