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When opportunity knocked, He answered

27/05/2012 : Gary Nock came from humble beginnings in the West Midlands, north of London. He taught himself to play from songbooks at the age of 17 and started picking up gigs in pubs in Devon, before pouring his heart out into his own acoustic offerings, some of which have been featured on TV commercials for brands such as Mars and Arla Ko milk. Having just released his debut album, The Life We Learned to Live, Nock is now gearing up to treat Thai fans to his "confessional, acoustic alt-folk" on Friday at the Hardrock Cafe in Siam Square.
Malaysian indie sensation inspires on us debut

27/05/2012 : Songstress Yuna proves she's more than ready for the mainstream with her first album on a major label showing a professional polish that belies her age

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Special Report from Cannes Film Festival
Cannes Day 8: Killing me softly
24/05/2012 : Brad Pitt is here. He plays Jackie Cogan, the typically violent and fashionably cheeky hitman in "Killing Them Softly". The film is so stylised that you thought the director, Andrew Dominik, was actually trying to impress Jean-Paul Gaultier, who sits on Cannes' jury this year. Each murder, by Cogan mostly, is designed to its nano-second detail, with every shard of bullet-shattered glass visible in its fatal, mid-air flight. Amidst the killings and score-settling, Barack Obama, on TV, campaigns for new America and the soundbites constantly tell us how badly the economy is doing. "Killing Them Softly" is a film that's so conscious about its cleverness that it seems less clever eventually, and one of the clever messages it constantly reminds us is summed up in Cogan's last sentence: "America is not a country, it's a business." I wonder if Quentin Tarantino could've made it more subtle, and more comical.
Jason Mraz live in Bangkok
24/05/2012 : Fans across the world have been eagerly waiting for Jason Mraz's return to the stage, and he's back with "Tour Is A Four Letter Word".
When hands and hearts meet
24/05/2012 : Human Centre, the art centre for healing and professional development, is holding three art therapy workshops in June and July.
REVIEW
A delightful and intimate evening at the opera
24/05/2012 : After a long absence _ due to the flood _ the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (BSO) returned to the Thailand Cultural Centre. In collaboration with NUNi Productions, the BSO recently presented a new production of Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, a three-act tragedy opera.
THEATREPREVIEW
Moving towards nothingness
24/05/2012 : A few months ago, Adjjima Na Patalung posted on Facebook, asking for chair donations. For her upcoming production the stage required to be filled with chairs _ chairs that will be occupied by no one. The director has decided to stage Eugene Ionesco's Chairs for the Demo Classic Project 2, an annual programme at Democrazy Theatre Studio that invites young directors to tackle theatre classics.
Steinway pianist to play in Bangkok
24/05/2012 : D&M Music Studio presents a piano recital performed by Steinway artist Warren Lee, in the auditorium of Goethe Institute Bangkok on June 8 at 8pm.
World-class violin concerto
24/05/2012 : A group of remarkable musicians of the Salaya Modern Ensemble (SME) will perform a classical concert entitled "SME: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto" at Goethe Institute Bangkok on June 7 at 7:30pm.
It's more fun in the Philippines
23/05/2012 : In terms of historical and cultural background, the Philippines uniquely stands out among other countries in Asia. And in the art scene of this region, Filipino artists deliver one-of-a-kind pieces that represent this archipelago country in a way viewers could never find anywhere else.
Artistic extravaganza
23/05/2012 : Bangkok Art and Culture Centre presents "The 3rd Bangkok Triennale International Print & Drawing Exhibition", which showcases 30 award-winning art pieces, plus a selection of 216 works _ all by amateur and professional artists from around the world.
THEATREREVIEW
Customary Confection
23/05/2012 : Watching Dreambox's Prisana: The Musical was like delicately nibbling on pastel-coloured sweets and sipping tea from a porcelain cup while cooing with your friends for hours on end. Well, three hours and forty-five minutes to be exact. Although this is a rather self-indulgent length for a fluffy romance, Prisana, for the most part, delighted.