Kiwese is certainly not qualified to be giving medical advice, but PEI PA KOA, guys. I came down with a pretty bad illness during my recent stay in the Miao village turned tourist town of Xijiang, in South East Guizhou. To make myself feel less crappy, the period will now be referred to as myContinueContinue reading “Pei Pa Koa”
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Electronic Music with Chinese Characteristics: Interview with Howie Lee
It’s 1.23pm and Howie Lee has just woken up. He’s in Taipei right now working on his debut album, following a mega productive few years for this Beijing beat producer, producing a swag of EPs, party starting with his collective Do Hits and receiving sub woofing kudos from the likes of Gilles Peterson and BrainfeederContinueContinue reading “Electronic Music with Chinese Characteristics: Interview with Howie Lee”
She Bangs the Drums: Interview with Atom from Nova Heart & Hedgehog
What do Nova Heart and Hedgehog have in common? They’re both from Beijing and both have Shi Lu 石璐 aka Atom as the driving force on drums! Kiwese got the chance to ask Atom a few questions about what it’s like being a drummer in two of Beijing’s most well-loved indie bands. KIWESE: Hey Atom! How did you first join NovaContinueContinue reading “She Bangs the Drums: Interview with Atom from Nova Heart & Hedgehog”
Review: Nova Heart at Little Bar in Chengdu 11/15 and 17/12
Nova Heart have graced Chengdu with their presence twice in the past two months, touring their hotly anticipated debut album,《新星的心》and drinking the whiskey cabinet dry. Word has spread about the spellbindingly evil electronica of this four-piece supergroup, masterminded by the inimitable ‘Queen of Beijing Rock’ Helen Feng 冯海宁, formerly of Ziyo/Free the Birds, Pet Conspiracy, on lead vocals and lead chaos – as well as co-founder of theContinueContinue reading “Review: Nova Heart at Little Bar in Chengdu 11/15 and 17/12”
And the Prize Pack goes to…
The prize pack was drawn this morning in Chengdu! Congrats to the lucky winner!
When the Chinese Kid Drops Maths for Art: Interview with Allan Xia
Chengdu. An old lady in slippers fossicks about in the bright yellow leaves for fallen nuts from the local ginkgo tree. Bananas on pedicabs roll past mahjong players and open air eateries. Bundled up babies flail about like pudgy starfish on the laps of knitting grannies. The pace is chill, the sun shines, the sky is blue. This is the environment where Allan Xia 夏昊禹,ContinueContinue reading “When the Chinese Kid Drops Maths for Art: Interview with Allan Xia”
Huh, where are my roots? Oh, there they are.
“Don’t forget your roots, my friend,” jangled that awful song by Six60, bringing flashbacks of some drunk chick’s ass crack in my face as she shoulder rode her boo at Homegrown 2011. Though the concept remains present. How can I forget my roots if I’ve never seen them before? The time has come to return toContinueContinue reading “Huh, where are my roots? Oh, there they are.”
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