FL.ag: The Pulse of the Underground (2005–2008)
Across 18 iconic issues, FL.ag defined an era of Singaporean subculture. More than just a publication, it became a cult phenomenon, capturing the hearts of local and regional creatives. By blending street fashion, curated music, and bold graphic design with whimsical illustrations, FL.ag served as a collaborative canvas for both local and international artists.
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Its impact was validated in May 2006, when Synovate Trends: Tribal Times for Mindshare named it Singapore’s No. 1 Underground Magazine. Beyond the pages, FL.ag didn’t just inform the youth—it inspired a generation to create.
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A to Z of initiators, contributors, collaborators, artists we interviewed/featured and then some...
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19 Blossom | 20/20 | 8-Bit Operators | Alex Purdy | Alexander McQueen | Amateur Provokateur | Amos Wong | Andrew Mason | Andy Yang | Animal Acollective | Antz | Arcade Fire | Ashidiq Ghazali | Austin Coudall | Balcony People | Belle & Sebastian | Ben Quek | Bernard Butler | Blackcat | Blacksubmarine | Bobby Luo | Body Decor Tattoo | Bora Aksu | Bryan Burger | Casandra Wong | Cha | Chicks on Speed | Chonglai | Chris Lee | Christopher Doyle | Coco Rosie | Colin Faulks | Commes Des Garcons | Count Zero | Daniel Koh | Danny Heng | Daren Newman | Darrel Gan | Darren Dubwise | Debbie Kate Loo | Desmond Goh | Dolores O'Riordan | Dolphin Yeo | Dominic Fernandez | Donovan Rosario | Donovan Wong | Douglas Hamilton | Dragonette | Earn Chen | Eden Cai | Edie Sedgwick | Elke Kramer | Ellen Allien | Elvin Yong | Emmi Salonen | Eric Cruz | Esam Salleh | Esther Tan | Eugene Yeo | Eunice Lim | Faile | Fantastik Antik | Felix Ng | fFurious | Fred Perry | Frietag | Fru Fru & Tigerlily | Fujiya & Miyagi | Furqan Saini | Germaine Chong | Gilles Peterson | Ginette Chittick | Goldfrapp | Groove Armada | Gwen Tan | Hanson | Happy Suicides | Hedi Slimane | Hideki Akiyoshi | Hjgher | Hot Chip | Ian Swift | Irene Teng | Itchy Hands | Irina Lazareanu | Issey Miyake | Jack Tan | Jacob Langvad | Jaclyn | Jahcoozi and The Tape | James Clar | James Tan | James Teo | Jarvis | Jason Ho | Jean Sebastian Lallemand | Jeanne M Lee | Jeff Chouw | Jeff Mendoza | Jens Lekman | JeremyVille | Jerry Tattoo | Jing | Joe Ng | Johnny Two Thumb | Jon Burgerman | Jose Gonzalez | Julienne Tan | Jun Takahashi | Junya Watanabe | Justin Ng | Karen Walker | Kazuko Nomoto | Kelvin Tang | Ken Tan | KesselsKramer | Kevin Chin | Kevin Poh | Kid Koala | Kid Loco | Kid Sublime | Killer Gerbil | Kinetic | Kings of Convinience | DJ Koflow | Kruder & Dorfmeister | Ksubi | Kuanth | Kwodrent | Lee Ford | Louis & Aida | Love da Records | Lucinda Law | Lucious Yeo | Lynn Li | Make | Manda | Mandy | Margot Quan Knight | Martin Margiela | Martin See | Massive Communications | Meat Katie | Melvin Tan | Methamphibian | Mike Saal | MisShapes | Miss Kittin | Missy Elliot | MK12 | Moby | Mogwai | Mojoko | Momorobo | Mriz Sidah | Mum | Natas Kaupas | Nazneen Aziz | Nicholas Lee | Nick Chan | Ninja Tune | Nir Adar | Noise | Nouvelle Vague | Paolo Silva | Patrick Wolf | Paul Galaxy | Paul Khor | Peter Hook | Peter Lau | phunkstudio | DJ Podo | Poptart | Princess Superstar | RebelOne | Rei Kawakubo | ResFest | Rick Shearman | Rick Treweek | Ries Straver | Rostarr | Sabrina Annarhar | Samantha Yuen | Sarah Cheng | Sasha Huber | Sbtg | Seraphina Woon | Serene Lim | SFF | DJ Shadow | Shark Tattoo Studio | Shawn Loo | Shitdisco | Silnt | Silvia Boschiero | Snatch Thieves | Soh Ee Shaun | Soh Jun Hao | Stephan Khoo | Stephanie Er | Steven Kong | Stray | Sven Tan | Tatty Devine | Technasia | The Analog Girl | The Bravery | The Butter Factory | The Herbalizer | The Horrors | The Killers | The Light Surgeons | The Observatory | The Shins | The Stevenson Ranch Davidans | Think Tattoo | Tim Spencer | Tokidoki | Tom Jennings | Toni Thio | Tortoise | Towa Tei | Tyler Askew | Ursula 1000 | Ursula Rucker | Utopia Tattoo | UVA | Van She | Vijay Singh | Visual Orgasm | Visvim | Warren Wee | Wolf Parade | X'Ho | Xuan Ong | Yazer Aziz | Yeoh Tan | Yo La Tengo | Yohji Yamamoto | Yok | DJ Zadi | Zero | Zouk | Zxerokool
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CONTRACT PUBLISHING
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2008 - Singapore Tattoo Convention Event Booklet
2007 - Noise Singapore Event Booklet for The National Arts Council