A Hong Kong festival celebrating victory against evil ending by climbing a tower made of pastry buns and grabbing as many as possible? Well if that doesn't sound like fun, what does? Cheung Chau Bun Festival celebrates an ancient event when Cheung Chau’s residents disguised themselves as different deities to drive away evil spirits. On May 12, the SO-U.TV team was on the island to take in all the mayhem. Go to http://www.so-u.tv/playVideo.php?contestid=&id=620 to watch the highlights of the day.
The Seckou Keita SKQ are one of the fastest growing, independent bands du jour, captivating audiences from Montreal to Manchester, Sweden to Senegal. Their forthcoming album is already garnering international attention as the band has received an ‘Honourable Mention’ in the Instrumental category after being nominated as one of 15 finalists worldwide at the International Songwriting Competition. The Seckou Keita SKQ possess a unique ability to touch every one who experiences their sound, making it easy to see how they are amassing fans worldwide with their captivating, contemporary music.
After 6 months touring the UK conquering its four corners and everything in between, Liverpudian indie kids, The Steeples will release their second single Loosy Lucy on 23rd June. A combination of crafted songwriting, passionate performance and shear ‘blood, sweat and beers’ have seen them already convert unsuspecting gig goers to bona fide ‘Steeple People,’ throughout the land.
With a bouncy boyish playfulness, and heartfelt yearning, the Steeples ‘Loosy Lucy’ takes us to a familiar heartache of a past relationship when the grass seems greener. Their sincerity is balanced with a jovialness that results in an upbeat pop song, saving us from an unwanted adolescent angst or depressing dirge. There is a certain romantic charm to these boys as they sing of their despair that will leave Lucy’s everywhere flocking to their next gig.
With ‘Album of the Month’ in Maxim and ‘Single of the week at Xfm’ they have already created quite a buzz with their pretty boy looks, cheeky northern accents and great indie pop riffs. The Steeples offer us a fresh ‘Doherty-esque’ sound that remains tight and together, and possess a certain quirkiness that few bands can convincingly convey.
Earlier this year the band were invited to play Liverpool and Blackburn’s Oxjam events alongside The Bluetones, The Wedding Present, The Thrills and Rumblestrips. With the single out this June, closely followed by the much anticipated debut album, ‘Tea For Two’ in July The Steeples are sure to be a towering success. 2008 will see the band storm through the Indie scene as they embark on their first nationwide tour.
A Glow Glow Macro Interactive Media Arts Exhibition takes it to the streets. Movie superstar Andy Lau opened the exhibit. Hong Kong LED artist, Teddy Lo premiered PHAEODARIA and United Visual Artists from the U.K. launched their awarding winning VOLUME for the first time in Asia. Thousands turned out to watch this amazing multimedia art spectacle of sound, light and motion on the Avenue of Stars. More information can be found at http://www.microwavefest.net/aglowglow/ and be sure to check out www.SO-U.TV to see more.
With through this series of very short films, it was a question above
all of making a exercise of style: an idea, a sequence shot, a range,
a recurring character. A whole program thus... The absurdity thus comes to be grafted with this exercise and makes it possible these three a little eccentric ideas to become small well shifted films.
A film by Cyril Cohen
featuring
CyriaK Legaucher
TECHNIKAL:
Written & Directed by: Cyril Cohen
Production : Barbecue Films
Executive Producers: Cyril Cohen / Didier-Victor Cohen / Emmanuel Murat
Photography: Ami Cohen
Sound : Barbecue Films
Editing : Didier Victor Cohen
With through this series of very short films, it was a question above
all of making a exercise of style: an idea, a sequence shot, a range,
a recurring character. A whole program thus... The absurdity thus comes to be grafted with this exercise and makes it possible these three a little eccentric ideas to become small well shifted films.
A film by Cyril Cohen
featuring
Cyrial Legaucher
TECHNIKAL:
Written & Directed by: Cyril Cohen
Production : Barbecue Films
Executive Producers: Cyril Cohen / Didier-Victor Cohen / Emmanuel Murat
Photography: Ami Cohen
Sound : Barbecue Films
Editing : Didier Victor Cohen
With through this series of very short films, it was a question above all of making a exercise of style: an idea, a sequence shot, a range, a recurring character. A whole program thus...
The absurdity thus comes to be grafted with this exercise and makes it possible these three a little eccentric ideas to become small well shifted films.
A film by Cyril Cohen
featuring
Cyrial Legaucher
TECHNIKAL:
Written & Directed by: Cyril Cohen
Production : Barbecue Films
Executive Producers: Cyril Cohen / Didier-Victor Cohen / Emmanuel Murat
Photography: Ami Cohen
Sound : Barbecue Films
Editing : Didier-Victor Cohen
Music : Ch?teau Flight
