Showing posts with label Graffiti. Show all posts
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Hidden Agenda: Newbie Agenda #1, Part 2

Sorry for the late entry! Some of you might suspect that a lot of these entries are actually scheduled, which is why they're so consistent in terms of publishing time, and you're right. However, rather than a schedule entry, I wanted to post this review of last night's show at Hidden Agenda up today, but I got home really late, and I have to do my part-time work on Saturday mornings.

Before I begin, I dropped by a friend's house after work (and before Hidden Agenda) and saw this doggie in the lobby with its owner. It was really mean and kept yapping at everyone. Here it is taking a rest. So cute!

Then I asked if I could take a picture, and the owner said to the dog, "It's picture time!"

As soon as it saw the camera, the dog did this! What a camera whore! I like how he's posing but pretending the camera isn't there. A true tabloid star!

Since I had to work before going to Hidden Agenda, I wore this. It's my homage to Snoopy. Vintage garrison hat, vintage suede jacket, my striped skirt and Marc Jacobs canvas boots. Oops, I'm revealing a bit more of my face than I should, but I think with my hair and all, I'm sort of recognizable on the street, anyway. By the way, yes, my legs are that pale. Crazy, huh? If I stepped out into the light, my whole body would be that zombie colour.

I was wearing this H&M blouse and a leopard-print belt from some random shop (I think it cost HKD30) underneath.

Anyway, this is the street where Hidden Agenda  is.

You have to enter through the back. This lift is so old, it's one of those ones that you have to shut the two doors properly or else it won't move. If someone is a jackass and doesn't do it, the people in the building will be trapped there (and have to take the stairs).

Inside Hidden Agenda before the show.

Stuff by Graffiti Airlines.

Also saw this in a parking lot by Start from Zero.

More Reverb were so great! They only played a couple of songs, though, so sad about that. Afterwards, I was asking them for their contact information so that I could pass it on to my friends in the music industry, and they were like, "Are you sure??"

My friend said, "Oh no, they don't  think they're any good!"

But they are! I tried to film a song, but my arm got tired too fast. Anyway, I hope you guys listened to the YouTube video. They are obviously inspired by Mono even during their performance, and I can't think of a better band to follow.


The drummer was so cute. After their performance, a couple of thrash bands played, and he was headbanging. I just thought it was so sweet because he plays such ambient music and then gets all wild.

I didn't think much of the other bands. The last one was particularly meh. They had a great drummer and a good bassist, but the singer was terrible, and he was really into himself and boring. Hate that combination.

Hidden Agenda has also opened up a shop selling band merchandise, vintage items and stuff Kimi made using recycled materials.

Here's Mui Mui, the resident doggie.

The lift from the inside.

I got this bag from Kimi. It was HKD120, not bad, huh? I think maybe people have noticed that I don't care for bags very much. I loathe carrying them around, so I don't have as many bags as I might shoes or other accessories. This is a good bag for work, though, carrying files and even my laptop.



ps. Oh my God! Do you ever have a moment where you see a picture and think, "That looks just like me!" I was going through the animal pictures on the Telegraph and saw these:


It's Ambam the gorilla, and he looks just like me! We have the same round head, the same short Bettie Page bangs/fringe, and the same posture. If I wore my Gucci coat, we'd be twins!


photos from the Telegraph

Stage

Stage is a Taiwanese brand (I think). At least, the shop is from Taiwan, and they have a branch in Causeway Bay. The stuff is mostly for young skater dudes, with shirts and t-shirts in the HKD500 range and up.

I couldn't take pictures inside the shop, but they also sell Manhattan Portage messenger bags.

Well, this isn't really my thing, but just in case anyone is into this kind of style, Stage is at Yiu Wah Street and Matheson in Causeway Bay. Just look for this entrance:



And since this entry is so lame, I thought I'd add in some pictures of graffiti that I took in Causeway Bay.


I should tell Little Demon to start using other stencils.

Basheer

I really love Basheer, even though they don't have as many books as Page One. Basheer is not exactly an independent bookstore, but it's close enough, so I like to support it. Also, they focus strictly on design, architecture and art books, and sometimes, they have really weird and random zines and magazines in stock.

The prices are cheaper than at Page One, too, and the staff are so knowledgeable. My friend, NY, calls them otaku staff, that's how well they know their stuff.

Basheer is at 439-441 Hennessy Road, right beside the Wan Chai fire station and just behind Times Square. It's on the first floor of the building, I would suggest just using the fire exit to walk up because you'll get to see this:


Well, well. Guess who's been here.








Basheer is open from 1130 to 2200 from Monday to Saturday, and 1200 to 2200 on Sundays and public holidays. You can check out their books at their Web site and also read a bit about the history of how Basheer got started in the book business. Apparently, he selects the books himself!

Little Demon

Full disclosure: 小惡魔, aka Little Demon, the graffiti artist who did these stencils, and I know each other. I find him really attractive (he knows this, so it's not like I'm revealing anything shocking), but sometimes, I just want to slap the yellow off him. I've never met anyone who can infuriate and charm me so much.