Ready to soar
Ready-to-wear is the name of the Malaysian fashion game, especially for young designers.
Got the moves
By CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my Street dancing is not just about coming up with the slickest dance moves. It is about adapting to different music genres and environments and bringing new flavours to the dance scene. And that is the kind of dancer Astro Battleground is looking for this year. Already in its seventh year, Astro […]
Let’s get loud
By JAYDEE LOK alltherage@thestar.com.my What do you get when you get 10 bands to play in a packed venue? You get loud, of course. Converse Malaysia showed everyone how it was done at their Get Loud gig last Sunday at Laundry Bar in Mutiara Damansara, Selangor. The show, aimed at promoting local bands, wrapped up […]
Challenge accepted
By REGINA LEE Photos by MELISSA ONG and FOO KHAI YEE brats@thestar.com.my Not many of us would say standing in front of a wild crowd of 500 people is an easy task. The 50 finalists in the Sri KDU My Challenge 2013 talent competition, however, seemed to enjoy their time on stage last weekend. “I […]
Star search
If you can sing and have always wanted to claim your spot in the limelight, then you’re exactly the person we need. R.AGE and Follow Me Sence are looking for the next musical sensation and if you think you have what it takes to become a star, then Rising Star is definitely the competition for […]
Steady beat
Story, photos and video by ANDRIAN TAM brats@thestar.com.my Not many people know this, but Malaysia is home to a pretty active beatboxing scene. The problem, though, is that most of the beatboxers are scattered all over the country, something which BeatNation hopes to fix. “The idea of BeatNation was to create a community of beatboxers […]
Downhill all the way
By SARENRAJ RAJENDRAN Photos by ANDRIAN TAM brats@thestar.com.my The scorching heat and gushes of wind blowing up red dust everywhere couldn’t keep downhill biking fans away from the finish line at the Red Bull Jungle Meltdown. The first of its kind in South East Asia, the race saw 100 riders from the region go head-to-head […]
Time to shine
THERE is always room in the limelight for an upcoming superstar and guess what? Now you too can claim your spot right there. R.AGE and Follow Me Sence are looking for the next musical sensation and if you think you have what it takes to become a star, then Rising Star is definitely the competition […]
Breaking forth
Local B-Boys were once again pumped up for the return of one of the world’s top one-on-one B-Boy competitions – the Red Bull BC One Cypher, which was held last Saturday at Chin Woo Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. One of the highlights of this event was the opportunity for breakdancing fans to watch the Red […]
Inspiration in fashion
By KEVIN TAN and CHRISTINE CHEAH alltherage@thestar.com.my Empty spaces. Chairs. Daisies. Those were some of the things Kiwi Phoebe Ratcliff Reid saw at the memorial site of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand. Just from these three concepts, Malaysian Kathryn Lagrosa Rao and Reid, both 21, designed four elegant and fabulous outfits to win […]