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The streets come alive in Penang on UNESCO anniversary
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010The diverse communities in Malaysia’s George Town raise their flags and open their doors to the public to show off the finer aspects of their cultures
CNNGo July 7, 2010 — The streets of George Town — the bustling capital of Malaysia’s Penang state — come alive today with a mish-mash of colorful activities as residents [...]
Thailand’s premiere dance fest has grown by leaps, bounds and beats
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 11, 2010 — When Thailand’s first international dance music festival drew a crowd of 4,000-plus in 2008 the vibe couldn’t been spoiled even when headlining DJ David M got caught up in the moment and bawled his eyes out in front of the packed arena. In 2009, about 8,000 people saw Faithless’ Sister [...]
Bangkok books that bring the city to life
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 8, 2010 — Walk into any English-language bookstore in Bangkok and you get the impression every foreigner who ever visited wrote a novel based on his or her experiences.
The truth is most of these “experiences” led to an endless parade of prostitutes, ladyboys and beer bars causing bookshelves to heave under the weight [...]
Bangkok’s Bear-Garden bares all
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 6, 2010 — Bear-Garden is a made-up phrase used to describe a “pretty messy room,” says Somsiri “June” Sangkaew, who records her experimental pop shenanigans under the moniker. While the name of Panda Records’ quirky star may be unfamiliar to many, Bear-Garden has been making deliciously off-beat pop tunes for almost a decade.
“I [...]
The decade’s top 10 head-scratching moments
Friday, April 2nd, 2010To the outsider looking in, Bangkok is a hodgepodge of oddness, a city full of curiosities lurking around every corner. But the less things make sense to befuddled outsiders, the more normal they appear to locals. It’s been an eventful decade in Thailand, so join us as we look back at 10 of the strangest [...]
The funkiest Thai bands of the last 10 years Read more: 10 bands that made Thai music cool in the noughties
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo December 24, 2009 — Thai music has been blessed with shining examples in almost every genre imaginable over the last 10 years. From a thriving indie scene to the explosion of sickly-sweet pop music, there have been more than enough highlights to keep even the most difficult-to-please music fans happy. Here we look back [...]
DJ Nakadia: Why Koh Samui is Asia’s Ibiza Read more: DJ Nakadia: Why Koh Samui is Asia’s Ibiza
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo December 15, 2009 — DJ Nakadia, Thailand’s hottest DJ export, has spent the latter half of the past decade terrorizing the world’s dance floors with her hard-hitting blend of techno and electro. It’s been a turbulent 10 years for DJ Nakadia, who started off as a model before succumbing to the allure of Europe’s [...]
Bangkok parkour: See how they run, leap and fly
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo November 30, 2009 — A gaggle of women are bouncing in unison in front of the main stadium at Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus, fueled by an absurd techno beat. If any of them notices they’re in the presence of a superhero, they don’t show it. Bangkok’s parkour “Spiderman,” meanwhile, is busy scuttling up walls [...]
Action stations for Benny Benassi in Bangkok
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo November 26, 2009 — He’s the DJ clubbers know as the brains behind the smash hit “Satisfaction,” but Benny Benassi is no one-hit wonder.
The Italian stallion has carved himself a niche in dance music, championing a bubbly fusion of house, techno and electro. Set to smash Bed Supperclub’s dance floor into a million pieces [...]
Bristol bass-head DJ Die ready to rock Bangkok
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo November 5, 2009 — From winning the Mercury Music Award as part of Reprazent to tearing up dance floors all over the world, there isn’t much DJ Die hasn’t done.
Set to make his hotly anticipated Bangkok debut at 808 on Friday, Die says that after getting a taste of jungle music in early-nineties Bristol, [...]