Nothing lasts, and in this age of ever-shortening attention spans and information overload, everything – and everyone – seems ever more transient by the day. 15 minutes of fame has ridden sullenly into the sunset and has named 140 characters of tepid interest its deputy. Time was, you could hope to leave a mark, a lasting impression, on people just by doing something out of the ordinary, something that hinted at some deeper significance to why the hell you should be sucking all this air. Now your crowning accomplishment is just another link on someone’s Facebook newsfeed.

[more »]

Hailing from a staunch Mormon town, The Used has come a long way as a band in the last 10 years, fighting poverty and homelessness till the band signed on with Reprise Records to release their self titled debut album that has to date, sold nearly a million copies and counting. With 4 albums and one EP under their belt, The Used have toured all around the world and are finally making their way to Malaysia next week. Thanks to Rockaway Fest! JUICE had a chat this morning with frontman Bert McCracken who shared with us their stories about pre-show rituals, his Mormon upbringing and a little bit about their upcoming album Vulnerable. After the jump!

[more »]

Prologue
Built in the mid ‘60s, the Pekeliling Flats were the second high-rise apartment in KL. Previously a mid-tier housing area, it quickly became a low-income apartment in a matter of a few decades. With a history of violence plaguing the flats, from suicide to domestic abuse, Pekeliling wasn’t exactly a place where saccharine nostalgia was made of. Yet former tenants found it hard to let go of the building. There’s an ineffable generational value to the flats. News of its demolition has been around for more than a decade yet some blocks just refuse to be forgotten, they’re still standing till today.

Using WordsManifest’s photos as a basis, JUICE contacted 7 local designers and artists to craft artistic paeans to the last remaining blocks before they are eventually torn down.
[more »]

It’s time to bring back the fun factor that is currently absent in DJ Mag’s Top 100 poll. Local dance scene pushers and independent PR collective, Deck Time Stories, tell us how…

[more »]

Calling out all disciples of the hip hop arts, the abbot of turntablism Grandmaster Flash is performing at Sultan Lounge, Kuala Lumpur at 10pm tonight! If you have any hip hop credentials at all, you wouldn’t want to miss this for anything.
[more »]

One upping the thesaurus is a quirkily named app Gobby. This is an app for both iPhone and Android users that helps explain the meaning behind the more common/frequently used idioms so you will know whether to start a ‘foaming at the mouth’ when someone calls you a ‘fuddy duddy’.

[more »]

There’s a new kid on the block beer lovers! Hailing from the land of the rising sun is Sapporo Premium Beer. They have just recently launched their ‘Legendary Biru’ here in KL with the usual pomp and circumstance.

[more »]

Right from the moment when Xu (Lapsap/TAG/Mini Compo), MSN Buzz journo and I ran the marathon (in Reebok Ultralites, of course) from the KLIA Express train to our gate during last call, we knew that we were going to have a pretty crazy time with Reebok at Tokyo. We, er, did that on purpose of course. We were putting our Ultralites to the test.

[more »]

Heineken Green Room returns to stamp out the ennui of everyday life, or as Beth Ditto puts it “well bring it on, bring it on”, at KL Live on 5 October. Since the event’s debut in 2008, the eager party goers in us have marked down the dates counting down to the next time we can unleash the party hardy spirit.

[more »]

Come 1 October and the streets of Damansara Perdana will be filled with men and women alike belting songs and maybe doing a jig or two (do Malaysians jig?) in merriment. The culprit, Ecoba’s Oktoberfest Beerlympics. Yes beer lovers, it is that time of year when even the wine snobs will have no choice but to concede that beer has become a worldwide phenomenon they cannot escape.

[more »]