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Camera Obscura headlines LA Lights Indie Fest, Indonesia

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LA Lights amps up the indie power with their annual festival and they've got Camera Obscura at one of their four final shows.  MORE

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TAPAU: The Music, The Road, A Camera

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Ever wondered what was going through Malaysian singer-songwriter Liyana Fizi’s mind when she wrote ‘Stay’? Or why indie rock band Hujan told the story of a small-town boy coming to KL in ‘Kuala Lumpur’? Ahmad Faris, or Fungus as his friends call him, wants to tell you these stories straight from the horse's mouth in TAPAU: The Music, The Road, A Camera. MORE

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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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We want this CD: +65 Indie Underground

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Like how Brandon Flowers from The Killers sings it, "Glamarous indie rock 'n' roll is what I want, it's in my soul, it's what I need.", an absolute gem of a compilation CD called +65 Indie Underground, documenting the DIY indie band scene in Singapore from the mid '80s to the present, is out now! 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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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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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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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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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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Couple - Pop Tak Masuk Radio

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It’s a tad peculiar that Malaysian power pop champs Couple choose to begin their first Malay album with an atypically bummed out song... MORE

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Music x film: 3 amazing mashups

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Because we love how music and film interweave into one another, we thought we'd zoom in on three music makers that have enhanced their compositions into poignant interpretations on film... MORE

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The Fire Fight wear sensitivity on their sleeve

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The Fire Fight are on the superstar trajectory they are on now because they wear their sensitivity like a tasteful badge, without having to slap anyone in the face with it nor hide it behind loud crashes of guitars... MORE

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Win Muse's The Resistance CD and imported tees

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Wish you had a copy of Muse's new album The Resistance? Here’s your chance to win the CD album and hard-to-come-by imported Muse United States Of Eurasia tees. MORE

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Otto - Certa Manhã Acordei de Sonhos Intranqüilos

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Brazil’s Otto returns with his fourth album. Known for his unusual blend of techno with African-inspired beats and other genres of music native to Brazil, his new album departs slightly from the ambience of past hits... MORE

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Rashdan Harith - Revelations And A Cup Of Coffee

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It’s always an odd situation how some things work in some languages and not others. o surprise then that Rashdan Harith and his backing band knock it outta the park on ‘Matahari’ and ‘Gadis Jalanan’... MORE

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Somewhere Above Us - For Honestly, We See Cotton Trees

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Somewhere Above Us join the array of one-man ambient bands in the business (seems to be a really popular venture these days), but how does he fare among his peers? Not amazingly... MORE

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Various - (500) Days Of Summer OST

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2009 is probably going to be the year for (500) Days Of Summer. It’s definitely another well-compiled movie soundtrack to stash alongside other like-minded indie movies and their soundtracks... MORE

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Jon Chan - Nightjar

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Plainsunset’s Jon Chan is an amazing artist; the pencilled bird on the sleeve is more of the fine, but Nightjar can get diabetically sweet... MORE

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Phish - Joy

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It’s not easy listening to an accomplished band while anticipating familiarity and something fresh at the same time. As hostile as it sounds, Joy is rooted in rejection, salvation and hope... MORE

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