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“Our Histories and Our Stories Are More Valuable Than Any Currency”: A Decolonial Fundraiser for the Xaragua Arts Center

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·May 27, 2023·13 min read
New Bloom’s Brian Hioe spoke to Jean-Aurel Maurice, the founder of the Xaragua Arts Center in Haiti, and Jean-Paul Weaver, Administrative Director and organizer of the fundraiser for the Xaragua Arts Center in Taipei next month, Danse Pou Xaragua. The fundraiser will include authentic Haitian food, live performances, and a Konpa dance workshop, taking place at the Exotica Bar and Grill in Tianmu on June 3rd from 6 PM to 10 PM. Tickets will cost 1,500 NT. All proceeds go towards supporting their Dance Passport program Read More

Sounds from the Future and Politics in the Space Created Around Music: An Interview with Simon Reynolds

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·April 8, 2023·29 min read
New Bloom's Brian Hioe and Florence Yi-Hsun Huang interviewed Simon Reynolds about his views on contemporary music and reflections on his seminal work on electronic music, Energy Flash, a quarter decade after its publication. Reynolds was visiting Taipei for a series of talks at C-LAB entitled "A Future Slowly Cancelled" Read More

Music as a Source for Self-Healing: An Interview with LVRA about ‘soft like steel’

EnglishInterviews
·March 22, 2023·4 min read
Brian Hioe spoke with LVRA about their new EP, 'soft like steel,' which is out today. 'soft like steel' is a release on Eastern Margins, and positions itself on the margins of both club and pop music Read More

Mutual Aid in Late Capitalism: Bad Times Disco’s Upcoming Screening of “Migrant Workers Rise” and Fundraiser

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·December 13, 2022·8 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Ani Hao, who DJs as Ani Phoebe, and is a writer, feminist media strategist, as well as one of the founders of Bad Times Disco and New Wave, about Bad Times Disco's upcoming mutual aid fundraiser for migrant workers this Friday, December 16th at 7 PM in Hong Kong Read More

台灣的環境歷史作為藝術:在聚合世代採集時間

ChineseInterviews
·July 19, 2022·1 min read
破土編輯丘琦欣採訪藝術家曾彥婷和蔣韜關於他們的作品「在聚合世代採集時間」。 Read More

Taiwan’s Ecological History as Performance: The Collection of Time in the Polymer Age

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·July 10, 2022·6 min read
New Bloom/No Man is an Island’s Brian Hioe interviewed artists Kappa Tseng and Chiang Tao about her recent art project, “The Collection of Time in the Polymer Age" Read More

“The Stuff I Do Are All Accumulations of Things”: An Interview with Alexmalism

EnglishInterviews
·July 6, 2022·11 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Alexmalism, who researches electronic music culture as a Ph. D candidate at the City University of Hong Kong, and is also a DJ, producer, and sound artist. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on December 21st, 2021 Read More

Interview: Finsent

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·June 25, 2022·5 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Hong Kong DJ Finsent about his time in Macau during COVID-19 and how the scene in Macau and China has changed during COVID-19 Read More

Creating a Safe Space in Music: A Conversation with SYS Sister Sounds

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·June 18, 2022·3 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Margaret Tra from SYS Sister Sounds, a collective which runs DJ workshops for women and non-binary people in Vietnam, among other activities Read More

The Journey Matters: A Conversation About Earthfest

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·June 11, 2022·7 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Blaine Whiteley about Earthfest, which will take place in Miaoli from July 21st through July 24th Read More

With Power Comes Responsibility: Joi Lau on “Gaia in Trouble”

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·May 25, 2022·4 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Hong Kong producer Joi Lau by e-mail about their new release on FuFu Records, “Gaia in Trouble.” The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on May 20th Read More

A Transient Think Tank for the Underground

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·March 25, 2022·8 min read
Brian Hioe spoke with Arthur Bray from Hong Kong-based Yeti Out on how Yeti Out began, its successes to date, and what comes next for the platform Read More
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