HOT POT zine
A personal project undertaken during the summer preceding my NCTJ course.
Six articles and essays about cultural exchange in pop music, particularly between the East and West. — Read here
Oh, those China Nights! - A deep-dive into the trans-pacific history of 1930s pop song “China Nights”, often linked to Japanese entertainer Yamaguchi Yoshiko.
Oops! All Sukiyaki! - A music listicle, in which every single song is a cover of the 1960s hit “Sukiyaki”.
Pop Continent - An essay about the British PC Music scene as an instance of Eastern-Western cultural exchange. Includes an interview with music historian Adam Harper.
My Cantopop Nights - A review of Emma-Lee Moss’ memoir My Cantopop Nights.
The Carpios - An interview with Rosalie Carpio, matriarch of a long-running musical dynasty in the Hong Kong scene.
Fairyland Mixes - An interview with culture writer and amateur YouTube DJ Ella Dorn.
Fifty copies printed and bound at UAL Elephant and Castle campus to be distributed to friends, family, buyers.