Interview: Irish Musicians in China
I am an Irish man so forgive me for having the hubris to write a piece solely based on other Irish men living in China. Ireland is a country with long running musical institutions like U2, My Bloody Valentine, The […]
Landfills Talk About the Music Scene in Guangzhou, Playing School in Beijing and Their Creative Process
Guangzhou upstarts Landfills are one of a number of young Southern bands to crop their heads up in Canton in the past few months. With the likes of Moonband, The Foreigners, Nein or Gas Mus and Nouvelle all making fantastic […]
Guangzhou Designer Two Moons on Constructing Clothes From Found Objects
Seong Jeong Tai on Xiaoyuan Bei Lu is home to a plethora of artists and creatives who form a collaborative community with a self-professed horizontal plane of partnership. The interesting space is set back into a bustling neighbourhood of shops, […]
New Music China: Hedgehog – Sound of Life Towards
New Music China: Running Blue – Running Blue
Canton Gallery On Helping to Build a Modern Cantonese Art Scene
Huang Cheng’s Soundtrack to Guangdong’s Urban Villages
Over the past two years, Shenzhen has been the centre of much discussion about the fate and the future of villages such as Baishizhou, Hubei and Gangxia. Unfortunately media pieces dealing with the fate of these historical sites tend to come and go, but it is the work of such actors as Huang Cheng that keeps the ever revolving conversation alive as Shenzhen continues to urbanise and space in the city becomes more scarce and valuable.
New Music China: Spice – 无限电阻/Infinite Resistance
New Music China: Nerve Passenger – Addiction
Gig Review – VOOID/Kirin Trio/Die!ChiwawaDie!
Supper Moment Reveal Their Softer Side
I was fortunate enough to catch Supper Moment in T:Union in Guangzhou last year when they played as part of Zhaoze’s Live Wild Music Week. Ostensibly a Pop Rock band, they can absolutely put on a hell of a performance. […]