w00t w00t.. looks like there is some action again in town with a few more locales opening up after this highly unusual Spring Festival hibernation. Seriously, in 3 years of covering the scene, it’s never died as much as this year… Sure, we had Temple to keep things going but man, it was tough! Club [...]
Tags: beyond redemption, bob marley, bob marley tribute, dafay and skyscraper, devils at the crossroads, mitabe, Never Before, shaddai
An interesting piece of reading is making the rounds in the Chinese web right now, with many musicians chiming in and sharing their opinions. It’s courtesy of Song Ke, one of the more influential figures in the Chinese pop music industry with a career that includes time at Warner Music, managing Linkin Park‘s digital rights [...]
Tags: Chinese Music Industry, Digital Distribution in China, Song Ke
You know, I go to my share of shows and write about tons of mediocre bands on a regular basis but i keep forgetting to mention one of the latest sensations doing the live house circuit around old smoggy: The Beijing Beatles! This foursome has been around for a little while now but finally settled [...]
Tags: Temple, The Beijing Beatles
An Interesting development by the good guys over at Rock in China was announced today: They’re working on putting together a compilation showcasing various ‘Core bands around the mainland and the rest of the country: Here’s what they had to say about it: The CORE IN CHINA compilation project is a non-commercial promotional compilation record [...]
Tags: Compilations, metalcore, nintendocore, Rock in China
well my darlings, last week was i think the first time in over two years that the blog didn’t have quickslants… can you believe that? truth be said, pretty much all live music venues are closed and/or all musicians have taken the week off…. expect a few hard working souls over at Temple who have [...]
Tags: blackwater, bluewolf, Djan San, Modernista, Temple, Toy Head
We talk a lot about bands breaking up, artists starting new projects, new albums, etc… all the news from the music scene! What we don’t bring up often enough is the people that keep us informed about the music scene and how important/influential they can be. We also rarely take the time to thank them, [...]
Tags: Michelle Dai, Music Editor, The Beijinger
Since they came back from their world tour, IZ has been keeping a very low profile. A few things bearing mention was that they got a weibo for the band as opposed to having Mamer be the mouthpiece all the time. They’re also just using the name IZ instead of Mamer & IZ… I like [...]
Tags: Gig of 2012, iz, Mamer, Temple
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The Food-related posts are stopping on 'daze! They have a new home over at The Noodle Diaries where you can find all the tales of my stomach's adventures through the universe of Chinese Food
