The Bottleopener

What better way to ring in the Year of the Snake than with tales of fraud, vengeance, and the Shanghai restaurant scene? We’re joined by City Weekend Managing Editor and Dining Editor Geoff Ng. We’ll also get Kenny from International Recovery Services (partner company of China Scam Patrol) on the phone to talk about what to do if you are ever cheated out of $60,000 in China.

Music by Pause.

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For the first show of 2013, we spend the hour with Andy Best: he’s the author of the novel The Dao of Wagas Parkour Girl and Yellow Fish Car, and the creator of Shanghai music blog Kungfuology.com. When we asked him “where your fucking band?” he, DJ Cavia, and Kaine quickly formed Astrofuck just to throw it back in our faces.

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William and Andy sit down with last year’s best comic in San Francisco – Joe Klocek – on the back of his China tour, and KFK founder Turner Sparks, and talk about recent changes in the comedy industry, and what it takes for you to make it as a comedian. (more…)

William and Andy pick the brains of Shanghai’s most avante garde standup comedian, Kung Fu Komedy’s own Drew Fralick. Listen to find out which animal metaphors he uses to refer to the audience!

The Bottleopener also caught up with the writer/director of Shanghai Calling, all the way from Los Angeles, Daniel Hsia. (more…)

This week we welcome on the podcast the newest addition to Shanghai’s stand-up scene, a man who’s teaching us all a little something about comedy: Damon Sumner.

But first, we’ll talk to Shanghai’s #1 DJ and prince of controversy, a man who’s teaching us all a little something about… instructional house: Spencer Tarring, aka DJ Spenny. (more…)

Brian Offenther, aka DJ BO, talks about his latest gig in North Korea, fostering cultural exchange between Mongolia and China, and ROLLER COASTERS.

PLUS music by Dennis Ming Nichols and Mike Corayer of Rainbow Danger Club talk about their US tour, where they recorded (more…)