Underworld: Awakening
The fourth instalment of the Underworld series sees Kate Beckinsale making a comeback as the vampire Selene. She awakes from cryogenic slumber 12 years after being captured by humans during “The Purge” (a human push to eliminate vampires and Lycans), experiencing bizarre visions that eventually lead her to a young girl only known as Subject […]
Interview: Tyondai Braxton
Since splitting with New York prog rock band Battles in 2010, Tyondai Braxton has given us the absolutely mental album Central Market, which Pitchfork called “a big album for an age that has acquainted itself with thinking small about the album both as a vessel for sound and as a standard-bearer for new aesthetic vision.” Here, he talks to Charles Chia ahead of his gig at the Mosaic Music Festival.
Interview: The Horrors for Laneway Festival Singapore
The Horrors’ leadman, Faris Badwan (pictured, far right back), talks to I-S ahead of the band’s Laneway gig.
Lucky 13
Buzz: This “Miami-style” diner, bar and club is the brainchild of Michel Lu, formerly of The Privé Group.Décor: Lucky13 has a mash-up of many themes and settings including, but not limited to, a long bar, wooden floorboards, a brick feature wall, riveted leather-topped tables, peculiar portraits of a mustachioed and tattooed man, the private Viper Lounge […]
Brown Sugar
Legendary local hip hop DJ Titus lets loose with a delicious mix of old skool and scorching new R&B and hip hop numbers.
Hot New Holiday Option: Koh Samui
With new flight routes making a weekend away easier than ever, we check out the top resorts, restaurants, day trips and nightspots in Koh Samui.
Capri Trattoria & Pizzeria
In the short period it’s been open, Capri Trattoria has quickly become a neighborhood favorite. It’s not hard to see why. In an area (Bukit Timah) now home to numerous pizza ‘n’ pasta venues, CT&P is arguably the most polished of the bunch. Both the décor (Mediterranean coastal casual, narrow but high-ceilinged with rich brick, […]
The Moluccas Room
Refined Indonesian food with spectacular city views
Alkaff Mansion Ristorante
The buzz: The historical Alkaff Mansion has finally found a new tenant to breathe life into this grand dame, with a restaurant-bar concept indoors and an alfresco café. The vibe: It’s hard to ignore the imposing nature of this refurbished piece of architecture, with its beautiful courtyard a real stand-out. The two-storey dining room’s interior […]
Interview: Chairlift for Laneway Festival 2012
Putting a psychedelic spin to Laneway Festival, the duo comprising Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly will perform a hazy set of tunes, self-described as “gothic pastoral, pizza punk, infomercial spiritual, road-rage surf and faux-jazz sulk” from an upcoming album. Polachek talks to Terry Ong about her working process and influences.