China’s overreaching influence in Hollywood is something that’s just become apparent. In Taiwan, however, this has been a reality for our creative industries for at least two decades. Today, Freddy and Emily lay down what Taiwan has learned from CCP censorship and the slippery slope to self-censorship. 

Freddy recounts being threatened by Chinese students when Chthonic was on tour with Arch Enemy. The bands held a “to hell with them” attitude: the spirit of resistance is the core of metal and rock music. Freedom of expression is the foundation of all works of art. Creators should not abide by the arbitrary rules of authoritarian governments just to enter their markets.

We also remember the late-president Lee Teng-Hui who passed away at the end of July. 

This is Metalhead Politics, a show about music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media. 




MUSIC LIST

Original theme song by CJ

Intermission music “Funeral” by Flesh Juicer (2015)

Credit music “One Thousand Eyes” by Chthonic from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018)




WEB | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media

FACEBOOK | Freddy Lim | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media 

TWITTER | @FreddyLim | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emilyywu

INSTAGRAM | @freddylimtt | @chthonictw | @ghostislandme | @emily.y.wu

YOUTUBE | Chthonic | Ghost Island Media 




EPISODE CREDIT | Producers: Emily Y. Wu, Cathy Hsu | Co-Producers: Carlos Yeh, Hsin Hsiao | Associate Producer: Hsi Yuan Chou | Music: Chthonic | Editing: Emily Y. Wu | Cover Art: Chthonic | Video: Nian-hua Wu | Production Stills: Yi Chen Kuo | Marketing: Middag Solutions, Ghost Island Media, Chthonic | Recording Studio: Futureward Central, Taipei | A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media | A Middag Solutions project | https://ghostisland.media/#mp

China’s overreaching influence in Hollywood is something that’s just become apparent. In Taiwan, however, this has been a reality for our creative industries for at least two decades. Today, Freddy and Emily lay down what Taiwan has learned from CCP censorship and the slippery slope to self-censorship.&nbsp;Freddy recounts being threatened by Chinese students when Chthonic was on tour with Arch Enemy. The bands held a “to hell with them” attitude: the spirit of resistance is the core of metal and rock music. Freedom of expression is the foundation of all works of art. Creators should not abide by the arbitrary rules of authoritarian governments just to enter their markets.We also remember the late-president Lee Teng-Hui who passed away at the end of July.&nbsp;This is Metalhead Politics, a show about music, politics, and Taiwan. Co-hosted by Freddy Lim of Chthonic and Emily Y. Wu of Ghost Island Media.&nbsp; MUSIC LISTOriginal theme song by CJIntermission music “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/5UPKmt4vkkv3piSMJRVP6w?si=F0915v-aTLiCzvz_a_L6tA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Funeral</a>” by Flesh Juicer (2015)Credit music “<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4cvC2GBRTo9YB3hetMIa5T?si=QKQS3u0PSCCZWPAczymQAQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One Thousand Eyes</a>” by Chthonic from the album Battlefields of Asura (2018) WEB | <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>FACEBOOK | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp;TWITTER | <a href="https://twitter.com/FreddyLim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreddyLim</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emilyywu</a>INSTAGRAM | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freddylimtt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freddylimtt</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily.y.wu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emily.y.wu</a>YOUTUBE | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GhostIslandMedia%E9%AC%BC%E5%B3%B6%E4%B9%8B%E9%9F%B3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp; EPISODE CREDIT | Producers: Emily Y. Wu, Cathy Hsu | Co-Producers: Carlos Yeh, Hsin Hsiao | Associate Producer: Hsi Yuan Chou | Music: Chthonic | Editing: Emily Y. Wu | Cover Art: Chthonic | Video: Nian-hua Wu | Production Stills: Yi Chen Kuo | Marketing: Middag Solutions, Ghost Island Media, Chthonic | Recording Studio: Futureward Central, Taipei | A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media | A Middag Solutions project | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/#mp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ghostisland.media/#mp</a>

From <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a>, vocalist of the metal band <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> and a member of parliament in Taiwan, and <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emily Y. Wu</a>, co-founder of <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>, this is Metalhead Politics: a podcast on music, politics, and Taiwan. A co-production of Chthonic and Ghost Island Media. A Middag project.由閃靈樂團及鬼島之音合製的「政治重金屬」節目，由搖滾立委林昶佐及鬼島之音創辦人吳怡慈 Emily 主持．WEB | <a href="https://chthonic.tw/en/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://ghostisland.media/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>FACEBOOK | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/limfreddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddy Lim</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>&nbsp;TWITTER | <a href="https://twitter.com/FreddyLim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FreddyLim</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ghostislandme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emilyywu</a>INSTAGRAM | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/freddylimtt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freddylimtt</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chthonictw/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@chthonictw</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ghostislandme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ghostislandme</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emily.y.wu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emily.y.wu</a>YOUTUBE | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/chthonictw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chthonic</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GhostIslandMedia%E9%AC%BC%E5%B3%B6%E4%B9%8B%E9%9F%B3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ghost Island Media</a>

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