BMTH live in Jakarta 2024

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This time around Ravel gets it right and BMTH (Bring Me The Horizon) are headlining the Nexfest festival in Jakarta which also features Babymetal. In this format there is no seating - which makes for a much more intimate experience - although you do have to arrive really early if you want to pick a spot right up close to the stage.  We arrived about six hours before BMTH were scheduled to start their performance and bought plenty of drinks to stay hydrated in the tropical afternoon heat (mind you, some of those were Iceland vodka mix!) This was a gig I had long been looking forward to - especially after the debacle last year. Not everyone likes BMTH of course. For deathcore fans the band sold out. For metal heads the band is not purist enough. And for the wider mainstream audience, the band is too heavy. You can't please everyone of course but there are few bands in the rock world which can match the sheer emotional velocity of BMTH. To bring metal and even aspects of metalcore t

Cathy Sharon: the French Connection

Despite the French blood coursing through her veins, Cathy Sharon is usually reluctant to show off her risqué side. More of a gork than an enfant terrible. A strangely elusive creature who seems content just to get on with her job as Indonesia’s most famous MTV Video Jockey. So you can imagine how pleased I was to find the picture below in my inbox this morning. And if you look closely you can see that she even seems to be fond of body piercing. Cos not only does she have a chain attached to her navel, but she also has a small stud just above.


And one through her tongue!

......Ouch!!!

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