Tag Archives: china west

Flashing Lights, Gold-digging, but very little Glory

Posted on November 10, 2008 by admin

Rapper/producer/airport-hellraiser Kanye West descended upon China last week for two installments of his Glow in the Dark tour: first at the Beijing Workers’ Stadium on November 1, and then on Shanghai’s Grand Stage two nights later. We at the Radar … Continue reading →

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Kanye West: Gone Till November

Posted on September 5, 2008 by admin

Why the long face, Kanye? Feeling glum because your September 23 Shanghai show has been postponed to November 3? Us too, man, but we’ll cut you some slack. After all, you haven’t pulled a Bonnaroo on us yet, and this … Continue reading →

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Department of Bad Timing

Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin

Chatting with a representative of Emma, the foremost China-based promoter, last month at Fuji Rock, we learned that the company’s Director of Live Events – Marketing, A. Robb Spitzer, was leaving the company. Less than a month later, Emma’s Director … Continue reading →

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Coming to Retrieve his Misplaced Shuttershades

Posted on August 12, 2008 by admin

Rumours have been swirling for weeks, and now it’s official: Grammy-winning producer/rapper Kanye West will be passing through Shanghai for a gig at Hongkou Stadium next month. Although we don’t usually take anything seriously until we read about it on … Continue reading →

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Bjork runs amok with China’s burgeoning live music industry

Posted on March 15, 2008 by admin

Some are calling it an “outburst,” others refer to it as a whisper, but one thing’s for sure: Bjork’s chants of “Tibet, Tibet,” at her March 2 Shanghai concert were heard loud and clear by the Chinese government. The Icelandic … Continue reading →

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Big Bands in China – a bubble waiting to burst?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

Happy Chinese New Year! It’s been a while, but we’ve been busy. A big show at the end of January with Hard-Fi, Tom Middleton and Sasha followed by the annual Chinese shut down. Snow, death at railway stations, delayed flights … Continue reading →

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