Blog Tag - Talking Tunes

Ricky Maymi of Brian Jonestown Massacre to DJ Soi Baochao Friday (Apr 24)
Psychedelic warrior and professional lip locker, Ricky Maymi, will be holding down the fort for a couple hours at Soi Baochao (F.K.A. Cangku)...
Techno Perfectionism:  Q&A with DJ Nobu
DJ Nobu may indeed be one of Japan's top techno virtuosos, gaining critical acclaim, a cult following, and legions of attendees at his regular Future...
Exult in the Promise of Punk: This Weekend at Snake Livehouse
We are a little hesitant to utter the words music festival on any sort of public forum because it seems a cursed word as of late. We should probably...
Festival Meltdown: May's Musical Madness in Limbo
[UPDATED Mar 3 12.30pm] The Strawberry Festival has officially been postponed from its traditional May 1 weekend date, with organizers seeking to...
Industrial to Classical, Beijing to Berlin: a Chat with Avant-garde rocker Blixa Bargeld
He first became famous for unleashing blood-curdling shrieks in Berlin’s warehouse venues. But nearly 30 years later, Blixa Bargeld began working on...
330 Fest: China's Largest Heavy Metal Festival is Shut Down by Police Over the Weekend
Festivals and concerts are apparently the theme of this season’s crackdowns as any sort of event that invites moderately large crowds is now at risk...
Synthesists Unite: Too Much Sh*t on the Table Vol #1 at DDC this Saturday
Gear heads unite for this gig at DDC titled “Too Much Sh*t on the Table.” This signifies not actual feces scattered about a foldable table, (or a...
LOOP x JUE Present a Moving Musical Experience
This Sunday (Mar 22) the wheels on the bus will roll and rock back and forth as LOOP, the people behind the interactive bus map music app, and...
JUE 2015: Don't Miss Shows that Are Sure to Get Your Rocks Off
While many of you are probably as heartbroken as us about the cancellation of Boris, there are still loads of opportunities to thrash to some live...
Boris Beijing and Wuhan Shows Cancelled
In accordance with the natural order of things and the celestial powers that be, Boris have canceled both their Wuhan and Beijing shows, planned for...
Blixa Bargeld & Teho Teardo to Perform Album 'Still Smiling' at Yugong Yishan
Wow, first Swans and now this. Once resident of Beijing and all around noise/industrial legend, Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten fame will be...
Playlist: Djang San
In this month's Playlist we spoke to Beijing long-timer and musician Djang San about the tracks that he's unable to shake. Tofu Electrique - 电豆腐 by...
Color Wave: Nail Art and Electronic Music Divination Party
Experience the most girly conceptual art event so far this year at Aotu Studio this Saturday (6pm-12am). Color Wave will be combining minimalist...
French Psych Rock Legends Magma to Perform in May
This has been a pretty insane year so far for legendary and cutting edge music visiting the capital, especially with JUE right around the corner. If...
Michael Gira:  An Underground Legend Opens up About Infinity
Michael Gira started Swans in 1982, forging new paths in experimental rock music and influencing countless bands with their primal performances,...