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08.01.15

Mac DeMarco

Mac Demarco started his career in 2008 when he self-released his first album “Heat Wave”. Now Demarco has produced five albums and the latest one, “Salad Days” was released in April 2014. He is known with his soft rock music and rather-sluggard style. His guitar-based compositions create uplifting tunes that are easy to listen. Demarco himself describes his music as a “jizz jazz”. In his latest album “Salad Days, Demarco sounds more relaxed and the tunes are softer compared to his previous albums. Despite that, the gap-toothed Canadian stays with his relaxed music which goes with lyrics, which are relatable to everyday life. One of Demarco’s advantages is that he is able to make his live performances be as good as the recordings, or sometimes even better. Plus, his slacker style fits his music very well. With plain t-shirts, jeans, and baseball caps, Demarco adds to the impression of his relaxed tunes. Being loose, goofy, and sometimes even raunchy during live performances have been also Demarco’s style. By engaging the audiences, he lightens up the atmosphere and make the crowd have fun. It seems that his style is what makes him lovable, creating music to express and not to impress. Demarco isn’t the kind of musician who would change and follow trends to raise his popularity. He once said during his interview with The Guardian that as long as his music is making people happy, then why does he have to change anything? Mac Demarco is coming to Jakarta this month and will be performing live at the SCBD area on the 22nd of January. The performance will be opened by Jirapah. If you feel like loosen up yourself, Mac Demarco will give you positive tunes and an uplifting performance to start 2015. Click here to find out more information about the event.

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08.01.15

What Is Not Understood

The second episode from Dwiputri's "Experiencing the Unfamiliar" series talks about how language has a big factor in the daily life. And as a part of daily life, language also essential in traveling. Sometimes, a comprehension on language will determine the ease of traveling itself.

07.01.15

History Illustrated with Peter Van Dongen

Dutch graphic novelist Peter Van Dongen is perhaps best known in Indonesia for Rampokan Jawa, a novel set during Indonesia's struggle for independence which has gathered a cult following in the archipelago. Having started his endeavors via amateur and alternative press. His featured works includes Muizentheater, Rampokan: Jawa & Selebes by Gramedia publishers and "Three Days in Rio" a commission for fashion brand GANT International.

06.01.15

Movie Review: Kramer vs Kramer

Kramer vs Kramer has a very simple plot: a divorced father fighting for the custody of his son. Director Robert Benton deliveres the story by focusing on the relationship between Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and his son, Billy (Justin Henry). The film revolves mostly around Ted, a career-oriented man trying to take care of Billy on his own after his wife, Joanna (Meryl Streep), left him. Benton also shows Ted’s struggle to be a responsible father in order to win over the custody of his beloved son. The father-son relationship was shown in one of the most memorable scenes, where Billy has an accident at a playground and Ted has to sprint several blocks through ongoing traffic to bring Billy to the hospital, showing his tenderness and sense of responsibility toward Billy. The film ends with a touching conversation between Ted and Joanna which also adds to the emotional value in Kramer vs Kramer. Young Meryl Streep and Justin Hoffman did a great job with their roles. Both of them successfully showed the emotions of a couple who fought for the custody of their one and only child. Their acting in this movie were awarded in the 52nd Academy Awards where Dustin Hoffman won the trophy as the Best Actor and Meryl Streep as the Best Supporting Actress. Kramer vs Kramer was nominated in 9 categories and won 5 of them in total including Best Picture and Best Director. Ted Kramer is a career man for whom his work comes before his family. His wife Joanna cannot take this anymore, so she decides to leave him. Ted is now faced with the tasks of housekeeping and taking care of himself and their young son Billy. When he has learned to adjust his life to these new responsibilities, Joanna resurfaces and wants Billy back. Ted, however, refuses to give him up, so they go to court to fight for the custody of their son. ()

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06.01.15

Tigapuluhsatu

2015! 01. Badbadnotgood - Rotten Decay 02. The Dic's - Derita Asmara 03. Erkut Taçkın - Sevmek İstiyorum 04. Black Sabbath - Warning 05. Dexter Wansel - Theme From The Planets 06. Toyan - Spar With Me 07. D'Angelo and The Vanguard - Betray My Heart 08. Adrian Younge - Cleaning Up The Streets 09. Max Graef - Jazz 104 10. Theo Parrish - Fallen Funk 11. Max Graef - Drums of Death (feat. Labuzinski) 12. Funkineven - Roland's Jam 13. Maverick - Slight Return Trip 14. Danny Brown - Torture

31.12.14

Music and Movies with Zeke Khaseli

Having been around in the music scene as the frontman for Lain, Zeke and the Popo and Zeke Khaseli and The Wrong Planeteers. Zeke Khaseli is no stranger in Indonesia's music scene. His contributions to movies like "Kala", and "Fiksi" marks his trace on the Indonesian movie scoring scene. We talk with him about the development on music scoring to the latest happening in the independent film.

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