Fardhell Muchell Release Second Album ‘Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter’

Hong Kong based band Fardhell Muchell have released their second album Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter.

Fardhell Muchell is the current mutation of a crazy rock band founded in Shanghai in 2014 by a group of Italian expats initially named Bordhell. After several transformations and new members Bordhell became the Müchell in 2016 which is the Hong Kong version of the original band. In 2020 they evolved into their current form Fardhell Muchell!

Here’s how the band describes the album: “As well as it was for the first album, the title Opinions Matter, Brains Shatter is not a mere title taken from a song in it, but the password to unlock the hidden message of each song.

The opening track Rollerblades seems to teach us that the threats are often well visible and obvious, even in the most innocuous things and aspects of our life. Of course, we don’t like to read, so we realized that we are screwed when it’s too late.

What’s worse than taking advantage of someone who can’t fight back Rotten Hearts is dedicated to all those bastards who do that for a job. A whistleblower said that this song is dedicated to insurance and telephone companies, banks and vigili urbani.

Will be 2021 the year remembered as the dawn after the long night?…Or the only one to wake up at the sunrise will be Godzilla? This thought must have generated some 21 Anxiety. Surely the light at the end of the tunnel is represented by the massive vaccine campaign that just started.

Lack of Humanity should put you in the right mood for a self-vaccination session in the parking lot of the local train station.

Katsu Anares is the hero nobody needs, but he is always there for us! Constantly in the wrong place, always at the wrong time. Spoiler alert, he doesn’t wear a cape… nor a mask.

It’s well known that every single snowflake is different to one another, you’ll never find two identical Snowflakes … but what happens when they pile together? would you be able to tell the difference anymore?”

You can check out the album on these channels:
🔥SoundCloud
🔥BandCamp
🔥YouTube

The David Bowie Knives Release New Album, Milking It

The David Bowie Knives have finally released album number two Milking It which you can purchase on Bandcamp. Their first Weapons of Mass Seduction was released way back in 2013.

The band self-describe their music as “Aural Sex” and have this to say about their new release…

“The long-awaited, difficult second album. 30 mins of spine-tingling, jaw-dropping, belt loosening tunes that accurately depict our thoughts and feelings of 2020. Please enjoy responsibly.”

Bandcamp: https://thedavidbowieknives.bandcamp.com

Year of the Ox, Lunar New Year Fairs Cancelled

The Government has announced that the Year of the Ox Lunar New Year fairs at 15 locations across Hong Kong and the Che Kung Festival Fair in Sha Tin scheduled for February have been cancelled due to the Wuhan virus (Covid-19).

A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department commented: “To assist flower farmers to sell flowers through other alternative means, we will meet with major stakeholders of the trade to actively explore feasible measures under the premise of upholding the anti-epidemic principles, such as identifying suitable locations in public housing estates or other places in various districts for selling New Year flowers, with a view to minimising the impact of the cancellation of the LNY fairs on the trade.”

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images: HKTB

Up-skirt and Non-consensual Sexual Photography to be Criminalised

The Security Bureau published on the 8 January 2021 the public consultation report on the proposed introduction of offences of voyeurism, intimate prying and non-consensual photography of intimate parts and related offences, summarising the consultation outcome.

The Government earlier proposed to introduce the following six new criminal offences and consulted the public’s views thereon:

(1) voyeurism (i.e. observing or recording of intimate acts for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification);
(2) intimate prying (i.e. observing or recording of intimate acts irrespective of the purpose);
(3) non-consensual photography of intimate parts for the purpose of obtaining sexual gratification;
(4) non-consensual photography of intimate parts irrespective of the purpose;
(5) distribution of surreptitious images obtained from the above-mentioned acts; and
(6) non-consensual distribution of intimate images where consent was previously given for taking such images but not for subsequent distribution.

During the three-month public consultation over 200 submissions were received, including from the Law Society of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Bar Association, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data; other groups/organisations which are concerned with sexual offences; and individual members of the public.

“The majority of the submissions received expressed strong support for the legislative proposals and some of them have also offered constructive views on specific proposals.” A spokesman for the Security Bureau said. “Subject to the drafting progress, the target is to submit the amendment bill to the Legislative Council in the second half of this legislative year.”

The public consultation report can be downloaded here www.sb.gov.hk/eng/special/voyeurism/index.htm

image: Raymond Limantara

John Travolton Release Debut EP

John Travoltron have released their debut EP, a 3 song compilation entitled Quarantine Sessions 2020.

All three songs were written and recorded in isolation during 2020. There’s also a third music video for the song Tentin Quarantino which can be seen on the band’s youtube channel.

Bandcamp: https://johntravoltron.bandcamp.com/…/quarantine…

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFiJyy05ySM…

David Colquhoun RIP

Sadly bc magazine has learned that local music legend Davie Colquhoun unexpectedly passed away on New Years Day.

Davie was a long time stalwart of the local music scene performing both in bands, including Soul Commotion, Hattrick, and his famed solo acoustic sessions.

While many of you might remember Davie for his musical covers, he was also a talented songwriter releasing several solo albums including Strapped and  Short and Sweet.

Davie your smile and smokey vocals entertained so many of us over the years in good times and bad, thank you!

 

 

Live Music at the Wanch, Hong Kong

image: Hong Kong Rocks, bc magazine

South Lantau Marine Park Draft Map Available for Public Inspection

To better protect the ‘pink’ dolphin and other marine habitats, the Government is proposing to create a South Lantau Marine Park (SLMP) in the waters surrounding the Soko Islands and between the Soko Islands and Shek Kwu Chau.

The draft map of the proposed 2,067 hectares SLMP has been prepared by the Country and Marine Parks Authority in accordance with the Marine Parks Ordinance (Cap. 476) and released for public inspection and comment within 60 days (28 Feb, 2021) of its 31 December 2020 publication. Details are available on the AFCD’s website: www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_mar/cou_vis_mar_wha/mp_sl_draftmap.html.

The waters south of Lantau are important habitats for the Chinese white dolphin, the finless porpoise and other marine life. After the designation of the SLMP, the area of protected marine habitats will be significantly increased, which will be conducive to maintaining the marine biodiversity and its sustainability” said a spokesperson for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD).

A Core Area of about 145 hectares between the Soko Islands as shown pink hatched black on the proposed SLMP map will be demarcated for further conservation of marine and fisheries resources there. Fishing activities will not be permitted within the Core Area.  While artificial reefs will be deployed within the Core Area to provide shelter for marine life. 

Unfortunately, the released proposal contains no details or recommendations on how the SLMP will be protected and the fishing restrictions etc enforced.

“Any person who intends to oppose the draft map may, within the period of 60 days after the notice is published in the Gazette, submit a written statement of objection, stating the nature of and reasons for the objection, and proposed alterations to the draft map, if any, to the Authority at the headquarters of the AFCD,” the spokesman continued.