My Dunedin - Made In China

Made In China

So local heavy rock boys Made In China are currently on their second National Tour for the year! Was stoked to catch them at Pint Night a couple of weeks ago before they once again went on the road. They smashed out some new tracks (presumably material which will be used for their full-length album which has been in the pipe line for the past few months), some old tracks (some from their Heavy Low E.P.) and finished with a Kyuss Cover that was definately a crowd pleaser. It was choice because Pint Night had a nice wee buzz to it, with heaps of people there and it was cool to catch the China Boys back in the band room once again. I was also stoked to see heaps of people getting their groove on to some great Made In China sounds- I am always gutted when awesome Dunedin bands don’t get the crowds they deserve.

Made In China is a very tight knit act that epitomise entertainment. Be prepared for lots of on stage antics, and for head banging with an amazing live act to boot. You know, it’s really cool to go and see a band and to see that they actually look like they are enjoying themselves and their music.

You can download their “Letters to the Dead” Sampler from http://madeinchina.bandcamp.com/ which has been released to co-incide with their current tour. Once you sign up for the download, you will also become a part of their mailing list which is great. (I must stress that this sampler should only act as something to listen to while you wait to see them live, because honestly, the intensity and explosiveness of their live show is out of this world, and almost unrivalled.) But it gets better- this coming Thurs (22nd) Made In China and Left or Right will be coming together once again (reviving the old Backstage days!) to play at The Penguin Club in Oamaru. This will be amazing! These are two of my favourite Dunedin bands, and this will be an amazing live show and full-on experience at an amazing venue.

Oct 17 2009

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About me

Welcome to my blog titled 'My Dunedin'. The decision to live a blogged lifestyle hasn't come because I think I am particularly interesting, nor because I think I have anything important to say. Really its a way for me to showcase my Dunedin to friends who are both here, and abroad, and also it will act as a collection of thoughts and experiences for myself.

Also, I think there are so many amazing things about Dunedin outside of the 'scarfiness' that a lot of us use to define our (often short-lived) days in this student-filled city. The ways in which many of us define Dunedin usually have something to do with our alcohol fuelled, rioting, days of yesteryear. (Think the cook-a-thon, the rugby, the hall competitions, the Selwyn ballet, the willowbank dairy, the Hyde street keg party, the Undie 5 hundy...oh the nostalgia)
Whlie I definately accept those aspects of Dunedin as a part of my time here, I also want to look at that other side of Dunedin, the side that not many of us take the time to get to see. The side of which is buzzing with local creative talents, the place filled with secret shops, and hidden away coves and treasures. The places, and things which are slowly becoming a part of my Dunedin of today, and hopefully will become a part of yours.

I will try and keep this updated, but I am very useless, and also very technically unaware so I will try my best, and see how I go..