New Releases The Blessed Madonna gives Chicago house-inspired remix to Hikaru Utada’s ‘Mine or Yours’ The GODSQUAD Mix vinyl drops next month, along with Hikaru Utada’s SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 2024 concert film across Taiwan’s Vieshow Cinemas
Features Artists exciting us in 2025 / October Names from Asia and the Asian diaspora you need on your radar (and playlists)!
Asia News “To be politically aware in this climate is important”: Filipinos join Trillion Peso March to demand an end to corruption Tens of thousands marched in Manila from Luneta to Mendiola, condemning the plunder of the archipelago & demanding accountability for billions lost to ghost flood control projects
Global News Live music events at the Pyramids of Giza could be banned following lawsuit A rights group claims that loud music emitted from recent Anyma and Cirocoloco shows could have a "destabilising" effect on the 4,000-year-old structures
Asia News R.Tee takes down ‘DAMDADI’ music video after plagiarism claims from Yseult The MV's production company has distanced R.Tee & Soyeon from its creative direction, while the K-pop producer has issued a public apology
Asia News Ryuichi Sakamoto’s estate announces removal of music from Israeli streaming platforms The estate joins artists like Arca, Massive Attack & Yaeji in supporting the No Music For Genocide initiative
Film & TV BBC to release three-part documentary exploring Michael Jackson abuse allegations With rare footage and new interviews, the documentary aims to unravel the "complex enigma" surrounding the late pop singer
Tech Polygonia teams up with Dycide and FTP Doctor to launch new audio anaylsis tool Inspect allows you to analyse “your favourite music” and customise it
Global News Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe to broadcast new album into space The pair’s third collaborative record was transmitted into space on October 15 using the same instrument that helped confirm the Big Bang Theory
Asia News Deadly Disco invites Romy, Flight Facilities & Hot Chip to Singapore for Halloween Pasir Panjang Power Station will host Singapore’s biggest Halloween event with aerial acts, themed zones, a costume contest & more on October 31
Asia News Mystery package washed ashore on Jeju Island revealed to hold 20kg of ketamine A beach cleaner discovered the “tea”-labelled bundles, containing a dose for the entire population of the island
New Releases Long-lost British Asian dance classic, ‘Punjabi Disco’, gets reborn for a new era Naya Beat revives Mohinder Kaur Bhamra’s 1982 Punjabi folk–synth–disco gem, with remixes from Peaking Lights, Psychemagik, Mystic Jungle & Baalti
Asia News FVTURE Bangkok opens in December as Southeast Asia’s largest hyperclub The 6,000-capacity venue at BRAVO Mall will feature Asia’s first L2 & L2D L-Acoustic system, 360° LED visuals & flexible staging
Features The often unsung scene of Cambodia Insight & stories from artists, promoters & nightlife pioneers carefully rebuilding a community from fragments of a very different-sounding past