Friends

Resources, friends, affiliates, and just sites I love to pimp out revolving around the music scene here in China. If I\’ve forgotten anybody or you wanna join the list shoot me an email. 

Magenta: The booking agency for chinese rock, folk, electro & punk acts – get at it!

AwehTV: An online cultural portal for everything underground across the globe with a leaning towards the underground

Pangbianr: A resource for discovering avant-garde and emerging music from Beijing and elsewhere in China.

Bamboo Bridges: Gateway and the network hub between the music industries of Scandinavia, China, and soon the rest of the world.

RockinChina: A wiki-esque encyclopedia covering the Chinese music scene – compiling bios, reviews, interviews, and downloads

BeijingDaze: Collective resource about underground live music in Beijing and China told through one of Beijing\’s all top behind-the-scenesters.

ChinaMusicRadar: An insider\’s look at the music industry in China from some of peeps behind Split Works

BeijingGigGuide: A event\’s listings site that compiles shows happening across the city for your convenience

MusicDishChina: Journalistic industry news on the Chinese music scene serving as the bridge between the music industry and the artist

SlinkRat: A often hilarious, all expanding look at the underground music scene across China through the eyes of local Shanghai musician Xiao Zhong aka one half of Pairs

TheSoundStage: China Radio International\’s video series on local Chinese bands and artists hosted by Jonathan Alpart

XPA: XP\’s radio show which complies live recordings and interviews with the venues guests

LiveMusicNight: Photo-blog of ace photographer Fang Zhou – check out rockers in all their glory!

GenjingRecords: A Beijing-based record label that specializes in releasing vinyl of Chinese artists while creating links between the Chinese scene and DIY scenes around the globe

Shanghai 24/7: Shanghai\’s premier site covering art, fashion, film, urban life, and of course music.

Jingweir: A cryptozoological spelunking expedition through Beijing\’s DIY underground music scene that does releases, podcasts, zines, and more.

IndieMusicStore: Online site for one of Beijing\’s top record stores – check out their catalogue.

Creative-Asia : a new editorial website covering Chinese contemporary arts across visual arts, theatre & dance, film, literature and music

BeeHype : A vast online international network  meant to find the best local music in various corners of the globe and let the rest of the world know.

iBrew: My buddys\’ (and sometimes metal correspondent)  Homebrew start-up – \’Beijing\’s first locally brewed and bottled beers and ciders\’. Great place to get your brew on.

Foukography: Beijing\’s leading concert photography man-about-town