The lure of black music

Dec 13, 11 • Music • No Comments »
I know quite a few Sri Lankan-Australians, and it occurred to me that every time I ask them what sort of music they are into, they seem to answer “R&B” or some variant thereof. Perhaps that merely says that I need to meet a wider variety of...

How I learned to stop worrying and love karaoke

Nov 14, 11 • Featured, Music • 1 Comment »
I still remember the first time I lost my karaoke virginity. The song was the Righteous Brothers’ timeless ballad “Unchained Melody”, it was roundabout 1994, and I was having lunch at a restaurant in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. It was...