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A Stylish, Humanistic Take on a Classic Franchise: A Review of Shin Kamen Rider

·June 22, 2023·3 min read

Shin Kamen Rider, the latest in Hideaki Anno’s “Shin” series reimagining Japanese classic television shows, is an effective action film and drama. If the film does not compare to the heights of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, it is still a cut above last year’s Shin Ultraman Read More

“A Sense of Unity and Resilience”: Eastern Margin’s Road 2 Redline Tour

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·June 17, 2023·6 min read

New Bloom's Brian Hioe spoke with obese.dogma777, rEmPiT g0dDe$$, and Lumi about Eastern Margins' recent Road 2 Redline tour of Southeast Asia, collaborating with artists that previously worked on their Redline Legends album, released in 2021. The tour included stops in Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta, Bangkok, Bandung, and Saigon Read More

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

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·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

“What Could Be Better Than a Dance Party in the Name of Solidarity?”: ‘Dance for Ukraine’ at Studio 9 on Friday

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·February 1, 2023·2 min read

Brian Hioe spoke to Anna Luy Tan about 'Dance For Ukraine', an upcoming dance fundraiser for Ukrainian that will be held at Studio 9 in Ximen on Saturday, starting at 11 PM. Anna will be DJing, along with DJ Monty, and a special guest. All proceeds from the door will go to Ukraine Read More

Children’s Association Holds Benefit Concert

English Music

·December 23, 2022·1 min read

The Taiwan Light Children Association will be holding a Christmas concert at the Central Petroleum Company’s Kuo-kuang Theater tomorrow night. The concert aims to have 250 in attendance, with tickets priced at 1,000 NT. The main performers for the event will be songwriters and performers Chang En and Gui Yao. Read More

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

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·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

Interview: Finsent

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·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

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·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

Reclaiming Localized Asian Dance Music: LJC and Dirty K on Tokyo Renaissance/Kazumi

English Music

·June 15, 2022·4 min read

Brian Hioe spoke with LJC and Dirty K about their recent release on the EP Tokyo Renaissance/Kazumi, which also features WRACK and T5UMUT5UMU. Tokyo Renaissance/Kazumi was released on Eastern Margins and pays tribute to the Japanese genre of electronic music known as hyper techno, as a way to reclaim localized Asian dance music Read More

The Journey Matters: A Conversation About Earthfest

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·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

Organ Tapes’ Newest Album Tinges American Pop Melodies with Electronic

English Music

·June 7, 2022·1 min read

Organ Tapes’ Chang Zhe Na Wu Ren Wen Jin De Ge Yao, meaning something like “Sing the Song That Nobody Cares About”, is an ethereal album Read More

The Sound of Ambient Rain with a Progressive Beat: NYORAI’s 雨の音

English Music

·June 5, 2022·1 min read

If the ideas that guide NYORAI’s album 雨の音 (rain sound) are not the most uncommon, with the Japanese producer citing the philosophy of Zen as an influence, the album is an intriguing combination of progressive electronica with ambient Read More