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Having supported alternative and indie acts throughout the globe, UK based Club Koko will be launching the Koko Asia division this coming Friday at Barsonic. The objective is to provide a platform for local artists around the region. Get ready for a dizzy indie night as there’ll be live music performance courtesy of various acts, with the highlight being a DJ set by Simon Subsonic. Also, if you reach before 10pm, you stand a chance in winning a trip for two to Club Koko UK in London.

The Koko Asia Launch Party will start at 9pm on June 5th at Barsonic, Zouk Club KL, 113 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Admission is RM20 for girls and RM30 for guys (Inclusive of one drink), whilst Barsonic Facebook Group members get in for free before 11pm.

Skate video Sambai by Preduce Films will be premiering at Barsonic this coming weekend, with music courtesy of our local boys from Twillight Actiongirl. There will also be a lucky draw with loads of Nike goodies to be won. Do take note that registration closes at 10pm, so make sure to reach early for some free beer courtesy of Heineken.

The Preduce skate team will also be doing a skate demo on Sunday at the Shah Alam Extreme Park. There are freebies to be given away by the good people from Preduce and beverages will be sponsored by Red Bull. So even if you don’t skate, just come along and join in the fun with the Bangkok peeps and maybe you’ll get to learn a trick or two - which may be skate related or not.

Stay tuned for coverage from last week’s Bangkok premiere, as well as details of the screening in Singapore!

The Premiere of Sambai will start at 8pm on May 29th at Barsonic, Zouk Club KL, 113 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Please RSVP at the Facebook Event page for admission and be there early as registration closes at 10pm. The Preduce team skate demo will start from 5pm onwards on May 31st at the Extreme Park, Seksyen 13, Shah Alam.

It seems that Nike SB is setting themselves up for a huge debacle, so if you’ve two minutes to spare take a look at the trailer for their upcoming production.

Who needs a Nintendo DS or PSP when you have one of these? The FC Mobile II plays all your old 8-Bit Nintendo cartridges from back in the day, and is even able to output them to your new 50″ LCD TV to play classics such as Duck Hunt, Donkey Kong and the original Super Mario.

Granted that there are numerous methods to play such games on the PC, Wii, Game Boy and umpteen other formats, hardcore retro gaming fans with a stash of NES cartridges from the 80s will probably want to check this out just for the fun of it. And for those who don’t know what a NES cart looks like, it’s that huge block sticking out from the back of the FC Mobile.

Yes, the games alone are bigger than your PSP AND Nintendo DS combined, you kids have it good …

The FC Mobile II is scheduled to release sometime in May 2009 for an estimated price of USD60.

Source: Kotaku via Gizmodo

Unfortunately it’s not official, but that doesn’t stop you from having a little fun in this old-school styled platform game that sees Daft Punk trying to regain their samples from fellow electronic dance music act, Justice. Click here to play.

Source: So Black Tie

This Saturday, Lapsap aka DJ Blink and DJ XU will release their first ever mix, titled “Lapsap Fruity CD - Durian and Mangosteen”. The track list hasn’t been revealed yet, but we guess it’ll a strong mixture of electro volts, heavy basslines, erratic indie, messy mash-ups and possibly some old-school cantopop ballad thrown in for good measure.

The launch party will also see the Lapsap boys go where few local DJs dare to and play a marathon 4-hour set, which they plan to do at least once a month now. Anyhow, Durian and Mangosteen will be a double-disc special and come with two button-badges, so for RM33 show some support this Saturday and leave the torrenting strictly for porn - see you all there!

The Lapsap CD launch will start at 10.30pm on April 18th at Barsonic, Zouk Club KL, 113 Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Admission is RM20 for girls and RM30 for guys (Inclusive of one drink), whilst Barsonic Facebook Group members get in for free before 11pm.

This coming Sunday, Palate Palette will once again play host to the bi-monthly Lapsap Junyard BBQ Sale. However, this time the guys have hooked up with MAA-MEDIcare Kidney Charity Fund to raise some money for the cause. Al lthe vendors have agreed to donate 10% of their earning from the day, and Lapsap will be donating RM10 for every logo tee they sell. There will also be a health quiz and lucky draw to win some prizes, so if you’re looking for a lazy Sunday afternoon, head over to chill out and support a good cause.

Palate Palette, 21 Jalan Mesui, Off Jalan Nagasari, 50200 Kuala Lumpur, T +603 2142 2148.

Here’s something for the indie heads out there: two live recordings of Black Kids and Hot Chip preformances sets from last year’s Glastonbury festival. Head over to Rightclicka to the download the mix for free whilst you still can, and don’t forget to check the site regularly for more hot mixes!