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.
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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 · 26 Dec 2024
The Year Malaysian Shoegaze Got Big
More Malaysian shoegaze bands have emerged in 2024 than ever before. But is the scene ready to embrace the movement?
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 · Essays · 11 Jul 2024
It’s Easier Than Ever To Discover Good Music. So Why Do Critics Claim Modern Music Sucks?
Modern music is great, you just don’t want to put in the efforts to find them.
By Farhira Farudin