DANGERDISKO’s edit of Sheila Majid’s classic, ‘Sinaran’, was a viral hit that happened in real life (clubs to be specific). With a proper collaboration in the works and a performance together at FMFA2014, JUICE sat down with the boys of DANGERDISKO and Sheila herself for an extended chat.
The man behind Urbanscapes, Adrian Yap, pens this month’s Last Word as he scrambles to get the festival up and running – seeing parallels between organising an event and the industry he left behind in the process.
This duo has had a gradual shift from indie pop to more electronic pastures, a move that would solidified in their latest effort, Heartthrob! We discussed Tegan And Sara’s new phase with Tegan here.
JUICE speaks to drummer Paul Thomson about all the right things they have done so far, from the 2003 breakthrough hit ‘Take Me Out,’ to their latest album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.
As far as post rock essentials go, you’d likely find Explosions in the Sky (EITS) near the top of every list. JUICE speaks to guitarist Mark Smith about the inspiration behind their albums and soundtracks.
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.
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.
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.