Comments on: China http://bennloxo.com/archives/2008/07/14/china/ One hand can't clap: world music for the masses Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Kate G. http://bennloxo.com/archives/2008/07/14/china/comment-page-1/#comment-93874 Kate G. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:46:20 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/?p=490#comment-93874 From the South China Morning Post, July 18th: "Several popular live music venues have been shut or instructed to stop all outdoor shows, and club owners complain they have got used to strange new guests nursing a beer for hours and suspiciously observing everything around them. The whole music scene is angry and bewildered. It is impossible to understand how keeping tourists from seeing an open, culturally vibrant and diverse Beijing is possibly a good thing for anyone," said one well-known figure in the local music industry." I hope you found the good venues before the clampdown. I'll be really looking forward to your report! From the South China Morning Post, July 18th: “Several popular live music venues have been shut or instructed to stop all outdoor shows, and club owners complain they have got used to strange new guests nursing a beer for hours and suspiciously observing everything around them. The whole music scene is angry and bewildered. It is impossible to understand how keeping tourists from seeing an open, culturally vibrant and diverse Beijing is possibly a good thing for anyone,” said one well-known figure in the local music industry.”
I hope you found the good venues before the clampdown. I’ll be really looking forward to your report!

]]> By: Gabe http://bennloxo.com/archives/2008/07/14/china/comment-page-1/#comment-93872 Gabe Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:06:48 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/?p=490#comment-93872 article on Chinese music: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/07/07/080707crat_atlarge_ross/ article on Chinese music:
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/07/07/080707crat_atlarge_ross/

]]> By: MarieLouiseCongo http://bennloxo.com/archives/2008/07/14/china/comment-page-1/#comment-93869 MarieLouiseCongo Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:36:18 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/?p=490#comment-93869 Ah, to ballroom dance with a hacky sack beside the Beijing lakes...... What about the Chinese American ukelele night? Clearly this would be key to your research. Ah, to ballroom dance with a hacky sack beside the Beijing lakes……
What about the Chinese American ukelele night? Clearly this would be key to your research.

]]> By: dj earball http://bennloxo.com/archives/2008/07/14/china/comment-page-1/#comment-93868 dj earball Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:52:07 +0000 http://bennloxo.com/?p=490#comment-93868 Matt: Good to get the China update -- Nice to have ears on the ground there, and I hope to hear some curious sounds from the kingdom, something more than Sa Dingding and random traditional pipa and erhu pieces. Can you find us some Chinese jazz, or hip hop, or ....? We're all ears... Also, would love to see a photo of this new bicycle of yours! Best, dj earball of <a href="http://www.SoundRoots.org" rel="nofollow">SoundRoots.org</a> Matt: Good to get the China update — Nice to have ears on the ground there, and I hope to hear some curious sounds from the kingdom, something more than Sa Dingding and random traditional pipa and erhu pieces. Can you find us some Chinese jazz, or hip hop, or ….? We’re all ears…

Also, would love to see a photo of this new bicycle of yours!

Best,
dj earball of SoundRoots.org

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