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! First up, we have Cheesemind from the sunny beachside city of Xiamen. 【中文原文在下面 // Scroll for the original Chinese text】 Cheesemind are a three-piece indie pop band consisting of ChenContinueContinue reading “Introducing: Cheesemind”
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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”
From Dog to Pig
Happy New Year everyone. Chinese New Year feels like a grace period, a second shot at beginning again. All the shops are closed, the streets are empty. It’s as if the past hazy month since New Year’s was actually just a gaping hole in the space time continuum which gets miraculously gobbled up into theContinueContinue reading “From Dog to Pig”
Favourite Releases 2016
The other day, while sunbathing on the lawn of a Melrose flat, my friend and I began thinking about the diminishing human element involved in post-internet music consumption. When I was at high school, I basically lived at Slow Boat Records and Real Groovy – music havens where I’d browse for hours, listen to CD posts, purchase records, get recommendationsContinueContinue reading “Favourite Releases 2016”
Favourite Gigs 2016
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”
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”
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