Meet the ‘DJ Priest’ bringing church to young people with his unique beats
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6d ago
Catholic priest Guilherme Peixoto’s DJ sets have become essential to his ministry in Portugal in a continent where religious practice is dropping fast – especially among young people ..read more
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‘Playing a unique style’: Korean Beatles tribute band guitarist’s journey
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6d ago
‘Band and audience members wanted different songs,’ says guitarist, explaining why he went from a Beatles tribute band to forming a cover band who sing Queen, Coldplay, Elvis – and Beatles – songs ..read more
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Review | William Kentridge film channels Shostakovich’s struggle with Stalinism
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A performance of nervous intensity from the Hong Kong Sinfonietta of Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 is accompanied by artist’s film inspired by the work and by Soviet composer’s career ..read more
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‘So well prepared’: composer hails Chinese staging of his Schoenberg opera
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6d ago
A conference in Shenzhen about Arnold Schoenberg saw the Chinese premiere of Tod Machover’s opera about the 20th century Austrian Jewish composer who pioneered atonal music and his exile in America ..read more
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Opinion | Do we really need so many K-pop year-end award shows? It’s time to cut down
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2M ago
Between August and February, K-pop year-end award shows overwhelm the industry, talent and fans, diluting artists’ achievements with show after show. Can they still be justified in 2022 ..read more
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Opinion | Invest in music royalties, support Cantopop – and make money too
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2M ago
Platforms like Musicow in South Korea have found a way to tap K-pop fans, financing original works and creating a new retail investor product. Hong Kong’s finance and creative industries can learn from this ..read more
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Opinion | Forever 1: Girls’ Generation still making music 15 years in is a big deal
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3M ago
Most K-pop girl groups don’t last even half as long as Girls’ Generation have, yet here they are, eight women in their 30s, still together putting out albums like Forever 1 to thrill their long-time fans ..read more
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What a view | Netflix specials, Santa on Disney+: what to watch this Christmas weekend
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3M ago
There’s a whole lot of festive films and specials to watched this Christmas weekend, from Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix film Falling for Christmas to Tim Allen in Disney+’s The Santa Clauses ..read more
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Opinion | Greener K-pop merch like J-Hope of BTS’ new album should be applauded
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Some K-pop artists and companies are trying to make more environmentally friendly merchandise, such as dispensing with physical CDs and plastic packaging, to battle climate change ..read more
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‘Music without vocals can be beautiful’: Korean rockers Dongyang Gozupa
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3M ago
A Korean progressive rock band whose music has no vocals, Dongyang Gozupa fuse traditional Korean gugak music with Western genres. They talk about their hope of collaborating with BTS and other stars ..read more
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