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”
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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”
God Bows to Math make some noise in China
Awesome people, free red wine, glamorous poodles, unexpected blackened chicken feet fished out of wonton soups… Kiwese had a yarn with God Bows to Math guitarist/vocalist Martin Phillips about their latest tour, the underground post-punk scene in China and how to make soup dumplings. The noise they emit is as raw as a dodgy steak.ContinueContinue reading “God Bows to Math make some noise in China”
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