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  COVER STORY Heartbreak & Happiness

  18 May 2013 : It's hard to admit, but we all have experienced lovelorn moments. As much as we want to deny it, we've done the heartbreak routines. From internet stalking to binge eating, love lost can be cured by the tiniest peculiarity, and one of those purging methods is none other than banging your head along to slow, heart-wrenching songs while wailing every word - tortuously, painfully off key.

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  Hua Hin Jazz Festival set to heat up beach town

  17 May 2013 : It's that time of the year again for music aficionados to celebrate the soothing sound of jazz while enjoying a cool ocean breeze.

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  Gate Crasher

  17 May 2013 : Welcome to Guru 's Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.

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  European musical masterclass to be held in Bangkok

  16 May 2013 : French flautist Julien Beaudiment is set to conduct a masterclass in Thailand.

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  Concerted effort for makkasan

  16 May 2013 : Feeling green? Take part in the "Makkasan Hope" concert at Sala Bhirom Bhakdi in Lumpini Park, Rama IV Road, on May 25 from 3pm to 9pm. Organised by activist group Makkasan Hope, the concert features local artists including Greasy Cafe, Summer Stop, The Yers and Mint in Motion.

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  The bold and the musical take to the stage

  15 May 2013 : Moradok Mai Theatre presents a new production that makes fun of the incessant eruptions of lip-service politics in Thailand.

• 'Splash Out' music video gets 8.6m YouTube views

  14 May 2013 : "Splash Out", a music video by Thai hip-hop group 3.2.1 and singer Baitoey R Siam, clocked up more than 8.6 million views on YouTube by Monday after it was uploaded on May 1, 2013.

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  CLASSICAL

  Poles together

  14 May 2013 : During his recent trip to Warsaw, my colleague sent a photo of a poster showing that the centenary of the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski is being celebrated there as something of a national event. Nice to see the anniversary of an avant-garde artist's birth treated as such a major event, but considering that the country is Poland, it is not so surprising.

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  MUSIC

  Chopin lives yet

  14 May 2013 : Poland has the blessing of a succession of great composers. This year the country is celebrating the centenary of Witold Lutoslawski, and that has helped revive the interest in the Polish mid-century avant-garde, the likes of Szymanowski, Penderecki and their contemporaries with a musical penchant for mystifying dissonance. But among Poland's finest, one name from the 19th century towers above all: Fryderyk Chopin.

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  Boogie knights bring the disco fever

  13 May 2013 : If you've got a bout of disco fever, there's no better cure than belting out I Will Survive at the top of your lungs.

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  Few lows in reality show K-Pop star Lee Hi's debut album

  12 May 2013 : The 16-year-old proves that she did not come from a cookie-cutter mould with her first release that draws musical influences from soul, jazz and R&B

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  The old meets the bold

  12 May 2013 : South Korea attracts more than 11 million foreign tourists a year. Some are lured by traditional tourists attractions such as Gyeongbok Palace, Dongdaemun market and Namsan (South Mountain). Others hope to catch a glimpse of their favourite K pop star in one of Seoul's more fashionable districts, such as Gangnam.

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