Diesel’s latest trendsetter – born in 1918?
Diesel is known for working with young, cutting-edge artists, so why are they holding a show featuring a man now in his 90’s? In…
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Lan Kwai Fong, 2:30am, in the typhoon!
Standing at the top of Lan Kwai Fong, watching the wind whip the rain down the famous nightlife street. Believe it or not, a…
Dynamic duo, Diplo and Aoki coming to D.I.!
Mark your calendars, this is a dance floor dream-team if there ever was one! I’ve been waiting to catch Diplo for many years. He’s…
A taste of local Hip Hop – this Sunday!
Three Hong Kong Hip Hop crews: SangFan, 85UP2, and Rhyme Flow Army will be performing at a launch for new-school headphone brand Aerial 7…
What doomed Delay No Mall?
Delay No Mall opened last December, transforming a previously untouched corner of Causeway Bay into a two-story shopping center loaded with personality. Commissioning local…
DJ Cash Money at Cubic, Macau
The place to be in Macau after the recent Lady Gaga concert wasn’t one of the splashy new casinos, but Cubic. We’ve mentioned Cubic…
What’s Reebok doing in Sai Ying Pun?
From September 5th through the 8th, Reebok is is putting on the Hong Kong leg of their Freestyle Stylist Series. Held in major fashion…
Fascinating artist highlights Diesel event
Any doubts about whether tattoos are works of art are quashed looking at the work of artist Leon Lam-Hien. I’ve never seen contemporary art…
Hong Kong Hip Hop history – in videos!
An email a few months back got me thinking about the local Hip Hop scene. To this day, people are still curious what Hong…
My Checker Box – capsule toys for adults?
An updated, more stylish version of the “compartment store” has recently arrived. My Checker Box, located just a block away from Elizabeth House in…
Happy Birthday P.A.E.!
Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy, a monthly night that champions new styles of dance music is celebrating their first anniversary on Friday, August 7th. Over the…
Roxie: Hong Kong’s sexiest new nightspot?
From the same people behind prominent nightlife venues Volar and Halo comes a new club called Roxie! Billed as a “sexy Hip Hop and…
Celebrating four years of Drum N Bass!
Drum N Bass crew Magnetic Soul is celebrating their 4th anniversary on Saturday, August 1st with a special event featuring recording artists Total Science…
Scream at Pop Bites
On Friday, July 31st, a new night called Scream launches at Pop Bites in Soho. DJ Asim Fiction plays a range of new electronic…
Killa Kela plus friends at Volar!
This makes the fourth time that top beatboxer Killa Kela is set to perform in Hong Kong. If you haven’t yet caught one of…
DR1PS & BUBBLES: new art by L1ES ONE
French artist L1ES ONE has been active in Hong Kong for several years now. His art is rooted in graffiti, but often ventures into…
Mysterious activity on Kingston Street?
This nondescript shop in the heart of Causeway Bay is secretly being transformed. On Friday, July 24th, the wraps come off to reveal 55…
What do djs and superheroes have in common?
Cool names! If you don’t have a cool name, you’re lacking a certain level of creativity, showmanship and panache. Batman didn’t run around calling…
Hong Kong’s biggest eyesore?
For a year or two, I sort of put this out of my mind. Scooting up the escalator, it no longer makes my blood…
The frozen yogurt explosion!
Yo Ma Ma is coming to IFC mall! Just in time for summer, there’s a wave of new frozen yogurt places opening around town….
Smoking ends, but the d.j. plays on!
the scene last Friday in the Drum N Bass room at Cliq For years we’ve endured smokey clubs until the wee hours of the…
Awfully Chocolate? Awfully Dangerous!
There’s a good reason for the bars on the front window of the new Awfully Chocolate store on Caine Road. What they keep inside…
PaE goes DnB! Featuring Supra1!
Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy is hosting a massive Drum n Bass / Broken Beat extravaganza this Friday night, July 3rd. The party boasts the d.j….
A special place for cold-blooded friends?
I was walking along Cannon Street in Causeway Bay (known for pet stores and Vietnamese restaurants,) when I spotted a new shop. There was…
Transformers land in Hong Kong!
D.J. Craze and D.J. Klever, two world renowned turntablists, hit Volar last Thursday night. Turntablists are sort of like musically gifted hackers. Instead of…
Matthew Rodriguez at Apostrophe’s CCTV
Hoo’s in the house? Texas-based artist Matthew Bonifacio Rodriguez headlines a new show at the nomadic Apostrophe gallery. The exhibition, a group show titled…
Shock the World Tour 2009
A party for Casio G-SHOCK watches? It’s not as unusual as it sounds. In fact, in Hong Kong, mega-events for watch brands are common….
Craze & Klever at Volar, Pase Rock at D.I.!
Wow! This is going to be one exciting week! Thursday night is the latest edition of the monthly Hype Nasty party at Volar. Headlining…
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What if you could do something to help to cure blindness?
A 007 encounter at the supermarket!
When Hong Kong supermarket chain Wellcome began offering a rewards program tied to a shopper’s Octopus card, things got a little weird.