#Ted2: New Trailer “Thunder” Offers New Scenes & More Sarcastic Dialogues

Oh you know, we’re talking about John and his longtime buddy Ted, the talking teddy bear that swears a lot.

“Ted 2” a follow-up to the top grossing original R-rated 2012 comedy will see Seth MacFarlane return to performing triple duties once again – to direct, pen the script as well as to voice Ted in the film. Mark Wahlberg and Jessica Barth are reprising their roles as John Bennett and Tami-Lynn McCafferty respectively. The film will also star Amanda Seyfried as Samantha Leslie Jackson, Ted’s lawyer.

Just when you thought you’ve seen enough in the first official trailer of “Ted 2”, AMC decided to drop an exclusive trailer that parodies “Star Wars: The Force Awaken” and now, Universal Pictures has released another new trailer offering new scenes along with even more sarcastic dialogues.

In case you missed it, “Ted 2” tells the story of him and his human girlfriend, Tami-Lynn McCafferty getting hitched. They married couple plan on having a baby but that’s no walk in the park and they’ve got some major roadblocks up ahead. Firstly, Ted has no ability to reproduce which leads the newly weds to seek for a sperm donor. Secondly, the court does not see Ted as human being. In order to have the baby, Ted, with the help of his buddy, John, had to be able to prove that he is “human” by court of law.

The newest trailer, “Thunder” is a little different from the previous two trailers as this clip reveals that things are not running accordingly and smoothly for Ted and his wife when Ted was declared that he is not a person, which messes up his plans to adopt children.

“Ted 2” is to hit cinemas near you on 25th June 2015.

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#MajorLazer: Two Albums To Be Released This Year

What’s better than one Major Lazer album? Why, two Major Lazer albums of course!

Australian outlet Inthemix got the scoop from Major Lazer‘s Walshy Fire that the explosive trio already has another LP primed and ready to follow up their highly anticipated forthcoming album “Peace is the Mission“. In an interview with said publication, Fire said that Major Lazer’s next album will be called “Music Is The Weapon” and should be released by the end of 2015.

The only problem is choosing the tracklist. Fire was quoted saying:

“For sure, we’re gonna release another album.”

“We already have a name for it, it’s called “Music is the Weapon”, and it’s gonna come out later this year or early next year for sure… It’ll have a few more club songs, a few more festival songs…but it’ll be in the same spectrum, just super-well-written songs with really great production that the entire world can understand.”

“Music is the Weapon” will be the trio’s fourth album since their 2009 debut album “Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do”. The trio’s collaboration with DJ Snake and MØ, “Lean On” is already set to be one of the year’s top tracks, and with another album’s worth of music on deck for the second half the year, it’s no doubt that 2015 will be the year of the Lazer.

Major Lazer’s third album “Peace is the Mission” which also includes single “Too Original” featuring Elliphant & Jovi Rockwell and collaborations with Ellie Goulding, Ariana Grande and more is slated for a June 1st release. The album can be pre-ordered here.

We leave you today with Major Lazer’s latest track “Too Original”. Enjoy!

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Hype OnSite: H-Artistry Penang 2014 & Artiste Interviews

H-Artistry on May 17th, 2014 presented partygoers with an epic clubbing experience at Penang International Sports Arena (Pisa). H-Artistry fans from Penang were not the only ones who got to party with DJ Brooklyn, Magic Power, Paperplane Pursuit and Imma *Bleep* YouUp as fans from Kuala Lumpur and everywhere else made their way to Penang for the event.

Fans cheered to Taiwanese band, Magic power, sang along to Malaysia’s very own Paperplane Pursuit and danced all night to Australia’s DJ Brooklyn who brought her spin of Aussie flavour to her set before Malaysia’s favourite DJ trio Imma *Bleep* YouUp closed the show with a bleeping fantastic set.

Hype.my managed to speak to some of the acts before the party started. Here’s what DJ Brooklyn had to say:

Q: Hi Brooklyn! Is this your first time in Malaysia?

Hey hey! Yes, it is. I’m really excited to be here.

Q: This is your first time performing for H-Artistry. Are you excited?

Yes it is! Very excited. I’ve heard about the venue and I’ve got soundcheck after this so im really looking forward to it.

Q. How did it feel when you were contacted to collaborate with H-Artistry?

I’ve heard of H-Artistry’s amazing parties so I was super excited! It was an amazing feeling to be contacted by them and to get the chance to be in Malaysia so I’m really looking forward to playing tonight.

Q: What are you looking forward to at H-Artistry tonight?

I’m really looking to see the crowd. I’ve been told that Malaysians know how to party so I am looking forward to the crowd and their energy tonight. Also, I am excited to watch the other acts. I really can’t wait to get out there tonight and do my own thing — put my own spin to my set, add a little bit of Aussie flavour to tonight’s party.

Apart from DJ Brooklyn, we also spoke to Malaysia’s very own Paperplane Pursuit. Here’s what the boys had to say:

Q: I’m good, thanks! How did you guys feel when you were approached to collaborate with H-Artistry?

YESSSSS!!! That says it all! Haha. We were honestly quite surprised actually and it is our first big corporate collaboration for the new stuff that we have been doing. Also, when they told us about the scale of the event that they had in mind we were like “Oh YES, very interesting.”

Q: What was the first thing that came to mind when you guys first saw the venue?

They actually sent us a power point document of what the venue would look like and we honestly didn’t really understand it. Haha. Anyway, when we got here and saw the venue we were like “WOAHHHHH!!! Massive screens and sounds.” We get to play a lot but not on this kind of scale so for us, the first thing that came to our minds were “Yes! We finally get to play our music the way it’s supposed to be played — with the awesome sound, lights and giant screens with our logos at the back. Finally! This is how we are meant to be seen and heard.”

Q: H-Artistry is about creating an epic clubbing experience. So, how are you guys going to breakthrough that together as a band?

We asked them that. Haha. We don’t think the two have to be mutually exclusive. If people enjoy music in general then it should be quite fun because we bring the pop element to everything that everyone else is doing, which you know brings in the whole art of mixing concept. There’s also the global art of mixing concept that is brought into play as we will be collaborating with the Taiwanese guys. It’s going to be fun because people know most of the songs we play by now so there is that familiarity there which allows them to dance and sing along to us.

Q: You’re collaborating with Magic Power. How is it like communicating with them, were there any difficulties due to the language barrier?

It was quite interesting and hilarious. They’re very nice guys so it’s fun trying to communicate with them. There were a lot of sign language communication going on during our rehearsals. Haha

Q: What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about H-Artistry?

We also sat down with the boys of Imma *Bleep* YouUp for a quick chat. Here’s what the DJ Trio had to say:

Hi Brynaaaaa!! We’re great, excited! Hehe. And you?

Q: I’m great, thanks. Will this be your first time performing for H-Artistry and how excited are you guys?

It is! We are super excited, so excited that we even prepared a track just for the event. We’ve always been inspired by the whole H-Artistry concept so yeah, we are really excited.

Q: Will you guys be playing any new tracks?

A lot of new stuff actually. We stayed up till 4.00am making several edits for our sound. We really wanted to go out to eat and enjoy Penang but priorities! We made some edits to make our set more special.

Q: How does it feel to be joining H-Artistry for the first time?

AMAZING!! So freaking amazing!! Thank you for the opportunity. Thank you for paying our bills! Haha.

Q: And just what is it about H-Artistry that has got Imma *Bleep* YouUp all excited?

Definitely the stage! The experience of being able to go out and to be given this the opportunity to perform at such platform — all of it is just amazing. H-Artistry is literally going to nurture us and turn us from zeroes to heroes. From the first few shows we did, all the way to this — it’s finally happening. Honestly, performing at H-Artistry is on our bucket list and we are finally going to do it so yeah, it’s pretty damn amazing!

Q: So, there’s been a lot of talk about the venue for H-Artistry. Tell me what it’s like.

It’s amazing, top notch! It’s so huge and stage is really, really nice. If you think Bo’s hair is big, then the moment he stands there it’s going to look so puny! The deck is about 15 feet high and it’s definitely the biggest and the highest deck we’ve ever seen and will play at. This is like #ERFFQUAKE!! Haha. The lighting is amazing, the whole place is amazing.

Q: What can the H-Artistry crowd expect from Imma *Bleep* YouUp?

Q: And what do you expect from the crowd?

We would love for the crowd to go nuts! Penang is actually quite hardcore when it comes to parties. We played here about two years ago for New Years Eve and it was insane. The energy was ridiculously great so we are hoping tonight is the same.

Q: How would you rate the KL crowd and the Penang crowd, with 10 being the wildest/best?

We would say that KL is a perfect 10 given the amount of choices they have. We would give Penang 12 because there are several people that we know here who could really bring the crowd out. So yeah, we think it’s going to be a really good time tonight.

H-Artistry Penang 2014 was definitely one of the best parties we’ve attended so far this year. The brilliant performances by the artists and the opportunity to experience new edge laser light systems with a giant stage and DJ deck towering over the crowd, H-Artistry sure managed to provide revellers with an epic clubbing experience.

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CEO Responds To Billboards Advertising Sugar Daddy App Being Taken Down

Driving down any highway in Malaysia, chances are you will be passing by a billboard or two. While billboards sightings might not be anything special, the advertisement they put up might tell a different story.

A couple of advertising boards was put up earlier this month (3rd December to be exact), which raised quite a ruckus for promoting a very unusual service. The service in question was for the app Sugarbook, which is an online dating app that connect sugar babies to wealthy benefactors. Needless to say, not many people were pleased with the advertisement.

As you may know, sugar babies are usually young and attractive people that receive financial or material benefits in exchange for accompanying wealthy and usually older individuals called sugar daddies or sugar mommies. This transactional usually includes sex and other form of intimacy. Hence, you can see why the app did not bode well with many Malaysians who are quite conservative.

Locals first took notice of the advertisement board in both Bangsar and Bukit Kiara, with the former being uneasily close to a local mosque. According to a statement made by Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), the adverts didn’t received any approval from authorities. Even the owner of the billboard, Yayasan Wilayah Perseketuan (YWP), was not informed by the advertisement space operator, Out Of Home.

The sign boards have since been ordered to be taken down by Kuala Lumpur City Hall, on the basis that it was deemed inappropriate for Malaysian audiences. The adverts were then removed on 17th December 2019, between 7:30pm to 10pm.

Sugarbook founder and CEO, Darren Chan, has also spoken out regarding the incident. He wrote in a Facebook post, “We hope you understand that we built Sugarbook to empower women by giving them a dating platform to choose freely what they want in an ideal relationship, without being scrutinized.”

He added that, “Women empowerment is about elevating women by increasing the capacity for them to be able to choose freely. The keyword here is “choice” and Sugarbook is about providing our people that precise choice.”

He continued, “Sugar Babies are not illegal sex workers. They do not trade their bodies for monetary value. They are real people from all walks of life, e.g. struggling single mothers, housewives, widows, and divorcees.”

After receiving a ton of backlash, Chan pleaded, “While we believe the public’s intentions are good, it would be unjust to have us banned. Ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the freedoms and liberty of the Malaysian people.”

So, do you agree with Chan’s sentiment on freedom of expression and women empowerment or do you think he could have done it in a better way? Let’s us know your opinion in the comment section below.


#Toll: Toll Rates For 8 Highways Expected To Go Up In 2016

Following the recent increase in toll rates for 17 intra-urban highways in Klang Valley, motorists are expected to be hit by another hike in toll rates soon.

According to a report by The Malay Mail Online, Works Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof said that highways operated by 8 concessionaires are “entitled to increase toll rates next year”.

While wrapping up his ministry’s budget debate at the committee stage in Parliament, Fadillah said that a review for rates of the LDP, which was only allowed a RM1 increase this year, will be carried out soon.

He said that the government has already forked out M592.32 million to compensate 8 highway concessionaires.

The highways that are compensated by the government include:

Fadillah also said that it’s not up to him to decide on the increase on the toll rates, adding that “those entitled to receive hikes for 2016 are 8 highways”. These highways were among the highways managed by PLUS that were not allowed to increase their toll rates in October this year.

In November last year, the government announced that they would raise the toll rates for 20 highways nationwide this year. They later postponed the hike and allocated RM558.69 million to compensate the highway concessionaires.

In October this year, toll rates for highways operated by 11 concessionaires were raised by between 20 sen and RM3.

What do you think of the increase in toll rates? Will you be badly affected by it? Feel free to discuss this in the comments box below.

Sources: The Malay Mail Online, The Malaysian Insider.

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Hype’s Exclusive: Kiki, The First Malaysian Pixar Animation Artist, Comes Home For “Cars 3”

Pixar Animation Studios artist Kiki Poh made her way home to Malaysia to celebrate the upcoming release of Disney•Pixar’s “Cars 3”. Not only was she a part of the filmmaking team behind the movie, she’s also the first Malaysian Disney•Pixar animation artist.

Born and raised in Johor Bahru, Kiki was recruited by Pixar Animation Studios, located in Emeryville, California as an intern back in 2010. She has since worked on “Toy Story 3”, “Monsters University”, “Inside Out“, and the latest release, “Cars 3”. Her role as shading and grooming technical director involves working on the surface texture and colours of the characters.

We had the opportunity to speak to her while she was in town last week.

Welcome back to Malaysia, Kiki, and congratulations on the release of “Cars 3”! What were some of the challenges that you faced while working on the film?

So, for this..I think the biggest challenge for me is that..I was actually assigned as team leader for one of the character’s projects in the Crazy 8 scenes. The biggest challenge is that we needed to shade about 60 different car variants while running on a very tight schedule. We needed to be very smart and as team leader, I had 2 other team members to work on it with me so my challenge was finding the fastest and easiest way to work efficiently and give 60 variants in a very short period of time.

Tell us, how did the opportunity to work for Disney•Pixar come by?

In 2008, I went to pursue my graduate degree in Savannah College of Art and Design, which is in Georgia. One summer, I heard that Disney•Pixar was coming to visit our school to look for new talents and I was encouraged by one of my teachers who said that she saw something in me, even though I thought that I wasn’t ready at that moment. She encouraged me to apply for the internship program, so I gave it a shot because..what do I have to lose, right? After the interview, they selected my portfolio and brought it back to their office, and I was picked to become an intern for Disney•Pixar. I worked on a production for “Toy Story 3” as my first project in Disney•Pixar. It was a really fun and amazing experience.

With so many cars featured in the film, including a few newcomers, which would you say is your favourite character in “Cars 3”?

“Cars 3” is such a special movie to me not only because I worked on it but also because I studied in US and I had to be away from my family. It’s a movie about mentorship and about passing on the knowledge from one generation to another. In “Cars 3”, Lightning McQueen has to face a big challenge in Jackson Storm who has all these like..he was built on such advanced technology. So on the journey to better and rediscover himself, Lightning McQueen meets Cruz, who becomes his trainer. Cruz is such a fun and young character, and I felt myself resonating with the character a lot. Cruz grew up in a small town but with a big dream, and she’s a female character. I myself am a girl who grew up in Johor Bahru so being able to follow my dream and chase my dream and make my dream come true, like Cruz, is really special to me.

What were some of your favourite Disney•Pixar movies? And why are those movies meaningful to you?

To me, my favourite Disney•Pixar movie is “Monsters Inc” because I love the really cute relationship between Boo and Sullivan. Now that I have a baby, he’s 10 months old, it’s really cute to see how kids grow up and I can’t wait to show him the movies that I’ve worked on. Boo and Sullivan (Kitty!) are very cute together. I really like the story a lot.

Did you work on “Cars 3” while you were pregnant?

Oh yeah! So my little baby kinda helped in making the movie. His name is actually in the credits! Every year, whenever Disney•Pixar makes a new film..I’m not sure how many people sit through the credits..but we have a section called the production baby and at the end, we get to see the names of the babies who were born during the production of the movie because Disney•Pixar really focuses on and puts great emphasis on giving us a healthy working environment. They really value family because they understand that families sacrifice their time for us to work on the movies.

Are there any other Malaysians who are currently working in Disney•Pixar?

Oh, I’m glad that you asked! Currently..so I’ve been with Disney•Pixar the longest but later on 3 more Malaysians joining us. And we also have a Malaysian intern who just joined us so in total there are 5 of us. We miss Malaysian food so much so when I go back after this trip, we’re all going to have a Malaysian lunch together.

Can you share with us your key learnings on working in such a reputed company like Disney•Pixar?

In this industry, the tools are always changing. The learning experience for me is not really about what kind of tools I’m using but it’s more about keeping my passion alive with the work that I’m doing and being able to keep practising and doing what I love to do. At the same time, not being afraid to share my techniques or knowledge that I have with someone else or offering help to people at work. It’s really like “Cars 3”, because you actually learn that by sharing your knowledge, in a way, it allows you to learn from someone else too. In Disney•Pixar, I’d go around the office to ask questions and by doing that, I was able to share some of my knowledge with others as well. For this movie, I had the opportunity to become a mentor and I was mentoring a young intern who is super talented. So by sharing my knowledge with her, I also learnt a lot from her.

Do you have any advice for local talents who want to pursue their career in the United States?

I would say..that personally, the journey to getting a job with Disney•Pixar is not really only about aiming to work in the company. You need to work on it step by step. Along the journey, you will face failures and that’s totally normal. Just don’t let anything stop you and try to understand that each failure is temporary. I take every challenge and every obstacle as an opportunity for me to grow. If you stay within your comfort zone, you will stop growing. In order to achieve your goal, you have to stay grounded and take it one step at a time. Eventually you’ll get to your goal. Always check up on yourself to make sure that you’re on track. As long as you’re on the right track and you keep working hard, you’ll get there!

Kiki wrapped up her trip back to Malaysia with an animation workshop at The One Academy, where students got a chance to learn from her and gain more insights into character shading and grooming. She also shared her animation career journey and answered questions from fervent students who were inspired by her and her work.

“Cars 3”, the latest instalment in the hugely popular “Cars” franchise, opens in cinemas nationwide on 24th August 2017.

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Religious Affairs Minister Calls For Aliff Syukri’s “Kelepok Raya” MV To Be Removed

Malaysian celebrity entrepreneur Datuk Seri Aliff Syukri has been in the news ever since he debuted the music video for his new Hari Raya song, “Kelepok Raya”.

The video sparked a massive debate among local netizens over the appearance of a few feminine male dancers. The controversy surrounding the MV has in turn prompted Religious Affairs Minister, Datuk Idris Ahmad, to voice out his concerns on the matter on his social media. He didn’t specify any names, though it’s obvious that he was referring to Aliff in the post.

In a statement posted on his Facebook, Idris revealed that the music video has been referred to the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (JAKIM). According to him, the video, which heavily features scenes featuring the male dancers, are not in line with the Eastern culture and also Islamic teachings.

“I try to take this opportunity by urging all Malaysians, and all Muslims in particular, to maintain their sensitivity to matters related to religion, as well as to limit the entertainment that we want to highlight to the community. What’s more, our country is just about to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that has affected the world,” the politician added in his post.

At the same time, Idris has also called for the video to be removed from all platforms. Additionally, the 58-year-old public figure also suggested for the singer to set the video on private mode for his personal viewing. He then closed his statement by writing, “If there’s an opportunity, maybe I can meet the owner of this video face-to-face. God willing, maybe a lot of things can be shared through the session.”

So far, Aliff has yet to issue his response to the Minister’s call.


BTS Confirms That The Collaboration With Zedd Is Happening!

BTS is unstoppable. They’ve worked with K-pop legend Seo Taiji, had collabs with The Chainsmokers and Steve Aoki. They had their first comeback stage at the Billboard Music Awards, broke another YouTube record, and charmed a bunch of Hollywood stars in their “Love Yourself: Tear” era.

It seems like they’re aiming for world domination as RM just confirmed a collaboration with Russian-German DJ Zedd.

The Zedd and BTS collaboration has been rumoured for a while now, but there was no confirmation from either side.

In a recent interview with music station 98PXY, the boy group confirmed the news.

When asked about Zedd, rapper RM stated, “I cannot tell you many things about it but we’ve been working with Zedd and talking about work. I just can’t (tell you) too many things but it’s happening, anyway.”

Although we have no other details about the track, any song with Zedd and BTS on it is bound to be glorious.

What kind of track will you be expecting from them?


#KuchaiLama: Taxi Driver Mistakes Woman For Uber Driver; Insults & Provokes Her

When will the Uber/Grabcar and taxi drivers conflict end? Not anytime soon, it seems.

In the latest twist to the story, a woman named Ms. Liong revealed that a taxi driver intentionally provoked and insulted her as he mistook her for an Uber driver. She approached Sin Chew Metro, who highlighted her plight which happened on 2nd July near NSK Trade City in Kuchai Lama.

According to the 29-year-old, it was around 1pm when she was waiting for her friend at an alley near the supermarket. Not long later, a taxi stopped behind her car and sounded the car horn twice, indicating that she was obstructing traffic and asked her to move to a spot in front of the taxi. However, she refused to move, as she believed that moving her car would only cause her to block incoming cars.

Seconds later, her friend arrived and kindly asked the taxi driver if they were obstructing his car, only for him to rudely answer, “No matter what, you shouldn’t have stopped here, if you don’t leave immediately, I’ll make sure you get in trouble!” To avoid further arguments, Ms. Liong drove off.

Just as they were turning into a junction, the taxi driver overtook and blocked their car. He began cursing at them and blamed Uber drivers for his loss of business. Ms. Liong tried to explain that she wasn’t a Uber driver, but to no avail.

The taxi driver then insisted that Ms. Liong alight from her car and proceeded to bend and distort her side mirror and windscreen wipers. He then continued provoking her by splashing a bottle of transparent liquid on her car.

Fearing for her safety, she recorded the scene and called the police. Fortunately, the police arrived in a timely manner and the taxi driver was persuaded to leave. Ms. Liong then lodged a report at the Brickfields Police Headquarters.

There has been a rise in cases of taxi drivers terrorising alleged Uber or Grabcar drivers in recent months. We strongly believe that it is uncouth for the former to resort to violence no matter how drastic the situation is. Brute force will only serve to aggravate the situation and turn customers against them.

We sincerely hope that the laws regarding all ride-sharing services such as Uber and Grabcar will be finalised soon so that the number of conflicts between both parties will be reduced, and one day, cease to exist.

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#TreatYoSelf: 8 Must-Try Places In Klang Valley That Is Famous For Banana Leaf Rice

There’s something magical about banana leaf rice not only for its colourful range of Indian food, but also because the meal is steeped in tradition.

What began as a hearty Indian traditional meal has become a tradition shared with Malaysians across all races thanks to the various banana leaf rice restaurants popping up everywhere across the nation. Picking a good restaurant isn’t always easy, so here are 8 recommended places to try.

Out of all hotspots in Klang Valley, Bangsar is just plain popular with banana leaf rice, and you can bet your biryani that they serve some of the best in town. The queue at Sri Nirwana Maju is consistently long but loyal customers can vouch that it’s worth the wait. Be sure to fill up your bellies with their fried delicacies like chicken and fish as well as their curried meats like beef and mutton.

Note: There is also another outlet at 1, Jalan USJ 9/5m, Subang Business Centre, 47620 Subang Jaya

Just a stone’s throw away from Sri Nirwana Maju, Devi’s Corner is another popular mamak-style restaurant that serves banana leaf rice. Walk one floor up and feast to your heart’s content inside a fully air-conditioned room. At Devi’s, you’ll get between 4 to 6 vegetable side dishes together with their mango chutney. Do however ask for a mix of creamy Kerala fish curry and crab curry. You won’t regret it ;)

Located on the first floor of Kedai Emas Prasad (Prasad Jewellery), Prasad Chetty Naadu Mess’ Southern Indian cuisine is a must-try for KL-ites. From mutton masala to curried vegetables, to chicken peratal, the selection of dishes here are often varied. Regulars share that the eatery has toned down the level of spiciness to suit the local palate. You can even drink the chunky crab curry. If your tongue is still burning from all the spiciness, gulp a cup of rasam down for a soothing effect.

Recommended for its friendly service and quality dishes, Vishal Food & Catering (don’t be confused with Vishalatchi, which is a few stores away) is a magnet for both locals and tourist friends. This Chettinad restaurant specialises in the aromatic spicy cuisine that originates from Tamil Nadu. Don’t miss out on their bone marrow curry, black pepper chicken, and dhal rasam.

“We have no quarrel with competitors who charge less, after all, they know what their food is worth,” reads the words proudly displayed at the restaurant’s cashier. Yes, the authentic South Indian cuisine here may be pricy, but all the foods served here are MSG free and people keep coming back for more banana leaf rice that goes well with fried squid, fried chicken, and fried ikan bulus.

Once you’ve eaten at Puchong Mess, you’ll understand what the fuss is all about. Owner Param J. Sivanathan shared that the eatery is well known for using spices imported from India on favourites like chicken varuval and mutton peratal. The vegetables are different everyday with the exception of another favourite, mango patchadi. There’s a special set meal on Fridays that includes 6 types of vegetables, vadai, payasam, and pappadum for RM7.

Famed for its fried tenggiri fish, the dark brown chunk of exterior may look unattractive but bite into it and you’ll discover its firm and sweet tasting fish flesh. Frequent diners at Moorthy’s Mathai Restaurant never fail to bathe the freshly-cooked rice in their aromatic prawn curry, tender mutton shanks with a thick curry, and crab curry. There are approximately 30 dishes on a daily basis but their peppery crab (nandu rasam) and biryani rice are also available on weekends.

Note: There is also another outlet at A26, Ground Floor, Jalan PJU 3/38A, Sunway Damansara, Petaling Jaya.

Many would argue that the old bungalow corner lot Sri Ganapathi Mess serves the best banana leaf fix. The highlight here is the crab rasam, which is served in a metal mug. The tangy broth is very distinct even when mixed with other spices. Also tasty are their crunchy deep fried bittergourd and tender chunks of mutton varuval. If you can’t locate the restaurant, just remember that it’s just across the Sekolah Kebangsaan Petaling Jaya.

Sources: MMO (1)(2), Bangsar Babe, Time Out KL (1)(2), The Smart Local, Malaysia Tatler, Hungry Go Where.


F.Y.I On Stage: Get Cosy With Korean-American Singer Eric Nam!

Third time’s a charm and the F.Y.I series is back and better than ever! The charming and talented Korean-American K-Pop artiste, Eric nam, will be making his first appearance in Malaysia this October, all thanks to our friends from M.E Malaysia.

From Youtube sensations to talented K-Pop acoustic bands, M.E Malaysia has once again surprised Malaysian fans by introducing Eric Nam for their “F.Y.I On Stage” series. Staying true to its mission to introduce and highlight talented artists, “F.Y.I On Stage” sessions aimed to inspire young people to pursue and live their dream through the influential pioneers in New Media.

Originally discovered via YouTube, Eric Nam first appeared on Korea MBC’s singing competition, “MBC Star Audition: Birth Of A Great Star 2,” after the show came across Eric’s video and offered him a live audition in South Korea. Despite his role at the time as a non-profit fellow in India, he seized the opportunity to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a singer and quickly made his way to the Seoul audition. Throughout the competition, Eric continuously exceeded expectations and impressed critics with his live performances. His impressive run finally came to an end as he placed in the Top 5 out of over one million hopefuls and signed to B2M Entertainment as a solo male singer.

Eric is currently active as a co-host and emcee of Arirang TV’s popular show “After School Club,” a reporter for MBC’s “Section TV” and a regular guest on MBC Radio’s “Song of Hope at Noon with Kim Shin Young”.

Check out his English cover of BIGBANG Taeyang’s “Eyes, Nose, Lips” here:

Those who have attended M.E Malaysia’s F.Y.I sessions before should be familiar with the concept and style of the showcase. But here’s a few recap videos if this is your first time hearing about this event:

“F.Y.I On Stage with Eric Nam” will focus on the interactions between Eric Nam and their fans. The event promises a cosy, intimate show with a smaller but exclusive crowd. The event setup allows the artist to interact closely with the fans and to go beyond normal performances that Korean music fans are used to.

Deets for “F.Y.I On Stage with Eric Nam” are as follows:

Time: 5pm (Premium Meet & Greet), 7pm (Live Stage)

Venue: The Garden’s Theatre, Mid Valley City.

Go here to find out how to purchase your tickets.

For more information, visit M.E Malaysia’s Facebook page or email them at enquiry2.me@hotmail.com.

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Dave Bautista Considers Dropping Out Of “GOTG 3” For Good

The fate of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” is uncertain as the movie has been put on hold indefinitely following the removal of director James Gunn by Disney.

Now, there seems to be a high chance that the movie get cancelled completely as Dave Bautista who plays Drax, one of the key characters in “GOTG” movies, is considering quitting the franchise for good.

The former wrestler-turned-actor revealed on “The Jonathan Ross Show” about his dissatisfaction with how Disney has treated Gunn and felt that they could’ve handled the situation a lot better.

“There’s a bit of an issue. It’s a bittersweet conversation. No – it’s a bitter, bitter conversation, because I’m not really happy with what they’ve done with James Gunn. They’re putting the movie off. It’s on hold indefinitely. To be honest with you, I don’t know if I want to work for Disney… I’ve been very vocal about the way I feel. I’m not afraid to admit the way I feel,” said the actor.

The cast of the “GOTG” have already revealed in an open letter regarding which side they’re taking, and Bautista in particular, has been very vocal about the issue as he continuously poke Disney and Marvel on Twitter.

In early August, Bautista even asked Marvel to released him from his contract if the studio didn’t use Gunn’s script for “GOTG 3“.

Exclusive: @davebautista thinks the most important quality for the replacement #GuardiansoftheGalaxy Vol.3 director is 'loyalty to the characters that James Gunn created' pic.twitter.com/fV0dfExxg3

It is still not known what will happen to the 3rd instalment of “GOTG”, but if Bautista really back out from the franchise, then this might effect the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a whole since the studio might need to look for another actor to replace Bautista or simply cancel “GOTG 3”.

Either way, it won’t be a win-win situation for both Disney and Marvel.


Miley Teases Fans With “Adore You”

Miley took the world by surprise with her infamous VMA performance and has been on a roll ever since. After her most recent stunt in Amsterdam, Miley now teases fans with her latest teaser for the Adore You video on her Instagram account last night and sure looks like a raunchy one!

The 15 second teaser features some up-front female masturbation accompanied by back-arching and soft lighting. The preview guarantees that the Wrecking Ball singer is about to drop yet another jaw-dropping music video. The full video is set to hit the internet on Boxing Day, December 26th, 2013.


Wake Us Up When September’s Here

Their hiatus took so long that one would’ve thought that the ska punk/pop rock band has secretly and quietly disbanded a decade ago. They were last seen touring their greatest hits collection, after all.

What more with the lead aka Gwen Stefani running off to juggle her multiple duties as mother, fashion entrepreneur (for L.A.M.B), and pushing forward with her own solo career all at the same time.

Uh, not sure what the rest of the band got up to. But now we know!

In January 2012, No Doubt tweeted an extremely suspicious sounding tweet that got us all curious:

And just hours ago, they made the official announcement for the upcoming release of their sixth studio LP and their first since 2001’s “Rock Steady”. Yes! No Doubt is coming back with a brand new album:

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As annoying as the above video can be, we can’t wait for “Push and Shove” to be released come 25th September 2012 and the first single off the album, “Settle Down” is set to flood all interactive media channels on the 16th July 2012.

An entire decade has simply been too long for a hiatus so brace yourselves!

Furthermore, the band previously tweeted a picture of themselves with Major Lazer in the studio (collab between DJs/producers Diplo and Switch), indicating that they too were involved in the recording process:

Our curiosity has been tickled. Will September please come sooner?

For more information, visit No Doubt’s official website or keep a close watch on them via their Twitter account.

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Meet The 9 Characters In Mission: Impossible — Fallout

“Some missions are not a choice” – that’s the tagline for “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”. As it hints, the best intentions often come back to haunt you.

In addition to last week’s action-packed trailer, Paramount Pictures has released 9 new character posters from the 6th instalment of “Mission: Impossible”. The anticipated sequel looks to build upon the story told in “Rogue Nation” with Ethan Hunt returning to the spotlight with his IMF team and some familiar allies.

It’s nice to note that 3 women are featured among the 9 posters – it’s certainly counts as progress when it comes to Hollywood. Most of these characters are also armed with their signature weapon, as seen in the trailer.

We’re not entirely sure who Vanessa Kirby and Angela Bassett’s characters are. Their posters feature no conventionally salacious imagery, although Kirby does look like she’s ready to slash a throat or two.

Christopher McQuarrie, who previously helmed “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”, returns to write and direct “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”.

“Mission: Impossible – Fallout” opens in Malaysian cinemas 26th July 2018.


WINNERS: Win Tix To “Trax On Track”!

Vroom vroom! Thank you all for all your submissions – we’ve finally got the winners for the epic “Trax On Track” party happening on 17th November 2012 (Saturday) at Sepang International Circuit.

Super excited about this one because who doesn’t want to see John O’Callaghan, right? Exactly.

Kindly collect your prizes from our office from 9th November 2012 (Friday) onwards. Remember to bring your IC for verification purposes!

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#Underworld5: “iZombie” Star Bradley James Lands Villainous Role

By now, you should’ve already noticed that almost all the villains in Hollywood movies are portrayed by English actors. From Tom Hiddleston to Ben Kingsley to Mark Strong, these actors are well-known for their villainous film roles.

The latest English actor to join the ranks is Bradley James, who is best known for his roles in “iZombie” and “Merlin”.

The actor is said to have signed on to star for a villainous role in the 5th “Underworld” film. He will star opposite Kate Beckinsale, who is returning to the franchise as the lead protagonist, Selene the Death Dealer.

For those who are not in the know, James rose to prominence through his role as King Arthur Pendragon in BBC’s fantasy-adventure drama “Merlin”. His popularity recently reached greater heights as he played the undead Lowell Tracey in The CW‘s “iZombie“. Though he won’t return to reprise his role in The CW series, he will be seen next in an upcoming A&E series, “Damien“.

Details on James’ role are currently scarce, but he is reported to be one of the lead villains that Beckinsale’s Selene will face off in the film.

“Divergent” star Theo James will fulfill his option agreement to reprise his role from 2012’s “Underworld: Awakening”. “Game Of Thrones” actor Tobias Menzies will also star, but no word on whether India Eisley will return to play Eve, Selene and Michael Corvin’s (played by Scott Speedman) hybrid daughter.

“Underworld” is a long-running film franchise by Screen Gems & Lakeshore Entertainment. The 5th instalment is tentatively titled “Underworld: Next Generation” and it will be based on a screenplay written by Cory Goodman. Director Anna Foerster, who will be making her feature directorial debut through the sequel of “Source Code”, is helming the project.

Production will begin this October in Prague.

Will you watch “Underworld 5” when it’s out? What kind of villainous character do you think James will play? Let us know in the comments box below.

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Hype Eats: Enjoy Amazingly Affordable Food At Mountain Village Kopitiam

We all love going to our fair share of kopitiams and mamaks for breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper. One, for their amazing food, but, more importantly, two, because the prices won’t make our pockets bleed. But now with Covid-19 becoming the norm, restaurant hygiene is all the more important. And let’s be honest, mamaks and kopitiams aren’t winning any hygiene and cleanliness prizes any time soon.

But that doesn’t mean you’ll have to sacrifice affordable and delicious food for cleanliness or vice versa! At Mountain Village Kopitiam, you can enjoy amazing food for amazingly cheap prices without having to compromise on restaurant cleanliness at all.

Located in SS2, Mountain Village Kopitiam is our current go-to spot for authentic Nyonya food with amazingly cheap prices and a clean and quiet ambience to boot. The family-owned restaurant originated from Melacca, where their owner and chef worked in Nyonya cuisine for over 10 years. In an effort to share his love for Nyonya food in a way that was affordable and cheap, both him and his wife decided to open up Mountain Village to do just that.

From their classic Nasi Lemak (RM1.80) to their more experimental Nyonya Kahwin (RM3.80), their menu is filled with instant favourites that will captivate your taste buds immediately. And with their highest priced item sitting at a measly RM5.50 on their menu, you won’t be needing to skimp on your orders when you visit.

Speaking of their Nyonya Kahwin, it was one of our personal favourites. For the uninitiated, you might be confused as to what it is. Well, surprise, surprise! It’s a blend of both their Nyonya Curry and Nyonya Asam Laksa! The sourness of an asam laksa, combined with the savoury and spiciness of the curry was a taste you won’t be able to find anywhere else other than here.

Their signature 3-layer tea (RM3.50) is also to die for! Unlike the overly-sweet variations you tend to get from other kopitiams and restaurants, Mountain Village makes a lovely blend that brings out all the layers without giving you diabetes. They also offer a range of drinks for as low as RM1.80, with all the instant classics like Milo and Kopi O available.

The interior of the restaurant is quiet, quaint and perfect for a simple day out with your friends and family. No more needing to wipe your tables and chairs before taking a seat, Mountain Village’s spotless design is sure to quell any worries you may have.

So, if you’re looking to grab a bit of local food for lunch or dinner but would prefer to stray away from mamaks and roadside kopitiams, be sure to head on over to SS2 and stop by Mountain Village!

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#MADEInMY: We’d Like 2 Party With #BIGBANG Again, Please!

It all started with “La La La”, one of the hit singles from BIGBANG‘s debut album titled “BigBang Vol. 1 – Since 2007”.

When I first started listening to that song, I had just started my life in high school. Though most of the songs in their debut album lean towards the old school hip-hop and R&B genres, I was instantly hooked, despite not knowing the language in the first place. Having watched the way they trained in their documentary, I realised that each member has a different goal and that they are special in their own way. Needless to say, I became obsessed with them and started calling myself a “VIP”. It wasn’t because I was a “Very Important Person”, but because that’s what fans of BIGBANG are known as.

Fast forward to 2015, though I am not as obsessed as I used to be (you can say I’ve sort of turned over a new life), I always get hit with nostalgia whenever I listen to their old songs.

Over the weekend, nostalgia hit me once again when the whole group was here for their “BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR [MADE] IN MALAYSIA“.

The last time the whole group was here for a full-fledged concert, it was 3 years ago. You could imagine my excitement when I first heard that they were coming to Malaysia for a concert! Most fans like myself waited almost 6 years for them to come here and I knew I had to go because I wouldn’t know when they will come back for another concert again. It was a memorable concert for many reasons and one of them was because I finally got to witness them performing live in front of my eyes.

This time around, I wouldn’t say that I went all crazy again, but the excitement was still there. I could feel it even a week before they arrived in KL for the concert. As the first day of their 2-day concert was held on a Friday (24th July) evening, I kept thinking about what I can expect from BIGBANG throughout the entire time that I was at work.

Once I’ve arrived at the Putra Indoor Stadium, I knew exactly what fans were going to get from the top South Korean group: A party that they will never forget.

The group didn’t start the show right on time, but they opened “BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR [MADE] IN MALAYSIA” with a bang (pun totally intended) as they emerged singing “Bang Bang Bang“. VIPs instantly formed the iconic beautiful yellow ocean in the stadium as they switched on their yellow crown light sticks. “Bang Bang Bang” proved to be a perfect dance track as fans can be seen dancing and headbanging along to the song that night.

The song was followed by “Tonight”, a song that always send chills down my spine as it opens with:

Tonight, such a beautiful night. Sing it with me now. (2016). Follow me. BIGBANG, BIGBANG. We’re back again one more time. Say no way, no way. 너무 쉽게 또 남이 돼 BIGBANG, BIGBANG. Don’t stop. Let’s play. Okay, okay. Go go go.

The boys seemed to have fun onstage as they walked around to greet and interact with screaming fans. At one point, fans went into a frenzy as the boys walked towards the fans in the rock zone area before stepping onto a floating platform to continue performing “Stupid Liar”, one of their hit singles in the past.

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The boys then took us further down the memory lane by belting out the iconic “하루하루” aka “Haru Haru” (translation: “Day by Day”). The song was essentially the one that got fans a little emotional because the lyrics (written by G-Dragon himself) melted fans’ hearts. As if that wasn’t enough to give us the feels, the boys further mesmerised us with the likes of “Loser“, “Blues”, “Bad Boy”, “If You“, and “Lies”.

The boys were incredibly friendly and playful as they left fans laughing and blushing during their “talks”. Taeyang complimented fans when he said, “Malaysia is one of my favorite cities (though he meant “countries”)”, while maknae Seungri asked fans to show them their energy. Seungri also had us laughing when he teased, “I love Malaysian food, Malaysian weather, and Malaysian ladies!”

Rapper T.O.P and vocalist Daesung were being their usual silly selves and said a few Malay words. Daesung asked, “Malaysia, how y’all feeling tonight!” but as he was sporting a bowl-cut hair with long bangs, he jokingly responded by saying, “Saya tak boleh nampak!” (translation: “I cannot see!”). T.O.P also flirtatiously said, “We have many new songs tonight. You like? You like? Kamu bagus?” (translation: “You good?”)”.

Leader G-Dragon kept his cool and had a short but heartfelt chat with fans before asking fans to sing along to “Bad Boy”. We were left breathless as the stage was backed by the most stunning lighting system and stage effects we’ve ever seen. It’s no wonder that the concert is considered one of the costliest shows in Malaysia as the tour hired a team of globally renowned production members such as Dkeil Lemash, Jonathan Lea, Roy Bennet, and Ed Burke.

Take a look at the amazing stage set-up below:

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The boys dominated the 2nd half of the concert with their own solo performances and Seungri got to kick it off with his strongest solo number, “Strong Baby”. Seungri may be the youngest member of the group, but he serenaded fans with his sexy charm. He was later joined onstage by Taeyang and G-Dragon to perform “Let’s Talk About Love”.

Daesung was the next member to come up onstage for his solo as it was obviously his time to shine as his powerful rendition of “Wings” gave us goosebumps. Speaking of goosebumps, fans went “gaga” over T.O.P when he handsomely emerged onstage to perform “Doom Dada” after Daesung’s solo. His incredibly skillful rapping and his good looks almost had us fainting. This was followed by a touching rendition of “Eyes, Nose, Lips” by Taeyang, who later collaborated with his best friend G-Dragon for their unit track, “Good Boy”. G-Dragon had his rocker moment later on when he was performing “Crooked”.

Daesung’s fans were in luck that night as they got to witness him performing a drum solo before the rest of the members emerged onstage to perform “Sober” with him. The boys further hyped up the crowd by performing “Bae Bae” and everyone was obviously having a good time as they sang and danced along to the song.

During the performance, Taeyang said that the phrase “chap ssal ddeok” in the song means “sticky rice cakes”, but it also means that “BIGBANG and VIPs are perfect for each other” as they stick around for each other. The rest of the members also thanked fans for coming to the concert, with G-Dragon revealing that both T.O.P and himself had recently finished filming the music video for their upcoming unit track:

T.O.P.: "Malaysia, we really really love you guys." He then showed a heart sign. #BIGBANG #MADEInMY #BIGBANGMADEINMALAYSIA

Daesung: "M'sia, I love you guys. My mom loves you guys. My family love you guys." #MADEInMY #BIGBANGMADEINMALAYSIA

HAHAHA. Seungri just sang: "Oh Malaysia. I wanna kiss you guys and hug you guys." <3 #BIGBANGMADEINMALAYSIA #MADEInMY

G-Dragon: "It's time to say goodbye." Seungri: "No please! It's time to get yo crayon!" #BIGBANG #BIGBANGMADEINMALAYSIA #MADEInMY

G-Dragon: "Actually, this morning TOP & I were shooting the video for our new song. Are you guys excited?" #BIGBANGMADEINMALAYSIA #MADEInMY

They ended the concert with a bang once again by performing their worldwide hit single, “Fantastic Baby”.

Of course, the boys didn’t leave the stage without letting us party with them one last time. They showed us their silly antics once again with “We Like 2 Party” and later had the crowd sing along to it – word for word – countless times.

“BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR [MADE] IN MALAYSIA” Set List:

“BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR [MADE] IN MALAYSIA” was organised by IME Productions and supported by Malaysia Major Events, a division of Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), an agency of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture together with Official Telco Hotlink.

For more concert updates, visit IME Production’s official Twitter and Facebook. Of course, don’t forget to follow BIGBANG’s Facebook page for their tour reports ;)

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#Logan: Will Deadpool Be Making A Cameo In “Wolverine 3”?

Unfortunately for “X-Men” fans, “Logan” will be Hugh Jackman’s last outing in a solo “Wolverine” movie. But a recent rumour claiming that Deadpool will have a cameo in “Logan” has got fans even more excited for the movie.

The Wrap reported yesterday (Wednesday, 28th December) that Ryan Reynolds had recently shot a secret scene as Deadpool, adding that The Merc With a Mouth will likely appear in a post credits scene. If this rumour was true, it would be Reynolds’ 2nd appearance in a “Wolverine” film.

Sadly, both Reynolds and Jackman, together with director James Mangold have taken to Twitter to debunk all claims, therefore dashing any dreams of seeing the reunion of Deadpool and Wolverine on the big screen. Sorry, “Deadpool” fans :(

Despite having to break the bad news to fans, Reynolds couldn’t help but crack a little joke, saying, “Sadly, not true. Prisoner 24601 is on a solo mission.” For those that don’t know, Prisoner 24601 refers to Jackman’s character, Jean Valjean, from “Les Misérables”.

Mangold also tweeted, “DEADPOOL IS NOT IN MY FILM. Does all caps help confirm it?” Jackman later agreed with Reynolds and the filmmaker, by simply writing, “what they said”. So we guess it’s pretty clear that Deadpool won’t be showing up in “Logan” after all.

Sadly, not true. Prisoner 24601 is on a solo mission. https://t.co/5czBmMRfY1

— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) December 28, 2016

What they said …. https://t.co/GmOoWbddf2

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) December 28, 2016

“Logan” is slated to hit theatres on 3rd March 2017.


Hype’s Exclusive: #UpAllNight With Arty

Last Thursday, Russian DJ/producer Arty made his way back to Kuala Lumpur. Proving that there is no party without Arty, the young DJ gave Gravity Club Kuala Lumpur a night that was over the top. Currently one of the hottest DJs in the world, the 25-year-old DJ/producer has worked with some of the best musicians in the industry including Mat Zo.

Known for some of his most popular dance tracks including “Up All Night”, “Kate”, “Around The World”, “Gentle Touch”, “Trio” and a whole lot more, we were really stoked that we got to speak with him again before he turn things up at Gravity Club Kuala Lumpur.

One year on from when he was last in Kuala Lumpur, we find out what Arty has been up and if he was just as excited about being back in Kuala Lumpur as we were.

Hi Arty! Welcome back. It’s been slight over a year since you were last here. Are you excited to be back and what are you looking forward to?

Hey! Yeah I am pretty excited to be back. The last time was good, was pretty crazy so I’m excited. I’m hoping for a good reaction, like people should have fun and just be open for a good time.

Just for a little basic background, how did you first get started with music production?

Well, I have friends who were really into music production at the time and one of my best friends showed me the right productions tools. That got me all interested in it because I had a musical background before that so it was pretty natural for me to go from classical music to electronic music. I picked it up really quickly, started to force myself do more and more so by the time I was in university I focused on music completely and here we are. Haha.

Would you say your classical music background has influenced the way you work now?

Oh yeah, definitely. Everything, all my ideas basically begin with the basic melody instead with the beats like how it usually happens so it’s a little bit different for me I guess.

Ahh so it’s kind of an advantage that you have. With all these different experiences you’ve had with shows at smaller clubs to the biggest festivals in the world, are there still any other venues or festivals that you’d really like to play?

Yeah kind of is. I’ve played pretty much every franchise but there are some festivals that I want to play at again. But again, to be honest, it all depends on the crowd. It’s not about the exact franchise like Ultra, EDC, ZoukOut, or Future Music because every festival has their pluses and minuses, they have their own people that work on making the festival better and better but at the end of the day it depends on the crowd. As long as the crowd is good and they have a decent sound system as well as set up on stage, that’s all that I need.

Fair enough. What would you say is the craziest or best fan experience you’ve ever experience?

Well actually, it was my birthday a coupe of weeks ago and one of my fans from Russia travelled all the way from Russia to Vegas, to where we celebrating my birthday to surprise me with a video that she made. She made a video of all my family, best friends, and Russian producers wishing me a happy birthday so that was a pretty emotional moment for me. Definitely the craziest moment for me.

Wow! That’s really sweet. You must have been really surprised. With the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll coming to an end, who would you pick if you could pick out your very own top 3 DJs and why?

Yeah it was really sweet and very surprising. Haha I have a pretty strong top 3 this year. It’s a no-brainer for me. I would pick Porter Robinson, Audien, and Mat Zo, I mean you can put it in whatever sequence you want, but they’re all on pretty much the same level for me.

Speaking of Mat Zo, you’ve worked with him quite a bit. What was that like, working with him?

It’s cool! He’s a really smart guy and really, really talented. Mat’s really fast with his work and production and he’s just fun. He’s quite a unique person so it’s always a different experience with him whenever we are in the studio. We just made a new version of the track that’s going to be on my album so yeah things are still going on with Mat. It’s fun.

That’s nice to know. What does the rest of 2014 hold for you, is there an album we can expect?

Finishing the Asia tour, getting back to US for 2 months then after that I’m heading to Russia to finish my album and see my family.

Oh new album! When can we expect that and are you collaborating with anyone on it?

Yeah, it’s probably going be released in February or March. I have a lot of features and collaborations with singers and songwriters mostly but I can’t reveal anything just yet. You’ll have to wait. Haha.

It sounds like you’ve got a pretty jam packed schedule so how do you balance work with your personal life?

There’s no balance right now, unfortunately. I mean I have some time off but it’s not that often and even when I do it doesn’t feel like that because I’m still doing something that is connected to work but it’s fine because I feel good. The last time I had a vacation was last August so that’s over a year ago but it’s fine because I feel good and I’m happy.

Gosh! That’s crazy but it’s good that you’re happy! Last question, if you had to pick, which would you give up − food or sex?

What’s that? Hahaha. I think I’m going to need you to repeat that.

Hahaha okay. If you had to give up, which would it be – food or sex?

Oh so I did hear you right. Haha. Food or sex? Oh. Neither. I don’t know how you can do that, because you’ll die without both so neither. Haha

Haha all right. We’ll let you off the hook this time. Thank you so much for chatting with us.

Special thanks to our buddies from Gravity Club Kuala Lumpur and Universal Music Malaysia for making this interview happen. We leave you with one of our favourites, “Flashback”, from no one other than Arty himself:

For more information on Arty, stalk him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

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#Elysium: Stylish “Shelter” For Bliss-Seeking Urbanites Now Open

Urbanites looking to catch the spectacular vista of Kuala Lumpur and to chill out after a long day at work can now look towards entering Elysium, the latest brainchild of Datuk Vinod Sekhar, Datuk Eric Chong and Oscar-winning producer, Bruce Davey.

Located 32 floors above of the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Elysium enjoys an unparalleled perch at Wisma Goldhill.

Elysium offers a plush and cosy lounge and an open rooftop bar that gives an uninterrupted view of Kuala Lumpur featuring the KL Tower and the Petronas Twin Towers.

With a constant flow of some of the hottest DJs playing deep house with tech and sultry influences people are going to be in for a great time the moment they step into Elysium.

At the launch, Elyium’s creator and Chairman/CEO of Petra Group Datuk Vinod Sekhar said:

Creating Elysium was a labour of love. I wanted to create a space for people to come in, leave behind a long day at work and just enjoy the environment we created for them to as an escape. The experience was a collaboration between some of the most creative people I know, especially Bruce Davey, who provided that touch of glamorous Hollywood magic in achieving the right look and feel to Elysium.

Since its soft launch, Elysium has gained many fans who are looking to escape the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur to gain a sense of tranquillity.

Elysium is located on the 32nd floor of Wisma Goldhill, Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur and opens its doors from 5pm onwards from Tuesdays to Sundays.

For more information on its latest line-ups of DJs and promotions, visit their Facebook page.


Step Up: Revolution

Previously titled, “Step Up 4Ever”, “Step Up: Revolution” is geared up to blow your mind away with dance moves in 3D. Unlike the first three installments that were produced by Touchstone Pictures and distributed by Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures, this one’s the first to be produced and distributed by Summit Entertainment independently.

Starring Kathryn McCormick from the sixth season of “So You Think You Can Dance“, Step Up: Revolution will feature choreography by the talented Travis Wall (American dancer, dance instructor, and choreographer).  Ace!

Kathryn’s character, Emily, is a daughter of a wealthy businessman who arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer. She meets Sean (played by Ryan Guzman), the fine young man also leader of a dance crew in elaborate, cutting-edge flash mobs.

Sean’s crew, aptly named “MOB“, strives to win a contest for a major sponsorship opportunity but alas, it is none other than Emily’s father (played by Peter Gallagher) who threatens the neighbourhood with his development plans. Like it or not, he has every intention of turning MOB’s home around and displacing thousands of people.

And what’s a girl in love like Emily to do? Stick with Sean? Rush to Daddy’s side to offer support? Remain ignorant but risk losing the historic neighbourhood?

Or fight for their dreams and for a greater cause?:

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Find out what happens when Step Up: Revolution is released in our cinemas come 2nd August 2012 (Thursday)! It’s going to be bigger than ever.

For more information, visit the movie’s Facebook page.

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Jacky Cheung To Return To Malaysia For Another Concert This October

Malaysians love Jacky Cheung (张学友). Whenever the Cantopop “god” brings his concert to our local shores, it’s always a sold-out event.

If you recall, the 57-year-old singer held 3 back-to-back concerts in Kuala Lumpur earlier in January. Even then, many fans failed to secure tickets. Well, guess what? You could be seeing this famous icon again in October.

This news comes courtesy of China Press who announced that Cheung will be returning to Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil for another series of concerts. According to the publication, fans can expect the concert dates to take place on 5th, 6th, and 7th October (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday). When contacted, the concert organiser hinted that they were working on finalising schedule details.

During Cheung’s previous “A Classic Tour” Live in Malaysia, the entertainer promised the Malaysian audiences that he’ll be back soon. It appears that he’s finally making good on his word. Nevertheless, we’re still surprised that the legendary performer may be holding a record-breaking amount of shows in Malaysia within a year.

Ticket prices will remain unchanged as his last tour in Kuala Lumpur. Fans can expect ticket sales to commence in August.

Stay tuned to this page for further updates ;)


#Halloween2016: Go Trick-Or-Treating At These Parties In Klang Valley

Ah, Halloween. A day of celebrations and superstitions; life and death; fun and foul play.

Also known as Allhalloween or All Saints’ Eve, the popular festival, which falls on 31st October, also gives us a reason to be whoever we want. Traditionally, costumes are based on frightening folkloric beings (such as ghosts, ghouls, and vampires), as many believe that supernatural beings and the souls of the dead roam the earth at this time.

Aside from all the religious stuff, Halloween is also one of the best festivals to party! Lucky for you party people, Klang Valley is filled with terrifying parties that is bound to keep you up all night.

From riding a chilling bus around town to dancing all night with other night “demons”, here are some parties to go trick-or-treating at:

This year, Zouk KL will be organising the “baddest and scariest” Halloween bash in the country – Horrorville, a dystopian land full of horrors. The Courtyard will be installed with a large arch display entrance, featuring actual characters hidden in the walkways such as The Hollowspirit and The Caretaker. On top of that, 3 scariest patrons will walk away with RM1,000, RM800, and RM500 for the best costumes! Did we mention that you can also win free champagne by finding the hidden key?

For more information, visit Zouk KL’s website or Facebook page.

For Forbidden City’s first Halloween celebration, popular local 8-piece funk/soul band RYÖT JONES will be headlining the night with their original hits such as “Dancing Shoes” and “Mr. Brown”. After the live show, partygoers will get to enjoy all things retro from the 70s and 80s by DJ Jazzy Jay. Hurry, ’cause only 80 seats are offered for the exclusive event!

For more information, visit Forbidden City KL’s Facebook page and website. To register, click here.

Clubbers are in for a treat as PLAY Club’s Spooky Town will be held for 3 days! Supported by Keith Mintz and MC NOIXE, the party starts off with Dutch DJ Tony Junior, who is best known for his sick drops and basslines, on the first night followed by 2 themed parties – Doll House Asylum and Mad Masquerade. Other activities at The Roof also includes a horror movie night at Stratosphere, Fire & Feast thematic snacks at Signature, and more.

For more information, visit The Roof’s website or Facebook page. For reservations and further inquiries, please call 013 – 2703 111 or 03 – 8605 3388.

Wanna walk home with RM10,000 worth of cash and prizes? Then Fuze Club’s Orient Sinister is the right party for you! Don’t worry if you don’t know how to paint your face ’cause make up services will be provided for all guest starting from 10pm to 12:30am. That’s not all. A Halloween pre-party will be held on 27th October where patrons wiill stand a chance at winning a limited edition MCM charm and Pandora accessories.

For more information, visit Fuze Club’s event page. For reservations and further inquiries, please call 011-26395797.

The 5th Annual Tower of Terror is back and it is spookier then ever! Held at the highest sky bar in Malaysia, the eerie event gives out complimentary welcome cocktails (while stocks last) for those dressed in costume and the best dressed patron can win Sunset Hour vouchers worth up to RM400.

For more information, visit Marini’s on 57’s Facebook page and website.

Back by popular demand, The Halloween Bus is ready to claim more victims and this time, its monstrous foul play will definitely make your skin crawl. Patrons are expected to “dress to distress” as the bus will be visiting various “haunted (party) locations” around town. We highly recommend this party for those who don’t like to stay in one place the whole night.

For more information, visit The Halloween Bus’ Facebook page and website or BAIT’s Facebook page.

Jumping Halloween Party @ JumpStreet Trampoline Parks

For some good old-fashioned family fun, why not join JumpStreet Trampoline Parks’ Halloween party? With hundreds of interconnected trampolines from the floor right up the walls and multiple jumping attractions, the place is great for adults and children alike. And of course, jumpers who attend in costume will receive a mysterious gift.

Just wanna stay home for Halloween? Fret not ’cause we’ve got the perfect lists for youe! Here are “The Best Horror Video Games To Play In The Dark”, “The Most Twisted & Gory Movies Of All Time”, and “Top Spooky-Themed EDM Tracks”.

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KLIA Immigration Officer Busted For Taking RM22K Bribe To Free Chinese Immigrants

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has not stopped their efforts in tackling bribery issues in our country.

Recently, an immigration officer based in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) was caught red-handed for accepting a RM22k bribe from two Chinese nationals.

According to New Straits Times (NST), the bribe was intended to free the pair of immigrants, who had been detained for using counterfeit immigration stamps. The 26-year-old immigration officer who has a KP 19 grade, was caught in the process of taking the bribe by the MACC officers at a petrol station near the airport on Wednesday (2nd December).

What’s more surprising, this was not the officer’s first offence. His arrest came after a foreign workers’ agent, who was busted in Cheras, revealed that the officer provided the agent with information of the Chinese nationals detained at the airport.

The source said, “Based on information received, the Immigration officer in question would furnish the agent with particulars of Chinese nationals detained for immigration offences at KLIA. The agent’s job would then be to contact their family members in China to ask for a bribe to free those under custody.”

He added, “The families in China would then contact their friends in Malaysia to help prepare the money and hand it over to the agent.” Following the revelation, Selangor MACC director Datuk Alias Salim has confirmed the arrest and informed that the case is being probed under Section 16 of the MACC Act 2009.


Hype’s Exclusive: A Cordial Affair With Hendrick’s Global Ambassador David Piper

Last month, we were officially introduced to a new Hendrick’s creation, the Hendrick’s Quinetum Cordial.

What is the Hendrick’s Quinetum Cordial?

The Hendrick’s Quinetum Cordial final is a 4% ABV mix of orange blossom, wormwood, lavender and thistle extracts plus the main ingredient of cinchona succiruba bark (aka tree bark) extract where the quinine comes from.

Note: Quinine is used to treat uncomplicated malaria, a disease caused by parasites that enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. Malaria is common in areas such as Africa, South America, and Southern Asia.

While it’s sure to be in great demand especially for any gin lover, it’s also very exclusive. As a matter of fact, Hendrick’s only made 4,000 bottles of the cordial and not all bars or bartenders will be able to get their hands on a bottle!

Luckily, thanks to our friends from William Grant & Sons, we managed to not only try it firsthand, but also score an exclusive interview with their global brand ambassador, David Piper, during the cordial affair.

David Piper is the ideal envoy for Hendrick’s Gin. A master of many creative endeavours, David has been an artist, writer, journalist, voice artist, actor, Master of Ceremonies and radio presenter, to name but a few. He’s also the proprietor of the world’s smallest mobile peepshow, head of an agency for Genuine English Cads, Scoundrels, Rascals, Rogues, and Rotters and leading light of the New English Dandies.

Now, who better to give us a Hendrick’s Gin as well as Hendrick’s Quinetum cordial crash course than he man himself, eh? ;)

Hi David, tell us a little bit more about what you do.

Hi! Well, before becoming the brand ambassador for Hendrick’s, I did all sorts of things. It’s quite a long story and it doesn’t really make much sense. I started out making art but realised that you can actually make the world more interesting and give people an experience so I started doing parties, in beautiful venues in London where you had to dress up to come in. And there was incredible music that was made for dancing – but not the kind of dance music where you have to play really loud to dance. It was about glamour and elegance. So I started doing that and performing, the kind of burlesque cabaret scene and that’s how I met Hendrick’s Gin! Then we realised that there was a big affinity between myself and the brand.

So, how different is Hendrick’s from other brands of gin?

It’s made in a very, very different way and that’s why everything that we do is different. From the very beginning, Hendrick’s isn’t made like any other gin, neither does it taste like any other gin. We used 2 different types of still – the pot still and the Carter-Head still, which is a vapour extraction in botanicals. Almost all other gins used one, some gins use another, but until very recently nobody did both. One of the stills, the pot still, is from 1960s so it was built 150 years ago – it’s a beautiful little thing. The final Hendrick’s Gin is a blend of these 2 spirits with an addition of cucumber essence and rose petal essence.

And that’s what I’ve always wondered – some gins are served with slices of lemon or lime, whilst others with cucumber. Is the serving with cucumber a Hendrick’s thing?

Other gins probably don’t have cucumbers as one of their ingredients in it, And the reason why we have slices of cucumbers in a Hendrick’s Gin and tonic is because it lifts it up, makes it even more fresh and cool and refreshing, which is what a gin and tonic really should be. so it works particularly well with Hendrick’s. You can put it into another gin, but it won’t work anywhere near the same.

How do you know whether a Hendrick’s Gin and tonic is made well? Is there a specific way to tell?

That’s down to taste and experience but I think the most common problem with a bad Hendrick’s Gin and tonic is that people don’t put enough ice in the glass. The glass should be full of ice! And when you do that, you tend to get a much better balance between the gin and the tonic. When you don’t have enough ice, and you put in the same measure of gin, then you have to put in twice as much tonic and that’s doesn’t quite work as well. Don’t skimp on the ice, don’t be stingy with ice, ice is your friend, ice keeps it cool. Plus, the more ice you put in, the less it dilutes, because when you fill the glass with ice, it keeps the drink cold or longer.

Now, tell me a little bit more about this new Hendrick’s Quinetum cordial.

Quinetum’s really exciting and it’s something that Lesley Gracie our master distiller, the amazing woman who first came up with the formula for Hendrick’s. Hendrick’s Gin was created by a woman, yeah. Absolutely. She comes from a background of science and biochemistry so she combines this amazing technical knowledge and how it affects your taste or the scent. She’s always experimenting and she does incredible things. It was designed to complement the Hendrick’s Gin profile perfectly. She’s been working on something like this for many, many years, trying to get it right and it’s still very difficult as well as really expensive for us to make. At the moment it has got a limited release but hopefully, we’ll find a way to give it a wider release.

What are some ways to make drinks with the Hendrick’s Quinetum cordial?

Really, you can use it in 2 different ways – one as a cordial to mix with soda water or tonic water, then you can change the amount, the flavours, and the intensity as you like, before adding a dash of Hendrick’s Gin in it. Also, you can use it as a cocktail ingredient! It’s a very, very different ingredient than anything out there. Because quinine has a medicinal history and there aren’t anything else with such a strong component of quinine that’s so balanced.

Thanks for the Hendrick’s crash course and for the chat, David!

To find out more about the new Hendrick’s Quinetum cordial, check out our event coverage here.

For more information, visit the Hendrick’s Gin website.

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#PTXKUL: Pentatonix Proves They’re Aca-Awesome Without Instruments

One thing that has always intrigued us is how an a cappella group is able to sing in perfect pitch and in rhythm all the time. It’s as though they were born with voices that fit naturally together and create perfect harmonies. But of course, no one can really pull pitches out of thin air, unless you’re in the “Pitch Perfect” movie. It became clear to us that being incredibly in sync isn’t how Pentatonix won the 3rd season of NBC’s “The Sing-Off” and earned a huge legion of fans from all over the world.

Last Saturday (30th May) night, the Grammy-winning a cappella group showed us how strong teamwork and their regular practice sessions turned them a finely tuned music machine at their debut show in Malaysia.

Organised by BlackCat Live and The WonderLand+, “Pentatonix Live in Malaysia” was an absolute blast with over 4,000 fans flocking to Stadium Negara for their one-night-only gig. Originating from Arlington, Texas, the quintet comprises of Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, Kirstie Maldonado, Avi Kaplan, and Kevin Olusola. At 8am sharp, the eclectic a cappella group kicked off their concert with an impressive mashup of the popular hit singles, both old and new.

Shortly after, the intro/mashup was followed by their rendition of Ariana Grande’s “Problem”, that soon transitioned into a fierce Beyonce medley. From “Survivor” to “Irreplaceable” to “Put A Ring On It”, the mashup of Beyonce hits made the crowd go wild as they continuously cheered insanely for them. This prompted the group to take a short break and say, “We’re already completely obsessed with you! And that’s just the truth.”

Fans considered themselves lucky as the quintet also performed their version of Beyonce “Telephone”, the very first song that they arranged and later gained attention on YouTube.

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During their debut show in Malaysia, Pentatonix admitted that they’re obsessed with Sam Smith and went on to perform the entire version of “La La Latch”. Needless to say, it was a completely flawless performance and we’d lying if we said we didn’t get goosebumps. As if that wasn’t enough to impress us, the 5-member group further wowed the crowd with highly energetic renditions of Jazmine Sullivan’s “Love You Long Time” and Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be”.

We must say, every single one of them really did blow the cover to epic proportions as they hit all the right notes.

The group also mentioned that they were truly thankful for everyone who came for their show that night as they took the opportunity to share the story about how they started and how fans from all over the world helped them win a Grammy award. They also thanked the fans for remaining insanely cheerful throughout their entire performance.

Kevin later showed up onstage again with his cello for his solo performance. The talented vocalist showed fans a different side of him as he skillfully merged “beatboxing” with the classical cello version of “Julie-O”. Kevin’s breathtaking solo was followed up by Stromae’s hit “Papaoutai”, a song that they tackled in a foreign language and added a fresh new vibe to it. Their opera moment and their rendition of “Aha!” further blew our minds as it was almost impossible to believe that they could create such divine harmony together.

While they were performing their version of Paul McCartney and Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds”, fans cheered loudly for Avi and Kevin as they also performed a show-stopping duet. It’s no wonder that fans are obsessed with these multitalented performers, whose voices are so perfectly in sync. After they performed a hair-raising rendition of Ariana Grande and Zedd’s “Breakfree”, they gleefully took a picture of the crowd and uploaded it to their social media platforms.

Of course, a Pentatonix show would be incomplete if they didn’t take us through a music time warp by performing one of their most dynamic song medleys, “Evolution of Music”. This explosive medley, which consists of numbers like Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller” and Backstreet Boys‘ “I Want It That Way”, brought our respect for the group to a whole new level as they were able to sing it in one take.

The spine-chilling moment came when Avi was showcasing his deep bass on “Standing By”. While lighting up the whole stadium with their cellphone flashlights, the crowd went quiet and sang along to the song instead. The quintet further arranged for the crowd to sing with them for an a cappella version of their original song, “On My Way Home”.

With that, we thought that Pentatonix had already wrapped up their show, especially when they waved their fans goodbye. However, fans decided to chant “PTX!” repeatedly so that the quintet would come back onstage for an encore. After all, there were a lot of medleys that the group has yet to perform for their Malaysian fans. Fortunately for everyone, the group did reappear onstage to perform 2 songs in a row.

Not only did they perform their latest release “That’s Christmas To Me”, they ended the night on a high note with their trendy rendition of “Daft Punk” mashup.

Special thanks to BlackCat Live and The Wonderland+ for organising this event and we certainly hope that Pentatonix will return to wow their Malaysian fans again ;)

For more information about, visit their official website or follow them on Facebook page and Twitter.

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Katy Perry Rides Her Dark Horse To Singapore For The Prismatic World Tour

Singapore – it’s time to get on your dark horse!

International superstar Katy Perry announced today that she will be bringing “The Prismatic World Tour” to Singapore on May 11th, 2015 (Monday). The tour which is presented by AEG Live and sponsored by Citi® will feature Katy touring in support of her album “PRISM” which debuted at number #1 on the Billboard 200.

The singer who is responsible for “Dark Horse,” “Roar”, “Firework”, “California Girls” said in a statement:

“I’m thrilled to bring the Prismatic World Tour to some of my favourite places in Asia, as well as some sensational places I’ve never been to. I can’t wait to take in the sights and culture, share my music and meet all of the new fans.”

Tickets for Katy Perry’s “The Prismatic World Tour” in Singapore are priced at $328, $248, $228, $188 and $128 and will go on sale from February 10th, 2015 (Tuesday) via Sports Hub Tix, booking hotline +65 3158 7888 and Sports Hub Tix Box Office and Singapore Post outlets.

Pre-sale tickets are available for Citi card holders from 9am on February 6th, 2015 (Friday) to 11.59pm on February 9th, 2015 (Monday) at Sports Hub Tix.

Citi® is the official credit card for THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR, and will offer its cardmembers in Singapore the opportunity to purchase tickets to the show in a 4-day presale before public sale begins, from 9:00am on 6 Feb 2015 to 11:59pm on 9 Feb 2015. Tickets are available through www.sportshubtix.sg.

Check out “The Prismatic World Tour” announcement video below:

For more information, please visit KatyPerry.com or follow Katy Perry on these platforms: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.


(UPDATE) Livescape Presents It’s The Ship – Asia’s Largest Cruise Festival

Livescape promised an announcement and boy, they delivered all right!

From the people who brought us Future Music Festival Asia, The Livescape Group presents its upcoming party – It’s The Ship 2014. Guaranteed to be a whole lot of fun, It’s The Ship 2014 is Asia’s Largest Festival on a cruise and this year, the Royal Caribbean’s Signature Voyager of the Seas will play host to 20 international headlining acts as well as a host of regional and local artistes.

The lineup drops August 15th, but pre-register now before it’s all taken up.

Watch the video below to get a drift of its epicness!

The moment everyone has been waiting for has sailed our way! The phase one lineup for It’s The Ship is out. Featuring Lil Jon as the headliner, the lineup also includes Crookers, Chvrches, The Bloody Beetroots and more. Register now at It’s The Ship to be part of Asia’s largest festival on a cruise!

For more information, please visit the official website or follow It’s The Ship on Facebook and Twitter.


Sunway Lagoon’s Big Two-Oh

Ticketing counters at Sunway Lagoon were abuzz as early as 4am as Asia’s Best Attraction kick-started the fourth installment of their “20 Fun Years” campaign, with Malaysians lining up the day before yesterday in an attempt to be the first to enjoy Sunway Lagoon at only RM20!

Sunway Lagoon’s “20 Fun Years” offer was introduced on 20th October 2012 in conjunction with Sunway Lagoon’s 20th Anniversary and will be held on the 20th of every month up to March 2013. The offer provides the first 1,000 people to purchase tickets on the 20th of every month special entry rates of RM20, which includes passes to all attractions.

To date, the promotion has been an immense hit, with the crowd increasing on the 20th of every month. This was also Sunway Lagoon’s second consecutive month giving out a special ticket rate of RM50 to an additional 1,000 people who queued up from the early hours of the morning.

Staying true to their tradition of being second to none, Sunway Lagoon will also be home to the world’s largest water ride with LED light effects named the Vuvuzela. The water ride towers at nearly 23 meters (76 feet) high and takes up six riders at a time through a thrilling series of twists and turns before plummeting them through the core of a 22-meter (72 feet) wide funnel. With increased wall height and a lengthened funnel to ensure the largest drops and sustained oscillations, there will be no water brakes to ‘kill the thrill’.

For more information, visit their official website.

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“Dance Dance Revolution” Are Being Made & People Are Asking Why

Seems like everything is being turned into a movie these days, regardless of how ridiculous it is, as long as it’s doable.

Former Warner Bros. executive Greg Silverman is set to produce a movie based on the popular video game “Dance Dance Revolution” which involves people stepping on arrows to the beat of dance music.

Under his production company Stampede, he has appointed Director of Development of Film and TV Cara Fano to oversee the development of the movie.

“I am incredibly grateful to have Cara by my side as we launch Stampede. Not only is she one of the most voracious readers I’ve known in my career, she also has razor-sharp instincts when it comes to story and characters and is helping us identify the next generation of genre writers who can build franchises,” Silverman said in a statement.

According to Deadline, the movie will explore a world on the brink of destruction where the only hope is to unite through the universal language of dance.

Upon hearing the news, netizens all over social media are dumbfounded by not only the idea, but also the lame premise of the movie.

"The company is set to produce a movie"Okay

"Dance Dance Revolution"What year is this?

"on the brink of destruction"…I'm sorry what?

"where the only hope is to unite through the universal language of dance" pic.twitter.com/s5qn4Q52be

— Mollie L Patterson 🇺🇦 (@mollipen) October 2, 2018

So apparently there's a DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION movie being developed. I'm bummed they moved away from the original title:STEP UP 6.

— Patrick Falvey (@falvey_patrick) October 2, 2018

Nevertheless, video games turned movies are not something new. While most of them usually failed miserably, once in a while there will be rare gems that go beyond the fans’ expectations, such in the case of “Wreck-it Ralph”, “Ready Player One”, “Summer Wars”, and others.


Malaysia’s First MARVEL RUN Comes to Putrajaya This September!

Malaysian Marvel fans are in for a totally epic treat as Malaysia’s first-ever MARVEL RUN will be coming to Putrajaya on 7th September 2019!

With “Choose Your Mark” as the run’s theme, the race will focus on 4 Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther, Captain America, Captain Marvel and Thor.

Marvel Run Malaysia – 7 September 2019 | Stay Tuned!

Race participants will be able to choose the Super Hero that best inspires them and receive an exclusive race tee themed to their favourite characters.

MARVEL RUN Malaysia 2019 will offer 4 different categories:-

The first 3,000 registrants will be entitled to the early bird price of RM75 for kids’ categories, RM85 for the 5km and RM105 for the 10km. Normal registration prices will apply for subsequent signups.

Registered participants for all categories are entitled to an exclusive goodie bag containing a themed race tee and a MARVEL plush toy. Finishers will walk away with an exclusive MARVEL RUN Malaysia 2019 medal.

Registration is now open at www.marvelrun.my. What are you waiting for?

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Head To Shah Alam This Weekend For The Biggest Food Fair In Town

If you love visiting food festivals, then you absolutely must go to the Absolut Food Festival 2019 which will take place this coming weekend from 12th to 14th April 2019 at Shah Alam Stadium!

Dubbed as the biggest food fair in town, the food festival feature more than 150 local food and beverage brands, including Yumcha MY which recently introduced the White Rabbit Milk Tea, halal Mexican cafe Nachoslah, known for their Mexican and Malaysian fusion dishes, 3 Budak Gemok famous for their spicy Ayam Kicap and many more!

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On top of the food and drinks variety, the 3-day festival will also present over 50 famous celebrities and influencers such as Emma Maembong, Nelydia Senrose, Aeril Zafrel, Wawa Zainal, Rozita Che Wan, Farid Kamil, Diana Danielle, Mira Filzah, Syafiq Kyle, and Ikmal Amry, among others.

Free coupons worth RM3,000 will be given out on the opening day. Visitors can also look forward to enjoy various fun activities such as movie screening, music performances, meet-and-greet, fun fair and also contests where they can stand a chance to win exciting gifts at the family-friendly event.

Absolut Food Festival is organised by the folks behind Absolut Chocolat, a local cake brand known for its mouthwatering moist and fluffy chocolate cake.


The 9th Markets@JayaOne This Weekend

Renowned for its fashion offerings, the 9th installation of highly-anticipated quarterly bazaar Markets in Jaya One is poised for a greater diversity of vendors in 2013. Expect more gastronomical treats, more shopping for guys and kids, and two entirely new zones of thrifty second-hand bargains: The Yard and Bundle!

Bargain-hunters are in for a treat at The Yard — a Markets @ Jaya One first! This thrifty treasure chest celebrates the resurgence of all things vintage— and is also significantly cheaper and more casual than the rest of the bazaar.

The 9th Markets@JayaOne will also boast a newly-expanded range of food vendors. Queue-worthy myBurgerlab will set up their own Markets mini-stall. Almost a dozen other vendors will also cater specifically to the hungry stomachs of shoppers.

If bazaar shopping was ever an all-girl affair, times are about to change. Masculine vendors like Pestle & Mortar, Us & Them, as well as hair product aficionados Suavecito Pomade are bound to be a welcome sight for all guys on the day. Motor brand Mitsubishi will be also on site to offer exclusive test drives of their cars. Other vendors include:

* Please note that all vendors will not be providing plastic bags.

Venue: Jaya One, Section 13, No.72A, Jalan Universiti, 46200, Petaling Jaya, Selangor

For more information, check out their Facebook page.


911 From Tom Cruise’s Home

Usually, when someone says “armed intruder” and links it to Hollywood star Tom Cruise, it immediately falls into the context of a big-budget action movie. However, in this situation, the term is used, abused, and nothing but a prank call.

Recently, a swarm of policemen surrounded Tom Cruise’s Beverly Hills house after a 911 call was made by an unknown person. Tom wasn’t home at the time of the call but the caller had apparently told the operator that there was an armed intruder on the property but lo and behold, it was just a prank aka a “swatting” hoax. What’s more creepy is that the call actually came from Tom’s house.

Other recent “swatting” hoaxes include incidents at the homes of Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber. According to L.A. Now”, the police have caught a 12-year-old Southern Californian boy who was believed to be responsible for the abovementioned incidents. However, there was also an incident which involved Miley Cyrus’ home and it didn’t appear to be the work of the same suspect.

Assuming that the “swatting” pranks were all executed by minors then what have they been teaching them? The question remains as to how the 911 calls came from the homes of the respective celebrities. Hmm.

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How Hong Kong Is Spreading Joy This Christmas Season

Christmas is just around the corner, and Hong Kong is one of the best cities in the region in which to celebrate this special season. With events and activities resuming and life returning to normal in this vibrant city, preparations for Hong Kong’s Christmas and New Year in-person celebrations are in full swing. There are myriad unique shopping, dining and entertainment experiences to be discovered in the festive season.

Christmas Town in the West Kowloon Neighbourhood

The site of the newly opened M+, in West Kowloon is Hong Kong’s new cultural hotspot. This year, it is the centrepiece of the WinterFest celebrations. With dazzling views of Hong Kong’s iconic skyline, this harbour-front park will be transformed into a storybook Christmas Town, with eight wooden lodges for photo-taking dotted around a 20-meter Christmas tree. This year, the towering, six-storey tree has been relocated from Central to West Kowloon for the first time, putting the cultural district under the spotlight.

Hong Kong has an enviable reputation as a shopper’s paradise, and with a burgeoning scene for independent artisans, it’s easier than ever to find stylish, creative and unique gifts, which you can also find online to remind you of your trip.

A gift company inspired by Hong Kong, The Lion Rock Press began as part of a 120-year-old family business specialising in paper and printing. It offers children’s toys and Christmas decorations using Hong Kong as an inspiration for its quirky, humorous designs. For little ones, there’s a beautiful wooden dim sum set that will deliver many hours of imaginative fun; and for your Christmas tree, you will find beautiful heirloom ornaments inspired by local culture.

Besides this landmark event, there is so much more to do in Hong Kong over the festive period. In fact, now is the perfect time to sample some of Hong Kong’s winter delicacies:

You can’t miss Kwan Kee, an iconic Hong Kong restaurant famed for its claypot rice, thanks to the line of hungry foodies snaking down the street on chilly evenings. This bustling, brightly lit diner serves up steaming bowls of claypot rice cooked on a real charcoal fire, with toppings such as spare ribs and black beans, Chinese sausage and egg, or white eel.

Roasted meat specialty restaurant Chop Chop currently offers eight varieties of claypot rice, including minced beef with egg, chicken with Chinese yam and shiitake mushroom, and minced pork with salted fish and water chestnuts.

A classic Christmas dish, roasted goose is a tantalising delicacy to enjoy with your loved ones. If you love Western-style roasted goose, why not sample the Cantonese version? Yung Kee is one of Hong Kong’s most iconic restaurants, with a history dating back to 1938. After undergoing a significant renovation this year, the interior was transformed, but their signature roasted goose – an item on many foodies’ bucket list – is comfortingly familiar. With a perfect blend of unctuous fat, tender meat and crispy skin, the goose is first smoked and then roasted in a real charcoal oven to retain its signature flavour. It’s served with a tart plum sauce, which perfectly complements the rich dish.

A hotpot restaurant with the feel of a nightclub, The Drunken Pot caters for a younger crowd of hotpot enthusiasts. Known for its dramatic presentation, funky interior and the option of up to five soup bases in one subdivided pot, this fresh, modern hotpot restaurant has reinvented this quintessential Cantonese pastime for a new generation.

Located in the heart of Lan Kwai Fong, Yi Hung Yuen is an Instagrammer’s dream with its moody bordello vibe punctuated by dramatic neon signs, inspired by the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber.

What about you? What’s is your favourite thing to do during Christmas?