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With the arrival of Gypsy Carns, the blues-evangelist, we were quite conscious of the content of this week's show -- thus a resident DJ showing off his dark side, a shameless mention of our mention in City Weekend and Shanghai’s hottest advice columnist (and we mean that in every sense of the word). Also in store is a free chocolate concert (our attempts at organizing the latter two into some sort of a performance didn’t go as well as hoped). Such a respectful show, in fact, that we plum forgot to make fun of the Bar Rouge crowd.
Here's this week's breakdown:
1:09 – “They featured us in a story…including an interview with yours truly.”
1:53 – “The magazine So Rock picked ‘em up and released them…”
2:12 – Hackbuteer clip
3:21 – “We’ve got chocolate and mint coming to YYT -- maybe not exactly…”
3:49 – Plastic Chocolate clip
4:55 – “…and the lead singer…drinks at Time Passage.”
5:36 – “I would love to dig my boot into you, nose fetish tips…”
6:06 – “Let’s get deeper into the sexual questions, okay?”
7:17 – “It’s hard to find venues that are willing to take the risks…”
8:29 – “He’s been doing this non-stop tour around China…”
8:59 – DJ Trix clip
10:02 – “I want to get really, really dirty.”
11:07 – “I usually just tell them to f*ck off!”
11:45 – “The band from Xingjiang, especially the guy with big hair -- god, he’s hot!”
12:53 – “All of the proceeds went to this lady…who takes care of abandoned cats.”
13:09 – Recycle clip
14:40 – “Four gigs in four days-you must be the man.”
15:25 – Shanghaiist Pick of the Week: Gypsy Carns clip
16:51 – Flying Fruit clip
17:53 – “Let me give you the quick weekend wrap-up…”
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Thanks to the number of bands and venues finally stepping up and aiding us in the underground promotion -- if you’re one of those who’ve yet to do so, get ahold of us, less we start taking the piss out of you as well.
(Nice to know there are at least a few others who make our prejudice look mild).
Photo of Top Floor Circus by Shanghai Streets. More on Flickr.
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Aric - I don't like Bar Rouge. You don't either. In fact, I'd venture to say that most people don't. But your persistent bitching about this venue and its patrons is almost as tiring as... Bar Rouge. Good work with the show - but stop pigeonholing yourself with useless steroetypes and senseless sarcasm. It you're going to make fun, at least make it funny.
I appreciate the compliment...that being said:
As long as people are paying 4000yuan for a bottle of champagne when any local artist would play for a 1/8 of that, I'll keep on them. I know it's repetitive, believe me, I listen to the show more than any.
Again, your critique was constructive-I disagree with a few points (especially the "make it funny"-I'm a hoot), but points taken.
A
Hi Aric,
It was good to meet you at JZ last night. Coco and his band were amazing. Most jazz I hear in Shanghai is good, but very safe and conservative. I have always liked Coco's old Shnaghai jazz, but I really like what his was doing last night. It was fun,urgent and passionate.
This made me think that what Shanghai really needs is a free music festival where Coco is playing on the same bill as Cold Fairyland and B6. Why not? We had that ethos at the Pause party and it worked really well.
Tomorrow, I am going to England and France for a month. We're going to spend a few days in Bristol, which has a really successful and creative eclectic music scene where the bands organise their own shows, record labels and the infamously cheeky Choke music forum. The net effect is that the same people go to metal shows, punk bands, Americana singers and drum and bass DJs. I think Bristol should start making its own podcasts. I'm looking forward to having a cup of tea with the wonderful Caroline Martin (www.myspace.com/carolinemartinsmalldog) and buying the latest Geisha CD. By the way, Big Joan and Hunting Lodge are two well known Bristol bands that used to based in Southampton.
I have just uploaded some old footage of Marrow/ Sui onto Youtube. Marrow were an amazing rock band, cool dark, arty and noisey. Since I filmed this their singer went to Chongqing to have a baby and is now moving Marrow into an electronic/ trip hop direction. I look forward to hearing their new sound, but you can get an idea from this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgPRXOR9UYM
Anyway, have a good summer.
Matt-you as well, enjoy the South (and while I would agree with Bristol's happenings, would highly suggest a trip down to Winchester for a weekend, really exciting stuff going on there).
I agree with Coco's "experimental, yet rooted" sound, good show last night (and good luck to the guys as they're on a plane now to Canada and then the EU).
Eclectic crowd-at one point we had Sebastian from Tootekool, Mark Pummell, Coco, Brad and Matsume?! Good time - made the transition from the dirty blues show we had just come from a bit easier. Ha ha.
Safe travels.
Aric
Cheers Aric.
We are going to see Coco sing in Paris. I hope to make a video of the show.
Matt-when you take it, throw it up on YouTube or something and send me the link-we'll include it in the show.