"I think [Styles] tweeted that he got it, so then, you know, it was brought to our attention,” lead singer Dougy Mandagi recalled, before noting that the One Direction alum's ink was incorrect.

In the video, Temper Trap lead singer Dougy Mandagi explained that the group first became aware that Styles (who was hitting peak One Direction fame at the time) was a fan when he revealed he'd ...

The first time Dougy Mandagi heard the guitar riff that would change his life he was in a “sweatbox” studio in Melbourne’s Surry Hills.

IN one of his band's most famous songs, Trembling Hands, The Temper Trap's lead singer croons about being alone. "I'm on my own," Dougy Mandagi sings. "So throw me a line, somebody out there help me." ...

As a kid growing up in Indonesia, Dougy Mandagi heard the adage that necessity is the mother of invention, but didn’t discover its truth until traveling in his late teens, visiting relatives ...

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Taylor Swift once asked indie band The Temper Trap to handwrite lyrics on a piece of paper for Harry Styles's birthday after her got the wrong ones tattooed on his arm.

TEMPER Trap singer Dougy Mandagi has urged the band’s fans to sign a petition to save Bali Nine member Andrew Chan. Deals of the Week. In the know quiz. Sign Up. Log In. My account. Sign Out; ...

Mandagi obviously has a lot on his mind, whether it’s looking to the future to see how the album will be received, or looking back on what’s proven to be a wild ride from the streets of ...

When the Temper Trap buckled down to write last winter, the Aussie expats knew they’d have to get away from London, their comparatively dour home of the past four years.