Keep our lastest issue handy as you head out for the Chinese New Year weekend—take it to your monster banquets and entertain yourself under the table with our feature on 12 local bands to watch out for (including the outspoken .gif), reasons to go back to the East Coast, and a roundup of places to eat and drink on Neil Road.

 

If you're lamenting a failure to get out of Singapore and escape the festivites this year, check out our guide to nearby long weekend getaways and avoid making the same mistake when the public holidays in April and May roll around.

 

And of course, don't miss our interview with Adrian Pang, where he tells us about returning to Singapore after working with Brad Pitt, introducing his son to the joys of the stage and why he once thought himself at risk of exile.

 

Before we forget: on the cover is a haunting aluminum print by local photographer and artist Sufian Samsiyar. Read an interview with him here.

 

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