As the Womb and Strange Stains China Tour draws near, we caught up with the support acts to find out more about their respective cities! Less is more. We managed to get a few words out of introverted Tianjin post punk outfit DivisionControl. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 DivisionControl have been active in variousContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Division Control”
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Womb + Strange Stains: 2019 China Tour Dates Announced
From a rural forest clearing, through punk dive bars, reconverted rehearsal rooms and beyond, Kiwese is proud to present Womb and Strange Stains on their debut tour of China.With support from Laura Duffy, Christopher Ulutupu and a selection of exciting local artists, next month this ten-date tour of the Mainland is ready to take offContinueContinue reading “Womb + Strange Stains: 2019 China Tour Dates Announced”
China Make Ends Meet: Womb + Strange Stains Tonight in Wellington
Greetings from Chengdu, Out of the grey, smoggy winter, spring is emerging. The days are getting brighter, the air is clearing, street side sweet potatoes have metamorphosed into pineapple skewers and the promise of sunshine is teasing at the horizon. With warmth comes glad tidings! This year, I am ecstatic to announce a ten-date China tourContinueContinue reading “China Make Ends Meet: Womb + Strange Stains Tonight in Wellington”
Real Talk with Wax Chattels
Wax Chattels are Auckland post-punk band Peter Ruddell (organ/vocals), Amanda Cheng (bass/vocals) and Tom Leggett (drums). Wax Chattels don’t waste time. They enjoy effects pedals, loudness and using the words “fuck” and “smash” a lot. “I am restless,” says Amanda. We’re at Wax Chattels’ sold out show at Whammy, the Friday night conclusion to their national tour and working week. The Taipei-born,ContinueContinue reading “Real Talk with Wax Chattels”
Ten Years of China: Interview with Daniel Beban
Dan Beban a.k.a. Baba Rossa is the wearer of many hats (both costume and otherwise), a prolific Wellington-based artist, organiser, documentarian, DIY master… To add to that, he’s just curated his first exhibition The Middle Kingdom: Made in China 2002 – 2017 at Audio Foundation in Auckland. Kiwese zoned in to find out more. I’d just returnedContinueContinue reading “Ten Years of China: Interview with Daniel Beban”
Photo Review: The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017
The All Seeing Hand x E/N/T x Kaishandao全国巡演已经巡演结束了。难忘的一次trip。谢谢所有在北京，呼市，包头，西安，成都，重庆，武汉，上海，杭州，义乌和厦门给我们支持的朋友！❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ A journey of the mind, body, spirit and general hauora. This tour was nothing short of epic from start to finish, taking Wellington artists The All Seeing Hand, E N T and Kaishandao from Beijing, Hohhot, Baotou, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shanghai and Yiwu all the wayContinueContinue reading “Photo Review: The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017”
The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017
Kiwese Presents: THE ALL SEEING HAND 全视手 China Tour 2017 With Kaishandao & E/N/T “这个音乐不是为小清新或者容易伤感的人准备的。” “This is not music for the light-hearted or easily distressed.” – Soundly Sounds Kiwese is proud to present The All Seeing Hand x Kaishandao x E/N/T China Tour 2017. For fans of the heavy, strange and transcendental. For adventurous sonicContinueContinue reading “The All Seeing Hand China Tour 2017”
Interview with Andrew Wilson from Die! Die! Die!
Genjing Records and Maybe Mars are bringing New Zealand noise punks Die! Die! Die! for their second ever tour of China! This year we are very happy to welcome them to the south-west, including shows in Guiyang, Chengdu and Chongqing. Kiwese had a chat with frontman Andrew Wilson over the phone a couple of weeks agoContinueContinue reading “Interview with Andrew Wilson from Die! Die! Die!”
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