Go Back to China is director Emily Ting's most personal film to date: toy factory and all. After failing to find a job in Los Angeles, spoiled designer Sasha (Anna Akana)…
Who are you going to see at SXSW 2019? It can be a bit daunting to blindly sort through all of the music showcases that SXSW puts on, but lucky…
SXSW 2019 is fast approaching! In the weeks leading up to the world renowned festival, the staff here at From the Intercom have been hard at work combing through the…
The first three minutes on Singaporean math-rock trio susurrus's Ultra Orange EP are immensely satisfying. With golden guitar riffs cascading into each other, a spunky drum accompaniment, and of course, the…
Singaporean pop musician St. Humain seems to have the modern pop formula down pat. On the 7 songs off of his debut EP, EMOTIONAL SAUNA (yes, all caps!), there's not…
When Cuban-American director Andrew Hevia first set out to make a documentary about the art scene in Hong Kong, the plan was fairly straightforward. Uncover the up-and-coming artists who were…
Grainy film. Stark blue skies contrasted with grey concrete. Vintage camcorders and 90s headphones that have been dusted off just to be put in front of the camera once again.…
If there's one song that spoke to the power of YouTube algorithms in 2018, it would have to be Mariya Takeuchi's "Plastic Love". Almost out of nowhere, this decades-old Japanese…
For anyone lamenting the end of the grungy rock scenes of the early 2000s, look no further than the music of Japanese indie-rock band No Buses. After their formation in…
What's the end-game for most electronic musicians? For many, it might be playing the big stage at Coachella, or having millions of people follow you on Twitter. After all, that's…
