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New York’s Japan Society to screen rare Ryuichi Sakamoto film retrospective

The two-day programme explores the late composer’s work for film, building towards the release of his newly translated autobiography

GAUNG Gumaung turns Yogyakarta into a city-wide stage for electronic music

Spread across a week, each event is run with a different local collective, backing the city's grassroots music community

Palestinian hip hop pioneers Muqata'a & Julmud touch down in Seoul this September

Both artists will perform at Cakeshop for a night organised by SoundSupply_Service alongside Arexibo, Yetsuby & more

Avalon Emerson set to make Southeast Asia debut at Dekmantel Bali

The Amsterdam-based festival joins forces with Potato Head Bali for a day-to-night line-up of listening sessions, dialogues & DJ sets on September 26

South Korea reverses ban on AI-assisted music copyright

KOMCA scraps its “0% AI” rule for a disclosure-based system, with penalties for false declarations

Rainbow Disco Club brings its day-to-night format to Singapore for the first time

Co-organised with Ice Cream Sundays, the event splits into three sessions across Tanjong Pagar Distripark & RASA featuring Antal, DJ Nobu & Kuniyuki

KAJE debuts with Asia-first programming in the highlands of Bali

Blackout Agency's new two-night event in the mountains also showcases site-specific art spread across the 18-hectare venue

Former Zouk Singapore resident Andrew Chow aka DJ Wiz dies at 63

The turntablism pioneer & DMC Singapore champion passed away on August 3 after a battle with stomach cancer

Demon Slayer anime LSD blotters from Germany seized in Thailand

Customs state the packaging poses a bigger risk than the smuggling attempt, as it's hard to distinguish from ordinary stickers

Massive Attack face police investigation after displaying Palestinian flag in Singapore

Members Robert "3D" Del Naja & Grant "Daddy G" Marshall displayed the flag at the close of the band's July 29 show

Thailand outlines national plan to develop kratom as international herbal export

The plant was removed from the country’s narcotics list in 2021 & named a medicinal herb in 2023

Ye's Jakarta debut officially announced following months of speculation

Raw Vision Collective confirm the rapper's first Southeast Asia date of 2026, previously teased in April at the 'Bully' listening party

Siwilai hosts weekender exploring Jazz Kissa & listening culture in Bangkok

The programme includes the Jazz Kissa book launch, listening sessions, a panel talk & OJAS' new Klipsch collaboration

Sun Down Circle brings Brazil, Japan & Indonesia together at Potato Head Bali

The day-to-night event features Moodymann, Azymuth, Kuniyuki, Indra Lesmana & more across the Beach Club & Klymax Discotheque

Watch all three days of Fuji Rock Festival 2026 via livestream this weekend

Free to watch on Amazon Music, last year's broadcast was the most-watched music festival livestream in the platform's history

Eaton HK's UNHEARD Sound & Music Festival marks fifth year with Proof of Sound theme

Running July 24-August 5, the festival spans 25 events ranging from spatial audio performances in a rooftop pool to a hearing safety talk with custom earplug fittings

Thugshop opens new venue Exit Reality on Singapore’s Boat Quay

The 100-capacity room with Funktion-One soundsystem & overhead LED panels launches this weekend

The Mixmag Lab makes its debut in Mongolia this month

In collaboration with Kharkhorum Festival, the event in Ulaanbaatar features Biliguudei, Gonno, CMT & Anu Dol

Norsicaa launches label rooted in Asia-Pacific sounds, Sama Sama Records

The DJ & researcher says the label is "being built for the region and diaspora", debuting with a 1980 Boy Katindig reissue

Hong Kong takes down AI anti-drug video after message backfires on netizens

"The most successful drug advertisement ever in Hong Kong" one user commented on a reuploaded YouTube video

PERMIT aims to turn Korean DMZ into cultural destination via new festival project

Tresor Berlin founder Dimitri Hegemann will share insight on cultural strategies via a pre-recorded video interview