Some people believe that flattery will get you nowhere – but American pop rock band, OneRepublic weren’t one of them. Read the review of their first performance in Manila.

With freedom in the air, Yangtze MIDI festival made this year’s Chinese National Holiday truly exceptional.

In the first stop of her Asian tour, Mykki Blanco – the female alter ego of rapper Michael David Quattlebaum Jr. – performed an exclusive live set in Singapore at Home Club on September 26.

It’s not quite Cirque du Soleil as you know it. Nor is it the best of Michael Jackson. Is a unique, surprising and at times, thrilling hybrid. Read the live review and check the Australian tour dates.

Here’s a lowdown on The SIGIT Live in SG before we went absolutely mental last Monday night – or as the Indonesians would say: gokil!

Rihanna hit Macau on Friday night for her first Asian date of the Diamonds World Tour. Live review and photos.

Scott Murphy got his dose of carefully controlled chaos last week at Linkin Park’s show in Hong Kong.

The most recent of Kuala Lumpur’s home-brewed festivals happened last Saturday. Here’s what and who we saw!

One of the hype bands of 2013, Chvrches performed in Melbourne. Maybe we’re seeing them live in Singapore for Laneway next year? Read the review.

The xx played on Wednesday night in Hong Kong. Scott Murphy was there and tells us how was this live experience.

The annual Zebra Music Festival happened on July 19, 20 & 21 in Shanghai. Over 100,000 festival-goers indulged in pure entertainment and sunshine. Live review.

Patti Smith’s music is incredibly original, her lyrics possess a rare potency and as a person, she stands apart from any clichéd evaluation of age and time.

A night set to triumph, Konsert Mega Bintang (All-Stars Concert) presents not one but eight of Indonesia’s finest artists. Read more.

Scott Murphy was at Aerosmith’s show last Saturday at Gardens by the Bay, and Steven Tyler and his crew rocked the place.

Pack over a 1,000 rabid partygoers in to see a major, major label act at one of Asia’s best and biggest nightclubs and what do you get? An evening filled with hype, hope and downright strangeness. Live review by Scott Murphy.

Katatonia and Opeth are touring together and the result is mesmerizing. Read the review.

Legendary band Thin Lizzy hit Australian shores with their ‘Still Dangerous’ tour 2013. Live review by Fabio Marraccini.

What to expect from JAPANDROIDS this weekend at Laneway Singapore? Our guest writer Scott Murphy saw the band live in Hong Kong two days ago. Sneak peek, here you go!

Rodrigo y GabrielaJanuary 9th, 2013HITEC, Kowloon BayHong Kong She keeps the beat by banging her guitar in between tight bursts of frantic picking. He’s more intricate while playing guitar, fingers flying along with the speed of thrash band and the precision of Clapton. Together they’re Rodrigo y Gabriela, a duo who mesmerized a surprisingly full all-ages standing room only crowd […]

Review: New Order Live in Singapore, 22 August 2012, Fort Canning Park I said “let’s go out and have some fun”,I know, you know, you believe in a land of love,I know, you know, we believe in a land of love                                                                                    — New Order, Perfect Kiss Ever had that sweeping feeling? That swelling onrush of emotion burnished by the twinned […]