Luk Thung News Today

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From beehives to yé-yé bands – for a magical moment in the 1960s, the Cambodian capital saw an unlikely explosion of rock ’n’ roll

From a chic downtown steakhouse to vegan haven on South Broadway, here’s what’s new and noteworthy in the Front Range food scene right now.

The world of Thai country music (pleng luk thung) was reeling from news of the death of luk thung legend and National Artist Waipoj Phetsupan last Wednesday. Waipoj, 79, was one of the Big Four central Thai luk thung stars -- Chaichana Boonachote, Chai Muang Singh and Kwanjit Sriprachan, all National Artists, are the others -- all of whom are masters of all the central folk styles.

The entire music industry is mourning the loss of national artist and legendary luk thung stalwart Wipoj Phetsuphan, who passed away peacefully in hospital on Wednesday afternoon aged 79 years.

The entire music industry is mourning the loss of national artist and legendary luk thung stalwart Wipoj Phetsuphan, who passed away peacefully in hospital on Wednesday afternoon aged 79 years.

With more than 808 million views, luk thung singer Monkaen Kaenkoon became last year’s most-streamed artist in Thailand, followed by Blackpink with 743 million streams.

Nattapon “Nat” Siangsukon’s love affair with molam—the electrically-charged roots music of Northeastern Thailand—started mostly out of necessity. After seven years living in London and DJing up and down Portobello Road, he found himself back home in Bangkok in 2007, and broke. Unable to justify the hefty price of importing wax from abroad, he began scouring the dusty record stores of Chinatown for time-warped gems. “There was so much music and so little informatio...