Tag Archives: Cambodia music scene

Music Docu Film Screening: “Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”

Film screening of Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll, which opens at Film Forum in Manhattan on April 22.

Don’t Think I’ve ForgottenVenue: Film Forum
Date: April 22-28, 2015

*Wed 4/22 & Fri 4/24 @ 7:40, Q&A  with  director John Pirozzi & special musical guests

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New Documentary On The Golden Age Of Cambodian Music: ” Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten” – Cambodia’s lost Rock & Roll

metal_postcard_anim.2Text by Metal Postcard Records (Hong Kong)

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM ALT MUSIC NEWS

Documentary Film Maker, John Pirozzi , has just finalized his latest film and any music lover will make this a must see

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Asia Alt Music News: Metal Postcard To Re-Release Long Lost Cambodian Psych Classic by Drakkar Band!!

140x140Check out these funky dudes The Drakkar/Thra Kha / Dra Kha Band. They’ve just reformed after 40 + years and are currently playing live in Phnom Penh. Metal Postcard hopes to re-release their original album very soon.
This album is so bloody rare only about 20 people in Cambodia actually know of its existence and a few adventurous souls who could be bothered to comb the cassette stalls of Phnom Penh.

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From Hooker Bars to Opera Houses – the dark heart of Cambodia’s haunted music scene. Part 2

This article (part 2) was provided by Metal Postcards Rec‘s Sean Hockings. With Thanks To the author Julien Poulson of The Cambodian Space Project and Phnom Penh’s entertainment and listings website Leng Pleng 

Part 1: From Hooker Bars to Opera Houses – the dark heart of Cambodia’s haunted music scene (Part 1)

Photo courtesy of Leng Pleng

Photo courtesy of Leng Pleng

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