Live jam on FB as we honour our friend Peter Hassan, a beloved figure in Malaysia's independent music scene. Let's celebrate his life and legacy by performing his songs and sharing memories of his contributions to the community. Click here for the live link.  https://www.facebook.com/700333627/videos/742293090926550 . He'll be smiling. 

Peter Hassan Brown raced up the stairway to heaven yesterday, 14 November 2022. The higher ups decided that it'll be best he went upstairs now before the climate change crisis got worse, as it is after all the same week where all leaders (and Malaysia's Shaq Koyok ) convene at  COP27   in Egypt. I saw condolences on Facebook on the walls of friends and acquaintances from the Malaysian music scene. Peter touched many lives with his soft and genteel approach to saving the planet through song and poetry.  A protest song Losing Nature about a public jungle in the city of Kuala Lumpur, coveted by a property developer who wants to fence it up and sell it for others who can afford to live in luxury. Ecopocalypse is from the EP 'Losing Nature' is about disappearing forests, seas rising, global warming and planet Earth dying.  Visit www.lemang.com for more. Peter Hassan Brown singer songwriter, author, bapak open mic May your music and vigour, your lyrics and their messa...

presents... Martin Vengadesan & The Stalemate Factor (Malaysia) In this edition of Doppelganger KL's Indie Picks , we feature journalist, author and musician  Martin Vengadesan . No stranger to the Malaysian indie music scene having performed across the Klang Valley since the 1990s and 2000, Martin's enigmatic musical journey starts with the word . The Stalemate Factor has had a different line up for each album, and now has a new one for upcoming shows. This picture above depicts the 2018 line-up when the band first released their first album, The Queen's Gambit. Pictured from left to right are bassist Hisham Zulkifli, drummer Andrew Sagayam with the album in hand & Martin Vengadesan (vocals, keyboards, guitars). More band credits below.  Photo via Martin's Facebook. Journalist A newsman, Martin wrote for national Malaysian newspaper  The Star  from 1996-2018 as a News Editor and ran a column in Star2 on 'Music Myths and Legends' for a decade. He is now ...

The ITE Centre for Music and the Arts unveiled its Singer-songwriter Showcase this year, featuring the following artistes:  1. IT'S TIME - NIAH 2. BITTER SWEET MEMORIES - MUHD RAIES 3. LOVE NOTES - JAMES JARIS 4. MEMORY LANE - NAUFAL 5. JUST STAY WITH ME RIGHT HERE - NIZAM 6.  SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME - CHRISTIE JUDITH 7. PICTURE PERFECT MOMENT - NABILA HUMAIRA 8.  PAINTINGS - ISAAC LEE 9. REMIND - ALIYA ENJOY THE SHOW!  View programme

25 Nov 2021 (Hamilton, New Zealand) / PRNewsGIG – New Zealand hip hop artist Sense Offence will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for Longest Rap Marathon by freestyle rapping continuously for 40 hours starting on Saturday, 27 November at 8am. The attempt has gained significant attention, both nationally in New Zealand on major news outlets such as The Edge and internationally receiving commentary from famous rappers including the current world record holder George Watsky. Sense Offence The attempt will take place via live stream, with the rapper also hoping to raise NZ$40,000 to donate to charities and a not-for-profit organisation. The 25-year-old will need to rap for more than 33 and a half hours to break the record set by American rapper, Watsky in 2020. Sense Offence says “I’ve been freestyle rapping for nearly a decade now so I’m not too worried about running out of rhymes or anything like that. The biggest challenge will just be staying awake – but as long as I can sta...

 A playlist compilation from us to you... these 150 songs summise the best of our KL.  PLAYLIST In love we KL (Best of Malaysian Music 1990-2020) Wherever I am in the world, music, voices & sounds from Kuala Lumpur bring me right back to that confluence.. a bridge near Central Market, watching people prayerful inside Masjid Jamek, peace be amongst us who love between two rivers that make KL. In KL we love, In love, we KL! XOX Jasmine