Sharp Sounds
THE Sharp brand is known for developing many products in more than a century of doing business.
From its mechanical pencils, which started the brand, to radios, televisions, air purifiers,...
The New Travel Protocols
THE ITCH to travel must be driving some people crazy as they relive past glories by avidly posting pictures and videos on social media, and wondering when they'll be...
Jeremy Monteiro Overjoyed To Pay Tribute To Stevie Wonder
JEREMY MONTEIRO flexes his chops as he gets into the music of Stevie Wonder.
His latest release, Overjoyed, assembles a limited collection of Wonder's prodigious catalogue that spans genres and...
Music That Stirs Jeremy Monteiro
CHEMISTRY is that great unknown you sometimes chance upon in your career.
As a jazz artiste, Jeremy Monteiro performs with a wide variety of musicians. As a performer, composer, teacher, adviser,...
Snobbish Locals Prefer Foreign Music
SINGAPORE'S local music scene is a strange one.
Most audiences don’t see local bands on TV, hear them on the radio, or hunt their records at the diminishing number of music...
Ramli Sarip — Bittersweet Times
WHATEVER the public perception of a band, there will always be the behind-the-scenes issues that drive or dissolve a band.
With Sweet Charity, there were always underlying tensions that made...
Folk Songs For A City
Dick Lee has contributed songs that reflect the Singapore state of mind over the years. In his own lighthearted way, his songs have come closest to becoming folk tunes....
Will The Show Go On?
ANYONE who had the opportunity to catch U2 in concert last December, or Scorpions and Whitesnake in the double-hitter in March should relish the memory of those large-scale events.
Or...
The Persistent Chinaman
The Peter Pan of the local music industry turns 60 this year and his constant search for new experiences takes him in a fresh direction. Dick Lee’s life story...
The Cradle Will Rock
BRIDGING myth and melody, guitarist Addy Rasidi applies his varied technique on his latest release, Transcendence: Legend Of Ryu Wuri.
Inspired by Indonesian folk lore, Addy, more commonly known by his...