https://www.scmp.com/rss/273881/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com British rock band Muse dropped two songs from their set list as they played China for the first time, drummer Dominic Howard has revealed. Uprising, from their 2009 album The Resistance, and Revolt from latest record Drones, were considered too politically sensitive for the trio’s Beijing and Shanghai shows. In Uprising, frontman Matt Bellamy sings lyrics including “Interchanging mind control / Come, let the revolution take its toll”. On a similar theme, Revolt includes the line: “You can make... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/music/article/1862630/muses-dominic-howard-we-had-change-our-set-list-play-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/music/article/1862630/muses-dominic-howard-we-had-change-our-set-list-play-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Sep 2015 01:15:30 +0000 Hong Kong is renowned for stimulating the senses, from the bright lights of the magnificent harbour front to the smells seeping onto the streets from the city's thousands of restaurants. And Susan Jung's new cookbook, A Celebration Of Food, captures the essences of the city perfectly. South China Morning Post's Food and Wine Editor uses her vast knowledge of Hong Kong's tastiest restaurants and combines it with some offbeat, non-Asian recipes that cater for a range of tastes. She also manages to... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/1107070/review-susan-jungs-cook-book-worth-celebrating?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/1107070/review-susan-jungs-cook-book-worth-celebrating?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:07:56 +0000 A new official portrait of Britain's Queen, painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans, has been unveiled. The painting, ‘The Coronation Theatre, Westminster Abbey: A Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’, is the latest portrait to be commissioned by the Queen and depicts her in the Sacrarium of London's famous abbey. Queen Elizabeth is pictured wearing a State Dress beneath the crimson velvet Robe of State, which she wore to her Coronation in June 1953, and which she has worn to the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1049393/new-portrait-queen-elizabeth-ii-unveiled?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1049393/new-portrait-queen-elizabeth-ii-unveiled?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 28 Sep 2012 06:45:37 +0000 This five-year-old child prodigy from Hong Kong is taking the internet by storm after a video of his classical piano playing became a hit on YouTube - and sparked debate over the authenticity of the clip. The video purporting to show passionate young virtuoso Andy Lee - who even has his own Facebook page - playing a selection of classical pieces including Eric Thiman’s Flood Time has been played more than 972,078 times. But the three-minute, 45 second-long footage has come under scrutiny over... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1034820/hong-kongs-piano-boy-takes-web-storm?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1034820/hong-kongs-piano-boy-takes-web-storm?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:16:16 +0000