Posts Tagged ‘Andy Best’
Viva la Republica!!! – 60 Chinese Albums to Show Off
October was the happy anniversary of the Party. To commemorate this unforgettable date and help it be a bit more unforgettable, we created a little anthology of China’s music. Check it out
Editor’s Picks Aug. 21-23
A kind of quiet weekend, band-wise, but there’s the Void second birthday, a new hand-drum thing at Anar, Crazy Mushroom Brigade, and more.
Expendable, a New Shanghai Band
Andy Best, the reporter of indie Chinese rock in Shanghai, went back to the studio with a new project, Expendable.
May Holidays Were No Holiday for Music
Some of my friends are sad that last weekend is over already and some others are happy it is finally over. Last weekend China was invaded by music, it’s been a non-stop music trip since Layabozi began its operations, and the ride is getting more intense every time. One would imagine after a year of this we would already be used to these “rush-hour” weeks of music, but still sometimes it’s overwhelming.
Andy Best: A Journey in Rock
Coming from Liverpool, UK. He tells he grew up influenced by musicians, socialists, good books and arty types and spent most of his time playing guitar in bands and acting in the theatre. After getting a degree in Theatre, focusing on writing, he decided to blow it all off in favour of traveling. Ten years later he still hasn’t gone home. He can mainly be found in Shanghai at rock gigs (usually YuYinTang).
Shanghai. Indie. Free. What Else Do You Want?
Indie Top One is a compilation released by the Soma record label last December at the launch, reviewed here by the very sharp Andy Best, of their Indie Top imprint. Indie Top’s website is currently only a coming soon sign that–WARNING!!–has auto play music, but we’ll keep you updated on it.
The album includes tracks from [...]
