Blog Tag - Maybe Mars

DP Backspace Pushes Past the Bleeding Edge on Sophomore Release "Ants Corrupt Elephant"
With the release of their 2018 debut Human Nature Architecture, Backspace had a clear and defiant message for modern society. Deeply rooted in...
New Maybe Mars Band Run Run Run Sank to Literal Dark Depths for its Eerie Debut
Speaking to Run Run Run's Xiao Dou (pictured above right) you get the impression that much of the band's dark, jagged sound is inspired by early...
Snapline Talk New Long Distance Recording Relationship Ahead of Upcoming Album Release
Snapline’s return to the stage this past August wasn’t just special because it marked the end of three-year performing hiatus. The Beijing post-punk...
Beijing Music Scene Buzzes Ahead of Japanese Hardcore Band Envy's Jan 20 Gig
On Jan 20 you'd best brace your body for a bruise-inducing mosh pit, prepare your ears for some deafening scream-singing and guitar squealing, and...
PHOTOS: P.K.14 Look Back on 20 Years of Post-Punk Glory
Today, pioneering Chinese post-punk band P.K.14 released their sixth studio album, titled What We Talk About When We Talk About His Name (get it on...
DP Baby Faced Old Souls Backspace Talk Socially Conscious New LP Ahead of Aug 31 School Bar Gig
Zheng Dong peered out the window of his Haidian apartment and contemplated the sea of gleaming lights from other windows staring back at him. The...
Q&A with Josh Feola Ahead of Aug 12 Pangbianr Farewell Show
While the glamorously dressed throngs were lining up at Beijing’s then equally dazzling Babyface nightclub, Josh Feola (pictured above, third from...
Dirty Fingers: ‘We Don’t Want to Become Part of the Beijing Clique’
[Updated Dec 27,10.30am] A previous version of this blog stated that the release show would occur at Yugong Yishan. It will in fact take place at DDC...
"The Finances of Music Now Are So Brutal" Beloved Brooklyn Drummer Kid Millions Dishes on 20 Year Career Ahead of Fruityspace Gigs (Dec 15-16)
As the drummer for the 20-year-running Brooklyn band Oneida, along with his solo work as Kid Millions, John Colpitts has built up a devoted cult...
Maybe Mars' Post-Rockers Fazi Talk Collabs and Makeshift Studios Ahead of Nov 18 Gig
In a hushed space designed for bookshelves and youngsters cramming for exams, one of China's best post-rock bands made some serious noise.  That's...
The Best Events Coming Our Way: Sep-Oct
What's Happening, which you can also find in the front of our Sep-Oct issue, rounds up some of the most notable events for the coming months. Sep 16...
New Zealand Punks Die! Die! Die! Set to Slay Onstage at Yue Space, Sep 8
They may be called Die! Die! Die! (DDD), but their music is as hard-hitting and invigorating as a defribulator sending pulses through your system,...
Psych Rockers Chui Wan Partner With Hitmaker for Grizzly Bear and Animal Collective; Will Perform New LP Sep 1 at Yugong Yishan
For many bands, the chance to work with a hotshot producer might tempt them to pine for superstardom and a lunge toward the mainstream. Thankfully,...
Beijing Sounds in Flux: Interview with Chui Wan
Chui Wan may have dazzled post-punk fans with their psychedelically experimental 2012 debut, White Night, but the Beijing four piece have pushed...
XP: The End of a Beautiful Musical Error
Time to have a good cry as Beijing’s only venue dedicated to Beijing's most extreme music, XP, closes its doors in July 5. While we knew it has been...