“We don’t want to go to Hong Kong just to play to English speakers!”
Brouhaha spoke to Sam, guitarist and vocals from Irish indie-pop-rockers Two Door Cinema Club as he waits to board on one of many planes at Geneva Airport. Sam has been on many planes recently due to touring. Read More »
The National have never been an ‘instant’ band. Their albums rarely contain a hook that grabs you and has you whistling it all day. No, they’re cleverer than that. Read More »
Uffie – Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans
Had Justice’s 2007 album Cross not been so good, no one would remember the then 19 year old Uffie who contributed sassy vocals to ‘Tthhee Ppaarrttyy’. Read More »
Morcheeba are one of the stately royals of down-tempo music. If you know them, expect the usual lustfully sensual vocals over smooth music, this time with a pinch of the Old West. These ten tunes will accommodate any scorching sunny day; fit for sweat and a cool beverage as the enchanting voice massages you into a state of relaxation. Read More »
Outside of their music, US indie toetappers We Are Scientists are the funniest men in rock – seek out their blogs, columns and videos posthaste. Inside their music, they are on album three of catchy danceable tunes full of introspective lyrics of missed lessons and excess. Barbara walks that familiar path but the hook-laden ‘Rules Don’t Stop’ and the raw fist-pumping ‘Jack and Ginger’ prove the formula’s not tired just yet.
Animation powerhouse Pixar is a global household name and this month they release their surefire blockbuster Toy Story 3. We sat down with Pixar’s Hong Kong-born Director of Photography (DP) Patrick Lin, who at the age of 12 decided what he wanted to do and never stopped chasing that dream.
Booka Shade is a DJ duo who enjoy experimenting with electro-house music. Experimenting may be hyperbole when it comes to More!, however. The opening track, enticingly titled ‘Havanna Sex Dwarf’, sets the tone for pretty much the whole album with little variation, but as the tracks go by you start to appreciate the levels of clicks, whirls and beeps and end up concluding that the tracks get slightly better as they pass.
This month we’ve rekindled our closeted love for skateboarding which was put aside for numerous drone reasons that don’t call for the opportunity to flip and bail. Maybe you’ve never tried but have watched from the wayside or enjoyed a razz on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (before it inexplicably became about running and driving cars). Either way, there’s a healthy skate scene in our city and we’ve tallied Hong Kong’s best skaters to ask them why they do it, where they do it and if dogs should do it.
In the fall of the record labels, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find someone who creates a fresh and inspiring mainstream sound. The person to push the sound of pop music is Janelle Monáe with her major label debut, The ArchAndroid.
The Positive Posters 2010 brief is out. This year’s theme is “A Glass Half Full” – keeping in full with the tradition of positivity that both Simon and Nathan so aptly conveyed in this month’s interview with them, Positive People. Check the info after the break and get scribbling.
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