Scene Report · Essays · 19 Mar 2026
When It Comes To Lagu Raya, Everybody Is A Critic
Are all new lagu raya fast-food music, or are we simply being unjustly nostalgic?
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Scene Report · Essays · 20 Nov 2025
When Boiler Room Is Welcomed, What Does It Reveal About Our Indie Music Scene?
The Boiler Room crisis exposes how vulnerable the indie scene is under institutional pressure.
By Shameeta
Scene Report · Essays · 28 Jul 2025
I Finally Gave Up On Spotify
With Spotify’s gradual slide into enshittification and its growing embrace of AI-generated content, what reason is left to stay?
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · Essays · 11 May 2025
Hyperpop is New, Internet Music is Forever
How hyperpop became the soundtrack to our dystopia with all of its glorious, multifaceted contradictions.
By noisy headspace
Scene Report · Essays · 7 Mar 2025
Book More Women For Your Gigs, Not Just On Women’s Day
All-female gigs are often promoted as a celebration of women and a means to create a safe space in the scene. But…
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · 2024 Year In Review · 22 Dec 2024
The Emptiness of Local Music Festivals
We’ve lost the plot on what makes music festivals so interesting in the first place.
By Farhira Farudin
Scene Report · 16 May 2024
The Ambition Of Tangsestra
The free concert has the power to either leave you yearning for more or feeling disappointed by missed opportunities.
By Farhira Farudin