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A breed apart: humble Bund DJ

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2009-6-25

STAY humble. That's the last piece of advice one would expect to hear from someone spinning in one of the trendiest establishments on the Bund. However, Paul Cayrol, resident DJ of Lounge 18, uses these very words...

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How to succeed in music without a dirty mouth

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2009-2-19

TEENAGER Sean Kingston became an overnight global success with "Beautiful Girls" when he was just 17. Two years later he still blends rap, reggae, pop and doo-wop ?? without profanity, reports Yao Minji. The name...

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Love is in the air and sounding fine

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2009-2-12

VALENTINE'S Day in Shanghai will be upbeat this year with party organizers offering a variety of music styles for young lovers, metal fans and singles, Yao Minji reports Valentine's Day has become one of the biggest...

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As X'mas comes, remember to pay your bills

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2008-12-25

AH, as a rather eventful year comes to a slightly anticlimactic close, we have much to be thankful for simply because we are still here. It can be said 2008 was not kind to many and 2009 threatens to be even...

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Come hear the music play - Life is a Cabaret on the Bund

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2008-12-25

IN the 1930s, Shanghai, especially the Bund, was famed for its fantastically opulent and innovative nightlife culture filled with shows, restaurants and clubs. Justly called the Paris of the Orient, the city...

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Touched by an angel - Getting a free designated driver

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2008-12-18

GORGEOUS guys and gals in trendy white gear and white feather wings are your guardian angels this holiday season, floating through trendy nightspots and offering free designated driver service, writes Michelle Zhang. ...

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Brown Sugar - where live jazz lives in Xintiandi

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2008-12-18

ALTHOUGH many people are impressed by Shanghai's nightlife, they usually refer to the clubbing/drinking/dancing/hip-hop/electro side of the scene. Most clubs feature electro or hip-hop songs that keep the party animals...

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Party hard, seize the day, don't trip and fall and enjoy the season

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2008-12-11

THE week can hardly be said to have started well, mainly, and this is in all honesty, namely because the weekend was not all entirely plain sailing. No one's fault but our own, for course, and, given our penchant...

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From Brahms to Broadway with a song in their heart

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2008-12-11

THE International Festival Chorus is in the mood for love, holding a concert on Saturday consisting of a collection of romantically themed works. The 40-strong Shanghai-based choir, comprising both local and foreign...

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Sleek lounge offers coordinates for good time

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2008-12-11

HEADING down to the area around Hengshan Road has typically been a "blokey" jaunt. While more discerning customers give the main strip talking bars a miss, the key attractions just round the corner have tended...

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'Once you have Sin-ned, there's no going back'

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2008-12-4

ENTER the garden, wind along 22 meters of serpentine carpeting to arrive at the forbidden fruit, the new Sin Lounge, an explosion of opulence, decadence and fun opening tomorrow, writes Yao Minji. For many, Shanghai...

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Turn that end-of-season frown upside down

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2008-12-4

TIS the season to be jolly, hohoho. As we tore away the penultimate page of this year's calendar, we couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic for the year gone by. It certainly has been tumultuous - plagued by adversity,...

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Authentic Italian bakery opens, woos weekend night owls

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2008-12-4

THERE'S double happiness for lovers of Italian food. An authentic bakery, Mollica Di Pane, has opened at Taikang and Sinan roads. That's Amore restaurant upstairs has just been renovated, writes Tan Weiyun The...

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DJ legend back to get Shanghai fans 'involved'

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2008-12-4

LEGENDARY DJ Sasha is returning to Shanghai with his latest album "Invol2ver" to perform at Club JJ2 in the city center on Saturday. The Welsh DJ and producer is best known for his contribution to the evolution...

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Towering culinary achievement by world's tallest hotel

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2008-11-27

AFTER 10 years in the making and with much fanfare, the Shanghai World Financial Center is finally open. All eyes scanned the heavens as the imposing tower was being constructed, and now that it's done, crowds have...