Excellent moustache.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Typhoon 6 - Playreading Festival
Yellow Earth Theatre's annual International Playreading Festival - Typhoon - starts this Sunday 21st June in Greenwich. Showcasing the best of contemporary East Asian theatre writing, the festival features work from China, Singapore, Vietnam, America, the UK and more.
Fringe events include family fun on Sunday at the storytelling session, for ages 5+.
Sunday 21 – Thursday 25 June
Check the Yellow Earth web site for complete listings info:
www.yellowearth.org/site/whatson-item/typhoon_6/
All tickets £5 Concessions £3
Book 3 or more plays for £3 each (£2 concessions)
BOX OFFICE 020 8858 7755 www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ES
Friday, June 05, 2009
Dengue Fever Live in London - New DVD & CD Release
Sleepwalking Through The Mekong
New DVD Documentary & CD Soundtrack
Out on 15 June 2009 (Real World Records)
Live at London's Scala on 18 June
Plus: Exclusive New Music via B&W Society of Sound Subscription Service to Coincide with European Tour Dates in June
Los Angeles-based Cambodian-American rock band Dengue Fever have announced their first European tour dates of 2009, in support of their new documentary Sleepwalking Through The Mekong on DVD & CD soundtrack, to be released on 15 June. The tour kicks off at London’s Scala:
Dengue Fever - with DJ support by Don Letts
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 7.30pm
Scala, 275 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NL
Admission: £13.50 in advance from Ticketweb (08700 600 100)
Sleepwalking Through The Mekong follows Dengue Fever - Chhom Nimol (vocals), Ethan Holtzman (keyboards), Zac Holtzman (guitar), David Ralicke (horns), Senon Williams (bass) and Paul Smith (drums) - on their recent journey to Cambodia to perform 60s and 70s Cambodian rock’n’roll in the country where it was created and very nearly destroyed.
http://www.myspace.com/denguefevermusic
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Hong Kong in the 60's
The coolest name ever for a band? Yes, Hong Kong in the 60's are a band from London, comprising of Mei Yau Kan, Christopher Greenberg and Tim Scullion. Mei Yau and Christopher came along to the last Lucky Cat club night and introduced themselves to me. Their sound is electro/indie/soundtrack/60's HK influenced. Their new CD Willow Pattern Songs is out now on Proper Songs.
Check out their website and myspace for audio samples and gig dates.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Manga Cross Stitch Book
Writer Helen McCarthy has a new book out next month, the wonderfully original Manga Cross Stitch.
Helen was a guest on my show earlier this year and was very insightful on the subject of live action manga adaptations (we were talking about the Death Note movies and 20th Century Boys). It seems that not only is Helen an expert on manga, anime and Shochu cocktails she's pretty good with a needle and thread too. The book shows that these world's need not be separate - you can stitch a yakuza wielding a bloody samurai sword whilst sipping on a Shochu cocktail and watching My Neighbour Totoro. Sounds like a fun night in to me!
More about Helen McCarthy and the new book here at her web site:
www.helenmccarthy.org
Check out the Facebook page here.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Chinagrass Documentary on Resonance FM Tonight
Monday 18th May
8pm 104.4FM in London or at www.resonancefm.com everywhere.
In tonight's programme I talk to the singer/songwriter Mamer whose debut album Eagle is released today on Real World Records. Mamer is from the Xinjiang province in Western China and sings in his native language of Kazakh. You can hear the folk influences from the countries that surround Mamer's birthplace (Russia, Tibet, Kazakhstan...) in his music – a reminder of the size and diversity of China.
The album Eagle has been produced by English musicians Robin Haller and Matteo Scumaci and I discuss the genre of Chinagrass with them on tonight's programme.
Robin and Matteo also produced Mongolian group Hanggai’s album Introducing Hanggai released last year.
Both Mamer and Hanggai performed in concert at the Union Chapel last Saturday. I was lucky enough to make it to the unforgettable gig. The artists have very different styles - Hanggai are real showmen, bringing more of a party vibe and Mamer connects with the audience on a more emotional melodic level. Both acts were musically outstanding. If you missed the concert, part of the Barbican's Beyond the Wall festival, then you can catch them both in July at WOMAD.
Links:
realworldrecords.com/artists/mamer
myspace.com/mamermusic1
hanggai.co.uk
matteoscumaci.co.uk
8pm 104.4FM in London or at www.resonancefm.com everywhere.
In tonight's programme I talk to the singer/songwriter Mamer whose debut album Eagle is released today on Real World Records. Mamer is from the Xinjiang province in Western China and sings in his native language of Kazakh. You can hear the folk influences from the countries that surround Mamer's birthplace (Russia, Tibet, Kazakhstan...) in his music – a reminder of the size and diversity of China.
The album Eagle has been produced by English musicians Robin Haller and Matteo Scumaci and I discuss the genre of Chinagrass with them on tonight's programme.
Robin and Matteo also produced Mongolian group Hanggai’s album Introducing Hanggai released last year.
Both Mamer and Hanggai performed in concert at the Union Chapel last Saturday. I was lucky enough to make it to the unforgettable gig. The artists have very different styles - Hanggai are real showmen, bringing more of a party vibe and Mamer connects with the audience on a more emotional melodic level. Both acts were musically outstanding. If you missed the concert, part of the Barbican's Beyond the Wall festival, then you can catch them both in July at WOMAD.
Links:
realworldrecords.com/artists/mamer
myspace.com/mamermusic1
hanggai.co.uk
matteoscumaci.co.uk
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