Known for his 1998 hit film, That's The Way I Like It, a Singaporean disco-kung fu version of Saturday Night Fever, Glen Goei's knack for visual story telling is apparent in his debut and his most recent film, Blue Mansion. An established stage-director, his version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest earned the applaud of audience and critics.Catching up with him at the recent Tropfest in Penang, he talks about the burgeoning art scene in Singapore.
We managed to catch up with the legendary Indonesian humor band, Orkes Moral Pengantar Minum Racun (Music to Drink Poison To) or best known as OM PMR, before a practice session at Homie Studio in Tangerang. In existence since 1979, the band is enjoying a renewed existence and gearing up for a new album. They sat down with Whiteboard Journal and talked about their history, their take on music, and what makes them so special.
This one is a bit of a nostalgic trip for me. As I was compiling this episode of Stereo Strange I put The Bouncing Souls "Say Anything" on and decided to scrap the other songs that were in the mix and build a compilation around the song. In high school (hence the name) I listened to a whole lot of punk, hardcore, & ska, and what you have here are perhaps the most melodic of the bunch. The songs here are basically jams that I listened to relax. Listening to them now, they're quite energetic, arent they? Click play and take a trip down my memory lane with this mix!
01. No Use For A Name - Fatal Flu
02. Descendents - Silly Girl
03. All - Silly Me
04. Skankin Pickle - Gas in My Car
05. Assorted Jelly Beans - Braindead
06. The Bouncing Souls - Say Anything
07. Funeral Oration - Do You Feel It
08. Lagwagon - Kids Don't Like to Share
09. Dance Hall Crashers - Lost Again
10. NOFX - Linoleum
11. Digger - Nightlife
12. Suicide Machines - Our Time
13. Tilt - Libel
14. Bad Religion - Cease
15. Rancid - Ruby Soho
Very exciting news for those who live in Jakarta and its surrounding areas: Rocket Rain is making its official debut! Goethe will host Film, Musik, Makan, a two day event with a plethora of events including Anggun Priambodo's debut film. Not simply a film-screening, Film, Musik, Makan will host performances by White Shoes and the Couples Company and Jirapah, snacks by Rocket Rain actress Rain Chudori, DJ Performances courtesy of Irama Nusantara, film screenings including Edwin's Postcards From the Zoo, Ladya Cheryl's Vulgar, and Fitri by Sidi Saleh - and a whole lot more. Take a look at the schedule below and do make your way to the event!
Musical performances by:
White Shoes and the Couples Company
Jirapah
Coffee, Tea and Snack Break with Rain Chudori
Rocket Rain debut screening
Q&A with Rocket Rain director Anggun Priambodo
Postcards From the Zoo film screening
Q&A with Postcards From the Zoo director Edwin
Coffee, Tea and Snack Break with Ladya Cheryl
Vulgar debut screening by director Ladya Cheryl
Fitri debut screening by director Sidi Saleh
Someone's Wife In the Boat of Someone's Husband (SWITBOSH) film screening by director Edwin
Q&A Session with Ladya Cheryl, Sidi Saleh, & Edwin.
Lab Laba Laba DIY 16 mm Processing Workshop with Edwin
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Film, Musik, Makan donation IDR 200,000 (for 2 day Goethe Institut events)
go to www.rocketrainmovie.com for more information.
It's always a pleasure for our online team to meet you, you, and you in the offline world, so we are very happy to announce our monthly W_Music Session event! Taking place in the Goods Diner, W_Music Session features our selectors (Bergas, Ffonz, Mar Galo and Ken Jenie) spinning an exotic variety of tunes. Enjoy a relaxing and friendly atmosphere while listening to sounds that will tickle your ear drums. Don't forget to say hello and hang out with our team (we don't bite!).
The Goods Diner
jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 52-53,
Kawasan SCBD, Jakarta
