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Off The Script
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 02/06/2015
» It all started with a boy band. Danny O'Donoghue and Mark Sheehan, childhood friends, were once in Irish boy band Mytown, but with the help of Glen Power on drums, awoke from their adolescent dream to form the popular pop rock band The Script.
A rising, completely normal, Asian star
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 29/05/2015
» With 2,807,437 subscribers and 612,323,137 views on TimothyDeLaGhetto2, Thai-American Tim Chantarangsu is a certified internet star. Timothy DeLaGhetto, as he is better known to his legions of fans worldwide, also has sizeable numbers from his other YouTube channels: thetimothydelaghetto where he vblogs and TraPhikMusik where he presents his rap music. Combined with his followers on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, it makes for a dizzying digit of views that confirm his online celebrity status.
Living the Teenage Dream
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 19/05/2015
» Katy Perry just roared. She swooped into Bangkok for the first time, and roared until all the young teenagers couldn't contain their excitement and climbed onto their seats while their chaperoning parents forgot that they weren't watching Madonna.
Break on through
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/04/2015
» For Thai musicians, breaking into the international market is a coveted goal. Much like with any other area of popular culture, the influences, imprints, looks and inspirations of contemporary Thai music largely come from other parts of the world — especially the West. A Thai touch is often then placed into the mix.
Holding Sway
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/04/2015
» The year was 1993. Thailand was buzzing with grunge and Britpop. Local independent musicians broke away from major labels' formulaic, conveyor belt music, and started to experiment with alternative rock sounds.
Reunited and it feels so good
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 28/04/2015
» Band reunions are hardly anything new in Thailand, where top hits remain on the airwaves forever and a day. Still, it's nice to reminisce from time to time.
Big name DJs set for Songkran and May performances
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 09/04/2015
» The Pepsi S2O Festival has succeeded in combining electronic dance music and Songkran fun, in a four-day event, at S2O Factory RCA, from Saturday through Tuesday.
Uploading the Korean dream
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 27/03/2015
» Nathamon "Nutty" Kongjak was only seven minutes late, but she apologised profusely, to the point of mutual embarrassment. For a net idol with 3 million followers, and a budding artist who has just released an album in Korea, Power Of Nutty, there's something disarming about Nathamon, especially when the general consensus of net idols and K-pop stars tends to lean on the negative side.
Welcome to paradise
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 19/03/2015
» A mixture of intense, beer-smelling body odour and aggressive spitting can be fairly typical at hard rock concerts. Paradise Fest, featuring 11 of Thailand's top hard rock/metal bands at J.J Mall last Saturday, had none of that, but the rock experience was still taken to another level.
Thunderous Incubus electrify Bangkok
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 17/03/2015
» For decades, Incubus have had a strong hold on Thai fans. For the third time, the American alternative rockers returned to these shores to another warm welcome. Incubus will surely always be able to bring thousands in on the strength of their solid relationship with fans here and their string of hits from yesteryear.