S/D: Chinese pop

http://www.npr.org/2013/02/18/171900960/chinas-leonard-cohen-calls-out-political-corruption

opecimmac, any thoughts on 朱之文? also, the winners of 中国好声音; do they generally have any future as stars?

I know 朱之文 but not much, probably like a Chinese Susan Boyle.

I kind of enjoy 中国好声音 as a show. My favorite is Jin Chi(金池). I don't foresee any of them going to become a true pop star in China, say as big as those from super girl show 2005. However, the Champion Liang Bo (梁博) does have some adorable personality, reminding Dou Wei (窦唯). He has a few decent original works (although ripping off COLDPLAY, could be unintentionally). Maybe he can make it who knows.

BTW, 乒乓, are you Chinese?

What's yr take on Omnipotent Youth Society, opecimmac?

To be honest, I belong to the minority who don't like them, or think they are overrated. About ten years ago, I thought that they could be something truly great. But their long-awaited debut album sounds more compromising and cliche than I expected.

You can listen to one of their early songs from "alternative era" here (cassette bad quality) when they were called "The Nico", named after Shannon Hoon's daughter.

http://www.npr.org/2013/02/18/171900960/chinas-leonard-cohen-calls-out-political-corruption

Oh yes if you are talking about semi-protest or social issue satire, there they are.

Zuoxiao Zuzhou is no doubt the most controversial figure in Chinese rock. I strongly suggest the first two albums from his BAND era: 走失的主人 and 庙会之旅 for anybody with an open mind. In my opinion, these are among the best Chinese alternative rock scene has ever produced.

Generally I am indifferent on his prolific high-profile solo career. I can't get the likeness between him and LC...maybe because LC and Cowboy Junkies are from the same country? :) Comparisons to Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Tom Waits... make more although limited sense. I would say Kenneth Higney is a perfect counterpart.

BTW, 乒乓, are you Chinese?

― opecimmac, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:21 PM (6 hours ago) Bookmark

chinese-american!

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/ai-weiwei-is-making-a-rock-album

When Chinese authorities jailed the dissident sculptor Ai Weiwei for 81 days in 2011, they may have created a monster, of sorts: now Mr. Ai has announced that he is recording a heavy metal album, and he has traced the roots of his interest in music to his incarceration, when his guards asked him to sing, and he realized that he knew only Chinese revolutionary songs.

Cannot wait.

cannot stop listening to elva hsiao atm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3IrlF6NpGU

Anyone seen Tang Dynasty? Playing tonight in Wellington.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/25/world/asia/hong-kong-stars-face-mainland-backlash-over-support-for-protests.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSum&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

Camping out beneath an overpass outside Hong Kong’s government headquarters, amid a sea of colorful tents, a local pop singer, Denise Ho, said about 80 percent of her income came from mainland China, mostly from performances. But for now, she said, there are no mainland bookings on her schedule.

Anthony Wong, another Hong Kong singer who has joined the pro-democracy demonstrations, said two November shows in mainland China had been “indefinitely postponed” and he had no pending invitations to perform there.

“I’m just guessing, but I think they are trying to ban us because they’re afraid of different views,” Mr. Wong said late Thursday night. “They fear that we would spread them. And of course it’s an attempt to punish us, a cold-shoulder treatment of sorts, so we can’t earn their money.”

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/kenny-g-hong-kong-protests/381830/

kenny g too

did sa dingding end up on some tv show, like a duo singing competition where people vote
or i am thinking of someone else

Not even a mention of 小苹果，huh

Oh well here's something else

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzgwJ8tSE0

just came here to post that. watched it like 5 times in a row with my 4 year old. a "what does the fox say" for this year.

Free Mavis Fan (of Taiwan) download here. Good stuff. I'm still not too familiar with her.

http://www.vegetarianfish.net/m--a

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1010960/Trove%20of%20Discarded%20Cassette%20Tapes%20Brings%20Back%20a%20Lost%20Shanghai