Midweek Music Preview is a weekly rundown of the events happening across stages all over Shanghai. On the docket this week: We've got the famous Joss Stone performng, probably barefoot, at Shanghai Grand Stage, Bigong Bijing doing their thing at DClub, a Chinese folk artist at Live Bar, and China Britrocks returning to Yuyintang. There's a bit for everyone, so check it out! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our rundown of all the live music happening on stages all around Shanghai. On the docket this week we have David Friesen coming to Wooden box to spice things up with a bit of jazz, plus the much anticipated X is Y album release party, another, smaller, music festival at Big Bamboo, and Friendly Fires hitting up Mao Livehouse! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Representing the West Coast in the Pearl of the East this Friday at Zeal is non other than DJ Jam, also known as the official DJ of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre on the infamous Death Row Records. Having toured with greats such as Snoop Dogg and P. Diddy Jam is most likely to take some California sun with him. We got to know Jam behind the gloomy, yet chill sun shades and talked about profound life lessons, Snoop Dogg, and the lingering music industry in China. more ›

Midweek Music Preview is a weekly rundown of events happening on stages all over Shanghai. On the docket this week, all the best bands around Shanghai making an appearance, 696 Live House is presenting 5 acts from around Shanghai. The Stanleys are making their debut in Shanghai at Yuyintang, and wrapping up the weekend is the DIY t-shirts, so freshen up your wardrobe and don't miss out! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Her piano riff inferno and head banged red hair illuminate it all. Max Harman's scorching onstage passion proves she's a front lady refusing to fizzle out or fade away. The same can be said for her band mates in The On Fires, an Australian hard rock troupe that blazed their way across China with smoldering shows in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, and several other locales last year. more ›

His words paint manga panoramas for your ears, rhymes that spin like the 2D martial arts characters that have endlessly inspired him. Although Shing02's lyrics lace the Japanese cartoon classic Samurai Champloo's soundtrack, his mind draws on far more animated real life experiences. more ›

Anthony Wong (黄耀明) of the popular Hong Kong band Tat Ming (达明一派) came out last night at the finale of the group's four-night concert to mark the 25th anniversary of the band's founding. more ›

Listen to the theme song of the 1997 blockbuster Titanic (now back on a screen near you, but without Kate Winslet's 3D boobs) played on the guzheng. more ›

Via TED: "TED Fellow Abigail Washburn wanted to be a lawyer improving US-China relations -- until she picked up a banjo. She tells a moving story of the remarkable connections she's formed touring across the United States and China while playing that banjo and singing in Chinese." more ›

Korean folk song Arirang as performed by North Korea's National Symphony Orchestra. more ›

It's music festival season in Shanghai, with two big-name events (Midi and Strawberry) coming up this month. Also on the horizon is the second annual Pic Nic festival, taking place this weekend at Yuyintang Park. A variety of acts will be there, including Nao Hao, Friend or Foe, Ben Huang, Siesta, and Acid Pony Club. Picnic baskets are highly encouraged. more ›

Photos from Rock-a-Bop, billed the first ever "rockabilly" themed party in Shanghai, held at O-Malley's on Saturday. Pictures by HeyItsWilliam. more ›

Looking to get your fix on classic American Rock 'N Roll music in Shanghai? Well now you finally can! Starting noon on Saturday, April 14th, Shanghai 24/7 will be throwing a 1950s-themed carnival called "Rock-A-Bop" at O'Malleys. It will be the first ever "rockabilly" themed party in Shanghai. more ›

The city’s shortcomings have, in one way or another over the years, sparked constant ‘unstable behavior’ from Riz— prompting him to write screamo lyrics when everyone else in the local scene was covering Limp Bizkit, publishing an underground magazine to educate the masses about what ‘hardcore’ truly means, and even passing subtler lessons along in the classroom as a teacher because the local scene isn’t lucrative to support him fulltime. Below, Riz answers our questions about why he’d prefer to play in a city like Shanghai, and how Hong Kong has spurned and inspired him again and again. more ›

Photojournalist and filmmaker Matthew Niederhauser speaks to AsiaSociety about the past, present and future of the Chinese underground hip hop scene. more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our weekly rundown of everything happening on stages all across the city. On the docket this week is the highly anticipated Sum 41 making their rounds for their China Tour, then we have a CD Release Party for Dirt Eater, and some local bands showing their stuff at Live Bar! And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more. more ›

Ex-pornstar Sora Aoi has released her new Chinese single "The Second Dream". This song is the theme of her first Chinese movie "The Second Dream" (第二梦) which marks her acting debut in the People's Republic. The movie is expected to be available online on March 28. more ›

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The indie troupe’s sonic mastermind, Chris Walla, touches on the criss-crossed philosophies that will inform the band’s March 9 Yun Feng Theater gig. more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our weekly rundown of everything happening on stages across the city. In this week's late specially marinated edition, check out what's happening in the Shanghai metal scene at the Playful Warrior showcase, get the rare chance to see jazz legend Diane Schuur perform at the Peace Hotel, and on Sunday head over to an early 10RMB concert featuring new music from around the city! Read on for all the details, or check out our calendar for everything else. more ›

The first dates for the Gagster's Born This Way Ball Tour have been announced, with the first stop on the 110-date tour to kick off in Seoul on April 27th. As it stands, Ms. Gaggle's only brush with the Chinese market will take place in at Asia World Arena in Hong Kong on May 2nd, the second stop on her world-eating extravaganza. more ›

Watched that video of the five young North Korean accordionists' rendition of A-ha's Take On Me and still haven't had enough? Now, here's a North Korean group named Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble performing Modern Talking's Brother Louie! more ›

Remember that video of the five young North Korean accordionists' rendition of A-ha's Take On Me? It's totally gone viral since we showed it to you last Friday (watch it if you haven't!). Evan Ramstad, the Wall Street Journal's Seoul correspondent, caught up with Morten Traavik, the artist behind the performance that will soon open at Barents Spektakel, an international arts fest in Norway. He writes of Traavik's long labour of love in making the project happen: more ›

A group of young accordion players from Pyongyang's Kum Song School perform Take On Me by A-ha as part of a multi-genre project that opens next week at Barents Spektakel, an arts festival in Norway. Seriously, now. What would the Dear Leader think as he looks down on this from wherever he is now in socialist paradise? more ›

English translation with thanks to China Digital Times. Click the "CC" button if you do not see the captions. more ›

Yesterday, we saw a full-page advertisement in Apple Daily Hong Kong that has raised tensions between Hong Kongers and mainlanders to a fever pitch. The truth is, "anti-locust" sentiment had been simmering below the surface for a long while in the city, way before the recent Dolce & Gabbanna protests and the Kong Qingdong hoopla. The swarming, migratory insect has been used as a label for the people from the mainland that have come to crowd the streets of Hong Kong and are perceived to deplete the scarce resources of the city, leaving poorer locals to fall through the cracks. Last year, the above song "Locust World" went viral in Hong Kong as its lyrics struck a chord with what locals felt they've had to put up with in the onslaught of a "mainland invasion". It's now available with English subtitles thanks to Youtuber iloathelilyallen. more ›

Whether you take your indie pop rock West coast from your dorm room or East coast from your grungy Brooklyn apartment, Shanghai has something for all of you come this spring! Following the enormous names at Black Rabbit last year, Split Works keeps hauling them in for 2012 - this time in the form of US indie sensations Death Cab for Cutie and The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. more ›

Lots on for this weekend! Big hiphop parties at Shelter and Zeal, including one of France's most renowned hiphop DJs, Cut Killer. There are also plenty of opportunities to enrich your cultural side: check out two ballets, participate in some CNY activities, or try a tour through old Shanghai. And if that's still not enough, head over to our calendar for more! more ›

Midweek Music Preview is our weekly rundown of everything happening on stages across the city. On the docket this week: Local musicians release an 18-band compilation CD with two nights of concerts, Cold Fairyland plays Yuyintang, and some Mongolian garage rock rounds us out on Sunday! Read on for details, or head over to our calendar for more. more ›