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Entertainment 2 years ago

UK band The 1975 nix Jakarta gig after Malaysia LGBTQ uproar

Indonesia's LGBTQ laws are less strict than those in neighbouring countries such as Malaysia, where homosexuality is a crime.

People 2 years ago

Noel Gallagher: 'England becoming a difficult place to be'

"The government needs to get its shit together," the 56-year-old told AFP during a trip to Paris.

Entertainment 3 years ago

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It's good to be back in Indonesia: Deep Purple's Ian Gillan

"Of course it's nice to come back. A lot has changed in Indonesia since 1975," Gillan said, referring to the year Deep Purple first performed in Jakarta, during which one of their hired bodyguards, Patsy Collins, was killed when he tumbled down an elevator shaft.

Entertainment 3 years ago

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Hijabi 'indie mothers' embraced by young Indonesian music fans

Initially a Koran group, all-female band Nasida Ria is riding the wave of Indonesia's playful music scene with humorous Islamic pop songs about unconventional themes.

Entertainment 3 years ago

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Absurdist-punk band Leipzig makes music from chaos

Bandung, West Java, post-punk unit Leipzig talks about getting lost in its semantics, the absence of rationale in their chaotic stage acts and avoiding any accountability related to their debut studio album.

Entertainment 3 years ago

Duran Duran reveals former member Andy Taylor has stage 4 cancer

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was meant to serve as a reunion for 2022 inductee Duran Duran, but former member Andy Taylor was unable to attend, with the band members revealing his cancer diagnosis during their onstage speech on Saturday.

Entertainment 3 years ago

Ska for the end times: Hockey Hook keeps it pessimistically upbeat

Bandung ska-punk group Hockey Hook talks about having fun in the wake of a decaying world in its latest single -- and its dismissal of any optimism for the future.