The latest guest act to arrive at Phatfunk Drum n’ Bass Night at Glow (Feb 7) will certainly excite the local jungle massive. Emerging from Hackney, London, in the 1980s, veteran duo Ragga Twins, MCs Deman Rockers and Flinty Badman, are now regarded one of the genre’s pioneers. As they prepare to drop by Bangkok, BK talks to Deman Rockers about their past, their busy future and their recent collaboration with Skillrex.
Last Monday (Jan 27), Bangkok-based artist Bruce Asbestos uploaded 1,000 YouTube videos.The content ranges from him articulating short phrases like “Gluten-free pizza” to reciting sentences like “I’m not Eminem” and “I think you need to be more selective about what you post on the internet.” BK finds out how the power of the internet led him to create his latest art project.
109,000 thousand fans—that’s how popular assistant professor in photography at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang Kittichai “Joe” Kasemsarn is. Or at least his pictures are, which take cues from the work of London-based artist Slinkachu. The Big Bangkok Project sees him photograph tiny figurines set against scenic, moodily lit panoramas of Bangkok—and the results will have you re-think the way you see your city.
