Posts Tagged ‘Emo’
Monroe Stahr, Their First Abum “DaShiJie”
Every album has its very own time and place. For Monroe Stahr’s debut album, it really shouldn’t be very hard to deduce the right time. The first track is, “Summer Starts Here,” and that’s about right. The acoustic guitar paints a picture pretty early on of a veranda, or a nice bar/café patio in the hot summer sun, a comfortable, but somewhat [...]
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.
体会怎么演奏得动听
我喜爱。凡是能从目前作音乐的那些有利可图的垃圾中救出我来的事都算稀有和美好。来自北京的欲望之箭(Arrows Made of Desire)成为了在中国正在创立一种新颖的音乐的乐队之一。
Editor’s Picks May 14-17
You know the score, but this week there’s an bonus Conflict of Interest Pick!
She’s Back; Will There Be No Respite?
Everyone’s favourite proto-pop emo sk8r grl might well be back in Shanghai a little sooner than expected. Avril Lavigne was named “Canadian Ambassador of the 2010 World Expo Shanghai” in Vancouver last week. Will she be here for the event itself? Will she perform? Will she finally sing “Girlfriend” in Mandarin? Do I care?
No, I [...]
Midi Music Festival 2009 Zhejiang
The Midi Music Festival, the biggest rock show in China, is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and this year takes place in Zhejiang. The line up has recently been revealed and we have it here for you. We’ve got links to the bands you don’t know and want to know, and info on how to get yourself to Zhejiang. Also, if you are going on a road trip let us know!
EMO invasion at YuYinTang
This coming Friday TOOKOO will try to conquer YuYinTang’s stage with their EMO style. Personally I’m very curious to see how they’ll make it. I don’t have a very positive opinion on all this EMO wave, I believe is a bit insulting to all the bad-smelling darkness produced for generations in hard rock. But [...]
