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Gonna make ya sweat
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/11/2014
» As Thais, we love to dance. Within a space of just one month starting on Nov 22, there will be four full-scale dance music festivals that, although similar in terms of musical genres and DJ line-ups, will be produced, presented and themed in a variety of different styles.
The shutterbugs
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/10/2014
» Thailand's fashion scene is brimming with photographers who have the knack for elevating commercial shooting into an art form. Life speaks with two rising stars of contrasting styles and personalities who share a common ground of experimental edges, sharp perspectives and positive attitudes
Lomosonic’s new single goes viral
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/02/2014
» Those who know Lomosonic and their two majestic albums have long been wishing for mainstream recognition for the band. Now, we might just get what we want.
Flash mob Shock!
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 24/07/2013
» In olden days, classical musicians were the equivalent of modern-day pop stars _ even rock stars, in certain cases. Time seems to have added a patina of majesty and "high-mindedness" to the genre, though, and a contemporary version of a luminary like Mozart might prove far too much to swallow for the many who associate classical musicians with tuxedoes, austere expressions and cut-throat competitiveness.
The last hoorah
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/11/2012
» Over the past weekend, Fat Festival, Thailand's longest running annual music festival, finally took a bow after 12 long years.
Thai country music faces Facebook heartbreak
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 17/09/2012
» Taking after age-old oral tradition, luk thung - Thai country music - has always been able to encapsulate the moods of an era, trends of certain times and mass celebrations or social ills of any given year.
Shade of Gaga
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 20/06/2012
» Lady Gaga may have long bid farewell to Bangkok, and in her wake left a long trail of controversies _ including the brouhaha when the Ministry of Culture lodged a complaint against her with the police. But nothing can ruffle Waratchaya Pukrod. For her, every day is a Gaga day.
Showing their True colours
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 23/05/2012
» Actress Bongkot Kongmalai is no stranger to the front page. Her recent appearance in the spotlight, however, strays far from the usual showbiz melodrama or popping bosoms.
Hoot property
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 01/02/2012
» Conducting interviews at a music festival must be the bane of any sane journalist's existence. Running from one stage to another is hard enough, but when thrown into a pressroom near the stage where it's too loud and stuffy, it can get even more frustrating. That's what happened during our short slot with US electronica act Owl City, aka Adam Young, at the recent Silverlake Music Festival in Pattaya. He was propped up on stage while I was fielding him questions from a chair off stage _ communicating through microphones. It looked like a scene from an Asian arthouse movie where, at any minute, Young might get off his high stage to bite off my head, and then butterflies would rise from the ground to eat my corpse.