14 發光的城市 A R O U N D T O W N FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009 • TAIPEI TIMES BY ALita RICKards MUSIC STOP Rub-a-dub in the hot tub here is a feeling of decadence when you We hope it will be fresh, with something sit in a hot tub with dozens of your closest for everyone.” friends (at least in terms of proximity) New electronic acts include The Soul Tdrinking a cocktail and bobbing to a DJ. Sweat and Swank Show, vDub, Genetically COMPILED BY Ian BartHOLOmeW Every act interviewed for this story Modified Beats, DJ Charles, Juni, Edify and mentioned the hot tub, with both bands and Supermilkmen, with returning favorites to such an extent that he called DJs playing at this weekend’s Lost Lagoon including Marcus Aurelius and Hooker. the marriage off, making the blowout at Wulai craving a soak as part of Two bands are flying in from Australia particularly hurtful comment that their party experience. to perform: electric glam rock solo artist he wasn’t sure if he loved Chu Add three natural spring-water FutureMan, and God’s Wounds. The latter enough to make the commitment swimming pools, a venue surrounded by formed last year and gained a residency at of marriage. mountains and lush foliage, free camping The Excelsior, in Sydney, with its Nintendo- Lau is not the only superstar and cabins with private hot tubs, and you influenced live punk-electro. Its influences who has worked hard to keep a have an event that combines the best of include car crashes, Japanese monster long-standing relationship secret. live music, electronica and a weekend out movies and the Large Hadron Collider. Jackie Chan’s (成龍) relationship of the city. Drummer and vocalist Muel, aka Samuel with Joan Lin (林鳳嬌) was only “The DJ booth was a good size,” said DJ Howell, said his band is coming all the way acknowledged quite recently Fratzuki, who also played at the first Lost from Oz because “a music festival set amidst (though they married in 1982), Lagoon last year. “It allowed me to look hot springs sounded too good to pass up.” partly as a result of son Jaycee Fong down on the crowd [in the hot tub] which God’s Wounds will tour Taiwan over the next 房祖名 ( ) emerging as a celebrity in Get wet and wild with FutureMan at Lost Lagoon. PHOTO COURTESY OF PERPETUAL MOTION was nice.” As soon as he’s done his set, he few months. his own right. In 2000, Taiwan’s plans on partying in the tub. He’ll do a hip- Rounding out the bands are Moss, Dr own Jackie Wu (吳宗憲), who had hop rendition of one of his newest tracks as Reniculous Lipz, The Money Shot Horns, Andy Lau’s internal affairs have finally long been thought to be single, PARTY NOTES: his alter ego Chinese Rapper Dom in which The Blue Trucks, Public Radio and High been made public. PHOTO: TaIPEI TIMES was exposed as not only having the Texan raps in Mandarin. Tide. Rock in Hose Burlesque will also be a wife, but also four children, all WHAT AND WHERE: The Lost Lagoon Weekend Getaway at Dana Resort Damo Darko of Sinister Sound Syndicate performing two sets tomorrow. ne of the longest media of whom he had kept out of the (大納農場), 100 Sinfu Rd, Sinsian Village, Wulai, Taipei County (台北縣烏來信賢 also went to last year’s party, though he Last year’s Lost Lagoon was this reporter’s stakeouts finally came to an media limelight. While both Wu 村信福路90號) didn’t perform. He’s excited to do so this top pick for parties and festivals, a sentiment end this week when photos and Chan were notorious for their WHEN: From 7pm tonight to 6pm on Sunday. Music from 9pm to 4am year and has “loads of new material” from shared by many. It was Perpetual Motion’s Oof Andy Lau (劉德華) and Carol numerous extramarital affairs, a Mental Alloy and Hostage to remixes by first event, and though they “have learned tonight, noon to 4am tomorrow and noon to 4pm on Sunday Chu (朱麗倩) holding hands hit situation that may have prompted Bloody Beetroots and Disco Villains. He a lot since then and are better organized” ADMISSION: NT$900 or NT$750 with student ID for the entire weekend. the front pages of the Chinese- their reluctance to open up about said last year’s party was a great event according to Ordyne, they had it right from language tabloids. Chu has long their domestic lives, Lau has never NT$600 or NT$450 with student ID for a Saturday day pass. Tickets on sale and he loved the vibe, but what he really the start, with details such as covered been rumored to be Lau’s secret been strongly associated with any at the door and ��������������������in Taipei City �����at Sabab���������a, 17, Ln 283�������, Roosev������������elt Rd Sec 3 enjoyed were the amenities: “The toilets camping areas and free bottled drinking love, but the relationship had woman other than Chu. There is (羅斯福路三段283巷17號); Toasteria, 2, Ln 248, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 4 (忠孝東 were spotless which was a bonus,” said water. New additions this year include tents never been publicly acknowledged ongoing speculation as to whether 路四段248巷2號) or 1, Ln 72, Yunhe St, Taipei City (雲和街72巷1號); and KGB, Darko, who thinks the only thing dirty for rent, an expanded menu with falafel by either party. The image of Lau Lau already has a child by Chu. 5, Ln 114, Shida Rd (師大路114巷5號) should be the electro. wraps, sandwiches and breakfast and food and Chu, hands firmly clasped, in Meanwhile, A-mei (張惠妹), or GETTING THERE: NT$100 shuttle buses run from Xindian MRT Station This time around, organizers Tristan vendors including Mexican restaurant El Kuala Lumpur’s airport on their rather A-mit (阿密特), as she is now (新店捷運站) to the site every hour. Look for the “Perpetual Motion” sign. Newman and Chad Ordyne of Perpetual Gallo. The cabins are already booked, but way back to Hong Kong, was one known after the release of her new Shuttle buses run today from 7pm to midnight, tomorrow from noon to Motion have a more electronic focus. “It’s camping is still available free of charge. press photographers had been experimental album, is basking midnight and Sunday from noon to 6pm not a long weekend,” said Ordyne, “so we If you see a bunch of tired happy people waiting to capture for 24 years. in the glow of success. Although ON THE NET: For more information, including driving directions in English avoided the hassle of trying to coordinate with prune-wrinkled toes and fingertips at The occasion of this revelation struggling to hang on to a place in and Chinese, visit taipeimotion.com with bands for the Friday. There are lots Xindian MRT Station (新店捷運站) on Sunday was the funeral of Chu’s father. the wrong half of the Top 20, the of DJs that we haven’t worked with before. night, you’ll know where they’ve been. To avoid disruption to the announcement last week that her funeral, all references to Lau’s new album will be re-released with decades-long connection with a number of cuts after the original BY AndreW C.C. Huang the family were omitted from was given an 18+ rating for the MUSIC the event, but Lau, for reasons nudity and sexual content of the that are still unclear, decided accompanying DVD, will give her that it was time for the secret plenty of kudos. The refrain “It’s to be conclusively let out of bullshit” will be removed from the Unchained melody, the bag, making his first public song Black Eats Black (黑吃黑) in appearance as Chu’s partner. the new edition. In compensation, Rumors of the relationship a new song with Taiwanese lyrics have long been present in the will be added, capitalizing on the from Japan media, with many pointedly huge popularity of the Wu Bai referring to Chu as Mrs Lau (伍佰) inspired Come If You Dare aiwan’s J-pop fans have been pampered songwriter/producer, he is hotly pursued by (劉太太), although the couple have (好膽你就來), which also features over the past year with concerts by other acts such as Shizuka Kudo, Noriko Sakai not married. Lau’s reluctance to on the album. A-mei has clearly Japanese superstars such as Ayumi and Hong Kong’s Kelly Chen (陳慧琳). have an acknowledged partner arrived as an artist pushing at THamasaki in November and Namie Amuro in Kawamura’s last performance in Taiwan is closely linked with his image the boundaries of the acceptable June. Tomorrow, another heavyweight act in was with Luna Sea in November 2000. as one of the Chinese-speaking in Mando-pop, though watching the form of pop crooner Ryuichi Kawamura Tomorrow’s Ever Fadeless Melody gig world’s biggest male sex symbols. the unexpurgated tracks on takes to the mic. is Kawamura’s first solo concert here. Based on comments left on Lau’s YouTube, it’s hard to see anything A far cry from the glitz and glamour of Apart from new material from his latest many fan sites, it seems that particularly transgressive, and Hamasaki and Amuro, Kawamura was the album Piano, which was released in April, fans have been overwhelmingly A-mei’s take on female domination vocalist of famed glam rock band Luna Sea (月 he will perform classic hits including Love is supportive of the star’s decision and sex as a power game is 之海) from 1989 to 2000, before embarking on a …, Ne, - Only Love -, Julia and a solo to give Chu what many regard as unlikely to shock anyone but a successful solo career as a balladeer.