Feel Good Hits: ‘Kidnappers’ And The Life Electric Saturday at Tempo Fest
In 1994, two producers got ‘90s icon Kejmanee ‘Pin’ Wattanasin to front their act, and the result was the breakout success of Kidnappers, an electric pop trio that were part of the kingdom’s modern musical renaissance. Their first album “Slang” remains a classic synonymous with that era.
August Means Block Party for Bike Shop Near Saphan Taksin
BANGKOK — Doesn’t matter whether you’re a bike geek or not when you can get into gear with music and people at a community block party later this month.
Be Charmed Under the Stars by ‘Amelie’ All Over Again
BANGKOK — Winter weather has brought the perfect temperature for open-air cinema and a Thonglor events space is kicking it off the French way next week.
‘Keep Your Eyes On’ Trippy Light Show Madness Next Week
BANGKOK — In the late 1960s, the Joshua Light Show put on elaborate liquid light stage shows to take audiences on brain-twisting psychedelic journeys. It was done using overhead projectors, color wheels and vats of colored liquid. Since then, concert visuals have given way to towering LED screens and computer-generated images.
FTMS This Weekend, Check Out Cool Underground Events
This weekend, give conformity and the mainstream the middle finger by checking out art exhibitions, dancing to Drum 'n Bass and techno music, and learning to make badass beats.
Tribal Africa Takes a Synthetic Turn Friday at 12×12
BANGKOK — Start the weekend by going tribal at a downtown hole-in-the-wall venue to Sub-Saharan African beats and synthesizers to produce trippy experimental music.
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D.C. Hip-Hop ‘Oddisee’ Surprise Hit at Maho Rasop Music Fest (Photos)
BANGKOK — A group of friends threw down in an impromptu dance battle. A man peeled off his shirt and danced solo in a corner. On stage, a keyboardist left his deck to center stage and show off his moves.
Forgotten Funk: Studio Lam Revives South Africa’s Apartheid-Era Bubblegum Tonight
Kwaito’s electronic sounds may reign today among South African youth, but back in the ‘80s near the end of the apartheid era there was...
Dancehall Goes to Isaan Next Week at Studio Lam
BANGKOK — Sway at the crossroads of Kingston and Khon Kaen next week when a trio of DJs take over the decks at a...
Dance to Psychedelic Beats and Stateside Drum ‘n Bass This Weekend
On this week's NFTU I bring to you both the weird and the wonderful. Let’s start off with the weird. I’m going to introduce a guy that has just dropped the kind of “far out” album you’d expect to hear if you were having tea with Timothy Leary. Besides this he’s a DJ known in the scene as a master of eclectic sounds.
