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Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age and Led Zeppelin join forces

Pointer_date Fri, 03/07/09 - 10:49AM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: dave grohl,josh homme,john paul jones | Comments: 3

Chief Foo Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zep’s John Paul Jones are working on a project together. Guaranteed to cause a thump of the crotch.

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Junk Poll: The era that best defines Michael Jackson for you is…

Pointer_date Fri, 03/07/09 - 09:34AM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: junk poll,michael jackson,zeitgeist | Comments: 4

It’s fitting that all of us are still obsessed with the death of Michael Jackson. But celebrate instead of lament; pick the one era that best defines the King of Pop.

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Feedback Friday: Name one act you have to see live before you die

Pointer_date Fri, 03/07/09 - 09:00AM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: feedback friday,live band,death | Comments: 17

Tell us what YOU think. Every Friday, we bring up a current issue that matters to us and would love your comments. Today we ask: which act would you like to see live before you die?

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Download Arts & Crafts sampler for free

Pointer_date Fri, 03/07/09 - 08:29AM Filed in Blog by chris | Tags: arts & crafts,download | Comments: 3

Arts & Crafts, the label founded by Broken Social Scene members, has released its sixth sampler for free download, curated by Kevin Drew and featuring new music by Amy Millan, Los Campesinos!, Most Serene Republic and the Constantines.

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Guest Blog: Amcheong’s Urbanscapes Report

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 16:16PM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: urbanscapes,junk voter's choice,nuffnang,amcheong | Comments: 12

Nuffnang blogger Amcheong tells us what she thought of the Junk Voters’ Choice bands at KLue Urbanscapes 2009. And she was none too impressed, unfortunately.

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Profile: Aliyah Keshani

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 15:23PM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: aliyah keshani,london,profile | Comments: 3

You may or may not find it difficult to tell one acoustic songstress from another. But this one is an exception. Featuring the lovely Aliyah Keshani from the smoggiest of smogs, London. 

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Acoustic By The Bay @ Starbucks One Fullerton, SG, 4 Jul

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 10:53AM Filed in Blog by betsy | Tags: acoustic by the bay,starbucks,singapore,gigs | Comments: 0

Has this week been as rough for you as it has been for us? Then soothe your aching head with some chilled out acoustic jams at Acoustic By The Bay!

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Meet Uncle Hussain frontman Lan leaves band

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 10:16AM Filed in Blog by chris | Tags: meet uncle hussain,malaysia | Comments: 16

Malaysian indie rockers Meet Uncle Hussain have announced that frontman Lan will be leaving the band, effective this weekend.

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Lily Allen sends her nude pics to Kaiser Chiefs

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 10:07AM Filed in Blog by fil | Tags: lily allen,nude,kaiser chiefs,ricky wilson | Comments: 5

Lily Allen accidentally texts Ricky Wilson of the Kaiser Chiefs topless photos of herself. It was a case of mistaken identity, apparently.

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Estranged in the Far East

Pointer_date Thu, 02/07/09 - 09:07AM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: estranged,taiwan,ho hai yan | Comments: 0

And Estranged just continue to get bigger. Now they’ll be the first ever Malaysian band to play at the mega Ho Hai Yan Rock Festival in Taiwan.

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The Observatory's Dark Folke officially drops

Pointer_date Wed, 01/07/09 - 17:17PM Filed in Blog by april | Tags: the observatory,singapore,dark folke,hexa | Comments: 0

We got a really nice surprise at the Junk office today in the form of the brand new, minted Dark Folke album from Singapore's The Obs in the form of a book... More pics of their new release inside.

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The ninja Khottal photo shoot!

Pointer_date Wed, 01/07/09 - 15:10PM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: khottal,kl,malaysia,photo shoot,junk | Comments: 4

So we got Khottal all the way down from Melaka for a photoshoot, and we hijacked an LRT carriage to carry it out! Outtakes after the jump.

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Disagree album launch

Pointer_date Wed, 01/07/09 - 11:41AM Filed in Blog by betsy | Tags: disagree,album launch,fat boys,kl,malaysia | Comments: 11

Junk was at the Disagree album launch at Hard Rock Café KL yesterday, and besides getting a spiffy special edition CD of their new album, they played us a few of their new songs too...

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Jens Lekman catches swine flu

Pointer_date Wed, 01/07/09 - 10:11AM Filed in Blog by chris | Tags: jens lekman,swine flu,h1n1 | Comments: 1

Everyone's favourite singer-songwriter Jens Lekman has contracted the A(H1N1) virus, aka the swine flu, on his way back from his South American tour.

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Seremban Indie Fest @ Dewan MPS, MY, 11 Jul

Pointer_date Wed, 01/07/09 - 09:02AM Filed in Blog by jason | Tags: seremban indie fest,negeri sembilan,malaysia,gigs | Comments: 1

This July, the people in the capital of Negeri Sembilan will be getting some fine music (including stalwarts Carburetor Dung) plopped upon them at Seremban Indie Fest!