Pretty Cold Summons a Storm of Dark Wave and Dance in Beijing
Pretty Cold’s icy DJing burrow is the capital of Beijing, where they bring the house down with some grungy and frostbitten hot beats.... Read More
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Beijing Garage Punk Rascals: Ravishing The Ravages
Beijing indie sensation The Ravages is ready to cause a ruckus... Music devotee Rochelle Beiersdorfer unveils the story behind the music.... Read More
Shinobi of Sonic: Tianjin’s NinjaBlade is a Master at the Art of Sound
Under the alias NinjaBlade, Yagyu Ranzou manipulates various musical genres to create artistic club anthems. Fact. Check!... Read More
Hot Child in Beijing City: Heat Mark’s Sound Is Indie Rock All Its Own
Beijing indie rock band Heat Mark’s discography is an offbeat mixtape of genres from dream pop whimsical-ism to surf rock shenanigans.... Read More
Close-Up: A Prickly Past, A Bright Future, Women in China’s Tattoo Culture is as Thick as Ink
China's tattoo culture finds widespread acceptance among the nation's metropole urbanites, with women at the forefront of this movement... Read More
Beijing’s Big Thunder – Sonic Confessionals and Shades of Contemplation
Beijing grunge band Big Thunder creates music that expresses human emotion and sentiments about society and its underbelly. Fact. Check!... Read More
Born to Be Wild: Heavy Metal, Fashion and Individualism in China
Fashion, an essential element in the heavy metal scene since first shaking western musical norms in the late 1970s and China a decade later.... Read More