Monthly Archives: May 2009

Intro – an outdoor electronic festival in Beijing

Posted on May 30, 2009 by admin

Electronica, and particularly minimal, has been engulfing Beijing in recent times, largely due to the enthusiasm of the Acupuncture crew. Their ambition knows no bounds, and in little over 12 months, this DJ/ Production outfit have served up some of … Continue reading →

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Beijinger Article on the Chinese Music Scene

Posted on May 26, 2009 by admin

A while back, we alerted you to Berwin Song’s excellent article in the Beijinger entitled Music of the Spheres.  You can read it here. We really wanted to give this article full and far distribution, and by happy chance, the … Continue reading →

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The Dream Factory, visited…

Posted on May 22, 2009 by admin

As regular patrons of this blog will already know, we started some highly charged and emotional discussion around 6 weeks ago with our post about the new deal up at Shanghai’s only mid sized live room, the 500 capacity Zhijiang … Continue reading →

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Police getting tougher in the nightclub playgrounds?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by admin

Thanks to our sharp eyed friends at Danwei for this one. This article, which describes not only a police raid on Gongti’s most successful superclub Coco Banana, but also the arrest of Chinese superstar Man Wenjun for possession of drugs. … Continue reading →

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Festival Video pr0n…

Posted on May 20, 2009 by admin

Modern Sky and Sina Entertainment have teamed up and created a page full of video from their recent (and inaugural) Strawberry Festival from Tongzhou Canal Park, near Beijing.  If you have a lot of time to kill (read, if you … Continue reading →

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Reuters evaluation of China Music 2009

Posted on May 19, 2009 by admin

Political hotpot – 60 years of the Communist party, 50 years since the Harmonisation of the high place, 20 years since the tragedy of Tiananmen.  It’s going to be a hard 2009/10 for all of us trying to get licenses… … Continue reading →

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Shanghai to face Beijing style lockdown?

Posted on May 18, 2009 by admin

UPDATE: Foodelicious becomes a victim?  Read more on Smartshanghai here. No is likely to be the word most often uttered by the various licensing arms of Shanghai’s government over the next 18 months. The Radar has heard from two independent … Continue reading →

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China Youthology on Chinese Festivals

Posted on May 17, 2009 by admin

We here at the Radar have been commentating on the nascent Chinese Music Festival scene.  Now we’ve been joined by Chinese Youth Trend consultancy China Youthology.  For some strange reason, the blog is blocked by the GFW (Great Fire Wall), … Continue reading →

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Emma disintegrates, Ticketmaster rises from the ashes…

Posted on May 14, 2009 by admin

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More big brand BS

Posted on May 12, 2009 by admin

Helen Feng is one of the more influential people in China’s music scene.  She combines educating (she is a DJ at one of Beijing premier radio stations) with expressing (she fronts two Beijing bands – Ziyo and rising stars Pet … Continue reading →

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