Museum Musings: Museum Roundtable kicks off 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Starting this September, the Museum Roundtable (MR) will be commemorating its milestone anniversary with a celebration of programmes, 25 years since its formation by the National Heritage Board (NHB) to encourage a museum-going culture amongst Singaporeans. The MR was first established in 1996 as part of NHB’s ongoing efforts to develop a vibrant and diverse museum landscape in Singapore, and to position museums as unique … Continue reading Museum Musings: Museum Roundtable kicks off 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Preview: The Staff Room by Impromptu Meetings

After their last online outing with The Late Night Show with Xiao Ming, Impromptu Meetings are back again to disrupt your routines, with a brand new show this September. Titled The Staff Room, the show, aptly enough, takes place on the week of Teachers’ Day, and celebrates the ups and downs of teaching life. Starring Impromptu Meetings members Miriam Cheong, Adeeb Fazah and Cheryl Tan … Continue reading Preview: The Staff Room by Impromptu Meetings

Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

Leading theatre company Wild Rice has announced a brand new play by Thomas Lim premiering this October. Best known for writing the critically-acclaimed Grandmother Tongue and Supervision, get ready as Thomas tackles the topic of LGBTQ+ people and housing with Straight Acting. Straight Acting introduces us to two LGBTQ+ couples who pretend to be straight in order to start a family and make a life … Continue reading Wild Rice announces new play ‘Straight Acting’ by Thomas Lim

Film: ‘The Medium’ Soars At The Weekend Box Office

The second weekend box office for The Medium was up by $25,000, or 29%, compared to its first weekend – a rare feat for an independent Asian horror! The Medium took in SGD $111,100 from 19th to 22nd August and collected a total of SGD $300,000 to date. Despite an ordinary weekend with no public holidays, performance spiked and the film ranked third over the 4-day weekend, suggesting that Singaporeans are … Continue reading Film: ‘The Medium’ Soars At The Weekend Box Office

Music Is: Singaporean chillwave artist Houg releases single ‘Metro (4:35)’

Following the superlatively excellent debut EP, ‘The Oscillation Scene’ release, the year 2020 saw Singaporean Chillwave artist-producer, Houg, pushing his pop sensibilities and creative process through luscious grooves, collaborations, and an ever-growing canvas of visuals and vibrant textures that top each other with every single song release. This time, Houg has announced the release, ‘Metro (4:35)’. Out on 27 August 2021, Friday on all major digital … Continue reading Music Is: Singaporean chillwave artist Houg releases single ‘Metro (4:35)’

Music Is: The Itchyworms release new song “Eto Na (Ang Maliligayang Araw)”

The Itchyworms celebrate their era-defining legacy with the release of their new single “Eto Na (Ang Maliligayang Araw)” and the six-part series, Worms Upon A Time: An Itchyworms Podcast as part of the band’s continued 25th anniversary celebration.  The year-long musical treat follows the success of Waiting For The End To Start, which was pressed on vinyl and immediately sold out upon its release, and … Continue reading Music Is: The Itchyworms release new song “Eto Na (Ang Maliligayang Araw)”

Music Is: Gareth Fernandez releases album docuseries on YouTube

Gareth Fernandez is slated to drop a two-part docuseries inspired by the success of his full-length album, Lost In You, which was released early this month. The ‘Lost In You’ docuseries made its debut on Wednesday, 25th August at 8pm SGT (first episode), with the second episode premiering on Tuesday, 31st August at 8pm SGT. The two-episode video series will feature exclusive performances by Gareth … Continue reading Music Is: Gareth Fernandez releases album docuseries on YouTube

Music Is: Indonesian singer Rinni Wulandari releases her album ‘Skins’

Indonesian artist Rinni Wulandari represents everything that is independent. Since breaking away from a music label setting, to discarding the Pop genre to embrace her love for R&B and all things collaborative, and now back after a 2-year hiatus, the ‘Independent Girl’ has released her part-English and part-Bahasa Indonesian album, Skins on all major digital streaming platforms. Skins is a deeply intimate and honest album that stems from Rinni Wulandari’s life experiences of … Continue reading Music Is: Indonesian singer Rinni Wulandari releases her album ‘Skins’

Music Is: Thaddeus Lin releases single ‘Grass Field’

Local singer-songwriter Thaddeus Lin has released a new single ‘Grass Field’, a dreamy nostalgic lullaby that brings listeners into a state of tranquility. It conveys a sense of nonchalance in escaping societal pressures and to allow oneself to embark on a quiet getaway, gradually arriving at a state of solace. The track is a blend of ebb and flow of plucked guitars paired with a … Continue reading Music Is: Thaddeus Lin releases single ‘Grass Field’

Music Is: Katz releases EP ‘Only You’

Following the success of his 2019 single release ‘Back From Nothing’ (featuring JANEVA), Melbourne-based songwriter and producer Katz returns with his stunning new EP, ‘Only You’. With a litany of impressive features from names such as Fractures and Charlie Lim, and collaborations with Japanese Wallpaper and Kllo’s Simon Lam, the ‘Only You’ EP will be available on all major digital streaming platforms on 13 August … Continue reading Music Is: Katz releases EP ‘Only You’