Interview

The Drums: Americana & Britrock Reverberation

“Had we been schooled on how to [play instruments properly], we wouldn’t be sitting here right now. Everything works out in the end.” – Jonny, The Drums

Venues

Thirty8

Live in Kuala Lumpur and have no reason to check into the 10-month old Grand Hyatt hotel? THIRTY8 might just be a good enough of a reason.

Venues

Pisco Bar

With its neighbour gone, Pisco Bar is likely to be the next favourite Changkat hangout spot.

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

Green Room

What Went Down: Heineken Green Room @ KL Live

The Drums, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (TEED), Twilight Actiongirl, The Deer Society, and Darren Ashley — together with Heineken — gave us one of the funnest nights this year.

Design

All is Amazing: The Night Before

Making your night all the more amazing the morning after.

Venues

Barfly

If Publika ever gets too expensive for you, which is probably almost all the time, there’s always Barfly.

Venues

Bottlez Houz

Where poor hipsters go on a Saturday night before hitting the bars and clubs.

Review

The Knife: Shaking the Habitual

The Knife stripped themselves of what they knew and reconstruct their sound with Shaking the Habitual.

Review

Justin Timberlake: The 20/20 Experience

The 20/20 Experience is pop at its most ambitious. While it doesn’t always work, we commend JT for attempting to pull of such feat.