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By DAVID LIAN alltherage@thestar.com.my KICKSTARTER is not a store,” wrote the foudners of Kickstarter.com in a blog post last month. And yet, fans of the site seem to have largely ignored the founders’ plea. The fans, despite several warnings, are still “investing” in Kickstarter projects that promise to deliver goodies they’ve always wanted but couldn’t […]
By SHARMILA NAIR alltherage@thestar.com.my JUSTIN Timberlake married his longtime girlfriend Jessica Biel earlier this week and none of his former band mates were invited to the special occasion. Ouch! Timberlake, 31 and Biel 30, had been dating for several years before getting engaged last December and the high-profile couple tied the knot at a […]
By CHIANG PANG FEI alltherage@thestar.com.my There was a nice side attraction at this year’s Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival (KLEFF), and it was mostly rubbish. Literally. The KLEFF Eco Music Festival and 1Drum Circle, organised two weekends ago in conjunction with KLEFF, featured an entire line-up of performers whose instruments were made up of recycled […]
Three lucky acts will go from singing in their bedrooms, to performing live on stage at Urbanscapes – and you could be one of them! The R.AGE Open Mic competition is now in full swing! Over 80 YouTube singers, musicians and performers have sent in their video submissions, and our judges can’t wait to help […]
By YOLANDA ZELDA ROBERT Degree in Mass Communication KDU University College IT was just another day of jotting down my tasks for the week – collect laundry on Monday, make time for the gym on Tuesday, and then it hit me… The year is nearly over! So I asked myself, “when I look back on […]
By PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my Two Sundays ago, Taylor’s University dodgeball team – or Taylor’s Lakeside Storm – emerged champions for the second time in a row at the MAPCU (Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities) Sports Carnival dodgeball competition. The carnival is an annual sporting event amongst private educational institutions. The event was held […]
By PHYLLIS HO alltherage@thestar.com.my KEVIN Jonas has Yuna’s music on his phone. How cool is that? When asked during a Skype interview if the Jonas Brothers were familiar with any Malaysian singers, the eldest of the trio showed us a Yuna album cover on his mobile phone. The 24-year-old singer even played a short clip […]
By SHARMILA NAIR ANOTHER week has gone by and that just means one thing – there’s new gossip from Hollywood and we are more than excited to repeat them, yes? Prank gone right? That Justin Bieber sure knows how to get everyone’s attention. The 18-year-old singer caused a media frenzy earlier this week when reports […]
Gabriel Robert Rawantas, or better known as Guba, is an up-and-coming acoustic artiste in the local music scene and has been writing songs since six years ago, at the age of 14.
THERE are real dangers in possessing a fake MyKad to gain entry into a club that imposes an age restriction on its patrons. In last week’s cover story, we featured two underaged clubbers who revealed just how one can easily get a fake MyKad for as low as RM50. However, a fake MyKad could cost […]