Category Archives: Music

Michael Pettis interviews Carsick Cars’ Zhang Shouwang

In the May issue of Esquire, Pettis asks Shouwang, whose name means “to keep watch”, ten questions about composing the a very famous song, rock music today compared to the ’80s, traveling and “new Chinese music”. Below Danwei republishes the full English interview with Pettis and Shouwang’s permission.

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FM3 live in Beijing

FM3 playing music with their Buddha Box at Beijing nightclub D22.

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More free Chinese music from Neocha

Neocha.com, a social networking site for Chinese creatives, has released a new and improved version of its popular music player NEXT.

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Debut album by Kazakh musician Mamer

A video promo for Eagle, a new album by Uighur musician Mamer.

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How majestic is the night

Beijing-based band P.K.14 has a new video for their song 多麼美妙的夜晚 (How Majestic Is The Night) shot and directed by Jonas Lundberg and Petrus Sjovik in Sweden during the band’s recording in early 2008.

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So Rock Jesus for 2009

So Rock! magazine for December 2008. A snarky article on Chinese Democracy and a profile of folk-rock legend Zhao Lao Da. Also, music from The Thor (雷神).

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Wu Fei album launch in Beijing

This is an old Danwei video of experimental Guzheng player Wu Fei who has just released a new album titled ‘Yuan’ and will be performing in Beijing January 16 – 18.

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Thirty years of looking for work and love

Video of Thirty Years by the Yunnan folk-rock group Shanren.

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Interview with Zafka Zhang

An interview by 56minus1 of Zafka Zhang, co-founder of China Youthology.

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Good luck for a Beijing musician

An interview with Hao Yun, from the November FHM.

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