Posts Tagged ‘Shanghai’

The Reincarnation of the Monkees

June 18th, 2009 by

This one is from some time ago, with all the activity it got mixed with other articles and it just came out of the chaos we are having these days here (actually Mark himself rescued it from the abyss where all unpublished articles go to float… we should do a compilation of those once). Anyway, better later than never, here Life Journey’s gig on YuYinTang, reviewed by Mark, aka M.E. Seeley, the evelish duck. …Sorry Mark, it will never happen again.

Nosaj Thing, Beatmaker and Sound Designer

June 17th, 2009 by

He says his influences go from old classic such as Chopin, to new classics like Boards of Canada, and his sounds have been compared with those of Flying Lotus, Burial, Battles, and Ratatat. Jason Chung, aka Nosaj Thing is emerging from darkness, straight into the spotlights with laptops, beating gadgets, and good vibes to forge [...]

Ghostface Killah Preview

June 8th, 2009 by

There are two massive hip-hop shows in Shanghai this week. For a preview of the chronological first, check out the Mobb Deep Preview on Layabozi. The second is an appearance by Ghostface Killah, who is well known in the hip-hop world from his work with Wu-Tang Clan and, more recently, his solo work, which includes the albums Ironman, Supreme Clientele, Bulletproof Wallets, Fishscale, and The Big Doe Rehab.

Mobb Deep Preview

June 8th, 2009 by

Mobb Deep is coming to Shanghai. Um, what? I cannot fathom a group with a perspective more perpendicular to the pampered expatriate persuasion, but that’s what’s cool about it.

“Rock Under the Red Flag”, VBS.TV Short Film

June 6th, 2009 by

VBS.tv streamed last year this short documentary about Birthday Boys touring illegally around China during 2007. The series, titled “Rock under the Red Flag” , consisted of 6 short videos documenting the band’s trip from Beijing to Wuhan, passing by Shanghai, Nanjing and Changsha.

Expendable, a New Shanghai Band

June 6th, 2009 by

Andy Best, the reporter of indie Chinese rock in Shanghai, went back to the studio with a new project, Expendable.

S.T.D. + Ratatat + AV Okubo + Youth and the Destroyer

June 5th, 2009 by

Editor’s Note: It took us awhile to collect our thoughts and reflect upon the events of May 21st. Like any eventful night, it inspired conflicting opinions. We will bring you two of those opinions, the first from Mache here, and the second from Zack in the next post.

Siesta’s Phreaktion Turned 10 Years Old…and Counting.

June 3rd, 2009 by

Jane Tan, aka DJ Siesta, is the loving founder of Phreaktion, a committed follower of drum ‘n bass, and a dedicated party enchantress. Last May, Phreaktion celebrated its 10-year anniversary with a party featuring Andy C. Some days after the party, when Siesta was trying to have a chill out week, we decided to interrupt [...]