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Pete Doherty plays impromptu Bangkok show
Guru, Gary Boyle, Published on 17/01/2024
» The Libertines singer talks to Guru about life, happiness and mango sticky rice.
Bigmouth strikes Bangkok
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 24/10/2023
» Shoplifters of the world unite and take the MRT, as Morrissey almost sang, because the English singer is making his debut on Thai soil. His 2016 concert was cancelled during a period of national mourning, but this time around downtown fans will be pleased to avoid the schlep to Moonstar or Impact, as Morrissey is playing the MRT-adjacent Samyan Mitrtown Hall on Nov 18.
Indonesian pop star is ready to rock Lido
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 12/08/2022
» Bangkok's rich variety of shows by visiting foreign bands was scuppered by the pandemic and the music scene is only now beginning to find its feet again. Music lovers have much to look forward to towards the end of 2022, with big acts like Maroon 5, LANY, Billie Eilish and Guns N' Roses returning to Bangkok arenas, along with indie darlings Sigur Ros and indie-leaning festival Maho Rasop, which has yet to release its full line-up.
Festival showdown
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2019
» Thai indie kids used to wish Bangkok had an international music festival -- now they've got two happening at the same time. Music fans will need to flip a coin this weekend to choose between Maho Rasop and Very Festival, both of which have international headliners and both of which are on Saturday and Sunday, only a few kilometres apart.
Framing life and death
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 14/08/2019
» Some nights nothing happens, and some nights too much happens. For one crew of rescue workers -- volunteers at one of Thailand's largest rescue organisations, Ruamkatanyu Foundation -- each shift is predictable only for its unpredictability. Nights at their base beneath a Nonthaburi overpass are spent monitoring the police radio channel for its most commonly-used word -- accident.
A Bizarro birthday party
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 10/07/2019
» If you're a fan of British indie band The Wedding Present, you'll have bought their debut album, George Best, back in 1987. And if you bought the follow-up, Bizarro, you did so 30 years ago, an anniversary the band are celebrating with a special Bangkok show next Monday.
This charming man
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 26/03/2019
» Local promoters The Comedy Club and Live Nation BEC-Tero hit another home run on Friday with a show by top US comedian Jim Gaffigan, following their Jim Jefferies sell-out in January and preceding two Jimmy Carr shows this Friday. Fans of comedy, and of people called Jim, are having a good 2019.
No offence
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 22/01/2019
» You'll be familiar with Jim Jefferies' schtick. He's the archetypal Aussie bloke, unconcerned with politically correct ways to address hot-button topics. His rants wrong-foot you with boozy observations that crystallise into astute commentary on modern society, like he's some kind of pub savant.
The View's frontman cleans up and grows up
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 05/10/2018
» What happens when a group of rambunctious Scottish musicians are given a record deal while still in their teens and then score a hit with their first album? Indie popsters The View fell willingly for the clichés of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, and threw themselves into a life of boozy mayhem.
Anger is an energy
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 17/08/2018
» It takes Trent Reznor 45 minutes to say hello. He voices his surprise that it's taken his band Nine Inch Nails nearly 30 years to do a show in Thailand. They almost made it in 2014 for the aborted Silverlake Festival in Pattaya, cancelled due to the volatile political climate, so there was no small amount of anticipation ahead of their show at Bangkok's packed Moonstar Studio on Tuesday night.