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Off the leash
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 20/10/2019
» "Dogs whine to communicate their physical, mental and emotional states..." At first glance, Dogwhine's artist bio reads like the opening to a freshman's college essay. Then, out of the blue, what initially appears to be a direct quote from the dictionary turns into a sly jab at the absurd prohibition on political gatherings of five or more people imposed by the junta: "Not all whines are created equally. Sometimes dogs gather to whine in group. When they come together more than five, they often get chased or taken away." Like hip-hop firebrands Rap Against Dictatorship who brought us the brilliant anti-junta Prathet Ku Mee (What's My Country Got), this Bangkok five-piece are unapologetically political from the outset.
With wild abandon
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 09/06/2019
» Over the course of nearly a decade, we have on more than one occasion gushed about how UK outfit Wild Beasts were top-shelf purveyors of erudite indie-rock. Even though they regrettably called it quits in 2017, they remain one of the very few rock bands who managed to strike an impeccable balance between indie and art-rock. Ranging from baroque to barbaric, their five-album discography charts leftfield territories with strutting confidence. Not many rock bands are able to incorporate geeky literary allusions into their songwriting and still look pretty damn cool doing it.
Failing to heed history
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/05/2019
» You've got to hand it to Ekachai Hongkangwan. Like him or not, the man keeps coming back for more.
The one who has outlasted them all?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 14/04/2019
» Facebook photos of my staff member Mek pop up regularly on my Timeline.
The outrage conundrum
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/02/2019
» There is outrage in the social media world.
Walk on the wild side
B Magazine, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 03/02/2019
» Thin fog was slowly floating against the backdrop of mountains above the Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya. It was nearly dawn when I woke up in my tented camp to the songs of chirping birds.
Once upon a time in Paris
B Magazine, Denis D. Gray, Published on 28/10/2018
» If one was lucky enough to have lived in Paris while young, wrote Ernest Hemingway, the city would remain with you for the rest of your life. Humphrey Bogart echoed the sentiment with that classic movie line from the closing frames of Casablanca. "We'll always have Paris," Rick, his character, tells the woman he will never see again. And even Art Buchwald, the humour columnist, weighed in, titling his charming memoir I'll Always Have Paris.
A Spiritual land
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/10/2018
» It's a particularly ghostly period in Thailand, where last Wednesday we witnessed the annual ghostly fireballs on the Mekong River and now we're preparing for Halloween this coming Wednesday.
Watch your heart
B Magazine, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 21/10/2018
» The newest version of the Apple Watch is inching towards becoming a medical device. With a built-in electrocardiogram, it is said to be the world's first wearable available to consumers over the counter to offer such medical functionality.
Hidden Hong Kong marvels
B Magazine, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/07/2018
» Clothes were hanging outside many windows of old flats while water kept dripping from air con units to the street below. The scene of Sham Shui Po, an old quarter in the northwest part of Kowloon in Hong Kong is far cry from the modern skyscrapers in the central area.