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Happy Mondays, Stone Roses & Primal Scream in KL? Sorta.

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Got your attention didn't we? There is truth to that headline. Thanks to a brand new night in Kuala Lumpur entitled This Feeling, we'll get to catch Mark 'Bez' Berry from Happy Mondays and Mani from Stone Roses and Primal Scream doing a special DJ set in KL in January and February respectively. MORE

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Hard Rockin': The best guitar-smashers, ever!

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The Hard Rock brand has a long, glorious history. Headlining at the Hard Rock and being able to leave a signed guitar on it’ walls is the sign that you’ve ‘made it’ to many musicians around the world. Everyone from KISS to Santana to Paramore has played the Hard Rock at some time or the other, and anyone who’s anyone has smashed a guitar there. So today we present to you - the best guitar-smashers in history! Crash boomz bang! MORE

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Hot like ... Mustard?

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Malaysian indie's been rocking hard, and it's almost every other fortnight that another band comes into the spotlight. But what say you about Perak-born, KL-based "harmonic indie rock" band Mustard? MORE

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311 rocks Jakarta, 30 March 2010

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Jakarta's got it good in 2010 - joining the likes of Cobra Starship and Taking Back Sunday are 311, who will perform at Indonesia's capital on 30 March 2010.  MORE

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Rock The World 9: A review

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Last weekend's Rock The World took off for its ninth edition and though we've heard mixed reviews about the festival, here's what Junk contributor Jarrod Sio had to say.  MORE

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SevenCollar T-Shirt - The Great Battle

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The Great Battle finds SCTS at their leanest, and sees all those lush soundscapes and jazzy chord forms outmuscled by ripped riffs and bulging basslines. MORE

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Help Cindy find her 30 Seconds to Mars albums!

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2,000 fans were picked to grace the cover of 30 Seconds to Mars' new album This Is War. Cindy Osterlind was one of them. And now she needs our help to find these albums! MORE

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UPDATE: Paramore in the Philippines and Singapore in 2010

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There's talk a-brewin' of Tennesee band Paramore possibly doing a HUGE Asian tour in March 2010. UPDATE (15 DEC): Paramore in Singapore confirmed. We've got the ticketing deets! MORE

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MxPx All-Stars put on a power-packed punk rawk show

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MxPx All-Stars show us what a real punk rock show is like. MORE

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Big Star - Keep An Eye On The Sky

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Remastered to gorgeously pristine glory, the songs from Big Star's three 70s albums sound as if they were recorded yesterday; a timeless reminder that failure can also yield success. MORE

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They Will Kill Us All: There's a new girl in their life

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“I don’t know [if] people will be able to accept our new direction,” Edwin continues. “But I honestly don’t care. We have always been focused on writing music that matters to us first. Kinda selfish…but isn’t everyone?” MORE

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Couple celebrates new album with a launch party

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Couple are holding a launch party on 19 December to celebrate Pop Tak Masuk Radio, their third album and full-on Malay language release! MORE

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Pupil - Wildlife (Special Edition)

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This album is Pupil at their finest, containing stripped down versions of their songs with touches of jazz and even dance punk... MORE

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Macbeth x Crooz Tour: Lots of stage-divin' and stolen goods

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11 bands, 90 people, 2 tour buses, 5 cities, almost 100 hours spent on the road, thousands of crowds. These made up the ingredients of the Macbeth x Crooz Indonesian Tour 2009, the most anticipated tour for Indonesia’s independent music scene. MORE

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Cobra Starship & Taking Back Sunday in Jakarta, 2010

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Whoa Indonesia, hold your horses. You're getting some pretty good shows over there for 2010. Adding to an already awesome start to the year, JAVA Musikindo have announced that Taking Back Sunday and Cobra Starship will respectively play concerts in a Jakarta. MORE

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UPDATE: The Killers live in Singapore and MANILA

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UPDATED (8 DEC): The Killers are set to hit up Manila too! (Hmm...why not Malaysia?) MORE

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Limp Bizkit back with new album Gold Cobra

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Start the hysterics: Limp Bizkit have finally announced their first album  since 2005's The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1).. MORE

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Hujan makes a thunderous return to form

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Playing a grand total of 21 songs and accompanied by a fancy LED screen at the back of the stage, Hujan's Mencari Konklusi concert in KL was truly a show to remember. Aidil Rusli from Couple reports exclusively for Junk...
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Prana: Back with guns blazing for Sounds Unite

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It’s been a quiet four years since Prana last released an album. Here's your chance to catch the band live when they hit KK and JB for the Sounds Unite tour! MORE

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Win tix to MxPx All-Stars live in KL, 11 Dec

Views: 4581 | Comments: 30

UPDATED (7 DEC): Winners of MxPx tickets have been selected. Thanks for taking part. MORE

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