There’s been a lot of noise around Beijing recently with an infamous artist writing a piece about how Beijing has lost it among others. There’s also been a lot of bickering in the press and the discussion forums about traffic, increased cost of life, pollution and what not! What’s happening to the city? The first [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, david moser, jeremy goldkorn, Kaiser Kuo
Not many laowai can claim to have become ‘Big in China’, the only person I can think of would be DaShan maybe? Well, Alan Paul can also claim that title, or at least he does in making that the name of his book about life in Beijing as a trailing spouse and ‘rock star’. I’ve [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, bookworm, jianghu, live music
I was a little surprised when BD described last weekend as “underwhelming” in the Quickslants! From what I could see it was shaping up to be a great weekend with many shows I wanted to get to. Maybe he needed a weekend off, but I was making the most of what was on offer and [...]
Tags: 2 kolegas, Beijing 人, D22, hot cat, live music
Last weekend’s Kama Love Festival almost slipped by under the radar, popping up on this and other blogs only in the last few days before it happened. My Canadian buddies were possibly the only ones getting excited about seeing Cowboys Junkies! Well, I’m always up for a day in the sun listening to music, so [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, kama love, live music, music festival
Bleached out-of-control hair, crotchless pants, wild antics and an obsession for all things Motley Crue amongst others. Those are just some of the descriptive that can be used when referring to Rustic‘s bass player, Ricky Sixx. I relate to him more than other musicians because we do have that Nikki Sixx obsession and liking for [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, ricky sixx, rikki sixx, rustic
As I mentioned a few months ago, when I had the chance to conduct a first interview with Marie-Claude LeBel, the one and only Montreal Minx, she was the first musician mentioned on Beijing Daze when it was all started… It seems so long ago but then again, things haven’t changed much: Marie Claude is [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, li dong, mademoiselle, mademoiselle et les chinoix
Marie-Claude Lebel, aka Mademoiselle, has been and still is one of my favorite musical acts in the city! I could go on for hours about how amazing she is and how she puts on some of the best live performances and commands a stage with the technique and presence of an seasoned military general. She [...]
Tags: Beijing 人, mademoiselle, mademoiselle et les chinoix, Marie Claude
What once started as my personal ramblings has morphed into the number one collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China. All bands, all music, all Rock n Roll, all the time with a little side of eclectic topics.. best of all, it's still as BIASED as ever
