Hanggai Festival 2013 Set for This ...
Note: Scroll to the Bottom for the Contest and how to win two 3 day passes worth 600rmb to the festival So, 2 days from now... actually tomorrow at...
ChunQiu Reloaded, heads to Wacken 2...
well well well my little readers of the rock n roll. You come out of a 3 day holiday ripe with music and good times to find out that one of the better...
3 Years of Moonglow Burlesque: Be T...
Moulin Rouge is one of my favourite movies! The songs, the visuals, the dancing and the whole overall vibe! When performers can grab the audience and...
Shanghai Sonic: Aerosmith, Limp Biz...
boy oh boy if this turns out to be real!! Shanghai, you will have earned yourself about 20 extra notches on the niubility scale. So rumours have bee...
Chinese Through Lyrics
Rock School: Miserable Faith Yi Zhi Wang Nanfang Kai Dissected.
In the years I have been listening to Chinese music, going to festivals and really being in the thick of it all, there's only been a handful...
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Rock School: XTX – Yesterday I Might Have Di...
If you've spent any extend of time reading this blog, you kn...
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Rock School: Cui Jian’s Yi Wu Suo You Dissec...
I've been meaning to get this new blog series for a while no...
Gig Reviews
Mamer & Song Yuzhe: opposites attract at Jianghu
Let me set the scene. In one corner you have a guy sitting on a stool, wearing a black t-shirt and j...
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PS: You Rocked Me – Abaji, One Drop, Devils...
sometimes, doing reviews of whole shows can be a bit repetit...
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MIDI 2013: Anywhere, Anytime, Thanks for the Rock ...
Ah.. so, despite the temptations of XTX at Strawberry, yours...
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[Gig Review] Funky Beats, Cobra Reloads, The New B...
So, it's a busy wednesday with work and no-fun but things ar...
Freeloading
Freeloading: Rainbow Danger Club’s Says Goodbye with Souvenir
Not exactly freeloading but close enough when you can pay what you want with 0 an allowed amount. But thats besides the point! Rainbow Dang...
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Freeloading & New Releases: Pairs, Stegosauru...
starting the snake ride with some new tunes: some are old fa...
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We Are Shanghai II – Presenting Shanghai to ...
well, no one can blame Shanghai's bands of being lazy or ant...
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News to Ooze: Moma does live, Free Pairs, Ningxia ...
a lot of things happening this beginning of the year folks.....
Album Reviews
Album Review: Shan Ren’s Listen to the Mountain- A Schizophrenic Enjoyable Conversation
I last left Shan Ren riding high at the end of the 2012 dongpai festival, heading into a break after setting themselves up as sole represent...
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The GAR return: new EP, new sound & old frien...
I love The GAR. Let me just get that out there before I even...
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Lidong Album Review: Northwest Folk Folk From The ...
Migration complete... the bird has landed... I've been tryin...
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Dong Chorus at 2 Kolegas: Dreamy Polyphonic Folk V...
About a month ago, I had never heard of the Dong Minority 侗族...
Quickslants
Hanggai Festival 2013 Set for This Weekend.. Win Some Tickets
Note: Scroll to the Bottom for the Contest and how to win two 3 day passes worth 600rmb to the festival So, 2 days from now... actually t...
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Quickslants: Goodbye Zac, Buyi 18, Jiangjinjiu 8 a...
Nothing a like a long weekend to bring out the fun good time...
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Quickslants: Longshendao, Book Swap, Zhang Yimu et...
yeah... that's me this week! incredibly shortslants co...
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Quickslants: 2 Kolegas turns 8, Dong Zi and more w...
It's a special weekend and issue of quickslants folks... hec...

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