From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-80s Post 80s The Post-80s (also the Post-1980, Chinese: 八零后; pinyin: bālínghòu) is a colloquial term which refers to the generation whose members were born between 1980 to 1989 in Mainland China after the introduction of the One-child policy. This generation currently ranges in age from 22 to 32, making up a major portion of China’s young adult demographic. i think it was about 2 years ago that i stumbled upon Jacky Danny and declared then the best thing in Beijing’s underground music scene since…well..since the last best thing. One of the first songs of theirs that i liked is “from the 80s” and judging by the band’s looks and type of music, i pretty much for whatever stupid odd reason associated it with the excess of the 80s hair bands they were emulating. This past friday at Temple, as i watched them go through the last half of their set with Rikki Sixx helping out on bass, i finally grasped the whole song as i watched a generation sing about where they came from and how they coped… and while they might not know it, Li Bo and Co. have penned the anthem for their generation of rock n rollers ( kick ass, Los crashers, res A….): some twenty years ago二十几年前 I landed on this big bad world我来到了这操蛋的世界 in the first place I didn’t know起初我可不知道 it was the age of rock n’ roll那曾是个属于摇滚的时代 I am now twenty-four现在二十多的我 not a child anymore不再年少轻狂 not about to change the world不敢妄想改变这世界 [...]
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 80s rock. Ahead of Rustic’s album release Friday at Yugong Yishan, Ricky took the time to answer a few questions for BeijingDaze. (note: I’m leaving the answers unedited because they just sound like him) 1- What’s going on in your world? this is your chance to plug your stuff it’s another beginning for me !! i started confused with my life to being a big boy or a man !! i’d like to play rock and roll till my lasy minute forever like a big boy !! but otherwise ,for many reasons, sometimes i thought i need to be a man ,that’s makes me really sucks !!it’s been quiet long time for me no passion for make music and be a professional musician !i don’t know what’s going on !!actually !!i’m waitting ….and i don’t know what am waitting for also !!! 2- Congratulations on finishing the album, what do you think of it? it’s ok !!!rustic is not my own idea band,the album is fine but not my favourite !it should be better ,but u know things going are not with your personal control !and even out of your control ! [...]