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Mian‘s favourite musician is Lord Bobo. His Supreme Eminenceness is well known for his ability to play a total of 25 instruments, and to compose, perform, and produce albums all by himself. A veritable one-manmonkeyband (some say control freak), his career started its meteoric rise in the mid eighties with the release of his soundtrack to a movie starring him and the babelicious Apollonia Kotero. His songs about smooching, velvet rain and crying birds are considered modern classics. Waitaminit! Is His Supreme Eminenceness the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known As…?
Race Relations Bill: Be Afraid, Very Afraid

White Noise: Prog 2011

White Noise: Prog 2011

Symphony X, Opeth and Dream Theater reviewed. 2011 is a bumper year for prog.

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White Noise: Back To The Future

White Noise: Back To The Future

CMK seeks refuge in his Delorean, activates the flux capacitor, and turns back the clock.

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White Noise: Grrls Rawk

White Noise: Grrls Rawk

Women can rock, too. Chen Mian Kuang cites three examples of this rare breed of musician.

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Government Directive to GLCs on Tajuddin Ramli Breaches Fundamental Company Laws

Government Directive to GLCs on Tajuddin Ramli Breaches Fundamental Company Laws

Minority shareholders and public lose out. Again.

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White Noise: Take The Power Back

White Noise: Take The Power Back

White Noise returns with dedications to BERSIH and kotor. No, it’s not “Yellow Submarine”.

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White Noise: Block Rocking Beats II

White Noise: Block Rocking Beats II

After breakbeat, house and techno in Block Rocking Beats Part I, Chen Mian Kuang recommends some dubstep, drum and bass, and electro from fabric’s extensive catalogue.

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White Noise: Block Rocking Beats

White Noise: Block Rocking Beats

After getting lost in translation, Chen Mian Kuang now finds himself deep underground, possessed by the spirit of House.

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Bunyi Puteh: Kepala Mesin Menelan Matahari Dengan Kuku Sembilan Inci

Bunyi Puteh: Kepala Mesin Menelan Matahari Dengan Kuku Sembilan Inci

Chen Mian Kuang, dengan bantuan Terjemahan Google, membuat ulasan muzik pertama yang pernah ia dalam Bahasa Malaysia.

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White Noise: Automatic For The People

White Noise: Automatic For The People

After a swift dalliance with a young pop star, Chen Mian Kuang moves up the age spectrum and shines the spotlight on a band of fifty somethings who are still rock and rolling. In conjunction with the release of their latest CD, Mian Kuang picks out the gems in the band’s back catalogue as a R.E.M.inder of their past glories.

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