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Monthly Press Review 14 – March 2025

Unite Punk Festival in Hangzhou

The annual article on Chinese punk dedicated to the annual Hangzhou punk festival. The Associated Press photo review of the festival (here titled “Punk music in China is now less rebellion, more depression and apathy but still draws fans” in the SCMP) also features quotes by Liu Fei, the Beijing School Bar owner. Like Demerit would sing, “fight your apathy“.


David Boring post-punk horror performance in Hong Kong

A review by the SCMP of David Boring’s latest performance in Hong Kong, which now combined the traditional post-punk energy of the band with Japanese Butoh elements. The performance also features horror videos directed by three Hong Kong filmmakers, that will be included in the next (and long awaited second) album of the band, set to come out at the end of 2025. A new MV of the band, “STILL / LIFE”, was uploaded in March, and features all of the aforementioned elements:


New album by Hong Kong post-rock band An Id Signal

Hong Kong Free Press wrote an article on An Id Signal new album, The Path Where Grief and Joy Intersect. The article delves into the conception of the album, the pandemic and the social movement of 2019, but also the changes in the Hong Kong underground scene since 2006.


Mayday in Hong Kong

After Coldplay, Mayday is going to play in Hong Kong at the new Kai Tak stadium next May, for their 25th anniversary!


China’s underground Idols

Very interesting article by RadiiChina on the new trend of “underground idols”, imported from Japan, where underground idols perform in low-key livehouses and have intimate interactions with their fans.


All-women marching bands for funerals in Taiwan

A new Taiwanese innovation for funerals according the Taipei Times: all-women marching bands. After funeral strippers (see the work of Mark L. Moskowitz on the subject), here comes funeral marching-bands.


Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra performs Cantopop classics

After a concert dedicated to Teresa Teng, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra is performing Cantopop classics, including “The Bund”, according to the New Strait Times.


RCA Records makes a deal with IRIS Chengdu

The famous label RCA records made a deal with the indie Chinese label IRIS Chengdu to promote Sichuan hip-hop globally, according to Bandwagon. IRIS is managed by the producer HARAKIRI, who produced the Higher Brothers. In other news, Universal Music Greater China scores “exclusive global agreement” with ‘King of Chinese Pop’ Liu Huan, according to MSN.


Three women challenging the status quo in the Hong Kong music scene

For the International day for the rights of Women, Tatler Asia interviewed three women challenging gender norms in the Hong Kong music scene: Joya, Ani Phoebe and Mengzy.


Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies aged 41

The popular singer songwriter Khalil Fong passed away after five years of “relentless illness” according to HKFP. After his death his songs broke records both in Hong Kong and China, on Spotify and QQ Music, according to the SCMP.


Singaporean band Goose performs at Megaport Festival

Goose 我鳥 is set to make history this March as the first Singaporean band to perform at Taiwan’s Megaport Festival, one of the country’s biggest and most influential music events, according to Bandwagon.


Hong Kong biggest stars perform together in London

Josie Ho teams up with Paul Wong (from Beyond) and LMF during the “Dragon Rock” concert in London, according to Dimsum Daily.


Sam Hui, the ‘father of Cantopop’

A profile by the SCMP on one of the most important Cantopop icon, Sam Hui, who revived Hong Kong cinema and popularized popular music in Cantonese. The embodiment of the 打工仔.



OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Nathanel Amar (4 avril 2025). Monthly Press Review 14 – March 2025. Scream For Life. Consulté le 9 juillet 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/13os5


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