Category: Singapore

Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Iman Fandi releases second single ‘Love Me Little More’

Singapore’s freshest female pop star Iman Fandi is building on an immensely promising year with ‘Love Me Little More’, her follow-up single released today and teases a pending EP project via Universal Music Singapore. With her second single ‘Love Me Little More’, the 21-year-old multi-hyphenate shows a growing repertoire to be contended with, presenting an irresistible bop with deceptively playful vocal toplines. The song is … Continue reading Music Is: Iman Fandi releases second single ‘Love Me Little More’

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: DEON and Don Aaron team up for new single ‘Don’t Bother’

Singapore’s maestro and veteran singer-songwriter DEON teased listeners with the release ‘Breathe In’ just last month, hitting play on his latest chapter of discovery and renewal in tough times. Since then he has released its accompanying music video, that captures the physical representation of committing memory to skin — getting himself inked, and just recently an acoustic video of the single. The latter in raw essence showcasing his heart from … Continue reading Music Is: DEON and Don Aaron team up for new single ‘Don’t Bother’

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Arts, Books, By The Book, literature, Review, Singapore

★★★★☆ Book Review: And The Award Goes To Sally Bong! by Sebastian Sim

It’s ok to be ordinary in success-driven Singapore. When I read Sebastian Sim’s The Riot Act and Let’s Give It Up For Gimme Lao!, there was no denying that the Epigram Fiction Prize-winning author was deserving of his accolades, having penned two novels that encapsulated the Singaporean experience with wry, laugh out loud humour that touched on all the right political notes, and made light … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Book Review: And The Award Goes To Sally Bong! by Sebastian Sim

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Arts, Music, Singapore

Music Is: Houg to release single ‘Jarr’ with Thai Soul Funk group Supergoods

Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, has announced the release of ‘Jarr’, with Thai Soul Funk band, Supergoods. The regional collaborative single will be made available on all major digital streaming platforms on 12 November 2021, Friday, and is a teaser for what is to be expected of his upcoming debut album, ‘The Biting Tempo’. As with past singles including ‘Metro (4:35)’ and ‘Excuse Me (What’s the … Continue reading Music Is: Houg to release single ‘Jarr’ with Thai Soul Funk group Supergoods

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Christmas Time With Dick Lee by Base Entertainment Asia

Get your festive gear on, because Singapore’s most iconic singer-songwriter Dick Lee is coming to Marina Bay Sands to celebrate Christmas 2021. Playing at the Sands Theatre on 22nd and 23rd December, Christmas Time with Dick Lee sees Dick celebrating Christmas onstage, as he serenades you with his favourite Christmas tunes. Joining him will be Singapore’s premier acapella group Vocaluptuous, who include Dick’s brother John … Continue reading Preview: Christmas Time With Dick Lee by Base Entertainment Asia

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: Reignite – Kit Chan ‘Live’ In Concert by Base Entertainment Asia

Beloved local artiste Kit Chan is here this December to bring some much-needed holiday cheer, with Reignite – Kit Chan “Live” in Concert. Kit Chan is one of Singapore’s most established and multi-faceted artistes. Since her debut in 1993, she has released over 40 albums in Mandarin, Cantonese and English; and proven herself in diverse areas including pop music, musical theatre, TV drama, movies, poetry, … Continue reading Preview: Reignite – Kit Chan ‘Live’ In Concert by Base Entertainment Asia

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Art What!, Arts, Singapore, Visual Art

Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches series of family friendly programmes to connect art with different communities

Families and young audiences will get a chance to let their creative juices flow through a series of upcoming exhibitions and programmes organised by Singapore Art Museum (SAM). SAM will be offering family-friendly art exhibitions and activities in collaboration with artists and the wider community across physical and virtual spaces this school holiday. These include a new community-based initiative Art in the Commons: Data Visualising … Continue reading Art What!: Singapore Art Museum launches series of family friendly programmes to connect art with different communities

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Arts, Review, Singapore, The Necessary Stage, Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: _____ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

Using theatre as a framework for diversity of thought. As human beings who have evolved and adapted to our environment over millennia, change is a constant in our lives. But as a consequence of that, should minorities then be expected change, to assimilate and bend to the majority’s will? Restaged for the first time since its premiere in 2010, The Necessary Stage’s (TNS) ______ Can … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: _____ Can Change by The Necessary Stage

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Arts, Singapore, Theatre

Preview: The Lobby by Impromptu Meetings

Following their Teachers’ Day special back in September, Singapore based independent theatre collective Impromptu Meetings are back this December, and finally move from the online space to their first full stage production this year. Directed and written by Adeeb Fazah, The Lobby follows two workers at a rundown hostel – Abby and Min Lee (Cheryl Tan Yun Xin and Miriam Cheong). Business seems to be … Continue reading Preview: The Lobby by Impromptu Meetings

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London, Preview, Singapore

Television Time: BBC curtain-raises COP26 in Glasgow with global premiere of The Green Planet

Due to air in January 2022, the BBC premiered its new ground-breaking natural history series, billed as ‘Planet Earth from the perspective of plants’, in front of an invited audience at Glasgow’s Pacific Quay IMAX, on Sunday, 31st October 2021. The Green Planet is a five-part landmark series from BBC Studios’ world-renowned Natural History Unit, for BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and BBC Earth and BBC … Continue reading Television Time: BBC curtain-raises COP26 in Glasgow with global premiere of The Green Planet

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