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Day Zero debuts in Bali with an island-wide, all-week-long line-up

Damian Lazarus brings the sunset-to-sunrise jungle experience to the island

The Hook launches as a multi-functional event space in Taipei

Located in Xinyi District, the venue supports up to 450 guests, featuring integrated sound, lighting & visual systems

Gero & Chateau Rouge headline Rewind x ALTER. Art Basel Hong Kong closing party

The Shanghai & Hong Kong collectives present a multi-floor event with DJ sets & a site-specific sound installation at Soho House

Former rapper Balen Shah set to become Nepal’s youngest Prime Minister

The 35-year-old rapper-turned-politician gained traction with young voters during last year’s Gen Z protests, when his song became an unofficial anthem

New booking agency Zagareet launches to spotlight distinctive artists across Asia

Founders Shereen Jolly & Nikola Skočajić share the mission behind the Hong Kong-based agency: “The main thing is getting them into the right rooms with the right crowd.”

Devon Turnbull & Karimoku Furniture create listening room installation in Tokyo

Presented at the Karimoku Research Center, Sound House combines handcrafted speakers, furniture & architectural acoustics that revolve around the Japanese concept of “ma”

Experience the Mixmag Asia Creative Hub at ComplexCon Hong Kong

Together with NOTHING and Jägermeister, the Creative Hub is a curated sound & lifestyle space for the event’s 30,000 visitors

Eaton HK unveils Art Month 2026 programme for Art Basel Hong Kong

Marking its second year as a Cultural Partner, the hotel also announced its Art Month party on March 26 titled Ancestral Frequencies

Goldie’s live band format makes Asia debut in Bangkok this month

The drum’n’bass icon’s live concert experience takes place at Cloud 11 Hall on March 14

“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

The Dalai Lama wins award at 68th GRAMMYs

The Tibetan spiritual leader won for Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording

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’