Man it sounds so pretentious to say this… but it’s a title that gets headlines and scores high in search engines so deal with it. There are many reasons why this is not a traditional “best of”, main one being I can’t claim that i heard every album released in 2011 all around the country. [...]
Tags: best of 2011, Hedgehog, iz, longshendao, Nanwu, ordnance, Proximity Butterfly, Rainbow Danger Club, voodoo kungfu
It’s that time of the year when things are starting to slow down and the choices not as numerous as far as the live music scene goes in Beijing. Still, the next few weeks will have a few gems, or diamonds in the rough that will be well worth your and my time. So, what’s [...]
Tags: Bookswap, Boys climbing Ropes, buyi, dawanggang, Djang San, evilthorn, fuzzymood, Goodbye thank you for the Fish, Hedgehog, Not There, randy abel stable, return the truth, Song Yuzhe, Spacebitch, trail of tears, Unregenerate Blood, Yang Jima
It’s been a while since the last bit of random news so let’s see what’s been happening in China Music Land MIDI 2011 awards are in the process.. The anouncement appeared on weibo today! Expect the awards to be held mid-december. REcord companies, bands and participants are encouraged to contact the organizers at the number [...]
Tags: Andy Best, CMCB, Hedgehog, Jacky Danny
There’s a lot of new music going around ‘daze headquarters and tons of reviews delayed by real life obligations… so it’s always good to be able to share some of the stuff with you guys and see whatcha all think. On the menu for today, we’re looking a 2 completely different types of releases, both [...]
Tags: Free Music, Gouride, Hedgehog
I’m not a fan of Modern Sky, let’s get that out of the way before anyone calls me biased! My experiences last year left me wanting and i swore them off for the remainder of the year. Encouraging rumors of improvement made me rethink that position and head over for the second day of their [...]
Tags: Hedgehog, Liquid Oxygen Can, Miserable Faith, Reflector, reTROS, Strawberry Festival, Top Floor Circus
Sometimes, I really wish i didn’t have this many choices. This upcoming weekend in Beijing is one hell of a hard one to to make up one’s mind about where to go/what to see. Inner Mongolia is heavily represented with Hanggai, Ajinai and Voodoo Kungfu all deriving inspiration from the sounds of the grasslands. I’ve [...]
Tags: ajinai, Bigger Bang, Dancers, Hanggai, Hedgehog, Love's Tourettes, rustic, voodoo kungfu
Quite a bit of stuff been happening around Beijing lately, so here are some of the things that caught my attention. Jue Rocks: I made it to the collaboration between Jue Festival and the Bookworm at 2 Kolegas for the poetry slam with Omar Musa and a few others… let me tell you folks, I’ve [...]
Tags: 2011 MIDI, Bad Mamasan, Chunqiu, Hedgehog, voodoo kungfu
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