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Category Archives: Music
Elvis expert needed
An experienced Chinese journalist doing a story marking the 30th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley — August 16 — is looking for Elvis experts.
Baidu in the music business?
A major reason for search engine Baidu’s popularity is its efficient MP3 search function, which allows Chinese music fans to easily find downloadable files of popular music. Of course most of this music is pirated, but Baidu’s responsibilities is not … Continue reading
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Copyright protection for online content
Beijing Business Today recently reported on China’s accession and ratification of two U.N. Internet-related treaties, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Together, the two treaties require signatory countries to provide copyright protection for computer programs, … Continue reading
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Taiyuan cultural authorities confused by Pangu’s Olympics song
Punk group Pangu (盘古 or Punk God) has a song ‘Fuck the Olympics’ (奥你妈的运) that gets banned by mainland authorities, sort of.
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Africa Day in Beijing
May 26 is Africa Day, commemorating the signing of the charter document of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Addis Ababa in 1965. The OAU was succeeded in 2002 by the African Union (AU), but Africa Day is still … Continue reading
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Chicken parody case goes to court
‘I don’t want to speak’ (我不想说) sung by Yang Yuying (杨钰莹) is parodied by ‘I don’t want to say I’m a chicken’ (我不想说我是鸡); IP infringement case goes to court.
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Danwei Quickie: NOFX in Beijing
NOFX is a seminal American punk band. Their music has been influencing the Chinese punk scene since it first started over ten years ago. This is a quickie look at the pre-concert press conference before their very first show in … Continue reading
Andy Lau fan’s father kills himself:
Sina condemns and enjoys
Sina.com has opened a special minisite about a fan of pop star Andy Lau (刘德华) whose father committed suicide. Below is a translation of Sina’s introduction to the affair: After crazed star chaser Yang Lijuan (杨丽娟) became obsessed with Andy … Continue reading
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Sina condemns and enjoys
Sina condemns and enjoys
Gender-bending Harisu performs in Beijing
From the That’s Beijing weekly newsletter: Harisu Solo Show Expect a risqué cabaret performance from this Korean transgender superstar [pictured], famous throughout Asia for her good looks – click here for some photos. The Korean star shot to fame after … Continue reading
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Chinese rock in Fader
The latest issue of New York based music magazine Fader contains a feature about rock music in Beijing, featuring some of the usual suspect Beijing bands like Re-TROS and PK14. The story is moodily illustrated with photos by Ariana Lindquist. … Continue reading
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