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…
Tags: abaji, jue festival, Song Yuzhe, zhang weiwei
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 [...]
Tags: buyi, Ditan Folk Festival, Ditan Folk Festival 2012, dolan, Lidong, mama funker, shanren, xiao he, Yerboli
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 [...]
Tags: IPR China, Music Copyright China, New Copyright Law China
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 [...]
Tags: Best Beijing Local Band Award, City Weekend Awards, Hedgehog, Hot Cat Club of Beijing, randy abel stable, Residence A, Shan Ren, SUBS
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 [...]
Tags: Miao Wong
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 [...]
Tags: Brain Failure
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 [...]
Tags: beijing, heavy metal, Rock in China, Wacken
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