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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.
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Voice of an angel
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 12/05/2015
» With blue streaks in her long, lush blonde hair, Jackie Evancho looks more like a typical 15-year-old trying to figure out a way through her teenage years than a global singing sensation.
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Backstreet's back, alright!
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 08/05/2015
» Backstreet Boys' youngest member Nick Carter, 35, urged the Thai crowd to "act like you're 15" on Wednesday night. There wasn't any need for Carter to offer such encouragement because all 35 year-olds present at Backstreet Boys' "In a World Like This" tour behaved exactly like that.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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It's all in the jeans
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 06/02/2015
» It began as a stern fabric for utility workwear, but has, over the years, come a long way from its humble roots as the preferred clobber for cowboys, miners and labourers.
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Off the mainstream musical map
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 03/02/2015
» Indie music lovers should rejoice, and build a bonfire to dance around, now that Live Nation Bec-Tero is bringing the Hostess Club to Bangkok. The gigantic promoter's step into indie territory is a bold move as they normally handle large-scale concerts from Lady Gaga to One Direction.
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Indie Music for the connoisseur
Life, Onsiri Pravattiyagul, Published on 14/01/2015
» The first instalment of Hedsod, a live concert series organised by new music collective Fungjai, was a grand way to start the new year of music. Six indie, off-the-beaten-track bands of varying calibre occupied a medium-sized studio for seven hours straight, and it was heart-warming to see the 1,500-strong crowd turn up in force at Voice Space last Saturday to support them.
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