Category: Articles and Interviews

Ballychunder are a high-energy folk punk band from Hong Kong who play songs about beer, whisky and rebellion, influenced by hardcore punk, traditional Celtic folk,...

Back in August, much-loved reggae band Vibratone returned to Phnom Penh stages after an extended absence.  They formed in 2013, and after a few years...

Drawing the songs together Some may know him as an graphic artist, animator, or author of the recently published graphic novel Ronin Rat and Ninja...

The Cambodia Opera Project, an initiative of the Japanese Government’s Department of Culture and endorsed by the Cambodian Ministry of Fine Arts, kicked off last...

The International Day of Peace, established by the United Nations in 1981, is celebrated on 21 September.  This year it falls on a Saturday, and...

It’s another big weekend in Cambodian metal, in a year that has already seen an unprecedented level of travel and exchange within the loud community. ...

Phnom Penh’s not-so-new-now ska band, Checkered Past, returns to Cloud on Saturday night.  Band leader Jon Banules sat down with Leng Pleng to talk about...

Those who get around the traps regularly would recognise photographer Steve Porte, whose work is hard to escape if you are a Phnom Penh musician....

This weekend sees the first birthday of LF Social Club on St 308, a venue that quickly became one of the preferred rooms for many...

Open (mic) for business While it carries its share of risks, the open mic format has an important role, particularly in transitory expat communities, in...

The Uncomfortably White Brothers are one of the more unusual bands in today’s Phnom Penh – they’re all about love and soul and being serious...

Cambodian rock’n’roll can’t have seen anything like this for a while. August 2019 will see Doch Chkae play at Wacken Festival in Germany, the Kampot...

Wes Chester gets right to the point. “I have always been a traveler, but usually not for holidays.” Born and raised in North Carolina, he...

A little over two years ago, Slovenian guitarist Stan Paleco arrived in Phnom Penh from Chiang Mai. He’s been spending time taking a look at...

Ernie Buck can be heard out front in the Uncomfortably White Brothers and the Cham Ticks, sometimes behind the drums and sometimes solo with a...

Fete de la Musique ten years ago, at the newly opened Chinese House, featured the first full public gig for a new outfit, La Magic...

Back at the end of 2016 there was a sudden explosion – certain parts of the city were hit night by night by a hurricane...