Asian dramas: Why Eastern TV series are appealing to an international viewership
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?...
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Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 29
- 2 min
Episode 1: Music Cities 101
Episode Summary: In this first of three episodes, we explore the music city paradigm by looking at what the term “music city” means, the...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 29
- 14 min
Episode 1: Music Cities 101
Picture this: you're walking through the streets of a small city, taking in the sights, smells, and sounds. You continue down the road,...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 27
- 2 min
Episode 2: There’s a Place - Liverpool and Municipalities’ Music Identities
Episode Summary In this second of three episodes, we head to Liverpool, UK, a seaport city in northwestern England, to explore the...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 27
- 15 min
Episode 2: There’s a Place - Liverpool and Municipalities’ Music Identities
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 25
- 18 min
Episode 3: Music Cities in the Middle Kingdom
That's 和复文丙 (héfùwénbǐng), a Beijing-based psychedelic rock trio whose lyrics, regularly, ruminate on the human condition and our...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 25
- 2 min
Episode Three: Music Cities in the Middle Kingdom
Episode Summary In this final episode, we’re journeying to the East to see how music city initiatives are applied in cities across China,...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Aug 15
- 2 min
Desert Boogie Dorama on new single "Acid Love" are on the prowl
This piece is a review of the Beijing-based psychedelic, stoner rock band Desert Boogie Dorama's single "Acid Love". Listen to the...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Aug 2
- 2 min
SOURTOWER on her debut Whispers Between Us concocts catchy tunes to get you ruminating
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Jun 23
- 5 min
Anything But Low Key: The Vibrant Vibes of DJ Key Minor
Key Minor is a Beijing-based DJ who creates sets that are tactfully tailored to get you dancing.
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Mar 27
- 8 min
Smoke and Mirrors: Oxford Outside the Ivy Towers
This editorial was written for a feature assignment in my Essential Journalism class at Oxford Brookes University (Oxford, England)...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Sep 2, 2022
- 6 min
Beijing’s 和复文丙: Psychedelic Rock That Expands the Mind
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,...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Jun 16, 2022
- 8 min
Diner’s Sonic Stardust Blasts You Away to a Galaxy of Glitter and Soul
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- May 11, 2022
- 6 min
Such a Tease: Beijing Queen Velvet Teese Strips Gender Norms
When it comes to drag, one usually thinks of voluptuous, kickass personas whose fashion senses are flamboyant and flashy, mannerisms are...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Apr 17, 2022
- 4 min
Free From the Laws of Time and Space with Beijing DJ TUCOCO
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Mar 31, 2022
- 8 min
Fresh Blood in the Old School: Qingdao Hard Rockers Sad Garage
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Feb 14, 2022
- 11 min
Valentine’s Day Mixtape with Love Vol. 2
For your listening pleasures: 14 songs about love and heartache to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2022. This latest Date Night China...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Feb 13, 2022
- 6 min
Beijing-based Nocturnes曳取: Indie Pop Shrouded in Shadow
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...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Jan 15, 2022
- 5 min
A Sprinkle and A Dash: Beijing-Based MFmachine Brews Sweet Sonic Sippers
In this first Temper Sampler for 2022, we explore the playful pandemonium that is MFmachine (没发霉 |méi fāméi). MFmachine is a...
Rochelle Beiersdorfer
- Nov 27, 2021
- 6 min
Making a Bias Cut: Why Style Matters
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...
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