Shanghaiist: Notes from the Underground: Weekend in review

Micah

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:26:38 +0800

Hehe.

Aric

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:09:53 +0800

I'm sorry, is this post about music? Or my writing? Gene Simmons spits blood, RHCP (as mentoined) put socks on their cocks, Bob Schneider strums on a gal's ass - every show, and people talk, as it's their trademark. So we mention it for the majority of people who don't know. If those that post are so "constructively critical", how come we don't see more contributions? Instead, they troll (yes, troll) posts where they can add their cheeky two-cents. (And how are we supposed to respect anyone who buys from Fuzhou Lu?)

Jumping Jesus

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:00:54 +0800

Christ, relax, smoke a Fuzhou Lu doobie or something..."I really like the band but the repeated penis jokes are annoying" is hardly trolling message boards. Some might even call it constructive.

MoJo

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:13:20 +0800

"I'm amazed at how strongly people feel about music here, but refuse to be proactive about it - instead, they troll blogs." I wholeheartedly second that. China DMC comps on August 12. Check http://www.thelab.cn for more info.

Aric

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:24:34 +0800

....also one for Henry. If TFC sucks, what band do you enjoy? Or is this yet another (ahem, Micah) attempt at shock blogging to get attention? Once again - it amazes me how much effort people put into negative postings about music but 99% of the time opt for a DVD and Sherpa's over actually getting out to a show.

Andy

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:20:15 +0800

Henry What's your take on the Chili Pepper's 'Socks on C*cks' era?

henry

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:08:53 +0800

Ditto on the junior high humor, and i'll take it further -- the band sucks. Give me GG Allen, or give me talent.

Andy

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:43:54 +0800

It's precisely because they are a good band that they can drop their pants at shows (TFC). Pop-culture philosophy, that.

Julia

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:24:32 +0800

Nice review. Just found some great pictures of the Second Hand Rose show at Tanghui here http://www.smartshanghai.com/gallery/692

Aric

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:07:51 +0800

Fucking hell - there's always one. Yes, Michah - the lead singer is known for taking his clothes off at shows. We wouldn't talk about them if they were a shit band, would we? So we should ignore the cock-waving altogether? I'm amazed at how strongly people feel about music here, but refuse to be proactive about it - instead, they troll blogs.

Micah

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:51:31 +0800

What's with the Top Floor Circus double-entendres that keep popping up in these posts? Are we in junior high again? Let's just say it out loud: the lead singer dropped his pants at a couple of shows. Big f'in deal. They write intelligent music/lyrics and have amazing stage presence, and I hope that's what they're remembered for.