A friend of mine spoke to me earlier in the week of the Mao Award show and was surprised at the look of surprise on my face.. I had no idea it was happening! Heck, even now that the show has taken place, it seems like there is little to be found online about it. [...]
Tags: Hanggai, Mao Livehouse, Misandao, Nanwu
punk rock is roughly defined as:
rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock (wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn)
A loud fast moving form of rock music with crude and aggressive effects. ( simplythebest.net/music/glossary/music_glossary_p.html )
The first result in Google image search for punk music is:
I think of Punk [...]
Tags: Demerit, Mao Livehouse, Shochu Legion, The Unsafe
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I was facing one hell of a dilemma this past friday as to which show i would check out: the evening’s offerings were all intriguing and had the potential to be fantabulous shows. After struggling with the decision [...]
Tags: 2kolegas, Chunqiu, jianghu jiu ba, Kaiser Kuo, Mao Livehouse, voodoo kungfu, ZIYO
After living here for almost five years, one of the questions I get to answer the most, either by newcomers or outsiders, is: “what keeps you here? the pollution is high, traffic is bad, salary low….”
So, what keeps me here, in Beijing?
1- my tribe:
“tous les gens qu’il ya autours de toi, c’est ca [...]
Tags: EU film festival, Hanggai, Hilton Food Wine Experience, live music, Mao Livehouse
loads of things happening in Beijing lately, even during the holidays:
- Made it to Folk Me fest at Mao Livehouse (map) yesterday. Line up included an “unknown” trio, The Redbucks, Hanggai and Buyi. I wish they stuck to the band rotation they list outside because it’s sometimes difficult to know who is who [...]
Tags: 2kolegas, Bad Apples, GAWTMY, Ginkgo, Jiang Jin Jiu Ba, Mao Livehouse, The Redbucks
YABB ( Yet Another Beijing Blog) for my pleasure and amusement! I'm hoping some folks might find the information useful or entertaining! It's mostly about strange and unusual happenings in this concrete urban jungle I call home. 