Music & Theater
AI Musicians Redefine Creativity in the Streaming Era
When most bands prepare for a performance, they rely on guitars, keyboards, and drums. British AI music creator Oliver McCann, who performs under the name imoliver, instead turns to...
New Vaccine Panel Recommendations Weaken Covid and Childhood Immunization Guidance
New recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), a federal vaccine panel...
Retailers Slash Seasonal Hiring to Lowest Level Since 2009
Seasonal hiring in the retail sector is on track to fall to its lowest...
Ford Offers Subprime Buyers Special Financing to Boost F-150 Sales
Ford Motor is ramping up efforts to drive sales of its flagship F-150 pickup...
New Home Sales Jump 20.5% in August Despite High Mortgage Rates
Sales of newly built homes surged 20.5% in August compared with July, marking the...
Discover Chez Trente: Hong Kong’s Hidden Jazz Haven
Tucked away in an alley off Peel Street in Hong Kong’s Central district, Chez Trente is a jazz club not easy to find, but...
Wesley Jamison: From Paris to Hong Kong, Championing R&B and Hip Hop
Wesley Jamison grew up in a musical household in the suburbs of Paris. Despite his passion for singing, his introverted nature and his parents'...
Roger Waters Rules Out Pink Floyd Reunion, Focuses on New Album and Memoir
Roger Waters has firmly dismissed the idea of a Pink Floyd reunion, stating that he is "busy doing other things," including working on a...
Jay Chou Impersonators Spark Controversy with Tours Across China
Two mainland impersonators of Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou have embarked on tours across China, with one charging as much as 6,000 yuan (US$830)...
Taylor Swift’s European Tour: Economic Boost or Temporary Hype?
Taylor Swift is taking Europe by storm, with sold-out shows from Dublin to Vienna prompting discussions of an economic windfall. Alongside the upcoming Olympics...
Dua Lipa Electrifies Glastonbury with Spectacular Pyramid Stage Performance
Pop star Dua Lipa dazzled the crowd at Glastonbury on Friday evening, turning the iconic Pyramid Stage into an electrifying open-air nightclub. Thousands of...
Seventeen Makes History as First K-Pop Group at Glastonbury Festival
Boy band Seventeen delivered a high-energy performance on Glastonbury's main Pyramid Stage on Friday, making history as the first K-Pop group to perform at...
Indonesian Band Voice of Baceprot Breaks Barriers at Glastonbury Festival
Voice of Baceprot, a trailblazing metal band from Indonesia, is about to take one of the biggest stages in the world. The trio, composed...
“The Days Out There”: A Musical Journey of Female and Transgender Inmates
"The past haunts you and the future never arrives," sing six actors on stage in "The Days Out There," an Argentine musical that delves...
Hong Kong’s Chinese Opera Festival Opens with Law Ka-ying’s Adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac
Hong Kong's long-running Chinese Opera Festival, now part of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's inaugural Chinese Culture Festival, opened at the Hong Kong...
Wu-Tang Clan’s Exclusive Album “Once Upon A Time in Shaolin” Debuts at Australian Museum
Wu-Tang Clan's one-of-a-kind album "Once Upon A Time in Shaolin" began its exclusive listening sessions at Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art (MONA)...
BTS Member Jin Completes Military Service and Reunites with Bandmates
Jin, the eldest member of the globally acclaimed K-pop group BTS, has been discharged from South Korea's army after completing an 18-month mandatory national...
A Mesmerizing Ye Feifei Elevates Hong Kong Ballet’s Swan Lake
Hong Kong Ballet’s new Swan Lake debuted with a magnificent performance by Ye Feifei as Odette/Odile, brilliantly partnered by guest artist Matthew Ball of...
Hong Kong Sinfonietta Delivers Powerful Performances in Asian Premieres
When asked by his disciple Ji Lu about serving the spirits of the dead, Confucius replied, “While you are not able to serve men,...
