By Matt Taylor It is impossible think of Mandopop without understanding the staggering impact that phenomenal diva A-Mei Chang 張惠妹 has had on the scene. Since…
Author: Matt Taylor
![[Album Review] ABAO 阿爆 – Kinakaian 母親的舌頭 (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/封面-2000-1-768x768-1-1-480x270.jpg)
Album InformationAlbum Name: Kinakaian 母親的舌頭 Release Date: December 2019 Music Video Archive 1-10 Tjakudain 無奈 Thank You 感謝 Album Review By Matt Taylor Over her fifteen…
![[Album Review] Joanna Wang 王若琳 – Love Is Calling Me 愛的呼喚 (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/joanna_wang_cover_by_royalboiler_ddjuudb-fullview-480x270.jpg)
Album InformationAlbum Name: Love Is Calling Me 愛的呼喚Release Date: November 2019 Music Video Archive Apple Blossom 蘋果花 I Only Care About You 我只在乎你 Lover 愛人 Love…
By Jocelle Koh & Matt TaylorGraphics by Allison Sun As we see the end of a decade inch closer by the minute, we wanted to create…
![[Album Review] Fire E.X. 滅火器樂團 – Stand Up Like A Taiwanese 無名英雄 (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fex_orig-480x270.png)
Just as Fire E.X. are much more than your typical rock band, Stand Up like a Taiwanese is much more than your standard concept record.
![[Album Review] Sandee Chan 陳珊妮 – Juvenile A (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ja_orig-480x270.png)
Juvenile A is a masterclass in thoughtful and socially relevant pop music. A complex record, but a necessary one
Awards season in Taiwan is kicking off with a bang! As well as the nominees for the Golden Horse Awards aka the Chinese-language Oscars being announced…
By Matt Taylor It seems that Mandopop queen Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 enjoys keeping her fans in suspense – not only did she take four years to follow up…
![[Album Review] Shio 郭修彧 – Blind Spot 盲點 (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/44135517-800-800_orig-480x270.jpg)
Album Information Album Name: Blind Spot 盲點Release Date: 19 June, 2019 Music Video Archive Hug YourselfAdarga 擋箭牌Blind Spot 盲點 Track List 1. Parallel2. Stratagem 幻術3. Adarga 擋箭牌4. Expiry 送行者5. Phantasmagoria 科幻夢靨 6.…
![[Album Review] Fish Leong 梁靜茹 – The Sun Also Rises 我好嗎? 太陽如常升起 (2019)](https://asianpopweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fishleong2019_1_orig-480x270.jpg)
On The Sun Also Rises Fish successfully reminds listeners why she is an indispensable figure of contemporary Mandopop.