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”
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Far Out Distant Sounds in New Zealand: Interview with Ricky Maymi
Owing to the wondrous power of the innernette, I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Ricky Maymi for a few years now. Known to many as guitarist of the notoriously volatile Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Imajinary Friends, Maymi is also synonymous with the promotion of Chinese indie rock abroad, specifically the Beijing bands that emerged inContinueContinue reading “Far Out Distant Sounds in New Zealand: Interview with Ricky Maymi”
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!”
Some TING! 听 #004 P.K.14 & Die! Die! Die!
Feel the sweat-dripping, head thrashing angst of post-punk/experimental local heroes P.K.14 and Die! Die! Die! >>>>>P.K.14 formed in Nanjing in 1997 during the Rotten Generation movement. Their permanent move to Beijing in 2001 and regular slots at D-22 could be said to have sparked the rite-of-passage pilgrimage to the capital that has seen the Beijing music scene growContinueContinue reading “Some TING! 听 #004 P.K.14 & Die! Die! Die!”
Some TING! 听 #001: Carsick Cars & Ghost Wave
Introducing… Some TING! 听 (tīng, ‘to listen’) sharing independent music from both China and Nu Zilland. This week we’ve got Carsick Cars and Ghost Wave. Jangly guitars, surf rock, sunglasses and cigarettes. >>>>>Carsick Cars are a guitar-bass-drum trio from Beijing that formed back in 2005. Despite a few line-up changes in recent years, the band have retained the catchy, guitar-driven melodies that haveContinueContinue reading “Some TING! 听 #001: Carsick Cars & Ghost Wave”
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