Construction and redevelopment has seen Chengdu’s cultural landscape (read: the places we go to drink alcohol and listen to music) change dramatically. But as old places close and new ones emerge, great shows from bands, performers, DJs and collectives continue to entertain and inspire. Along with the loss of Bowie, Prince and George Michael, we lost manyContinueContinue reading “Favourite Gigs 2016”
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Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars
Wellington! 惠灵顿！ Erica Sklenars a.k.a. Lady Lazer Light is in the capital this week for two talks about her art residency in Beijing and touring with Orchestra of Spheres around China. Kiwese caught up with her ahead of tonight’s first talk! The last Lady Lazer Light show I saw before moving back to China was in collaboration with long time pals OrchestraContinueContinue reading “Lady Lazer Light Casts A Spell Over China: Interview with Erica Sklenars”
Food Cravings: Wellington Edition
Summer in Aotearoa, Winter in China… It’s around this time each year, Kiwese gets homesick for the beach, friends and whanau, and home food… Don’t get me wrong, I love the food in Chengdu. But sometimes, it’s like faaa I’d smash a potato top pie… From what I’ve heard, the food landscape of Wellington has changed a lot over theContinueContinue reading “Food Cravings: Wellington Edition”
Favourite Releases 2015
From Wellington stoner country to Beijing glitch hop, 2015 was packed with awesome releases from both New Zealand and China. Here are fifteen Kiwese favourites! Illustration by Ali Pang. With Knees of Honey in Goodbye Canyon by So Laid Back Country China (Wellington, NZ) So Laid Back Country China (or 很放松乡村中国) is a four-piece band fronted by Harriet Ferry andContinueContinue reading “Favourite Releases 2015”
VIDEO: Shocking Pinks | Interview + ‘Smoke Screen’ in Beijing 视频：震惊粉红色｜在北京采访和现场
About a month ago, atop a sunny, slightly crumbling rooftop along a Beijing hutong, Kiwese caught up with Nick, Ash and Cory from Shocking Pinks ahead of their shows in China and beyond. Check it out in the very first episode of Kiwese TV, along with a blitzing version of ‘Smoke Screen’ live at School Bar! 大概一个月前，在一个北京胡同的有一点破的太阳舞台，奇异思给Shocking Pinks的Nick, Ash 和Cory采访。在奇异思第一集看采访和在北京学校酒吧演的《Smoke Screen》！ContinueContinue reading “VIDEO: Shocking Pinks | Interview + ‘Smoke Screen’ in Beijing 视频：震惊粉红色｜在北京采访和现场”
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!”
Why Robin Hyde is My Homegirl
Robin Hyde, born Iris Guiver Wilkinson, was a New Zealand journalist, poet and novelist who raised her middle finger at the expectations of housewifery in post-WWI society by travelling solo to the frontline in China during the war with Japan in 1938. The resulting work was Dragon Rampant. “I haven’t attempted anything so presumptuous as a book about China– only aContinueContinue reading “Why Robin Hyde is My Homegirl”
Vinyl Destination: Interview with Cian O’Donnell from Conch Records
In this content-saturated Internet age of free digital downloads and infinite streaming, Cian O’Donnell is among those still repping the power of wax over at his well-loved shop Conch Records, which has been spinning records in the City of Sails for the best part of two decades. Kiwese caught up with the voice so familiar to George FM listeners ahead of his upcoming vinylContinueContinue reading “Vinyl Destination: Interview with Cian O’Donnell from Conch Records”
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