The cosmos aligned in 2015. Late in September, Wellington ancient-future funkists Orchestra of Spheres and their long time collaborator in audio-visual overstimulation Lady Lazer Light, embarked on a two-week tour of China. Festivals, BBQ joints, furniture moving vans, Jingjiu, high-speed trains, fashion photography, and Sichuanhua… Kiwese was stoked to be part of this mind-expanding trip, here’s a preview of how it went down. Te China Tour Rockumentary, hittingContinueContinue reading “Orchestra of Spheres & Lady Lazer Light: Te China Tour Rockumentary (Official Trailer)”
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VIDEO: Ian Jorgensen / Blink / A Low Hum | Interview in Beijing
For any fan of indie music in New Zealand, the name Blink, the moniker of Ian Jorgensen, and his label A Low Hum is straight up household. The all ages shows he put on in Wellington back in 2006 have had a profound influence on me. No longer did we have to try get into San Fran onContinueContinue reading “VIDEO: Ian Jorgensen / Blink / A Low Hum | Interview in Beijing”
VIDEO: Shocking Pinks | Interview + ‘Smoke Screen’ in Beijing 视频：震惊粉红色｜在北京采访和现场
About a month ago, atop a sunny, slightly crumbling rooftop along a Beijing hutong, Kiwese caught up with Nick, Ash and Cory from Shocking Pinks ahead of their shows in China and beyond. Check it out in the very first episode of Kiwese TV, along with a blitzing version of ‘Smoke Screen’ live at School Bar! 大概一个月前，在一个北京胡同的有一点破的太阳舞台，奇异思给Shocking Pinks的Nick, Ash 和Cory采访。在奇异思第一集看采访和在北京学校酒吧演的《Smoke Screen》！ContinueContinue reading “VIDEO: Shocking Pinks | Interview + ‘Smoke Screen’ in Beijing 视频：震惊粉红色｜在北京采访和现场”
Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow
Comedy for stage, horror for screen; evil gnomes, fish tanks and everything in between. Kiwese caught up with PJ-born actor, producer and ardent coriander opponent Hweiling Ow about her life as a creative in Auckland, to play or not to play the Asian roles, and what makes her tick. NB: PJ is Petaling Jaya in Malaysia, not Peter Jackson. HweilingContinueContinue reading “Blood, Sweat and Tears: Interview with Hweiling Ow”
Video Premiere: God Bows to Math + Carb on Carb China Tour Documentary
Time flies! Back at the end of 2013, Auckland DIY bands God Bows to Math and Carb on Carb arrived in Beijing to kick off their tour of China at one of the city’s most well-known venues, MAO Livehouse. I met them, I liked them, and I followed them to Suzhou. Feeling inspired by the tour, I interviewed Martin from God BowsContinueContinue reading “Video Premiere: God Bows to Math + Carb on Carb China Tour Documentary”
Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015
Wellington’s favourite intergalactic dance freaks Orchestra of Spheres are coming for a nine-date tour of China. Aotearoa’s Queen of buzzy visuals Lady Lazer Light is coming, too. This is not a drill! I repeat, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! https://youtu.be/bR4uJtCQrKQ trippy /ˈtrɪpɪ/ adjective -pier, -piest (informal) suggestive of or resembling the effect produced by a hallucinogenic drug Orchestra of Spheres are one of the mostContinueContinue reading “Kiwese Presents… Orchestra of Spheres China Tour 2015”
VIDEO: Nightvisions Chengdu 成都夜视
In New Zealand, where most shops close at 5pm, nightlife has become a word that points us in the general direction of bars, pubs, restaurants, clubs, clickable events and house parties. Booze, basically. In Chengdu, the city lights up after dark. In a second-tier city of over 14 million people, nightlife is everyone’s game. From the leisurely throngs of elderly dancers that flock to the streetsContinueContinue reading “VIDEO: Nightvisions Chengdu 成都夜视”
Shocking Pinks head for China! 震惊粉红色来中国!
Ten years after their maiden tour, Christchurch’s multi-instrumentalist, DJ and lo-fi king Nick Harte aka Shocking Pinks is once again pairing with New Zealand house(party)hold name Ian Jorgensen aka Blink to celebrate the re-release of his 2004 debut Dance, the Dance Electric with a three month A Low Hum world tour, including shows in both China and New Zealand! 将近十年前，来自基督城的多乐器演奏者，DJ和低保真大师Nick Harte也称为震惊粉红色跟新西兰家喻派对的名字Ian Jorgensen 人称Blink一起去做他们的处女巡演。今年，震惊粉红色将由在A Low Hum重新发行他2004年的首张专辑《Dance, the Dance Electric跳舞，跳舞电子》，而且要去大规模国际巡演，包括中国和新西兰站！ Shocking Pinks is a one-manContinueContinue reading “Shocking Pinks head for China! 震惊粉红色来中国!”
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