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The Maxïmo Park show last night—gig two of a two-city China tour—was a highlight of the weekend, despite the silly earliness of it all. (Friday’s 2 Many DJs show was a bust — good mixes, but no band and no dancing room does a sour Shanghaiist make — though the One Love party at LOgO salvaged the night.)

So, why do heavy bands employ the devilish double dot? To quote Spinal Tap guitarist David St. Hubbins (not to be confused with Shanghai-based English-language magazine freelancer, David Hubbins): "It’s like a pair of eyes. You're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you." Spinal Tap, incidentally, also rocks the umlaut, but it’s over the “n” -- and since that combination doesn’t exist in any language, it can’t be replicated on this page -- at least not using our version of Word. (Tap fans will also be aware that there is no dot over the “i” in the group’s name).