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Monthly Archives July 2008

Playfully becoming Chinese: making up ‘Asia’ in SEAsia?

In Indonesia these days, there is a propensity among (non Chinese) pop
musicians to take on Chinese stage names, for example, Mulan Kwok,
Meichan and Baim Wong. There is another artist called, I think, Ferry
Chow, but I cannot find the reference (an interview in Gadis magazine)
to confirm it. This strikes me as something new, that is distinct [...]

Posted 30 July 2008 † ebaulch § 200 words § publication ‡ Comments (1) °

Emma Baulch’s book on the rock music scenes in Indonesia

Making Scenes: Reggae, Punk, and Death Metal in 1990s Bali
by Emma Baulch (Duke University Press, December 2007)
In 1996, Emma Baulch went to live in Bali to do research on youth culture. Her chats with young people led her to an enormously popular regular outdoor show dominated by local reggae, punk, and death metal bands. In [...]

Posted 29 July 2008 † sonicscape § publication ‡ Comments (1) °

Two more books: on popular culture in Indonesia and popular music in Austrailia

I was informed that these books on popular music and popular culture were just published. It feels good to see many books on popular culture in/around Asia (and especially music) are coming out.

Popular Culture in Indonesia:
Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics
Edited by Ariel Heryanto
Published by Routledge, 2008
One of the most significant results of the deepening [...]

Posted 28 July 2008 † sonicscape § publication ‡ Comments (3) °