Shanghai band Pairs seems to be the center of attention at the moment in the blogosphere. First, Andy Best got all whuzzed up about them, then Luke at Beijing Noise released an interview with them, then Morgan Short dedicated his MP3 Monday issue to them and now also Layabozi has another interview out with them. Jake Newby further adds that Time Out wrote about them. Even the folks of at WLIB have a say in the matter… So that means, that there is something to write about!
Posted in Artist of the week, City Scene Shanghai, Rock in China
Tagged Interview, Kungfuology, Pairs, Shanghai, Underground, WLIB
(Subs on Oct. 8th 2004 by Yoshito Katori)
In an attempt to revive the good old Artist of the Week posts, our first band are punk / indie Gods & Goddesses Subs, which recently released their new album Queen of Fucking Everything and have returned to Beijing after their nation-wide tour. What is to say about Subs, the one band that Mr. Andy Best is so fascinated about? They have energy, they have passion, they have raw brutality inscribed in their bodies and music. They started in 2002, have released in total 4 CDs, went on tours all over China and at least once to Europe! They had been on the cover of the Chinese Rolling Stones and are a fixed booking on nearly every festival.
Give it a listen over at Neocha EDGE as they have – friendly guys they are – published the complete record for streaming. And while you are enjoying the riffs of Subs, read up on them at RiC…
Posted in Artist of the week, Punk in China
Tagged Andy Best, Kungfuology, Punk, Subs
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