20 questions w/ Nicolette Yip and Earn Chen (co-founders of The Salvages)
ANTITHESIS_ Who’d win in a fight: Lynch or Cronenberg?
Nicolette_ Cronenberg
Earn_ Lynch
A_ Top 3 desert island movies and/or records?
N_ (1) Roy Ayers — Everybody Loves the Sunshine
// (2) Idris Muhammad — Turn This Mutha Out
// (3) The Durutti Column — Vini Reilly
E_ (1) Santo & Johnny — “Sleep Walk”
// (2) Donald Byrd — Places and Spaces
// (3) Frank Zappa — Joe’s Garage
A_ JAMC or The Fall?
N_ JAMC
E_ JAMC
A_ Siouxsie or Cocteau Twins?
N_ Siouxsie
E_ Siouxsie
A_ 4AD or Creation?
N_ 4AD
E_ 4AD
A_ Moz: yea or nay?
N_ Yea
E_ Yea to The Smiths. Moz… I’m not sure.
A_ Top 3 things to eat on CNY?
N_ Pineapple tarts, Mum’s stir fried prawns, Pun Choy
E_ Steamboat, pineapple tarts, McDonald’s (because all Chinese restaurants are closed).
A_ You lived in Canada. Poutine: yea or nay?
E_ Never tried it. In Chinatown most of the time.
A_ LA: Eastside or Westside?
N_ Eastside
E_ Eastside
A_ '90s: Tokyo or NYC?
N_ Tokyo
E_ NYC 90s
A_ '70s London or '80s Manchester?
N_ London
E_ Manchester 80s
A_ Canal St (NYC) or Bugis St (SG)?
N_ Bugis
E_ Canal Street
A_ Early '00s: Bob Bar (NYC) or Zouk Club (SG)?
E_ Zouk 00’s
N_ Bob’s
A_ Rough Trade or Amoeba?
N_ Rough Trade
E_ Rough Trade
A_ Top 3 cities to dig for records?
N_ Tokyo, Bangkok, London
E_ Tokyo, London and New York
A_ Rose Bowl or PCC?
N_ Rose Bowl
E_ Rose Bowl
A_ The Face (UK) or Relax (JP)?
N_ The Face
E_ The Face for words, Relax for photos
A_ AMG or GT?
N_ None
E_ AMG
A_ Westie or Scottie?
N_ Westie, no doubt
E_ Westie
A_ In-N-Out or Shake Shack?
N_ In-N-Out, hands down
E_ In-N-Out
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