Out Now - the Beijinger - September 2012: The Music Issue

Beijing, it’s time to face the music.

Is the city’s music scene everything it could be? We got insights from industry insiders and music bloggers spoke frankly about how much further the scene could go, but we wanted to know more about making it big in Beijing. What else could we do but form a band? The trials and tabulations of amateur musicianship, and more, are recorded in this month’s Cover Feature.

What’s going on in the rest of the issue? In the FOOD & DRINK section, you’ll find a guide to the perfect food combinations in our Dining Feature. We go for a drink with the DJ trifecta behind Black Eyeliner, hear about Dominic Johnson-Hill’s idea of a last meal and sample great slabs of carrot cake for Taste Test. We also spotlight open-mic nights, Bordeaux and all of the best new bars and restaurants.

Our GO section is packed with leather, DIY projects and the craziest of golf courses. There’s musical musings, a trek to London overland and giveaways galore – you could be as dapper as Don Draper if you win the new bespoke suit on offer. We’ve also got reviews of the new shops and venues around town. Also, we find out: When is a pod hotel not a pod hotel?

Meanwhile, we have a few more people we’d like you to MEET. Max Levy cooks us up a Playlist, Zara Afshad’s got designs on Bookshelf, Jeff Powell uses his noodle in Mastermind and Michel Sutyadi shares his uniformed past. We’ve also had a chinwag with literary heavyweight A. S. Byatt, we delve inside the mind of Chinese consumers with Tom Doctoroff and we got a sneak peek inside Beijing’s famous Baihua Studio.

Plus, there’s Ecology telling us about the dangers of zoos, the Peking Man’s tips for surviving the rain, and enough Events and Directory listings to guarantee that all your weekends hit the right note. Get a copy around town, get the PDF here or read it right now.