Splits Don’t Work
Shanghai has a fairly small musical community, and I complain about/praise it equally. Here’s a plus: easy collaborations between bands you know and love, because EVERYONE knows EVERYONE. [...]
Albums
Download NOW — We Are Shanghai Vol. III
Are you a Lazy Person, like me? Don’t worry, our very valid medical condition (just like Restless Legs Syndrome!) will one day be accepted and we will no longer have to be ashamed and hide from [...]
Girls Like Mystery and albums that never get opened
I get psyched for album releases. Like, really excited, because I love to get an actual, physical copy of an album. It’s the best souvenir I can get in Shanghai because most of the time I know [...]
Delicious Shanghai swine water
Yeah, Shanghai’s got a dead-pigs-in-water problem. What of it? People are so picky these days about what’s floating down their rivers. Anyway, it’s produced at least one awesome EP [...]
Review: Consider Yourselves Conquered
It was a busy weekend for Shanghai music. On Friday I went out to see The Horde at 390 Live for the release of their EP Consider Yourselves Conquered. I love these guys and what they’re doing. [...]
The best of 2012
You know how at the end of every year all those top ten lists come out about the best albums? I hate those, because they make me feel like I know nothing about music (I’m looking at you, Pitchfork. [...]
Rainbow Danger Club – Into The Cellar
Rainbow Danger Club is a band here in Shanghai. They’ve been around a couple of years now and have just released a new EP called Into the Cellar. I’ve written about the Club pretty [...]
Friend or Foe and What Have You Done With My Claw
390 Panyu Lu is a newish live house/gay bar in Shanghai. The performance area is quite small, but the sound is good and you can get up close and personal with everyone. I reckon some people [...]
Smack Madness 