Song: “Unreal”
Artist: Yellow Fang
Label: Independent
Fresh from their song “Kep Pha” featuring on the soundtrack for Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s most recent film, 36, super stylish female rockers Yellow Fang are back with a dreamy new single, “Unreal.”...
After opening an adjoining cocktails and wine bar a couple of months ago, The Water Library Thonglor (The Grass Thonglor, 264/1 Thong Lor Rd., Bangkok, 02-714-9292-3) is now readying additional entertainment for its laidback outdoor terrace. Starting this month, Friday nights will see a soul and...
Fresh from establishing a third branch at Terminal 21, the long-standing, family-run Baanying Café and Meal is turning its attention back to one of its old homes. The owners are transforming the second floor of its branch at the Siam Kitti Building (G/F, Siam Kitti Building, Siam Square,...
Those in need of their alt fix had best start saving now, as the annual St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival has already announced its 2013 lineup. Australian audiences can expect to catch indie darlings like Alt J, Real Estate and Julia Holter, while the Singapore event (Jan 26) will comprise at...
What was the inspiration behind the film?
Back in 2010, I started thinking about making my first full-length film about where I was born [Khon Kaen]. That same year, there was chaos in Bangkok, so I decided to combine my story with the political situation in the background. Then I started writing...
What were you guys doing before forming Vacancy?
We had quite different backgrounds and experiences before coming to Thailand. DJ Moola, in particular, has had a huge DJ career. He used to play with [Japanese pop group] Pizzicato Five and organize a big party called Readymade Blacklist with [...
It was four years between albums; what took you guys so long?
Well, we did come out with an EP called Night Train (2010), which we ended up spending a bit more time touring than we had anticipated. We thought we would just put out an EP and that would be it. Then we spent a year doing this record....
There was a time when the choice of beers in Thailand was pretty much limited to local lager or local lager. Thankfully, that’s changing fast, with a whole raft of exotic brews from stouts and ambics to ales and pilsners pouring into Bangkok. Much like wines, these different beers offer very...
What’s the current state of Burmese cinema?
The 1950s-1980s were the glory days of our film industry. At that time, even Indians and Koreans would head to Burma to study film and the Thai film industry hadn’t even started up yet. But the industry ran into trouble in the 80s due to our...
Bangkok's Sukhumvit 26 continues to develop apace with the opening of weird car park-cum-mall A-Square. Home to Flow House, there are also a few drinking options: Gusto, which serves up gab glaem (bar food) and live covers in a mock Spanish hacienda, has been open a while; and this week, Wine I...
