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By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my The Impatient Sisters will have to be more patient in the coming years, as Irena Taib, the youngest of the singing siblings, has been accepted to the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, the United States – even as they are in the midst of completing their debut album. To […]
By IAN YEE alltherage@thestar.com.my When this writer was asked at the immigration counter at London Heathrow airport what he was doing in Britain, he boldly said: “I’m here for the Selena Gomez concert” – and the lady behind the counter actually laughed. Clearly being neither a bopping teenager nor an obligated parent, I wasn’t expected […]
By MELLY LING alltherage@thestar.com.my In 2010, Paramore fans all around the world were devastated to hear that two of the American rock band’s founding members, Josh and Zac Farro, were leaving the group. That decision simply spelt the death of one of the coolest rock bands out there. Lead singer, Hayley Williams, however promised that […]
By MELLY LING alltherage@thestar.com.my It’s almost impossible to believe right now, but the four members of London-based indie rockers The Vaccines were awkward kids growing up. As you would imagine, music was their only form of emotional escape.| Speaking to R.AGE before their first ever show in Malaysia, guitarist Freddie Cowan and drummer Pete Robertson […]
By KEVIN TAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THIS is how you make a come back: perform in front of a screaming crowd of thousands of people. After three years spent apart, the Jonas Brothers reunited for a world tour that ended with a concert at Stadium Negara last Wednesday for about 3,000 fans. It was the first time […]
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 GAN HUI WAN IT was with tears that the spectacular show ended. The hall at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPac) in Kuala Lumpur was bursting with thunderous applause as the choir members embraced each other and performed the final encore number May Our Paths Meet Again. I held hands with the ones […]
By NATASHA IMAN alltherage@thestar.com.my THE much-anticipated return of girl group T-ara later this month has been overshadowed by the controversy surrounding group member Hwayoung. Ahead of the group’s July concerts in Tokyo, Japan, it was announced that Hwayoung would not be able to fully participate in the shows due to a leg injury sustained while […]
By ANGELIN YEOH and DANIEL SUBRAMANIAM alltherage@thestar.com.my WITH their stripped down acoustic sound, pitch-perfect harmonies and inimitable on-screen banter, it’s hardly a surprise that Australian twins Janice and Sonia Lee have taken YouTube by storm. The 26-year-old twins, who go by the moniker Jayesslee, uploaded their first YouTube video back in 2008, just to share […]