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Uyghur Rocker Navigates Two Divided Worlds
At McClatchy DC, Stuart Leavenworth profiles Perhat Khaliq, a Uyghur musician now in the middle of...
China’s Youth Has Forgotten Politics, Cui Jian Laments
Chinese rock legend Cui Jian complained to South China Morning Post that today’s young...
China Lights a Candle for Lou Reed
At China Real Time, Chuin-Wei Yap notes trending tributes on Sina Weibo to rock musician Lou Reed,...
Meet the Grandfather of Chinese Rock
Vice Magazine has posted a lengthy interview with Cui Jian, often referred to as the “Grandfather of Chinese Rock n Roll.” Cui Jian was China’s first domestic rock star in the 1980s, and gained international...
Pussy Riot, Rock and Roll and China
For The International Herald Tribune’s Rendezvous blog, Mark McDonald explores the world of Chinese rock music in light of the Pussy Riot verdict in Russia: The case has some echoes in China, which tolerates little...
Rock in China: An Insider’s Journey
Over the past 30 years, many a foreigner has headed into the middle kingdom to find fortune in the brisk economy of a rapidly changing nation. When Jonathan Campbell went to China over a decade ago, he was searching for the...
Cui Jian: Still Rocking
Cui Jian began his music career playing trumpet for the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra in the early 80s. He is now lauded as the father of Chinese rock music. Earlier this week, fans gathered in Beijing for a special preview of...
Rock n' Roll With Chinese Characteristics
Canadian drummer Jonathan Campbell has been living in China for the past 10 years. During this time, he has gotten well acquainted with China’s rock music scene, and done his part to promote China’s burgeoning music...
Music Video: Chuanzi (川子): Zheng Qianhua (郑钱花)
Singer Chuanzi (real name 姜亚川 Jiang Yachuan) was once a troubled teenager and was imprisoned for assault when he was 18 years old. After being released from jail at the age of 25, he tried to reconnect with his old friends, but...
Mixing It Up: Interview with Matthew Niederhauser
Artspace China, a blog produced by the University of Sydney, interviews photographer Matthew Niederhauser who has documented China’s underground bands at the D-22 club in Beijing: CC: I’ve heard people comparing this world...
Pierced Fans, Stiff Cadres and Hip Rock
China’s biggest rock festival, the Midi Music Festival, won the blessing of local officials this year, the New York Times reports: The incongruity of security agents facilitating the sale of cannabis-themed merchandise was...
Profile of P.K. 14
PRI’s The World profiles the Beijing punk band P.K. 14. Listen to the report here: The band is called ‘P.K. 14′, and its music has been called post-punk. But its lead singer says he’s been influenced by everything from Bob...
An Interview with Chinese Underground Rock Musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou (左小祖咒)
On China Beat, Tim Hathaway interviews underground musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou about his recent collaboration with Canadian band The Cowboy Junkies: TH: Can you explain why you have such a distinct singing style? What reactions has...
Beijing Rock Scene Is Inspired by Western Hipster Chic Rather Than the Search for a Deeper Soul
Danwei’s Alice Xin Liu writes on Huffington Post: It was the first day of summer in Beijing. It also happened to be the May holiday, when Chinese people had three days off in honor of International Workers’ Day....
Mammoth Dylan-in-China Motherlode, #1
James Fallows is digging deep into the rumors that Bob Dylan was banned from performing in China, and discovers that news of his mainland tour may have been a concoction of his bad Taiwanese promoters: A ton of interesting...
In New York: Contemporary Heroes from China’s Music Scene
For Danwei, Nick Frisch reviews two recent Chinese music events in New York in recent weeks: A show by indie bands PK14 and Carsick Cars, and a festival celebrating intersections between Chinese and Western musical traditions at...
Weekly Popcast: P.K. 14 and Carsick Cars
During their visit to New York, members of Carsick Cars and PK14 talked to Ben Sisario of the New York Times for the weekly Popcast. Listen here (the recording first has an interview with Wale; the China interviews start after...
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