Always stoked to help out the Asian scene – our home, our place of birth, our everything. The vocalist of Thai metallic hardcore band WHISPERS...
INTERVIEW | Zuma of Kruelty by Jeremy Duke Tokyo’s Kruelty was one of the brightest lights for Asian representation in heavy music in 2023. Their...
INTERVIEW | Yos of BLAST Magazine THAILAND We still remember the day that Thai music magazine BLAST released the issue with this phenomenal, and now...
INTERVIEW | John DROPSET / 50 CALIBER / BUN DEM OUT UKHC One of my first shows upon immigrating to the UK was watching an...
INTERVIEW | Dummy Toys China Punk Rock https://www.instagram.com/dummytoys/ If you haven’t heard of Chinese punk band DUMMY TOYS you’re missing out BIG time. Stop what...
INTERVIEW | John Kata Ready Eye Collective Promoter Cover Photo: Unknown – hit us up! Photo Credit: Roman Laris The photos below are an amalgamation...
INTERVIEW | Choke Cocoi HARDCORE Philippines https://www.facebook.com/chokecocoi/ “I’ve already submitted my resignation from the band,” states Odessa, drummer of long-time Philippines hardcore punk legends Choke...
PREMIERE | Blow Your Brains Out Japan Hardcore Quality Control Records Photo Credit: Takumagg Means a lot when a whole bunch of things come together...
INTERVIEW | Jeremy COMEBACK KID “I’m caving, not worth saving The song’s faded but I’m deadpanned waiting for an avalanche I’ll be the last to...
20 years in the game, Malaysian straight-edge hardcore band Kids on the Move are an emotional beast. “Time passes, changing. Do I just go along?...
A few days ago a new show was announced in Singapore featuring phenomenal bands like Indonesian act Peach and Malaysian band Unseen, along with local...
INTERVIEW | Winston Dirti, Defeat the Giant SE Asia rightfully gets lots of the world’s attention as one of the MUST-go locations on the global...
We’ve been writing about Malaysian hardcore punk band Last Minute since back in 2015 and actually wrote about them extensively in 2021 (click HERE). In...
INTERVIEW | Zuma KRUELTY Japan Photo Credit: Seijiro Nishimi Perfect time to throw this interview we did with Japanese heavy hitters Kruelty! Originally this interview...
INTERVIEW | Niki Koh Drummer/Toy Designer Forests Singapore Our bud Niki is an amazing drummer, and an even better human being, who moonlights in a...
INTERVIEW | Andrew Lee Ripped to Shreds Photo Credit: Greg Goudey It’s sick when a band we’ve been covering since their inception gets their...
INTERVIEW | Jeff Sour https://www.instagram.com/soursoundtrack/ Photo Credits: Cover Photo – Hannah Spiker All Black and Whites – https://www.instagram.com/thedumbpunk/ Over the many years that we’ve...
INTERVIEW | Jino Slamman Booking Asia Promoter As consumers of live music, we really need to stop more often and give it up to local...
As we take stock of the releases that have come out from Asia just these past few months, it’s inspiring to know that bands continue...
INTERVIEW Gap of Holding On Records Promoter, Entrepreneur, Label Honcho, All Round Amazing Dude Jino of Loudly Prefer Promoter, Vocalist, All Round Great Human Photos...