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Anarchy in the SEA
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 29/03/2017
» 'The homeless used to run away from us," said Kyaw Kyaw.
Hip hop, you don't stop
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 20/05/2015
» As a music genre, hip hop is one of the most captivating, most researched and longest lasting in terms of popularity. MTV Asia recognises its importance in global music history, and devoted its inaugural installation of MTV Music Evolution, its live music event initiative to chart the musical history of each musical genre, to hip hop.
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.
The man who is everyone's type
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 04/03/2015
» Sean Freeman understands Thailand. He might have not known it before he arrived here, but his "Absolute Siam" art installation feeds right into Thais' pervasive, photo-obsessed, colour-enthusiast psyche.
At the top of her lungs
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 11/02/2015
» At 75, Dusdi Banomyong magically retains her youthful vibrancy, sparkling in her compact physique and well-kept hairdo. As serious singers and vocal coaches often do, she speaks softly and constantly sips water, as to not strain her prized voice.
Back to her roots
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 20/05/2014
» National Artist Kwanjit Sriprajan is an enigma onstage and off. At 66, she quick-fires volleys of sharp wit during performances, but as she applies her make-up while giving a short interview, she very much looks and sounds like a kind grandma, with a sweet, slow cadence to her voice.
Paradise found
Business, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 03/04/2014
» Thanks to Maft Sai and Chris Mentis of ZudRangMa Records, roots music has been back in vogue for quite a few years now. With their combined adamant effort in sourcing long lost Thai grassroots music, from early molam to arcane luk thung, we are able to enjoy what was thought-to-be-lost music on the label’s numerous compilations sold worldwide.
Musical royalty
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 05/02/2014
» Banyen Rakkaen doesn't take credit when credit isn't due. Sometimes believed to be the first mor lam artist to ever appear on national TV, the "Queen of mor lam" is quick to rectify the matter.
Dropping in on Venice
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 05/06/2013
» The most common sound that dominates Venice is not the crooning of gondola rowers or passionate Italian proclamations of love. In Venice, as strange as it may sound, one hardly hears any Italian spoken as the winding streets, ancient bridges and water buses are flooded with tourists from around the world.
Mr Everywhere
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 03/04/2013
» You can't escape Nadech Kugimiya. The guy's everywhere, from larger-than-life expressway billboards, magazine racks, television commercials, prime-time soaps to fried banana bags made out of old newspapers, Nadech's perfectly chiselled, flawless face is forever beaming at you like the sun and the moon combined.