Friend or Foe: Another dance, Goodbye Deviance
what is it with Shanghai and deviance? It seems like the city brings it out of its musicians so much that they feel the need to throw it into their songs. Not that i’m...
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Shortslants: Friend or Foe, Punks Galore
So.. a weird one in town folks. It’s pretty much Punk weekend in Beijing with and without the punk festival, thus the shortslants. I’ve already posted about the 4 night extravaganza at School bar...
Quickslants: Goodbye Zac, Buyi 18, Jiangjinjiu 8 and more
Nothing a like a long weekend to bring out the fun good times in Beijing.. and the bands as well. What thing you can count on is pretty much 5 days that neither feel...
Quickslants: Apocalypse Saturday with Suyang, Cui Jian, DaBang and More….
Beijing, i love you! Beijing, I fucking hate your guts for weekends like this one: couldn’t you spread these gigs over the month instead of putting them all in one freaking day? I want...
Jue Festival – Shanghai Night in Beijing: We Ain’t no Foes, Let’s Be Friends on The Rainbow
This one might take the crown for tackiest blog post title.. it’s also the king of late posts as it comes a full 2 weeks after the fact but hey, Beijing is keeping me...
Quickslants: Shanghai Invasion, 16min fame, Dong Chorus, Tyrannosaurus Spring & More
It’s Wednesday folks so time to start planning the weekend shenanigans. If you’re anything like me, this one will be tough! plenty of intriguing choices on offer all around Beijing and they’re all quite...
We Are Shanghai: Discover the Bands through a FREE 20 song sampler
Something is brewing in Shanghai and I don’t mean the same stuff they’re doing at Great Leap… The music community there seems to be toughening up and finding creative ways to get people involved...
Double Take: Friend or Foe – My Claw is Never Limp CD review
something is brewing down south folks… I’m not sure what it is but there’s definitely some quality coming out of Shanghai that we don’t get to see in Beijing. Don’t get me wrong, we...
Live Music Quickslants: Mademoiselle’s Last Stand, Friend or Foe Visit and SS20 Hits Mao
man this week just flew by. I’ve been mostly hibernating catching up with recordings from here and there but it’s time to look forward to the what the week end will bring musically: Thursday...
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