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The High School Reunion (that No One Asked For)

EnglishLife
·January 25, 2022·32 min read
I imagined this happening in my late twenties, exactly ten years after high school graduation. A few of us would meet in Taiwan. I had just received my first promotion and at dinner, I’d humblebrag to all my friends. Justin–who would be earning the most–would pay for drinks, then pass out in the car. A few of us would be married, most of us single. Instead, I found myself back in Taiwan with almost a hundred alumni, reliving experiences that were once my last. Lunar New Year, homecooked meals with grandparents, weekly Karaoke—the routines I’d given up when I crossed the Pacific.  Read More

Taiwanese Noise Legend Dino Passes Away at Age 45

EnglishMusic
·January 21, 2022·3 min read
Taiwanese noise legend Liao Ming-he, better known as Dino, passed away on Tuesday at age 45. Born in 1976, this proved an early death for someone who was viewed as a pioneer in the Taiwanese noise scene and one of its elder statesmen Read More

The KMT Enters the Metaverse…With Chiang Kai-shek NFTs

EnglishLife
·January 18, 2022·3 min read
The latest of the KMT’s desperate attempts to appeal to people proves a funny one–Chiang Kai-Shek NFTs. More specifically, a recent initiative of the KMT to try and raise funds for the party has been turning a decorative saber owned by Chiang Kai-shek into an NFT Read More

To Ruthlessly Self-Dissect: A Conversation with Wag6ie

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·January 14, 2022·2 min read
Brian Hioe interviewed Hong Kong artist Wag6ie about their new MV, Unbelievable. The following article originally appeared on Electric Soul, a Hong Kong-based electronic music magazine and ticketing platform, on December 20th Read More

Innovative VR storytelling at the Kaohsiung Film Festival 2021 Competition

EnglishEvents
·January 12, 2022·5 min read
The Kaohsiung Film Festival is known for its fantasy-oriented selections of films, but in the last few years, it has sought to spotlight VR films. Apart from that the festival initiated a competition for VR films, it funds and supports Taiwanese VR projects and productions. It also opened the very first VR theatre in Taiwan—the Kaohsiung VR FILM LAB—bringing the latest and various VR films to the local audiences all year round Read More

Best Taiwanese Indie Albums of 2021

EnglishMusic
·January 7, 2022·6 min read
New Bloom members Peter Freestone and Brian Hioe pick some of their favorite indie albums from 2021, mainly focusing on bands from Taiwan. ​This is the fourth in a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom Read More

A Look Back at 2021: Ten Highlights from Electric Soul’s Last Year

EnglishMusic
·January 4, 2022·3 min read
Look back on the past year of Asian electronic music with the top ten articles from our partner publication Electric Soul! Electric Soul is a Hong Kong-based electronic music platform and publication Read More

Best Club EPs of 2021

EnglishMusic
·December 30, 2021·6 min read
New Bloom member Peter Freestone picks some of his favorite club EPs from 2021, mainly focusing on music producers from East Asia. ​This is the second in a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom Read More

Best Psychedelic Albums of 2021

EnglishMusic
·December 28, 2021·5 min read
New Bloom member Peter Freestone picks his favorite psychedelic sounds from 2021, which are primarily experimental albums by music producers from East Asia. ​​The following list doesn’t follow in the order of No. 1 to No. 10 in the standard sense of a Top 10 list, but is ordered in a way that makes sense given the theme. This is the first in a series of Best Album lists compiled by New Bloom. Read More

Trying to Capture the Sound of Jakarta

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·December 24, 2021·4 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to the members of Batavia Collective about how they formed as a band, their current projects, and future plans Read More

The Ten Best Taiwanese Movies of 2021

EnglishFilm
·December 21, 2021·9 min read
Discover the top Taiwanese movies of 2021 across genres like horror, romance, LGBTQ, comedy, documentary, and more—streaming links included Read More

The History of Queer Parties in Taiwan

EnglishInterviewsMusic
·December 17, 2021·19 min read
Brian Hioe spoke to Levin Lo, or DJ Rainbowchild, a veteran of the queer party scene in Taiwan. Among other things, Rainbowchild was the DJ that played at the wedding banquet party that celebrated the legalization of gay marriage in Taiwan in May 2019, as the first place in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Rainbowchild currently DJs at Locker Room, CÉ LA VI Taipei, and other venues, having also DJed at the Werk parties, Fairy, and other venues Read More
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