Posts Tagged ‘Kaiser Kuo’

December 2, 2011 2

A Thoughtful Introspection on the Soul of Beijing – Special Sinica Podcast

By in Beijing 人, blabbers

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 [...]

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August 18, 2011 1

Rockaid Day 3: Chunqiu, Long Shen Dao and Ember Swift rocked the house. Where were you?

By in Tunes under the moon

Seriously, as the title says, where were you? Heck, did you even hear about it? That’s what I found myself wondering as i was standing in the middle of a pretty darn empty Tango on sunday night watching some pretty darn good musicians play for a good cause. Was it the rain? nope, Sunday night [...]

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August 7, 2011 22

Special Sinica Podcast: The Music Edition

By in blabbers

I’m a huge fan of the Sinica Podcast series hosted by Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn. The topics are pretty well picked and more often than not relevant in regards to the China we live in. Last week, the guys tackled the music industry, or a small subsection of it, with the help of Michael [...]

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July 26, 2011 1

Rush Hour powers things at Gulou 121

By in Tunes under the moon

I’m a big fan of cover bands and would rather listen to good cover than a shitty original. Sure, Beijing has its share with The Beijing Beatles ( apparently 2 different bands), Purple Smog or Muse among others. Still, the reigning kings of the Cover Band scene, years later, are still Dirty Deeds with Kaiser [...]

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May 17, 2011 Off

Between Spring and Autumn, Yang Meng Releases Diary of Sun City

By in Tunes under the moon

ChunQiu was never your traditional Metal band, they’ve always done things differently in trying to bring elements of Chinese Folk into Rock music, most specifically the metal variety. That’s one of the reasons their songs are quite pleasant when done acoustically. I could be wrong but i think that’s what Yang Meng, who founded the [...]

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December 1, 2010 2

Kaiser Kuo & Co. Bring a Rush of memories to Gulou 121

By in Tunes under the moon

Last week, the one and only Kaiser Kuo along with a few friends decided to put on a Rush tribute at Gulou 121 under the name “Rush Hour”. That has kickstarted a whole Rush craving whereby I’ve spent the past week or so listening to 2112 all the time. I made it there friday night [...]

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November 24, 2010 2

Live Music Quickslants: Random Goodbyes, Rush Covers, Screams, Effects and Hellcats

By in blabbers

Last weekend looked boring on paper but i still ended up at 2 shows, both of which were interesting/good. This coming weekend is looking like it’s gonna be one of those crazy ones with multiple gig nights because they’re all sounding good right now. It’s kicking off tonight with Hanggai & Blackwater at Yugong Yishan. [...]

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