http://www.hongkonghustle.com Hong Kong nightlife, street fashion, culture, and cool Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:11:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pimpin' Ain't Easy is hosting a massive Drum n Bass / Broken Beat extravaganza this Friday night, July 3rd. [photopress:DJ_Supra_1_Drum_Bass_Poland.jpg,full,pp_image] The party boasts the d.j. / producer duo Supra1 from Krakow, Poland as a headliner. Hosts Kid Fresh and Enso will also be manning the decks in the front room. For ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/party-dj-music-club-concert-event-hk/878/supra1-dj-krakow-poland-pimpin-aint-easy-hong-kong-cliq-club-hk-drum-n-bass-music-konkretebass-magnetic-soul-heavy-crew/?nucrss=1 [photopress:Hong_Kong_reptile_pet_store.jpg,full,pp_image] I was walking along Cannon Street in Causeway Bay (known for pet stores and Vietnamese restaurants,) when I spotted a new shop. There was a small crowd gathered out front peering through the windows. What was the attraction? If you looked closely in the first window there was a chameleon semi-camouflaged, ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/shopping/870/pet-store-hong-kong-causeway-bay-hk-reptile-corner-turtle-lizard-snake-shop/?nucrss=1 [photopress:DJ_Craze_DJ_Klever_Volar_Ho.jpg,full,pp_image] D.J. Craze and D.J. Klever, two world renowned turntablists, hit Volar last Thursday night. Turntablists are sort of like musically gifted hackers. Instead of using a record player (called a turntable,) for what it was intended - to playback music, they use it more like an instrument. The techniques they practice ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/music/859/dj-craze-klever-hong-kong-volar-hk-club-hype-nasty-china-dmc-champion/?nucrss=1 [photopress:Matthew_Rodrigueart_show.jpg,full,pp_image] Hoo's in the house? Texas-based artist Matthew Bonifacio Rodriguez headlines a new show at the nomadic Apostrophe gallery. The exhibition, a group show titled CCTV, is being held in an abandoned office space high above Central. In addition to traditional materials, Matthew Rodriguez's art employs out-dated children's toys, disregarded stuffed animals, ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/art-design/844/matthew-bonifacio-rodriguez-art-artist-texas-apostrophe-gallery-hong-kong-hk-exhibit-show-cctv-doodles-dem-claudius-phaedrus-geometric-bang-mathew/?nucrss=1 [photopress:G_shock_world_party_Hong_Ko.jpg,full,pp_image] yes, those are stamps... A party for Casio G-SHOCK watches? It's not as unusual as it sounds. In fact, in Hong Kong, mega-events for watch brands are common. What makes this one different? In Hong Kong, watches are thought of both as an important fashion accessory and also as a collectible. Worn ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/music/823/casio-g-shock-watch-shock-the-world-tour-2009-hong-kong-party-club-cliq-hk-quan-yeomans-sub-crew-sam-lee-dj-becareful-24-herbs-yasutaka-nakata-capsule-watches/?nucrss=1 [photopress:DJ_Craze_Klever_Pase_Rock_H.jpg,full,pp_image] Wow! This is going to be one exciting week! Thursday night is the latest edition of the monthly Hype Nasty party at Volar. Headlining this time is d.j. duo Craze and Klever performing on four turntables! Both of these guys are masters at scratching and the night should be part performance ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/music/816/dj-craze-klever-volar-hype-nasty-hong-kong-pase-rock-dragon-i-di-hk-club-pace/?nucrss=1 What if you could do something to help to cure blindness? Black Night, a special fund-raiser for the ORBIS charity, will take place this Wednesday, June 24th. The angle for the event is somewhat unique. The Black Night is no ordinary event, but one that seeks to temporarily replicate the ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/party-dj-music-club-concert-event-hk/813/orbis-black-night-charity-fund-raiser-hong-kong-cliq-hk-party-blind-benefit/?nucrss=1 [photopress:Octopus_card_octopuss.jpg,full,pp_image] When Hong Kong supermarket chain Wellcome began offering a rewards program tied to a shopper's Octopus card, things got a little weird. It's not uncommon for English words to be slightly mangled upon delivery, but sometimes the idiosyncratic localization of words produces some really strange results! Consider the following scenario: You're ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/local-culture/808/octopus-card-rewards-wellcome-supermarket-hong-kong-grocery-store-chain-welcome-hk-octopussy-james-bond-mtr-chinglish/?nucrss=1 The Apostrophe gallery is back with a new urban art exhibition titled CCTV. [photopress:cctv_art_Apostrophe_Hong_Ko.jpg,full,pp_image] The show is based on the controversial topic of using cameras to monitor society and potentially prevent crime. (The theme is very timely as Hong Kong struggles with how to cope with a serial criminal who has thrown ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/party-dj-music-club-concert-event-hk/803/cctv-art-exhibit-apostrophe-gallery-hong-kong-artist-matthew-rodriguez-geometric-bang-doodles-claudius-phaedrus-dem-italy-exhibition-show-hk/?nucrss=1 [photopress:Lane_Crawford_outlet_wareho.jpg,full,pp_image] Far away from the chic interior of their IFC branch and the rotating shoe installation of Pacific Place, there exists another Lane Crawford. Tucked away in sleepy Ap Lei Chau you'll find a less flashy and more subdued place called the Lane Crawford Warehouse. Award winning interior design it's not, ... http://www.hongkonghustle.com/fashion/787/lane-crawford-warehouse-ap-lei-chau-hong-kong-fashion-hk-outlet-store-horizon-plaza-shopping/?nucrss=1