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Mind the Krush!
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 21/06/2016
» DJ Krush -- a Japanese hip hop innovator -- will make a comeback after his previous sell out show in Bangkok in 2012. This time "DJ Krush Butterfly Effect Album Tour" will take place this Saturday and is indeed another music event serious beat enthusiasts should not miss.
What's trending and happening this week
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 28/05/2016
» 1Admit it. We're a sucker for sales, and the Great Singapore Sale is coming! With the upcoming annual shopping season running from June 3 to Aug 14, travel search engine Skyscanner reveals that there is a 22% year-on-year increase for Thais travelling to Singapore during this time of year. So in case you plan to blow your budget there, cross out ION Orchard and Takashimaya on your next shopping trip because the site rounds up off-the-beaten-track spots from the hip Haji Lane and Malay heritage district Kampong Glam to Singapore's largest outlet mall IMM, as well as super-saving tips and tricks to spare more bucks for you to splurge. Check out skyscanner.co.th for where to shop in these hot neighbourhoods and, of course, for cheap fares.
Show some love for Hipster The King
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 16/02/2016
» Hipster The King will be staged in Japan, but it needs some love. Democrazy Theatre Studio's award-winning, critically-acclaimed contemporary dance performance directed by Thanapol Virulhakul has been selected to take stage at the "Store House Collection Vol 5: Thailand Week" hosted by Store House Company Theatre, an active company in Japan's modern theatre scene. The festival aims to present a cross-cultural dialogue through theatre performance with Asean countries, as the upcoming Thailand Week which will run from Feb 24-28 at Ueno Store House in Tokyo.
Still Indie
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 11/11/2015
» 'The fact that Fat Festival has inspired the younger generation to write their own music, record it and share it to others is already one of the biggest accomplishments the local music industry has seen," said Poonsak Jaturabul, guitarist of Big Ass, one of the bands that performed at the first instalment of the indie music event.
Cranking up the synth
Life, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 18/08/2015
» The local music industry has seen many acts move from indie to major labels. Somphol Rungphanit (vocals), Piyawat Meekruea (guitar), Prateep Siri-issranan (guitar), Eaksiri Kumbungpai (bass) and Krittapong Sakulnam-anek (drums) of 25hours last year jumped on the bandwagon by signing with Genie Records, under GMM Grammy, after a seven-year stint with the independent Believe Records.
The Music (festival) Man
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 06/02/2015
» Currently hosting four shows, Kris Srepoomseth is a mainstay on the telly. But he isn’t your average TV emcee. The media proprietor runs six companies, one being Feel Corporation Co, Ltd, of which he is CEO. Kris has recently begun a new ambitious project, Maya Music Festival — A Miracle of Art, Magical of Sound (www.mayamusicfestival.com). The EDM blowout — planned to be an annual event — will make its debut at the outdoor area of the 11th Infantry Regiment King’s Bodyguard on Mar 7 (tickets B2,500, B4,000, www.thaiticketmajor.com). Bridging local tradition and Western modernity, the event will feature a 20m-long naga, sculpted by a team of Thai artists from Silpakorn University and Poh Chang Academy of Arts, which will slither along to the sounds of headbanging electro music spun by heavyweights Steve Angello and Markus Schulz, along with a line-up of Thai talent.
Indie Insights
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 04/05/2012
» J ust when it looked like the Thai pop scene could choke us all, a new generation of organisers have taken up the challenge to bring a creative bent to Bangkok. Indie kids are popping up faster than you can say, "Geez, there's no more room to lock up my fixie outside Cosmic." The good news for Bangkok is that it means diversity, bringing an artistic edge to the cultural scene that has arguably lacked for years. So what trajectory will the new movement take? And how black and skinny can jeans really get? Guru sat down with three key players to find out where this style ride is taking us.
All the elements
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 30/03/2012
» A founding member and bassist of the 70s iconic soul band Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF), Verdine White talks to Guru about the band's upcoming Guiding Lights Tour 2012 concert in Bangkok: