Posts Tagged ‘Jazz’
Musical Road Map: Entry One
In which our intrepid correspondent journeys deep into hippie/yuppie land to sample some of the most anti-hippie/yuppie music there is.
FloatingPoints Growing Through Music
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/2631992[/vimeo]
Sam Shepard, aka Floatingpoints (piano player, musician, producer, and DJ) has been making music since his early teenage years, and is now beginning to taste fame as Floatingpoints grows in popularity on the international music scene. One of his inspirations for music is the creative jazz musician Sun Ra, for whom he wrote the track “For [...]
Shanghai Music Chronicles: When Music is Rocking in Shanghai.
Last week our editor’s picks were in tune with my mood for music, and I followed the instructions provided by Mike “Big Duck” Brownell almost to the letter.
Free your Mind and your Ass will Follow
We have been saying for some weeks now that the music scene in Shanghai is pretty hectic! Because we are only ducks and not octopuses, we occasionally have to ask for help, and Leo from Free the Wax has lent us some of his free time with this one. Free the Robots will play this Saturday at YuYinTang, and we wanted to tell you what kind of robots they are freeing, and about the music they will play for us; so we made an exception from our rules (sorry boss) and asked Leo to do the interview for us himself. And, yes, be careful, Free the Robots are freeing some wax on Saturday at YuYinTang. (!)
Editor’s Picks May 14-17
You know the score, but this week there’s an bonus Conflict of Interest Pick!
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.
Editor’s Picks April 30-May 5
If you’re here this weekend, read this and you will know what it means to be fested.
On Jazz/关于爵士
Our friend Nicholas Bouloukos wrote this jazz rumination/introduction for Shanghai’s own Music Lover magazine. We are reprinting it here in English and Chinese with the gracious permission of the author and the publisher. Full disclosure: I also write for the magazine. // 这片文章是Nicholas Bouloukos为《音乐爱好者》写的。这个很棒的杂志在上海音乐学院边上的几家卖唱片和书谱的店里都有卖。
