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Chinese rock podcasts and Midi music festivalPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, April 27, 2006 7:53 PM
No cops, music, pogo, dye your hair, be yourself. On the topic of rock music in Beijing, next week (May 1 to 5) is the Midi Festival, China's biggest annual rock show. It's well worth attending if you're in the capital. Below are some quotes from the festival organizer Zhang Fan. These quotes are from a blog called Holidarity (use this link in China) which is written by the pseudonymous Friend Gram, who appears to be a journalist who knows his — or perhaps her — way around the Beijing rock scene: On why goverment rules and red tape limiting advertising and promotion don't present much of a setback: On problems/ things he's had to explain - to the police: "...The police are afraid that if people stand up and drink some beer, something terrible will happen." "...I explained to them that people who take ecstasy need more music than just a 45-minute rock set, otherwise they get uncomfortable." [The festival provides its own security, and they wear t-shirts.] On band selection: "60-80% of the bands will be different from last year." "A lot of the foreign bands are coming as a result of sponsorship and cooperation with foreign diplomatic offices." On the 10,000+ expected attendees: On the festival's goals: What's the difference between Midi and Snow Mountain and other festivals? On the Midi spirit: Links and Sources
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Comments on Chinese rock podcasts and Midi music festival
No old bands, new energy? 60-80% of artists are different? If only that was the case...
All praise to MIDI and its annual festival, but it's been the same bands - the coming one included - every year!
Here's to variation! Please!
this year there will be more foreign bands playing. most chinese bands are less known than those playing in previous years. really looking forward to the SUBS playing on the second day.
here is a list of bands playing on the main stage.
http://en.chinabroadcast.cn/974/2006/04/25/271@81245.htm
but you know, besides that, there'll be lots of other exciting performances on other stages, like the new experimental duo WHITE (members from car sick cars and hang on the box). should be good too.
only 4 days, from May 1 to 4.