Blog Author - Lisa Liang

Music Reviews – Local: July 2009
Downtown Production Brain Failure Brain Failure was one of the first Chinese bands to be classified as punk rock, but you wouldn’t...
Citylite: Taipei
One of the best-kept secrets of the northeastern hemisphere, Taipei contains everything one needs for a fulfilling holiday: fine food, great shopping...
Music Roundup: July 2009
What is it about summer that says to musicians, “Now is the time to release an album?” We’re not sure. We’re not complaining, either. Just show us...
New Openings: Yavin 4
Is there anything more fun than a shop that sells useless trinkets? They’re not all winners, of course – bad likenesses of Hello...
New Issue Out: TBJ July 2009
If you’re reading this, you must not have seen the latest issue of the Beijinger. But that’s understandable. It just came out today. And you can come...
Music Reviews – International: June 2009
Middle Cyclone by Neko Case Neko Case has a voice made of dirt and wind. The earthy indie girl’s latest album of...
Killing Them Softly: Ghostface Makes the Pilgrimage
Ye shall know a member of the Wu-Tang Clan by these signs: He will hail from New York and hold aliases aplenty. Oh, and he’ll also possess that...
Music Roundup: June 2009
After a hectic month of festival-hopping, it seems local bands are taking something of a break in June. And can you blame them? All that traveling...