“What We Learned From…” will be a new feature promoting bands who have come to Shanghai in association with the Expo. Now that all of our great venues are intact and countries are bringing their musical talent here to share, we thought it appropriate to document that process, week by week, country by country. This week we were invaded by Finland.
So Rock in China was all like, “I’ma getchoo, sucka!” and Sound Kapital was like, “Hold me back!” The “May Debate” was going down while we were in transition mode, but I had this written and thought the situation deserved to be covered on Layabozi, even though we were late to the melee.
Sarcasm is always a dangerous device on the Interwebs.
Get it! Ha ha. Anyway, I’m underwater with busy-ness, but here’s what my pick for tonight would be, as well as other news and stuff from the general Shanghai jazziverse. The rest of the picks will be up soon.
On the subject of podcasts, we thought we would celebrate our first release by hipping you to some of the music podcasts that we like best.
Community activism and music collide and unite!
The women have cast their stones and now it is time for the men to take the stage. Like two gladiators focused on the glory, this will surely be a fight until death. Don’t forget to make your selections in the comments below in order to decide the fate of the world, amongst other things.
Here we go! It’s time to find out some of the best music of the decade and, in the process, decide the ultimate blogger of all time. Well, almost. To sound off, let us know who you’re rolling with in the comments, along with any other suggestions, exhortations, and bad advice you might have to offer. What time is it? GAME TIME. Pick your poison.