You Know You're a Beijinger When ...
Submitted on May 17, 2012 10:00amHave you ever thought about how much your home environment affects you? Minus the “go” mentality that every metropolis instills in a person, each city instills its own characteristics. New Yorkers have become known for their work hard/play hard attitude, Torontonians are thought of as hipsters, Parisiens are famous for their love of black coffee and dark chocolate. And so on and so forth.
So, what attributes has Beijing instilled in us? Are there certain behaviors that would clearly distinguish us from residents of other cities? Here's a list of qualities to help you figure out just how deeply Beijing has gotten under your skin.
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the Beijinger – May 2012: Beijing's Oddest Buildings
Beijing's a city that has grown up a lot in the last couple of decades. The skyline is now festooned with buildings that beggar belief and defy description. This month, we're taking a long hard look at the structures that experts have deemed the city's ugliest. Some we're glad to defend, others we're happy to deride. Now you get to make up your own mind.
Elsewhere in the issue, we go from examining odd constructions to the most ecologically virtuous ones, we tag along at Beijing's graffiti scene and we pit the city's best (and worst) beefs jerky hoof-to-hoof. We also play volleyball with SALT's Gaby Alves, try our hand at sewing school and find out all about how Beijing will mark International Day Against Homophobia.
The rest of the pages are packed with what you'd expect: all the content that matters. The best interviews, the events that count, all of the new bars, restaurants and shops, plus more prizes than you could stack into a tower.
Get a copy in all of the usual distribution points or read it right here, right now.
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NEON - COLLEGE Live (Valerie Collective) from soundtrack movie DRIVE "a Real Hero"
May 17 2012 13:00pm at HazeFrom soundtrack movie DRIVE "a Real Hero"
Hands down, the Valerie Collective is responsible for some of the very best original electronic music now coming out of France. And no, this sound is not coming from Paris as you might expect, but from further afield in Nantes in western France.
After starting his own brilliant musical project College in 2005, David Grellier went on to find Valerie (a name which resounded with David from the 80's - our money is on Valerie Bertinelli of 70's/80's soap and made for TV movie fame). David created Valerie as a way to foster musical talent, by providing opportunities for collaboration and taking advantage of the Internet and blogs. The Collective is now home to artists such as Minitel Rose (a reference to adult services/sites provided on the French precurser to the World Wide Wide), Anoraak (responsible for the excellent track "Nightdrive With You"), English producer Russ Chimes, The Outrunners and Maethelvin. These artists share a common retro-futurist thread that is the hallmark of the Collective, bucking the French musical mainstream and seducing us with their romantic blend of 80's inspired electro....
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