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“Something we can nurture and grow responsibly”: Wonderfruit expands with Open Fields & Kyoto chapter

Stretching beyond 5 days & Thailand, Music Director Phuong Le mentions how the expansion sharpens the festival’s curatorial focus

Narcotics agency pushes for tighter regulation on vapes & nitrous oxide in Indonesia

Lab tests found nearly a quarter of vape liquid samples contained narcotics; every sample tested during investigations came back positive

Gorillaz drop trailer for animated short ‘The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God’

Both the band’s hand-drawn film and new album ‘The Mountain’ arrive this weekend

Musicmine founder Hideoki Amano has died aged 63

Since establishing the label group in 1994, Amano helped lay the groundwork for the Japanese techno scene throughout the '90s and '00s

Hip hop duo Creepy Nuts become first Japanese act to claim two RIAA Golds

The pair’s songs ‘Bling-Bang-Bang-Born’ & ‘Otonoke’ each surpassed 500,000 units, setting a new precedent for Japanese hip hop in the United States

Thailand’s ambiguous alcohol laws spark confusion among stakeholders

Frequent rule changes, including temporary voting-period bans, are said to be are impacting hospitality revenue & raising concerns about policy inconsistency

Pasar Senja celebrates Indonesian–Australian creative exchange at Melbourne's Fed Square

Presented by Nongkrong Festival, the event showcaes Indonesian culture as “both living, evolving and expansive” in a dusk-to-night celebration

Roland launches ASPIRE electronic music education programme across Asia & Australia

Developed with Musical Futures International, the project brings hands-on learning to schools in Bangkok, Melbourne & Singapore

Soi48’s photobook documents the raw & hyperlocal realities of nightlife in Asia

ADM: Asia’s Own Unhinged Club Culture gives an intimate look at dance music spaces, fashion, flyers, & more from 2017-2025

Bad Times Records finds a new home inside La Cabane Hong Kong

Ani Phoebe shares on how the relocation builds on community, vinyl culture, & collaboration

Elle Shimada’s CHALANT collective hosts femme-led discussion & event in Tokyo

Taking over ORD and SALOON in Daikanyama, the event coincides with the release of Shimada’s second album, ‘Lullaby For The River In My Body’

Labubu-shaped combination pills seized in Koh Phangan

Last April, the Ramathibodi Poison Centre warned about toy-shaped drugs spreading during Songkran

Laidlaw leads Intergalactic Global x Mixmag Asia pop-up takeover series at wappo & The Shady Pig

The event also includes local heroes on the line-up in an intimate 360° setup, a Void soundsystem, and late-night afters at Shady Pig

Dguru launches Sangsu Records with 9-track compilation

The first release showcases "leftfield electronics, experimental forms, and club-informed approaches that are sometimes functional and sometimes deliberately not"

Lucy In The Sky’s SCBD branch announces closure after 14 years in Jakarta

Known for its rooftop setting & inclusive music programming, the venue now operates only at its Senayan Park location

Rainbow Disco Club drops 2026 line-up with a “Secret Artist” yet to be revealed

The festival returns to Shizuoka on April 17–19, following a collaboration with Love International at WOMB in March

NET launches first-ever PLGRN Asia tour this month

The tour pairs the collective's founders with artists in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Hanoi & Bali

Thailand looks to the skies as first UFO Festival lands in February

Hosted at Khun Dan Prakarn Chon Dam & near the “Area 51 of Asia”, it marks a new direction & wider strategy to diversify Thai tourism

Bangkok venue Studio Lam announces closure after 12-year run

Founder Nattapon Siangsukon aka Maft Sai reflects on the space’s growth from experiment to cultural hub & its role in supporting the city’s music scene

Tomorrowland Thailand announces December 2026 dates & ticket sales

Ahead of its first Southeast Asian edition, the festival is opening pre-registration on January 8; a requirement for purchasing passes & packages

UnKonscious Festival returns to Pattaya for four days of pure trance

Running from January 29 to February 1, the beach festival presents multi-venue events & over 40 international artists