KOKO Asia

KOKO Asia Night Vibe

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:01:23

The Standards frontman Matt Smith gives KOKO Asia a first hand tour of the indie music scene in the bustling Thai capital, including reviews of Battles and New Young Pony Club live...more

KOKO Pop Art

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:00:43

Wan Muhammad Atif was the man responsible for shooting the recent KOKO Asia launch party at Barsonic...more

KOKO Pop Art

Fri, 15 May 2009 17:11:43

Rizman Putra, winner of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Singapore Foundation Arts Award 2005 ...more

KOKO Pop Art

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:01:23

Esam Salleh (Stoned Revivals). Here’s a man of many talents. As front man for Singapore formed and KL based indie funk punk veterans Stoned Revivals...more

Artists Today

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:10:51

If you look hard enough around the music scene you will find the vast majority of artists are whining about how the internet is killing their trade via illegal downloads.... more

Oasis Live In Hong Kong

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:44:15

If you think Oasis are 'shit', or 'past it' or 'irrelevant' then quite honestly you are wrong.... more

Goodbye Oblivion... Hello Club KOKO

Tue, 26 May 2009 17:35:15

KL indie heavyweights Deserters will have the honour of being the first band to play CLUB KOKO come June 5th... more

Simon Subsonic Speaks to KOKO Asia

Tue, 19 May 2009 17:25:55

Yes it is and I am very excited! I always notice that there are a lot of Asian people at KOKO ...more

Meet The Standards

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:47:55

They’re loud, they’re feisty and judging by the collection of cool songs at their disposal, nicely poised to give the regional indie scene a long overdue shake up...more

When Mogwai Came To Town

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:01:23

Scottish accents, smelly taxis, exotic food, local beer, awesome caves, cute monkeys, baby cobras, Tuborg girls, intense rock action ...more

Metal Machine Music

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:22:55

Man or Machine? Imagine if you will, four non-descript looking German blokes with matching dark uniforms and neat, short accountant haircuts standing stock still in a vertical line on a bare, wireless stage, gently caressing and monitoring identical black keyboards and laptops while behind them on huge video screen, computer generated images flash by artfully at regular intervals...more

Passion Play

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:25:02

It was a long time coming but as the old cliche goes, all good things do eventually come to those who wait. And wait. And wait a bit more...more

Kele Reacts To Oasis Split

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:25

Block Party's Kele Okereke was one of the first to announce the news that Oasis had split...more

More From The Duke of Yorke

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:44:22

After recently announcing that the Radiohead creative process is becoming more arduous...more

KL gets fidgety

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:52:15

Having seen the scene here in Kuala Lumpur for the past two years its easy ...more

Radiohead wrap up Reading

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:25:16

Alternative legends Radiohead brought a close on last...more

Club NME Live Showcase

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:26:58

On 5th September Subsonic Asia in association with Popscene present: Club NME Live at Bangkok Rocks...more

Kasabian Cometh

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:54:15

It's once in a while where Malaysia is treated to a world class act on a hassle free basis. On Friday 15th August at Sunway Lagoon Resort...more

Mercury Prize Shortlist Announced

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:21:35

The shortlist for this years prestigious Mercury Prize was announced this week with chart toppers Kasabian and La Roux widely tipped for top spot...more

Casablancas To Go It Alone

Thu, 15 Jul 2009 15:47:35

The uber talented Julian Casablancas recently revealed to our buddies at...more

Thats all folks

Thu, 15 Jul 2009 14:20:15

Unless you have been living under rock for all of 2009 its been fairly impossible ...more

The King Is Dead

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:10:15

Our generation has lost our Elvis. Love him or hate him it is impossible to deny the importance of Michael...more

Stop Press! KOKO lands in KL

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:10:15

In all the hype surrounding the build up of the first ever CLUB KOKO outside the UK on June 5th, The Star newspaper...more

Laguna speaks to KOKO about their UK tour

Mon, 25 May 2009 17:10:15

News of Estrella’s and Seven Collar T Shirt’s recent tour of the UK...more

Depeche Mode Cancel Further Shows

Mon, 18 May 2009 15:33:15

Depeche Mode front man Dave Gahan had to cancel further shows on their European tour this week after falling ill...more

Censoring the Manics

Fri, 15 May 2009 15:24:15

The Manic Street Preachers return next week with their ninth studio album Journal For Plague Lovers...more

Guess Who's Back?

Thu, 14 May 2009 15:49:28

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helder has recently confirmed that the third and as yet untitled Arctic Monkeys album...more

Minotaur

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:52:28

Pixies have confirmed the release of 'Minotaur' after speculation mounted earlier today (April 21) that a new release by the reformed band was imminent...more

Kasabian on the Pyramid Stage

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:52:28

Kasabian are to play Glastonbury as Bruce Springsteen's 'special guests' on the Pyramid Stage in June...more

Battle For The Sun is released on June 8th.

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:39:28

The title track is lifted from ‘Battle For The Sun’, their first new album since the release of ‘Meds’ in 2006 and was given its worldwide premiere on Zane Lowe’s show on Radio 1 March 17th. The reaction from fans was overwhelming with a second play on air...more

The Libertines to Reform?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:29:28

Pete Doherty has breathed new life into the long, long story of when (if ever) the Libertines will get back together....more

Seven Collar T-Shirt and Estrella UK Bound!!

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:10:12

Kugiran Negara ke UK Enterprise (KNUKE) and Malaysian indie label Laguna Records have joined forces to bring two of Malaysia’s top indie bands on a whistle stop UK tour...more

Play Live!

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:59:52

It’s back!!! The U.O.X. PLAY series rocks on with U.O.X. PLAY LIVE featuring some of the hottest indie acts....more

Lovefoxxx to rock Singapore

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:11:32

Home Club has gone and done it again. Following on from the big captures of Hot Chip and Kele from Bloc Party to adorn the wheels of steel, the boys in Singapore have raised the bar that little bit higher with none other than Luísa Hanaê Matsushita...more

Deserters Rocking The Road To Sunburst

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:36:05

Just a quick one: Deserters are back on the road this week with a bunch of live performances around the Klang Valley starting today leading up to the much-anticipated Sunburst festival....more

Fight Club: Battles Live In KL

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:12:25

Fresh from the success of the recent Mogwai concert, local independent promoter, Soundscape Records is proud to present New York based band Battles on 19th March....more

Mosaic Returns!!!

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:02:35

It's back! Singapore's Mosaic Music Festival - currently one of the biggest music festivals in the region - returns with another action-packed and fun-filled 10-day celebration of great music that stretches across the worlds of jazz, rock, folk, electronica and more....more

KOKO Asia News

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:22:32

Oh my god, we can’t believe it.... It’s official: Kaiser Chiefs, Yorkshire’s finest multi-million selling indie rock band will be making their long-awaited Singaporean debut at Fort Canning Park on Apr 7...more

Mogwai Live In KL

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:21:23

Malaysian post rock fans beware: Glasgow mega-snake winding in! Those lovely folk at Soundscape Records have pulled out all the stops in their bid to help local music lovers celebrate the New Year in style by organising and promoting a one-night-only show for internationally acclaimed instrumental band Mogwai in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...more

KOKO Asia First Podcast

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:26:27

New Album launch from Couple (Malaysia) Teenage Disc Fantastic, Podcast by Robin Banks KOKO Asia...more

Luna's (Urbanattic KL) Top 5 Driving Tracks

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:32:01

Top Five Power Pop Classics from Luna's (Urbanattic KL)...more

Couple frontman Aidil Rusli's Top Five Power Pop Classics

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:29:01

Top Five Power Pop Classics from Couple frontman Aidil Rusli's...more

Radiohead Top 5

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:33:27

Top 5 Music from Radiohead...more

Top 5 Music from East and West

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:20:52

Top 5 Music from East and West...more

Top 5 Music at 1st December 2008

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:53:25

This weeks top 5 music...more

Top 5 Mellisa Chai From Music Unlimited

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:01:35

Mellisa Chai From Music Unlimited...more

Dark Days / Light Years - Super Furry Animals

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:31:03

Call me sentimental but life always does seem a whole lot better when there’s a new Super Furry Animals (SFA) album to look forward to. ....more

Album Review: Secret Episodes – They Will Kill Us All

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:45:03

Kuala Lumpur’s finest noise pop practitioners They Will Kill Us All (TWKUA) may have taken their sweet time to release some official product but in the end, the wait has been well worth it....more

Album Review: Teenage Disc Fantastic - Couple

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:25:31

One of the (many) great things about the immensely likable Malaysian indie quartet Couple is that you always know what you are going to get from them when your purchase one of their records...more

Album Review: Only By The Night - Kings of Leon

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:39:21

Coldplay recently set the standard on albums made for stadium endeavours followed very closely by The Killers and to a lesser extent Editors. Now Kings of Leon are trying their luck with anthem attempts with their fourth LP ‘Only By The Night’...more

Scream Loud Thailand presents...Live With Swine Flu at The Common Ground, Bangkok 17/07/09

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:34:12

Scream Loud are one of the quieter event organizers in Bangkok. Now this is actually quite ironic really from what I witnessed there last Friday night. ...more

Sunburn at Sunburst

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:21:25

It is been two weeks and everybody has been gearing themselves up to pitch their picnics at the Sepang International Circuit for the F1 races ...more

Rise of the Machines

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:01:15

On record, New York avant garde quartet Battles intoxicating brand of ....more

End Of The Road

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:35:15

The final night was thankfully set at my new favourite live music venue. Upon arriving at the lovely Urbanattic,....more

Eighties Pop Hell

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:25:15

With the KOKO team in tow, I headed down to the music mecca that is Aloha, that iconic venue on Jalan P Ramlee,....more

Bring the Noise

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:25:15

Road to Sunburst. Live and Bar, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Petaling Jaya,....more

At The Concourse - Me and My Guitar: Zack Yusof

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:06:42

This instalment of Esplanade's month long “Me and My Guitar” series featured two evenings of stripped down guitar balladry, beguiling cover versions, mumbled stage banter and bone-dry humour from Deserters frontman Zack Yusof. Accompanying Zack on guitar, slide, melodica and backing vocals is the multi-talented N. Rama Lohan, on loan from retro rockers Cats In Love...more

This Charming Man

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:37:32

Once in a blue moon, something cool and unexpected happens in the Kuala Lumpur live scene to liven things up good and proper. So imagine our utter surprise when completely by chance, we discovered that Swedish indie strummer Jens Lekman, backed up by regular musical sparring partner Viktor Sjoberg, was coming back to town for an intimate, lo-fi performance ...more

Eastern Indie Eclectic

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 08:56:02

Marking the start of their November Reign tour, Etc kicked off proceedings as the first band on stage. The dynamic duo of Ben Harrison and Harvey Chamberlain are two Singapore based Englishmen who perform with sprightly interaction with the audience... more