Film & TV DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith’s early career to be subject of new film and TV series The scripted series, named 215, comes from Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios
Fashion Philippine streetwear brand OXGN release final drop of budots-inspired collection Launched with Sgamo & Jarreau Vandal's track 'TIW TIW 2025', the line reinterprets Amekaji style through the sound & spirit of the genre
Events Hydra’s House brings a night of African rhythms & electronic textures to Hong Kong Suru Records founder Hydra brings his melodic, genre-blurring sound to Soho House after going global in Ibiza
Asia News Photo exhibition revisits Hanoi in the 1990s British photographer Andy Soloman's prints cover streets, markets, schools & factories from his years in Vietnamese capital
Global News US musician given 18-month prison sentence for US$8 million AI streaming fraud Micheal Smith was found to have used bot accounts to generate "billions" of fake streams of AI music on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music
Asia News FamilyMart taps Lady Gaga to tackle Japan's labour shortage The convenience store chain has cast the singer in a recruitment ad to address roughly 30% of its stores being short-staffed
Asia News Rostarr set to unveil biggest mural to date at Desa Potato Head Bali The Korean-American artist's work is painted freehand across the Beach Club façade, launching with an event featuring Archie, Eric Duncan, Suze Ijó & more
Fashion Tokyo label everyone opens first-ever Hong Kong pop-up at BELOWGROUND Running October 9-13, the temporary store presents a number of city exclusive items along with the label's 26 Fall Collection & collaborations
Asia News New Singapore venue Earworm launches this weekend From the team behind Offtrack, the space opens with Maft Sai, Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band & Pam Anantr joined by Dean Chew
Fashion thisisneverthat & SURPLUS RESEARCH collaborate on line of reflective wearables The Korean & Japanese brands have teamed up with GORE-TEX on a jacket, cap & special edition in-ear monitors
Interviews “A promoter at heart”: Zaran Vachha explains why most artists skip Asia on tour & how he’s fixing it Visa rules, routing headaches & city-by-city economics have kept multi-stop Asian tours rare; the Singapore-based Triangle Group co-founder shares with us on how he aims to solve this puzzle
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