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TV dramas from China, Japan and South Korea have seen a major boost in popularity and production in the last several years. Why is this?...

Episode Summary: In this first of three episodes, we explore the music city paradigm by looking at what the term “music city” means, the...

Picture this: you're walking through the streets of a small city, taking in the sights, smells, and sounds. You continue down the road,...

Episode Summary In this second of three episodes, we head to Liverpool, UK, a seaport city in northwestern England, to explore the...

I grew up in the Rust Belt city of Steeltown, USA, aka Youngstown, Ohio. Very much an industrial city that saw its heyday in the 20th...

That's 和复文丙 (héfùwénbǐng), a Beijing-based psychedelic rock trio whose lyrics, regularly, ruminate on the human condition and our...

Episode Summary In this final episode, we’re journeying to the East to see how music city initiatives are applied in cities across China,...

This piece is a review of the Beijing-based psychedelic, stoner rock band Desert Boogie Dorama's single "Acid Love". Listen to the...

This piece is a review of the Beijing-based indie singer-song writer SOURTOWER’s debut album, Whispers Between Us. Listen to the album on...

Key Minor is a Beijing-based DJ who creates sets that are tactfully tailored to get you dancing.

This editorial was written for a feature assignment in my Essential Journalism class at Oxford Brookes University (Oxford, England)...

In this Temper Sampler, I chat with 和复文丙 (Héfùwénbǐng), a trio of free-spirits, about their feelings towards music, life, and, naturally,...

Are you ready to skyrocket to a galaxy of stardust and soul? In this Temper Sampler, we transcend into the multi-genre nebula that is...

When it comes to drag, one usually thinks of voluptuous, kickass personas whose fashion senses are flamboyant and flashy, mannerisms are...

Electronic music is a vivacious musical style that is hard not to want to sway to its pulsating beat when you hear it. In this latest...

Rock ‘n’ Roll Never Dies! In this Temper Sampler, we take a walk on the wild side and discover the Qingdao-based hard rock gang Sad...

For your listening pleasures: 14 songs about love and heartache to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2022. This latest Date Night China...

In this second Temper Sampler for 2022, we plunge into the shadowy depth that is Beijing-based Nocturnes曳取’s domain. Once a dynamic duo...

In this first Temper Sampler for 2022, we explore the playful pandemonium that is MFmachine (没发霉 |méi fāméi). MFmachine is a...

Do you have a fashion bias? In my first opinion piece for China Temper, I ruminate on my own implicit bias towards fashion and mull over...