Archive for August, 2009
From the Lazy Editor Archives: John O’Toole’s “Man of Slumber”
If John was able to stay awake long enough to review British Sea Power’s “Man of Aran”, we can damn sure publish it, albeit a few months late. Sorry, John. Next week, tune in for John’s review of Prince’s “Batman Soundtrack”!
Editor’s Picks Aug. 29-30
Due to business and technical difficulties we’re coming at you with an abbreviated version of the Editor’s picks this weekend, and it consists basically of what I’m doing, except for the Sound Blue gig I have to be at in a few minutes. By all means come to that too.
Mushroom Stupor
Aggression, thy name is Mushroom.
VOID: Machines Brought to Life and Taught to Dance in Techno City
Void are Nat Alexander and Cammy Wilson, aka Shanghai Ultra, both from the UK, who have been living in Shanghai for a long time. Learn about their experiences as promoters and DJs in Shanghai, as well as their least favorite place in the Shelter, after the jump.
Editor’s Picks Aug. 21-23
A kind of quiet weekend, band-wise, but there’s the Void second birthday, a new hand-drum thing at Anar, Crazy Mushroom Brigade, and more.
Cleaning Up My Message
First, I would like to draw your attention to two bands: the French pop-punk band Phoenix and the American electro-pop duo Discovery. Then…
Editor’s Picks Aug. 13-16
Peter Scherr is back! DJs battle to reign supreme in China! All this and more…
Jeff Lang in Shanghai
Before the show, I planned to write a review / reaction, but the review part is almost impossible now. This was, by a pretty big margin, the best gig I’ve ever seen at the venerable YYT, and I’ve seen a lot of my favs there (Hedgehog, Carsick, The Gar, etc.) But Jeff blew them away…
