Author Archives: Adam Schokora

Music Shorts – Hard Queen

Posted on 2008-08-05 by Adam Schokora

The Shanghai Beat “Music Shorts” brings you a 3-song performance by Hard Queen, an up-and-coming basement / indie pop band from Shanghai. Also on Tudou for faster loading in China.

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Kaiser Kuo on visiting journalists and forbidden cliches

Posted on 2008-07-31 by Adam Schokora

This humorous piece was written by the always witty Kaiser Kuo and first published in a recent edition of The Beijinger and on Ogilvy China’s Digital Watch blog). It is published below with permission of the author. Forbidden Clichés: A … Continue reading →

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Neocha.com in English on Twitter

Posted on 2008-07-30 by Adam Schokora

Neocha.com, a social networking site for Chinese musicians, designers, filmmakers, photographers, animators and those interested in Chinese creative communities, has an English language Twitter page. As Neocha’s Web site is almost entirely in Chinese, its Twitter page helps non-Chinese language … Continue reading →

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Bound feet in China

Posted on 2008-07-17 by Adam Schokora

Yesterday your correspondent received an email with the below photographs attached: a series of very compelling images capturing remnants of the old Chinese practice of foot binding. After a cursory attempt to find an original source for these photos I … Continue reading →

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Music Shorts – Banana Monkey

Posted on 2008-07-16 by Adam Schokora

A performance by Banana Monkey, an up and coming indie / garage rock band from Shanghai.

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Red Laowai vs. White-haired Girl

Posted on 2008-07-07 by Adam Schokora

The infamous ‘Hong Laowai’ or ‘red foreigner’ together with friends (including Comrade Yutian, guest host of this earlier Danwei TV episode) performing their own spoofed version of the 1950s revolutionary film White-haired woman (白毛女).

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The Shanghai Beat: Graffiti Shanghai

Posted on 2008-06-09 by Adam Schokora

Danwei TV presents episode 4 of The Shanghai Beat, titled “Graffiti Shanghai.” Featured band: 21 Grams.

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Power of Love, by Lin Di (林笛)

Posted on 2008-05-20 by Adam Schokora

While attending last night’s candlelight vigil in Shanghai at People’s Square, the lead singer and pipa player from the well-known Chinese band Cold Fairyland, Lin Di (林笛), shot the video below. Lin Di stayed up all night to not only … Continue reading →

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Candlelight vigil for earthquake victims in Shanghai

Posted on 2008-05-19 by Adam Schokora

There will be a public candlelight vigil tonight (2008.05.19) in Shanghai at People’s Square for the Wenchuan earthquake victims.

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MSN Messenger & Toyota Earthquake Donation Campaign

Posted on 2008-05-16 by Adam Schokora

Digital CSR Related to yesterday’s post, MSN together with Toyota (Guangzhou) has launched a one-for-one donation campaign. For every MSN Messenger user that changes their screen-name to “(R) 彩虹连心 支援灾区” [trans (rough): Rainbow of United Hearts, Supporting & Assisting the … Continue reading →

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