Hui lai le! Sharp-tongued, offbeat noise punk duo mr sterile Assembly are back in the Mainland as part of their mammoth 2019 “Orange Time” tour. You have been warned. mr sterile Assembly is a noisy bass and drum duo composed of Wellington-based musicians and lyricists Kieran and Chrissie. Self-initiated and self-organized, mr sterile Assembly hasContinueContinue reading “mr sterile Assembly Return to China”
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Self-organised, self-aware, self-destructive, this is XI’ER.
朋友们好 早在五月，我收到朋友一笑的微信说她带着“喜儿”在成都和重庆演出的想法。“喜儿”是三位女巫般的姑娘的合成器电子乐队南方酸性咪咪的朋克根源乐队。 What up fam Back in May, I got a message from my friend Yixiao about coming to play in Chengdu and Chongqing with XI’ER, the predecessor punk band to electronic witch-synth trio South Acid MiMi. When I first met Yixiao, Shishi and Weilin in 2015, I’d already been indoctrinated into the cult of South Acid Mimi,ContinueContinue reading “Self-organised, self-aware, self-destructive, this is XI’ER.”
Enter the lounge with Kerry Ann Lee
Kiwese got to hang out with multi-media visual artist, designer and punk enthusiast Kerry Ann Lee at her cozy abode in Mount Victoria, for a rainy afternoon full of LPs, books, ornaments, coffee and fresh cream donuts. Hey KAL! Tell us about the upcoming exhibition you are involved with in Auckland? Its called Unstuck in Time, it’s aContinueContinue reading “Enter the lounge with Kerry Ann Lee”
Quit punkin’ around: Interview with John Lake
What happens when a Wellingtonian photographer resides in Beijing for three months with a camera, no Mandarin and a passion for punk music? Kiwese caught up with John Lake of Up the Punks down at his current BEIJING DAZE exhibition in Newtown. Hey John! Favourite punk bands in Wellington at the moment? The Johos, Johnny and the Felchers,ContinueContinue reading “Quit punkin’ around: Interview with John Lake”
Haere Mai Nevin Domer: Getting Genjing and Maybe Mars bands to NZ
From heading DIY record labels, playing in punk bands, averting lyrical censorship, booking dozens of tours and crowd surfing on them, to speaking on music panels, Nevin Domer is one of the most dedicated people in the Beijing underground today. Kiwese caught up with him to see if there’s anything in store for us over in New Zealand.ContinueContinue reading “Haere Mai Nevin Domer: Getting Genjing and Maybe Mars bands to NZ”
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