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  • LIFE

    Coldplay across the universe

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/02/2024

    » The latest Coldplay concert in Bangkok was a feat of photogenic spectacles designed to bedazzle, complete with light-blinking wristbands, sci-fi-warped animation on spherical screens, balloons in the shape of planets and exploding fireworks above the roof of Rajamangala National Stadium ("The football field not often used to play football on," as a Thai national squad member noted.)

  • LIFE

    Cambodian rock via LA

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 21/11/2023

    » Los Angeles-based band Dengue Fever has released a new studio album, Ting Mong (Tuk Tuk Records, USA), their first for eight years. The release marks the Cambodian-US band's 20th anniversary since their acclaimed self-titled debut in 2003.

  • LIFE

    Chopard Loves Cinema, starring Julia Roberts

    Life, Noko, Published on 24/03/2023

    » Premiering on Monday, the campaign Chopard Loves Cinema comprises a series of video clips to be released over the coming months.

  • LIFE

    Can't wait for the encore

    Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/12/2022

    » In 2022 the entertainment industries inched closer to pre-pandemic levels. It has also been quite an eventful year for live music, especially in Thailand, where concerts, festivals and parades of amazing international acts were marching back to the country. As the New Year is here, let's take a look back at some of the highs and lows of music happenings in the world this year, and see what are some of the interesting shows we should look forward to in 2023.

  • LIFE

    In Cannes, it's cinema as usual

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 17/05/2022

    » After the cancellation in 2020 and a bump to the month of July in 2021 -- with smaller attendance as international travel was still interrupted -- the Cannes Film Festival returns to its usual mid-May slot, keyed up and fully prepped to show the world that it's cinema, and the cinema business, as usual.

  • OPINION

    The most dignified drummer in rock 'n roll

    News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 29/08/2021

    » We sadly lost two legendary musicians last week with the passing of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) and singer Don Everly (84).

  • OPINION

    Free drug convicts

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/05/2021

    » Re: "Mass parole no solution", (Editorial, May 20).

  • LIFE

    Indisputable giants

    Life, Published on 24/03/2020

    » A profusion of musical joy combined with a palpable sense of shared euphoria was clearly in evidence on the stage at the Thailand Cultural Centre on March 2.

  • LIFE

    Across generations, across Thailand

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/01/2019

    » Thai PBS held a fun event to celebrate Teacher's Day "Saraphan Lan Thung" or The Sonic Luk Thung Variety Show at the TV station's main compound last Wednesday. World Beat was there to enjoy the mini-festival.

  • LIFE

    When good intentions backfire

    B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 06/01/2019

    » "Sometimes/ It falls upon a generation/ To be great/ I ask all humanity now/ To rise up/ Then we can all stand/ With our heads/ Held high," begins the Chris Martin-curated Global Citizen EP 1 with opener Rise Up featuring an excerpt from Nelson Mandela's now-iconic "Make Poverty History" speech. It's an apt start given the wholesome intentions of this EP, although it feels slightly jarring to hear one of the world's greatest speeches getting paired with the euphoric synths supplied here by the Norwegian production behemoth Stargate. The song is clearly engineered for a stadium/festival setting, so casual listening might not be the best way to approach what would otherwise be a stirring anthem.

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