August 3rd was a big day for the folks at No Black Tie for it was the launching and showcase of No Black Tie records first CD release. Of course, the location for this event is none other than No Black Tie itself that inconspicuous lovely pub located along Jalan Mesui. Perhaps after hosting throngs of new and upcoming talent vying for a stage to showcase their work, NBT decided that it’s time for them to evolve to more than just a lovely place to drink and to listen music to. What better way to start off the whole campaign by featuring one of their most brightest home-grown (literally, since he plays at NBT) talent the wandering musician Isaac Entry. Read more...

You don’t get to 500 million friends, without making a few enemies. The story behind the founding of the most widely use social network website Facebook is filled with drama. It is a tale of sex, money, genius and betrayal. Of course this makes for a perfect movie. Read more...

Still pissed after all these years, Malaysia’s punk rock legend, Carburetor Dung will be touring the Philippines this weekend. In conjunction with that, they are releasing a CD-R album with tracks recorded from 1993 to 2007 and also several songs from the yet to be release album, Inginku Rejam Raksasa Kejam to share with friends. More good news is that the MP3 version is available for download. Read more...

If there is ever a time to be a comic nerd, now is it. Last week was San Diego Comic-Con. It used to be a simple comic festival where comic enthusiasts all over gather to discuss about comics. These days, Hollywood studios schedule their movie announcements around Comic-Con, as comics get more mainstream and movies based on comics don’t normally suck anymore. Read more...

Fanzine fanatics and fanzine aficionados all around, make sure you come to the Kuala Lumpur Zine Fest 2010, 25th July 2010 Gudang Noisy Ampang. There will be Fanzine on sale, zine readings and some music performance. Read more...

J Shamsul wrote what a disappointing urbanscapes it was for him, from the lack of information to the performances and arts. Well your’s truly decided to skip the whole artsy, artist and organizing thing and focus more on what’s important in Urbanscapes which is YOU! The revelers, crowd or the visitors. I decided that it’s about time focus is given to the art that the visitors bring in, in other words, THE FASHION!! Read more...

I’ve been wanting to post this a few weeks back, but I got caught up with other things. a few weeks ago, 19th Juna 2010, there was an event at MAP Black Box, where great films was accompanied with great music. Kotak Hitam is an event organized by the Frinjan art community together with UITM’s Faculty of Arts and Creative Technology (FACT). Read more...

Assalamualaikum salam sejahtera dan salam satu Malaysia kembali lagi saya yang hilang sebentar akibat dari serangan selsema, batuk dan angin kus kus. Sesungguhnya terdetik lagi hati Tan Sri untuk menulis satu nukilan pada malam Jumaat ini khas buat pasangan-pasangan yang telah berkahwin di luar sana. Sesungguhnya cinta itu indah, cinta itu penyatuan hati antara dua insan yang saling memahami, menyayangi dan mempunyai kesamaan. Memang banyak pasangan bercinta namun dalam banyak-banyak pasangan bercinta dari “awek-balak”, “steady couple” , “scandal” hinggalah kepada “teman tapi mesra” sesungguhnya cinta yang paling indah antara dua insan ialah cinta yang diikat dengan tali ikatan yang sah yakni pasangan suami-isteri. Read more...

Now, I’m not a pro in music nor can I tell if a musicians’ playing a C cord or a B, but fortunately, I was born with a good set of ears and a heart to enjoy music with and thus I can at least tell a good tune from one that’s, not so good. Read more...

Finally Yuna is launching her debut album, Decorate. I still remember the first time I saw her was on YouTube. Who is this hooded chick playing the piano covering Oh Chentaku’s Polaroid over a webcam, I mumbled to myself. But she was good. That seems like centuries ago. Read more...

Sure I did stress my disappointment on the recent Urbanscapes 2010, read the previous post to find out more. However it wasn’t all bad. As I was walking back and forth between Lawn Stage and the Pentas 2 stage with music by The Wknd Sessions, two bands caught my attention, Partimelovers and Rosevelt. Read more...

Fighting games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Dead or Alive and such are big flops on the silver screen. Hollywood had tried numerous time to bring multiple fighting game genre to the big screen but each of them had failed miserably each time. Well, here are two example of how to make a movie based on a fighting game. Read more...