Saturday, December 8, 2007

China, where they're learning the art of badassery

For those that don't know, that guy there is my brother, he likes to blag a bunch. Which is good for a blag page, I do suppose myself. I will only have music related shit to talk about for now.
Now, when people think Rock n Roll, for few does China quickly follow. However, there is a growing underground scene in the far eastern nation that doesn't get the attention that it deserves. They've got a really diverse line up of styles, ranging from punk to indie pop to noise to garage rock and riot grrrl. Plus, since the government really doesn't care for this shit, they are really the rebels most rockers just wish to be these days. So here, I'm making it easy on you and gonna give you some links for finding out about this shit.

This is a link to a magazine article covering China's punk growth: http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/42298

This is a wiki-style site full of Chinese groups:
http://wiki.chaile.org/index.php/Main_Page

And this is an article on one of my personal favorites, the experimental band White: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/589

Best for last, this a great page with photos and descriptions of some of China's best artists:
http://www.heroic-cinema.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=22;sa=showPosts

1 comment:

jarred said...

gotta admit they are pretty BA... the guy in 'the scoff' looks like an asian jack black.