The Fifth Parlour had the privilege to interview one of New Zealand’s top recording artist, Jason Kerrison. Jason was a front man of poplar band, Opshop, which was disbanded in 2012. Most of Opshop’s albums went platinum and their singles were a bunch of number 1 hits in New Zealand. We did try to sneak in … More Getting a bird’s eye view of New Zealand with Jason Kerrison
The Fifth Parlour was given the opportunity to meet and chat with the talented singer-songwriter from Bandung, Indonesia,Tulus who wowed the full house crowd in Barber Shop with his voice. Tulus, who won the Best New Artist award in Anugerah Planet Muzik 2014 was in Singapore with his band for Music Matters Live 2015. His … More Meet Singer-Songwriter, Tulus
The Buckman Coe Trio were here in Singapore last week for Music Matters Live 2015, and The Fifth Parlour had the opportunity to sit down and chat with the Vancouver-based band before their performance on the first night of the 4-day-long event. Led by Buckman Coe, together with Sam Cartwright on drums and Mary Ancheta on keyboard and vocals, … More [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW] Meeting the Buckman Coe Trio
YouTube FanFest (YTFF) has come a long way, having started back in Singapore in 2013, it has now expanded to other countries including Japan, India, Manila, Thailand, Australia and most recently Canada. This year, YTFF was back in its home country Singapore, and featured a mix international line-up of vloggers such as Kurt Hugo Schneider, Tiffany … More YouTube FanFest 2015 Press Conference
The annual music summit at Clarke Quay started last night with a bang, although not the full-blown hype that I have witnessed last year, it was still pretty amazing considering it was merely the first night. For fans that have attended Music Matters over the previous years, this year’s Music Matters is pretty much about the … More Music Matters 2015 Day 1 – Guide to surviving Music Matters
Music lovers, it’s that time of the month again! Music Matters is back with more than 70 bands coming in from 21 countries. You can expect great music surrounding from Wednesday to Sunday from 7pm till late at Clarke Quay and Timber. If you’re having difficulties on which showcase to attend, I know I’m having the … More Music Matters Live 2015
The very first word the band used to describe their music is ‘AWESOME’. Or more accurately, ‘F*****g AWESOME’. That is how confident EMPRA is of their music. The band have traveled far and wide and even have a few music awards under their belt. They have also been compared to the likes of Weezer and … More Empra lets their music do the talking
Continuing from Asian Chairshot (you can read about our interview with them here), The Fifth Parlour had the opportunity to yet interview another rock band from South Korea during Music Matters 2014. Known by the mass as Daybreak, the quartet consisting of Lee Won-seok (Vocal), Jung Yoo-jang (Guitar), Kim Sun-il (Bass) and Kim Jang-won (Keyboards) … More Daybreak leads Korean’s indie music scene at Music Matters
Not only committed in their performance, these boys are really committed in answering our questions during the interview. JPNSGRLS pronounced as Japanese Girls is a pop rock band from Canada. Passionate about the arts and musics brought Charlie Kerr (vocals), Oliver Mann (guitar), Chris McClelland (bass) and Graham Serl (drums) together. They have the vision of being famous and touring … More Meet JPNSGRLS!
The last thing we expect when walking into the artists’ green room was to see our very own reigning Singapore Idol staring intently at his laptop, playing Dota, just like any regular guy. Sezairi was one of the many local talents showcased at this year’s Music Matters and we had the honour to interview him … More Sezairi is spreading his wings farther and wider
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