+65 is on a roll! A month after they bring down the timeless Goldie to wreck their decks, they follow up with none other than pioneering d’n'b don LTJ Bukem. Give us a second to catch our breaths guys! The Good Looking head honcho returns to familiar stomping grounds with trusty partner-in-crime MC Conrad on mic duties and we know from prior exprience what an aurally combustible concoction that can be. Experience the legendary Bukem In Session for another dose of his atmospheric groove and acid tinged drum & bass.

Bukem In Session happens at Home Club on Saturday, 25 February.

Naturally we don’t want you to miss out! Write in to grabs@juice.com.sg with your full name, NRIC and contact number and you stand a chance to win a pair of tickets! We only have 3 pairs to give out so hustle!

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Get your dose of kitschy fun with Brooklyn-based band and art/performance collective MEN, as they come together and light up Avalon with their radical, fully-charged live performance and firebrand dance music. Led by cult icon JD Samson and Johanna Fateman of electro-crazy Le Tigre, MEN emerged from the art and punk scene in Brooklyn and since then have been producing music that speaks in volumes through intense lyricism and inventive stage shows. Not only do they churn out some super sharp pop dance tunes, MEN also hold the mace for blending music with radical politics. Get your dance pants ready!

MEN talk about body at Avalon on Wednesday, March 7. Tickets are $29 (advance) and $38 (standard) Available from February 21st via Ticketbooth.

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It seems that this perpetually electrifying Irish alternative rock band loves us as much as we love them, for they are docking their sails once again on our shores for another round of authentic indie perfection. On April 2nd, shove your Monday blues away and lose yourself in the band’s compelling musicality and Dolores’  signature distinctive vocals. Brace your eardrums for fresh hits from their latest album Roses, and of course, the night simply won’t be complete without signature anthems such as “Linger” and “Ode to My Family.” If you missed these guys last year, thank your lucky stars and go grab ‘em tickets now!

The Cranberries rock the Singapore Indoor Stadium once again on Monday, 2 April. Ticket sales begin on 23 February from SISTIC.

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Hear all ye creatures of the dark! Our country’s superclub has decided to unleash a sizzlin’ new night, unwrapping another subculture hiding luminously under the rocks of alternative partying madness. Come gather on March 30 and be the pioneer bunch to experience a night without pretense, a night of full-on, hands-in-the air epic tunes conceptualized by Zouk’s very own FORMATIVE (djB’s big-room smashing alter ego) Adding inaugural pizzazz are special guests Shovell and Chris B. A world-class percussionist and FORMATIVE’s propitious mentee respectively, you’d be insane to sit out of this one. Be There or Be Square!

We get percussive at Zouk on Friday 30th March! In the meantime, check out FORMATIVE’s Soundcloud for a little teaser mix.

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DJ Doze has been blistering clubs around the world with his electrifying mix of hip hop and electro-house since the late ’80s, and lucky us, the world renowned turntablist looks set to make Singapore his next stop! The acclaimed deck wrecker was the first runner-up in the 2002 World DJ Championship and a finalist at the 2000 Vestax DJ World Championship so his mix mastery and scratch wizardry are literally world class. We can guarantee that there’ll be no dozing off during DJ Doze’s highly anticipated set because he’s liable to absolutely tear up the joint.

The party takes place on Saturday, 18 February at KU DÉ TA. Cover charge is $38 (inclusive 1 drink) but if you wanna catch him for free, just write in to grabs@juice.com.sg with your full name, NRIC and contact number because we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away!

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DJ Bone describes himself as “an uncompromising, hype hating, 100% independent, real Detroit native come auditory striker and soul controller that cannot be bought”. And even among the hardcore techno community, the man is hailed for his uncompromising ways. DJ Bone’s mastery of three-deck live sets and his unrivalled skill in blending and scratching is legendary so we must say that it’s quite a coup for Home Club and Electrocaine to land the Motor City maestro. Get in the Loop!

Home Club and Electrocaine Present Loop Ft. DJ Bone happens on Saturday, 18 February at Home Club. And we have 3 pairs of tickets to give away to you lucky techno heads! Simply write in to grabs@juice.com.sg with your full name, NRIC and contact number to win.

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Innovation has always been the common denominator between hip hop outfit Sixx and electronic collective Syndicate, so it’s pretty apt that the two would end up collaborating on something as inventive as Tweet Jams! Tweet Jams is billed as an exclusive crowdsourced shindig where the two groups will perform an original song made up from tweets collected prior to the event. #awesome. Simply tweet an original line with #tweetjams to get in on the songwriting process!

Besides the social media inspiration, Sixx will also be launching their new single “Supersonic” while Syndicate presents a live audio-visual tweeting experience. There will also be original silk screen T-shirt printing on site by HIT + RUN so if you guys want free threads you better hustle! Smirnoff housepours will be served the kind folks will be holding contests to give away swanky Nokia Lumia 800 phones. Don’t be a fail whale, see you there!

Tweet Jams happens on Thursday, 16 February from 8pm onwards at Lucky 13, TripleOne Somerset, #01-02. Entry is free but you’ll need to register for the event here.

This event is part of Social Media Week! If you’re interested in attending the other cool events going on from 13-17 February, just head to www.socialmediaweek.org/singapore for the full schedule and details.

Express your creativity and love most pure at February’s edition of MAAD Pyjamas! This month’s heart-shaped installment shares the seasonal warm and fuzziness with a bevy of creative works, exhibitions, food, arts services, beer, and of course the always entertaining live tuneage of MAAD Sounds. This time around, Inch Chua & The Metric System (9pm) and Another Sunday Afternoon (10pm) provide the indie soundtrack to yet another MAAD Pyjamas sleepover. MAAD Pyjamas has always been the friendliest of environments where anyone can shop, chill out and experiment so if you’re hankering for some creative coziness, come hang with us here at Red Dot!

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Make way, you guys, the Darkroom Army is coming through! From this month onwards, this newly minted range of analogue cameras will be making itself at home at Peek!, one of our choice photographic haunts. With both eyes trained on analogue photography and urban art, Darkroom Army (previously known as Red Army Camera) has a myriad of highly collectible mechanical cameras on offer, each lovingly produced in Singapore and more often than not, covered in street-wise artwork to make for some limited edition goods. And the latest artist to add her touch to a Darkroom Army camera is the very talented Tara McPherson, whose illustrations have graced concert posters for bands like Beck and Modest Mouse, been featured in rags from Spin to Vanity Fair, and compiled in up to three volumes of books. Phew!

Darkroom Army’s launch at Peek! won’t just allow you a touch and a feel of them analogue wares, but also put you in the good company of Tara herself. Besides unveiling the Darkroom Army x Tara McPherson camera, dubbed “Love Blows”, the lady will be giving us a sneak peek of her upcoming book, Bunny In The Moon: The Art of Tara McPherson Volume 3, while inaugurating the Darkroom Army Lecture Series. Her art boutique concept, The Cotton Candy Machine, will also be getting comfy as a popup store on Peek!’sextended retail space on its second floor. Elsewhere, also keep your peepers peeled for Darkroom Army’s resident artist, Phu, whose special collaboration range, “Soviet Rumble”, will see artistic contributions from local urban talents like SBTG, ANTZ, Clogtwo, mindflyer and Z*E*R*O. Every moment here already looks picture-ready, so arm yourself at the Darkroom Army, take aim and shoot straight.

Darkroom Army presents Tara McPherson & The Cotton Candy Machine will be taking place on 18 February from 12 noon till late at Peek!, 36 Armenian Street, #02-04. Tara will also be meeting and greeting fans on 18 February, 3pm to 5pm, and 19 February, 4.30pm to 6.30pm.

The Darkroom Army Lecture Series featuring Tara McPherson will be happening on 19 February, 2.30pm to 4.30pm. Tickets to this event cost S$10 (for Students), S$15 (Early Bird) and S$20 (at the door). Pre-sale tickets can be got by emailing rsvp@darkroomarmy.com. Kindly note that the venue for this is no longer The Substation folks! We’ll keep you posted on the new locale soon enough!

To win 5 pairs of tickets and goodie bags (worth $100) to Darkroom Army lecture with Tara McPherson you simply have to  go the Swatch Singapore Facebook page and click on the ‘Kidrobot X Swatch: Tara McPherson’ link and answer the 5 questions. The first 5 contestants with correct answers win!

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The last time Foo Fighters came here for a show was in 1996 in support of Sonic Youth and those of us that missed that momentous occasion (either through age or bad luck) haven’t really gotten over it in the subsequent 16 years. And even for those that did attend the gig that night, rose-tinted nostalgia has them clamouring for just one more chance to relive that moment. A lot has changed since 1996 – line-up shakeups, ascent to worldwide supremacy and the disappearance of Kurt Cobain’s shadow – but what hasn’t changed is Dave Grohl and company’s ability to cram and rock arenas. You no longer have to wait everlong folks, the alternative legends are finally here.

Foo Fighters pack the Padang on Friday, 2 March 2012 courtesy of Lushington and Chugg. Tickets are S$138 (plus S$3 SISTIC fee) and are available from all SISTIC outlets and online now.

www.foofighters.com