Boom Magazine 028 April 2015

April is upon us, and there’s a spring in its step. In our cover story, we catch rising superstar Charli XCX on her tour with Katy Perry for a chat about her big plans for the music industry (P14), and in our B-Side we introduce you to UK indie band Public Service Broadcasting’s breakthrough album documenting the US/Soviet Space Race (P20). After a fantastic Art Basel, we sat down with the charismatic Alec Monopoly to discuss the underworld of street artists in Flipside (P24). In On the Rocks, we find out a little more about new music venue Orange Peel (P32), and in Boom’s Kitchen we find out how Chef Jowett Yu has had so much success with Chinese eatery Ho Lee Fook (P30). Dip into our travel guide to Lombok and the Gili Islands for a paradise getaway this Easter (P40), and of course, our Mixer (P48) covers all the latest albums you need in your collection, including Kendrick Lamar’s long-anticipated latest, To Pimp a Butterfly. Remember, we want you to get involved! Submit your On the Streets (P46) for the chance to appear in our next issue, and check out Volcom’s True to This Photography Competition (P18) for the opportunity to win some incredible prizes. Check out our event recommendations (P4), including Ozone’s ‘Rainbow Balloon’ anniversary party (P10), and the legendary 2 Chainz at Club CUBIC’s 4th birthday (P6). Last but not least, flip through to our Hidden Tracks section (P52) for the latest from our city’s coolest bloggers, a Q&A with last month’s cover artist, your monthly zodiac, and more. Enjoy the month, and keep BOOMing!

The city heats up, but it never slows down. June is here, and in the run up to Ultra Music Festival in Korea and Road to Ultra in Macau on the 13th, we have a chat with two of the biggest names in EDM. Dutch superstar Nicky Romero gives us the lowdown on his relationship with David Guetta in our A-Side (P18), and German mega producer Thomas Gold chats us through his production process in our B-Side (P22). In the spirit of Ultra, we decided to try producing a track ourselves. In Production 101 (P26) we sit down with the guys at Sol Passion Music, who reveal to us the level of skill that really goes into those huge EDM tracks. Summer’s arrival means it’s music festival season, and we’ve gathered a list of some of the world’s best, with special deals from Flight Centre to each one (P28). Check out our fashion shoot (P32) for some of the chicest urban trends for summer, and On The Streets (P44) to see how they’re being worn around Hong Kong. The weird and wonderful cocktails at Ham & Sherry’s Back Bar couldn’t go ignored this month; check out On The Rocks (P42) to see what we mean. In Boom’s Kitchen (P40) we try out the fusion cuisine at Fresh Modern Kitchen, and fall in love with their seafood creations. Of course, we’ve got more music recommendations for you in Mixer (P46) and Asian Mixer (P48), and don’t forget to check your monthly Zodiac (P58)! Find our Hidden Tracks section for some of HK’s coolest bloggers keeping us up to date with their passions, and look out for snaps of your friends in Rewind (P62). But before all that, let us guide you through the essential events on this month (P4). Sit back and buckle up; it’s gonna be a busy one!

Welcome to May, mes chéris. Le French May has come around again, so, naturally, this month is absolutely rammed with things to do - check out our calendar for the month (P4) in which we’ve covered the best gigs, art shows, club nights and even film releases. On our cover we have French-Vietnamese hip hop instrumentalist Onra, who tells us his story in A-Side (P16), and Melbourne cool kid Courtney Barnett chats to us about her phenomenal new album in B-Side (P20). Oliver Clasper gets up close and personal with house music legend Marshall Jefferson before his set at Club 18 in On The Decks (P32), and our second Aussie act of the issue is up and coming soul act Hiatus Kaiyote (P34). As always, check out our music recommendations in Mixer (P50). French urban artist Invader takes over Hong Kong for the fourth time in Flipside (P24), and we ditch our summer diets in Boom’s Kitchen (P28) with a hearty battle between three of HK’s most popular steak-frites restaurants. Looking for somewhere different to get away? Peruse our guide to the best spots in Yogyakarta for a scenic break (P44), and get your monthly Zodiac fix from Thierry Chow (P62). Our Hidden Tracks section journeys through beauty, drink and music; be sure to check out Sync Sing Sin’s interview with Rinse FM producer Scratcha DVA in Notes from the Underground (P58). It’s going to be a fantastic month - see you around, BOOMers!

July’s arrived, and it bears gifts. This month, two of the world’s biggest names in music land in our midst - on the same night! Electronic fans, book your tickets to Macau for Deadmau5 on the 22nd, who we introduce a little more to you in our A-Side (P14). Back in Hong Kong, influential Brit band Blur flies into the HKCEC. In our Special Feature (P22) we chat with drummer Dave Rowntree about new album The Magic Whip, which was recorded in our very own streets. Also recorded in Hong Kong is local dream pop band Thud’s new Floret E.P, and over in Macau, alt. trio Turtle Giant gear up to release their second full-length album, Many Mansions I, recorded in a local theatre. Check out our interviews with the bands, who both have strong opinions on the music scene in Asia (P18). Down in the underground scene, Oliver Clasper gets up close and personal with IDM innovator Lee Gamble in On the Decks (P26) after an exquisite set at The Empty Gallery. As always, flip over to Mixer (P48) for our new music recommendations. This month in On the Rocks (P44) we descend the Shin Hing Steps into brand new ‘80s themed hangout spot NEO, and in Boom’s Kitchen (P42) we explore Hong Kong’s sweet tooth - the everlasting love for Japanese desserts. In Play Away (P28), we’ve put together a detailed weekend itinerary for Tokyo. Plus, festival-goers should check out our Summer Jams fashion shoot (P32) for this year’s essential sunshine wear. Check out the best upcoming events in our calendar (P4), catch up on your monthly Zodiac (P58), and see how many of your friends you can spot in our photos of last month’s parties! (P62)

The new, fully-updated edition of the respected guide to understanding financial extremes, evaluating investment opportunities, and identifying future bubbles Now in its second edition, Boombustology is an authoritative, up-to-date guide on the history of booms, busts, and financial cycles. Engaging and accessible, this popular book helps investors, policymakers, and analysts navigate the radical uncertainty that plagues today’s uncertain investing and economic environment. Author Vikram Mansharamani, an experienced global equity investor and prominent Harvard University lecturer, presents his multi-disciplinary framework for identifying financial bubbles before they burst. Moving beyond the typical view of booms and busts as primarily economic occurrences, this innovative book offers a multidisciplinary approach that utilizes microeconomic, macroeconomic, psychological, political, and biological lenses to spot unsustainable dynamics. It gives the reader insights into the dynamics that cause soaring financial markets to crash. Cases studies range from the 17th Century Dutch tulip mania to the more recent US housing collapse. The numerous cross-currents driving today’s markets—trade wars, inverted yield curves, currency wars, economic slowdowns, dangerous debt dynamics, populism, nationalism, as well as the general uncertainties in the global economy—demand that investors, policymakers, and analysts be on the lookout for a forthcoming recession, market correction, or worse. An essential resource for anyone interested in financial markets, the second edition of Boombustology: Adopts multiple lenses to understand the dynamics of booms, busts, bubbles, manias, crashes Utilizes the common characteristics of past bubbles to assist in identifying future financial extremes Presents a set of practical indicators that point to a financial bubble, enabling readers to gauge the likelihood of an unsustainable boom Offers two new chapters that analyze the long-term prospects for Indian markets and the distortions being caused by the passive investing boom Includes a new foreword by James Grant, legendary editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer A comprehensive exploration of how bubbles form and why they burst, Boombustology, 2nd Edition is packed with a wealth of new and updated information for individual and institutional investors, academics, students, policymakers, risk-managers, and corporate managers alike.

Today, no matter where you are in the world, you can turn on a radio and hear the echoes and influences of Chicago house music. Do You Remember House? tells a comprehensive story of the emergence, and contemporary memorialization of house in Chicago, tracing the development of Chicago house music culture from its beginnings in the late '70s to the present. Based on expansive research in archives and his extensive conversations with the makers of house in Chicago's parks, clubs, museums, and dance studios, author Micah Salkind argues that the remediation and adaptation of house music by crossover communities in its first decade shaped the ways that Chicago producers, DJs, dancers, and promoters today re-remember and mobilize the genre as an archive of collectivity and congregation. The book's engagement with musical, kinesthetic, and visual aspects of house music culture builds from a tradition of queer of color critique. As such, Do You Remember House? considers house music's liberatory potential in terms of its genre-defiant repertoire in motion. Ultimately, the book argues that even as house music culture has been appropriated and exploited, the music's porosity and flexibility have allowed it to remain what pioneering Chicago DJ Craig Cannon calls a "musical Stonewall" for queers and people of color in the Windy City and around the world.

Made Up exposes the multibillion-dollar beauty industry that promotes unrealistic beauty standards through a market basket of advertising tricks, techniques, and technologies. Cosmetics magnate Charles Revson, a founder of Revlon, was quoted as saying, "In the factory, we make cosmetics. In the store, we sell hope." This pioneering entrepreneur, who built an empire on the foundation of nail polish, captured the unvarnished truth about the beauty business in a single metaphor: hope in a jar. Made Up: How the Beauty Industry Manipulates Consumers, Preys on Women’s Insecurities, and Promotes Unattainable Beauty Standards is a thorough examination of innovative, and often controversial, advertising practices used by beauty companies to persuade consumers, mainly women, to buy discretionary goods like cosmetics and scents. These approaches are clearly working: the average American woman will spend around $300,000 on facial products alone during her lifetime. This revealing book traces the evolution of the global beauty industry, discovers what makes beauty consumers tick, explores the persistence and pervasiveness of the feminine beauty ideal, and investigates the myth-making power of beauty advertising. It also examines stereotypical portrayals of women in beauty ads, looks at celebrity beauty endorsements, and dissects the “looks industry.” Made Upuncovers the reality behind an Elysian world of fantasy and romance created by beauty brands that won’t tell women the truth about beauty.