Watch: Can Justin Bieber upstage Alison Gold with leaked Great Wall music video?
Move over Alison [Gold], there's only room for one blonde pop musician to stomp all over Chinese culture in this World Wide Web and it may have to be Justin Bieber dancing across the ancient bricks of...
View ArticleHave yourself a Chinese little Christmas
For those of us doing Christmas 2013 in China, here's some Chinese Christmas music, art, vocab, experiences, trouble and soapboxes. more »GeneralchristmasPingan yeChinese Christmaslanguage...
View ArticleThe Fanmu Art Hall in Chengdu
Fanmu Art Hall, situated between the Dasha River and 2.5 Ring Road in southeast Chengdu, is a showcase project of Jinjiang District. The reported RMB50 million space is meant to foster the growth of...
View ArticleOld China Hand Graham Earnshaw's subversive songs circa 1970s
Publisher, author, journalist and itinerant musician Graham Earnshaw, a fixture of the Shanghai scene, performing comically subversive songs circa 1970s. more »China VideosChinaGraham...
View ArticleOn A Chilly Factory Floor, Yuja Wang's Piano Sizzles
We took one of the world's most buzzed-about (and glam) pianists to the Steinway & Sons factory in Queens to play some fierce and fiery Prokofiev on a new instrument. more »China VideosWang...
View ArticleMartyrs' Anthem
When it comes to national anthems, most countries are stuck with patriotic dirges or paeans to monarchy. Compared to these, China’s “March of the Volunteers” (《义勇军进行曲》) is a stirring piece, a cry to...
View ArticleOpening Tag Club in Chengdu: The Interview - Chengdu Living
There's a new club called Tag coming to town, the brainchild of two local Dutchmen in Chengdu. Here's all the info you need to know. more »Generalmusicclubdutchnightlifedjchengduamsterdam
View ArticleAn Yi minority folk tale explaining the origins of the three-stringed lute
Editor's note: The Yi people are one of the most populous minority groups in China, living mainly in the provinces of Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Yunnan. They are perhaps best known for their Torch...
View ArticleChengdu Strawberry Music Festival 2014: Schedule, tickets, transport
One would expect China's biggest rock-music label and indie-monopolist Modern Sky to show off its ambitions, but don't get your hopes up to high. more »Arts &...
View ArticleForeigner’s “My Little Apple” Spoof Video Endears Itself to Chinese Fans
Want to be loved by Chinese fans? Use the most famous piece of Chinese pop culture to pay tribute to the current most famous piece of Chinese pop culture. more »China Videosmy little...
View ArticleThe butterfly lover's violin concerto
In 1958, He Zhanhao and Chen Gang wrote a symphony piece that later became well-known on international stage. more »China Newsviolinconcertmusic
View ArticleChina Army ft. Daft Punk - Get Lucky
This is just hypnotizing. Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" set to the steady march of the People's Liberation Army. more »China VideosmusicDaft PunkmashupsGet LuckyplaPeople's Liberation Armymarching
View ArticleOne year off, ten years on
A good insider peek at the Shanghai music scene by Andy Best, from its growth and 'golden age', to present and beyond. "What prompted me to write about this was a recent quote from Dostav Dixit of...
View ArticleChina's Best Albums of 2014 (with audio)
Every time someone says there is not enough good music coming out of China it’s like listening to a spoiled 10 year old saying there is nothing to eat for dinner. more »Arts &...
View Article"I Hate Hunan the Least" - Kevin McGeary's cheeky ballad to China
A cheeky little ditty, performed by bawdy balladeer Kevin McGeary and the Foreign Devils, about the various virtues and vices of China's provinces. (VPN required for YouTube) more »China Rantskevin...
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