Azmyl Yunor
Azmyl Yunor is a touring underground recording artiste, and an academic in media and cultural studies. He has published articles on pop culture, subcultures and Malaysian cultural politics. He adheres to the three-chords-and-the-truth school of songwriting, and Woody Guthrie’s maxim “All you can write is what you see”. He is @azmyl on Twitter.
I don’t wanna buy anything
People's lives are now inundated with marketing and advertisements that encourage mindless consumption.
The sad state of the Malaysian music press
Malaysian media rarely gives music the coverage it deserves.
Do-it-yourself philosophy and music-making
Physical music albums are here to stay even as music-streaming corporations dominate the market now.
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Music venues and musicians face hardship amid pandemic
Venues where local musicians can perform have not been allowed to open until recently.
Knowing ourselves via our Indonesian neighbours
The difficulties that Malaysian artistes are facing are similar to that of their Indonesian peers
