We’re usually pretty good with adjectives, but something about a Jewish-Chinese rock band and a B-52s influenced B6 opener (like we needed another reason to get excited for Friday’s 80’s Happy Hour) makes us shut up quicker than … ummmm, something that shuts up quickly. This week’s show also sees electro-experimental from Hunan, thrash metal from Hangzhou and we-want-to-say-fusion-but-know-people-hate-that-word jazz from the East Coast. The boys from I-GO pay us a studio visit as well (might have heard them on a Nike commercial, hmmmm?) ... and did we mention we have a Chinese version of this show now? Golly.

‘Cast breaks down like this:

1:04 – “I heard the man came in and took away the drums…”
2:36 – “No! Pet Shop Boys are karaoke!”
3:02 – “Hey, if MTV played it then our little show will…”
3:05 – Shanghaiist Pick of the Week: B6 & JJ (I-GO) music clip
4:17 – “I heard one of you was involved with a Nike commercial…”
5:06 – B6 music clip (courtesy of Nike)
5:59 – “I think that (post-punk title) just comes with getting your Beijing card…”
6:28 – Re-Tros music clip
7:06 – “Is that Fred Schneider or is that Fred Schneider?”
7:34 – “It sounds like Buddha Bar -- but not in the bad way…”
7:52 – 48V music clip
8:51 – “I don’t think they (YYT) allow quiet shows…”
9:03 – The Falling music clip
10:08 – “I walked away from this show…had such a good time…”
10:30 – “You used the F-word!”
11:06 – “Your band…is all over the place.”
11:50 – Alec and The All-Stars music clip
13:18 – “I got a master’s degree in playing jazz…”
13:58 – “A guy came to the studio from Nanjing with his CD…”
14:41 – Unsigned Band of the Week: Asia Simcha
15:18 – “I know it’s crazy, but it’s true…”
15:48 – “Let me give you a quick (weekend lineup) rundown”

So…you know, there you go. Keep sending in those demos -- we sure do love most of you.

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If diversity is what you want, then it’s what you get: This week's show covers everything from record-breaking punks to we-still-can’t-believe-they’re-unsigned-seeing-how-they’re-hot-and-can-play Canto-rockers. It’s also a week of workshops, with The Lab putting on an Ableton demo and a singer/songwriter comes over from the States to teach people how to … erm, sing and songwrite. B6 drops by to bid a big name in town farewell. More you want? How about a Black Eyed Peas (playing tonight) remix featuring Huang Jianxiang? Wicked, we know. Damn near makes us want to cut off our own special parts. If that's not enough, we launch our Chinese version of the show -- along with trying our hand at video (see below).

Show goes as below:

2:17 – “Everyone is talking about Akufen’s show being interrupted by DJ PJ…”
3:46 – “Just in case you’ve been oblivious…”
3:54 – Black Eyed Peas music clip (GigShanghai remix)
6:17 – “The Stones started off as a cover band…the Beatles (as well)…”
6:47 – “There’s still bad blood. So I took over (managing)…”
8:03 – Crystal Butterfly music clip
9:33 – “This weekend you all have something going at The Lab, right?”
10:55 – “This is going to be his (Jackson Black) last performance in Shanghai?”
11:37 – Jackson Black clip
12:10 – “B6, this is called what – Micro Lab?”
13:21 – “They set a record…in Beijing.”
13:52 – The Believers music clip
14:40 – “For those that don’t know -- what was the Midi Festival?”
15:20 – “…and found out it was death metal ... from Hawaii?”
15:32 – 8MM Overdose music clip
16:55 – “He puts on this singer/songwriter workshop…”
17:30 – Shanghaiist Pick of the Week: Brian Seymour music clip
19:08 – “When I talked to them…they stressed they weren’t Cantopop…"
19:26 – Unsigned Spotlight: So What music clip
20:28 – Show wrap up and weekend preview

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See you, and your humps at tonight’s show.

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Below is a very pathetic attempt at GigTV, but hopefully will make those that haven't seen Cold Fairyland or been to Yuyintang realize what they've been missing.