China’s Youth Has Forgotten Politics, Cui Jian Laments
Chinese rock legend Cui Jian complained to South China Morning Post that today’s young...
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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...
Read MoreCui Jian’s Revolution with Beer
“The German Die Zeit published this glimpse of an anti-Olympics concert by veteran rocker Cui Jian, held in a Beijing bar outside the Olympic zone. As the greatest symbol of the “nothing” generation, Cui Jian still bottles...
Read MoreCui Jian: China’s Rock Rebel Updates His Appeal
An article from International Herald Tribune discusses the current musical plans of Cui Jian, the father of Chinese rock, as well as the status of rock n’ roll in China: When Cui Jian – “the godfather of...
Read MoreMusic Series: Cui Jian – A Piece of Red Cloth
“I performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989, 15 days before the crackdown. I sang A Piece of Red Cloth (一块红布), a tune about alienation. I covered my eyes with a red cloth to symbolize my feelings. The students were heroes....
Read MoreCui Jian played his first officially sanctioned concert in Beijing in 12 years., via keso’s blog.
Cui Jian played first officially sanctioned concert in Beijing in 12 years, via keso’s blog.
Read MoreCui Jian played in Beijing last Saturday – Taipei Times
From Taipei Times: China’s godfather of electric rock Cui Jian assaulted Beijing late Saturday with his loud and angry wall of sound in his first officially sanctioned concert in the capital in 12 years. Some 10,000 fans gathered in the Capital Gymnasium to hear the 44 year-old perform the latest versions of his songs, many […]
Read MoreCui Jian’s Music In Flash
From the Danwei Blog: Cui Jian, about whose influence on Chinese rock-and-roll countless dissertations have been written, is set to release a new album at the end of the month. In the meantime, he has teamed up with noted Flash artist Lao Jiang to release an animated video for his new song Mr. Red.
Read MoreCDT Editors’ Picks: The Best of 2022
2022 was an extraordinary year in China, and our editors’ “best of” picks from CDT and other media outlets reflect the many dramatic events that shaped people’s lives. It was the third and apparently final year of China’s...
Read MoreA Brief Timeline of Student Protests in China since 1989
June 4, 2022 marked the 33rd anniversary of Chinese troops opening fire on protesters to suppress the student-led Tiananmen Movement of 1989. In the following decades, student activism in mainland China never ceased, despite...
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