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What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/01/2017
» 1. For those needing a Thai mainstream-music fix, Chang Music Connection Musictropolis is back on Jan 27 with a gigantic series of concerts for the next four weeks at Jarun Burapharat Stadium. The festival kick-starts at 5pm with some of the biggest names in the Thai music industry, such as Lomosonic, Tattoo Colour, Sweet Mullet and JoeyBoy with F*cking Hero, and DJ Spydamonkee taking over the stage. The week after, Getsunova, Buddha Bless and Ab Normal will be tearing the house down. For tickets and further information, go to www.changmusicconnection.com.
New books worth reading
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 29/12/2016
» From Dust To Dust: A Journalist's Memoir
A place among the dead
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 26/07/2016
» Cemeteries are a sanctuary for the dead and the mourners. But the Bangkok Protestant Cemetery on Charoen Krung 72/5, known as Soi Susan Farang, has been known as a tourist attraction, due to the beautiful architecture of the memorial sites and splendidly carved gravestones. The cemetery, besides being one of the oldest burial grounds that remain unaffected by the urban development of the city, has a cultural value as a testament of foreign cultures present in Thailand from the mid-19th century until the present day.
The F word
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 26/06/2016
» Affable Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra eschews the "f" word. He's made it clear that from now on, he never wants to hear it again.
Songkran set to dry
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/04/2016
» If you're one of the expected half a million foreign tourists arriving in Thailand this week, then here is a column especially for you.
Double-necked devilry
Life, Joe Cummings, Published on 11/02/2016
» Ron Thal, who will perform in Bangkok tomorrow night at Whiteline on Silom, knew he wanted to be a rock musician after the first time he heard Kiss' Alive! album. A year later he had a band with his older brother and was writing and recording songs, playing shows and designing band merch.
Fun on a bun
B Magazine, Published on 27/09/2015
» A small group of young office employees in smart suits gathered in front of the Thaniya Building shortly before lunchtime. Despite a range of air-conditioned restaurants at that end of Silom Road, these yuppies were happy to queue under a hot sun while waiting for their meal.
Stunning visuals with a Thai-French flavour
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 25/06/2015
» The final La Fete, a French-Thai cultural festival, drew to a close last Saturday. For years, the festival provided the city its staple of wonder-filled and visually inventive dance and new-circus performances from France. It also occasionally supported experimental works by local artists.
Life on the small stage
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 13/05/2015
» Three new English-speaking theatre companies in Bangkok make a name for themselves.
Leap back into the play
Life, Published on 22/01/2015
» Chatchanok Hemachandra has just recovered from a severe knee injury she picked up from her thesis dance performance.