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”
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Lest We Remember, Lest We Forget: Interview with Hiperson 海朋森
On a hot summer’s afternoon, the sound of birdsong and motorbike alarms chorus together in the warm air at Zaoshanghao on Democracy Road. Excitedly chattered about for the past few years and praised by Douban Music as “the true spirit of rock and roll” “amidst this increasingly conformist, fast-food generation,” Chengdu’s poetic post-punk band Hiperson greets youContinueContinue reading “Lest We Remember, Lest We Forget: Interview with Hiperson 海朋森”
“Are you not Chinese?”: Reassessing my Chinese identity in China
I pissed all over the floor. Argh, squat toilets. Two Chinese girls who went in afterwards burst out laughing. There has got to be nothing more private and subsequently humiliating than what goes on in the bathroom. This was my first day in Beijing two years ago. Kiwese offers some thoughts about traversing the seas between cultural difference and racial assimilation in China,ContinueContinue reading ““Are you not Chinese?”: Reassessing my Chinese identity in China”
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”
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