Rock n Roll Goes Mainstream: Li Xia hits Sing My Song
ah.. the sweet joy of underground rock going mainstream!! We’ve seen suffocated on TV for the Euro, we’ve seen the likes of carsick cars on commercials and now, here is the next step. Li...
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Sleeper Slants: Low Key Sleeper Gigs: Cobra Returns, Tianjin Grunge, Dark Moor and more
did anyone make it to dong dong last weekend? I really thought it would be a great opportunity to try and check out some of the cool new underground hip acts but failed miserably....
Quickslants: Grunge Nights, No Fillers, Sand and Covers
Change: All Events at 2 Kolegas cancelled til 9/18 due to tense situation with nearby Japanese Embassy IT’s already been a week? Time flies when when you’re waiting for music and there is a...
Quickslants: New Albums by Hedgehog, Namo, Wutiaren – 3 Years of Hot Cat and more
I was wondering the other day whether the quickslants were still needed considering we’ve got the wonderful Beijing Gig Guide doing a great job with recommendations and LBM delivering some consistent content albeit with...
Quickslants: The Busiest Music Weekend in the World I think
seriously, I’ve lived in 4 continents, countless cities and seen my share of shows but nothing compares to the musical onslaught that is about to be unleashed on Beijing over the next 5 days....
Quickslants: Hellcats, Mantas, Metal Battles, Sound of the Xity and more
This end of March/beginning of April period is kicking ass, taking names… And there’s no escaping it baby! These quickslants basically carry over into next week thanks to the ballsy folks from Sex in...
Live Music Quickslants: Torturing Nurse, AIS Returns, 2 Kolegas Reopens & more
This week has really flown by folks. It’s already Thursday and I’m bracing myself for a busy fun few days ahead! If you haven’t done so yet, go ahead at read jtdj’s review of...
Quickslants: Mantas Release, D22’s Last Stand, Ningxia Returns and more
damn damn damn… another year goes down, another calendar thrown out, a few more gray hairs and it’s the end of 2011 folks! Let’s see it go down in flames. Last year, the lineups...
Great Ningxia Night, Superb Summer Group
There was a whole lotta music this past week as i mentioned before with some pretty darn mesmerizing stuff starting with Super Ningxia Night at 2 Kolegas. For this October holiday edition, the gang...
National Holiday Quickslants: Modern Sky, Super Ningxia, Old What fun, Charity and more
It’s been a beautiful beginning for october in Beijing with blue skies, mild temperatures and freaking empty roads… oh yeah! For those of us fortunate enough to be in Beijing and enjoying the quiet,...
What once started as my personal ramblings has morphed into the number one collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China. All bands, all music, all Rock n Roll, all the time with a little side of eclectic topics.. best of all, it's still as BIASED as ever