“That’s just crazy. Crazier than you can imagine,” said Yang Haisong, one of China’s most revered indie rockers. He was reacting to recent news about a university textbook degrading the internet, pop ...

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When indie rock band Huxiaochun launched their first nationwide tour in 2019, the band’s four members had to take out loans of 2,000 yuan ($283) each just to afford to rent equipment and pay for the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Officials in China have been telling young people that spies or foreign powers could be out to trick ...

A significant live recording in the history of Chinese rock, a night of unprecedented madness in Hong Kong's concert history. The musical force from Beijing shook the music scene of Hong Kong. A full ...

The band, Varihnaz, has gained fans by offering an alternative to China’s hyper-polished, fast-paced modern life, with songs about pesticides and poultry raising. By Vivian Wang Vivian Wang traveled ...

Scenes from the experimental light opera, Yin Yang Wedding Invitation.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The experimental ...

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In a move almost as brilliant as pervy Lou Pearlman’s invention of the 1990’s boy band “father of Chinese rock music,” Wang Xaio-Jing’s concoction of China’s Twelve Girls Band has created an ...