The mob begin to move in on me the moment I stray into their ‘hood’ (an abandoned cinema that they’ve commandeered and trashed) and in seconds they have me surrounded. The boss, a big guy with whiskers and a well-fed belly, fixes me with a menacing stare, then sends one of his young molls to … Read more
Ching has agreed to talk to me about Bowie and that video. But first we are in travel mode. Ching and David Bowie in a still from the video for Bowie’s China Girl. They portrayed an affair on screen, and had one off screen. The sometime model, actress and now hospitality doyenne has some firm … Read more
But Kao copied much more than just New Order. On just a single album from 1980, its cover emblazoned with the English word “disco”, he produced Chinese versions of Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana”, Anita Ward’s “Ring My Bell”, Rod Stewart’s “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”, Blondie’s “Call Me” and Boney M.’s “Gotta Go Home”. In all, … Read more
