Archive for the ‘blabbers’ Category

April 20, 2012 0

Video: Jue 2011- Abaji Jam with Zhang Wei Wei and Song Yu Zhe

By in blabbers, Tunes under the moon

I keep being asked why i’m so excited to see Abaji in Beijing and it’s a bit difficult to explain.. But this is the kind of stuff i love: A Jam session between him, Zhang Wei Wei and Song Yu Zhe from last year’s Jue festival. If tonight is half as good, I’ll be extatic…

Share

Tags: , , ,

April 12, 2012 3

Ditan Folk Festival 2012 Announced: Standing Toe to Toe with the Big Boys

By in blabbers, Tunes under the moon

I’m fine haunting smoky livehouses, listening to loud dirty boogie rock n roll, getting down and dirty… but i also like me a beautiful day, sitting on the grass, soaking up the sun and picnicking the afternoon away while enjoying relaxed music and that is what makes the Ditan Folk Festivals one of my favorite [...]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , , ,

April 7, 2012 5

New China Copyright Law Has Musicians Worried

By in blabbers

There’s been a lot of grumbling and ramblings on weibo and among musicians in Beijing about the new proposed copyright laws put forward on March 31st. Let’s just say they’re not happy about this at all and I don’t see foreign IPR holders being happy about it either. Here is an extract from China.org The [...]

Share

Tags: , ,

April 6, 2012 3

City Weekend Beijing Awards for Best Local Band: Loving it

By in blabbers, Tunes under the moon

I remember a time when only local expat bands got any coverage from the expat rags and I’m extremely happy to see that things are changing slowly! There is hope! Last year, DH & The Hellcats deservedly managed to run away with the award and they have exploded since then as one of the fun [...]

Share

Tags: , , , , , , ,

April 4, 2012 3

Party for the Awesome Miao – This Friday at Lantern

By in Beijing 人, blabbers

A special one folks… rockers, dancers, screamers, surfers… answer the call: Most of this blog’s readers are rooted in rock n roll so you might not know who Miao Wong is and I’m here to tell you she’s an awesome person carrying on her shoulders the weight of a different type of underground music in [...]

Share

Tags:

March 22, 2012 3

Brain Failure Acoustic Gig Video Available

By in blabbers, Tunes under the moon

Last year, Brain Failure joined a the likes of Miserable Faith and other rockers in doing an acoustic show at Jianghu. These kinda gigs are always risky, especially when a band depends a lot on fast riffs, distortions and what not. I didn’t make the show for whatever reason and kept wondering what it was [...]

Share

Tags:

March 18, 2012 Off

W:O:A Metal Battle 2012: a conversation

By in blabbers

W:O:A Metal Battle is tying up at 13 Club tonight, where 19 bands have been vying for a chance to represent China at Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany this August. To get a better understanding of what’s happening, Rock-in-China curator Max-Leonhard Von Schaper and Liu Ke of Raging Mob (2010 Metal Battle Winners, participating [...]

Share

Tags: , , ,