Shanghai noise-rock duo Pairs kick start their New Zealand tour tonight in Hamilton. Touring on the back of new album Summer Sweat, the release follows their debut EP which local label Muzai Records distributed here last year. We caught up with one half of the duo, and former drummer of Bang!Bang!Aids!?, Rhys O'Loughlin who explained the ins and outs of playing music in China.
Is there a ‘music scene’ in China?
Yeah. It’s pretty huge - I mean, not as big as you would expect for a country of its size, but there are generally gigs every ... read more