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Mar 26, 20150 min read
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Mar 20, 20155 min read
WHY AND WHERE HONG KONG MUSOS HAVE LOST THE PLOT
Someone new to Hong Kong was asking if there were any local artists like Sia, Pink, Janelle Monae, or Jhene Aiko- pop artists but with...
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Mar 17, 20153 min read
SAD SONGS SAY SO MUCH
A group of us were discussing and dissecting and coming to grips with the saddest song we’ve heard. It was tough getting to the heart of...
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Mar 13, 20154 min read
WHY “BLURRED LINES” HAS GOT MURKY
The “Blurred Lines/Got To Give It Up/” and Robin Thicke/Pharrell/Marvin Gaye court case, and what now looks like there being an appeal...
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Mar 13, 20152 min read
SNOOP DOGG ANNOUNCES GLOBAL SEARCH FOR NEW ARTISTS VIA THE NAKED SONG
International superstar Snoop Dogg has partnered with Thenakedsong.com, in a global search for the best new performers, producers and...
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Mar 4, 20152 min read
THE EYE AND ART OF DAVIDE PASQUALINI, MUSICIAN
Davide “Dado” Pasqualini is a journeyman Italian musician- and one of the most tasteful and inventive percussionists we have seen and...
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Mar 2, 20153 min read
RINGO BEING FAB…OR HAVING A SENIOR MOMENT?
FORMER BEATLE RINGO STARR CLAIMS THE “REAL” PAUL MCCARTNEY DIED IN 1966 AND WAS REPLACED BY LOOK-ALIKE. Beverly Hills| The former drummer...
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Feb 21, 20151 min read
BLUR, THE MAGIC WHIP, GORILLAZ AND NOODLE
It’s no secret that Damon Albarn has long been a fan of Hong Kong and Chinese culture. In fact, when some of us were with EMI Music, we...
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Feb 20, 20157 min read
THE JOURNEY TOWARDS CREATIVITY AND WHY DID TWO BRITS CREATE NOODLE?
It’s the start of the Year of the Ram, which some call the Sheep and others, the Goat, and despite the usual celebrations and floats and...
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Feb 14, 20155 min read
THE MAGIC OF THE VIDEO FOR “FOURFIVESECONDS”
Despite another episode of Kanyebombing, the Grammy Awards this week made for good television viewing- even if it only would be...
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Feb 8, 20152 min read
WHY DID EMI MUSIC KILL ALL THIS MUSIC FROM ASIA?
The recordings were produced almost eight years ago, and we were paid for SOME of the work when heading up EMI Music Asia with that...
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Feb 6, 20151 min read
New Study Reveals the Most Repetitive Rappers
If you’ve ever felt like you’ve heard the same rhyme one, two, maybe three or more times, chances are you were right. A new study has...
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Feb 6, 20155 min read
MUSIC AND THE NEED TO GET BACK TO THE EGG
There are those days when cynicism goes out the window and you finally meet someone who actually knows what they’re talking about and,...
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Jan 31, 20157 min read
HONG KONG AND ALL THAT JAZZ
At least in Hong Kong, if saddled with a “jazz singer” label, and depending on where you are in the pecking order of importance, and not...
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Jan 27, 20150 min read
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Jan 23, 20157 min read
THE CRIPPLING POLITENESS OF THE HONG KONG MUSIC SCENE AND JENNIFER PALOR’S NEW ADRENALINE RUSH
A friend recently sent me a video of Mahalia Barnes, daughter of the great Aussie rocker Jimmy Barnes, recording with her band and...
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Jan 21, 20154 min read
STRUGGLING WITH THE PROBLEM OF STRUGGLING MUSICIANS
The problem with struggling musicians is that they complain about their toils and troubles, but when a gift horse stares them straight in...
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