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(中文版在下面) A weekend extravaganza of gigs arranged by Hong Kong supergroup Fds/4eva packed the city’s leading bands together, and turned out to be life affirming and a damn good time as well. Arriving for the Sunday evening show fairly hungover, I already had an inclination it would be a night etched in the memory. TheContinue reading “Meet Fds/4eva and the gang”

(中文版在下面) Hong Kong is an oppressive city for creative people, and The Way We Keep Dancing [#狂舞派3​] offers a brave focus on the struggle many face to survive. The sequel to The Way We Dance [狂舞派], an easy-going popular movie from 2013, the current incarnation focuses more on the effects of “real-estate hegemony”(地產霸權) that touchesContinue reading “An essential watch: The Way We Keep Dancing/ 今期必睇：《狂舞派3》”

(中文版在下面) Re-watching films is beset with emotional risk. Some movies age badly, fail to live up to memories of genius, and leave you wishing you had never touched them again. Others double down in significance, becoming ever more brilliant, and startle with their clairvoyance – the mysterious ability they had to tell the future. WhereContinue reading “Wong Kar-wai’s lens into the future/從王家衛看未來”

As news emerged that Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape died aged 94, many felt a hint of nostalgia. For me, there was nothing better than making or receiving a homemade mixtape. In the days before streaming music, mixtapes were the jam. We spent hours putting songs on a cassette painstakingly, decoratingContinue reading “Ode to the mixtape/懷緬mixtape”

(中文版在下面) Joining the cryptocurrency wave? Here are ten reasons why coin speculation and drinking are exactly alike. Caveats: i) Adapted from an article three year ago – life really is a cycle. ii) The writer has lost a tonne of cash on crap coins 1) Fools rush in. A little bit of excitement is normal,Continue reading “Crypto trading and partying are the f*cking same/玩bitcoin同開P其實一撚樣”

(中文版在下面) 60 second explainer: What happened to Hong Kong nightlife? Why do I care? Hong Kong’s once vibrant live music and bar scenes in Wan Chai and Lan Kwai Fong have turned into parodies of their former selves and waste lands. Because of COVID…SLAP! Stop blaming the pandemic for everything – it’s been happening forContinue reading “60 second explainer: What happened to Hong Kong nightlife?/60秒解畫——香港嘅夜生活發生咗咩事？”

(中文版在下面) Barolo Conti della Cremosina 1970 Bersano… There is a sense of the romantic in drinking a bottle that age. A time capsule, testament to a simpler time, vision of rural life in 1960s Piedmont, the worthy fruit of honest labour from before the internet, before this pandemic,  representing pure intentions from bygone times. ItContinue reading “How to open an old bottle of wine/開舊紅酒嘅啟示”

(中文版在下面) For fans of: Jager bombs, Turbo-charged beers, Strawpedos, Brandy and Coke Associated with: Wild behaviour, death on the palate, rampant energy, big nights out, fighting Tasting notes stolen from the internet: “a feisty, gravy-coloured tincture with strident tones of prune and swimming pool on the nose; a palate blending Dubonnet, cherry cola, Ribena, Benylin,Continue reading “What the hell is…Buckfast Tonic Wine? 究竟乜嘢係…… [Buckfast Tonic Wine]?”

(中文版在下面) Fire it up: Alex Foillard – Côte de Brouilly 2018 Tastes like: Pigs blood curd; wine gums For fans of: Beaujolais, Mencia, Red Burgundy Serious or fun? Bit of both Cash monies: HKD$290 – not busting your ass but that ain’t cheap People often bitch about Gamay and there is a degree of theContinue reading “Alex Foillard – Côte de Brouilly 2018”