History is an often-contentious affair in modern China, chockablock with divisive political movements and rife with competing narratives. But the history of (mainland) Chinese rock and roll is ...

Rock It, Mom (摇滚狂花 yáogǔn kuáng huā) is the biggest hit in China right now that you don't know about, and it's burning up the streaming charts there. It is a riotous comedy, the most subversive and ...

Rolling Stone magazine made its Chinese debut this spring. Its stated mission: to help solidify Chinese rockers in the country's pop-culture firmament, just as the magazine claims it once did for John ...

Canadian journalist Jonathan Campbell spent a decade immersed in Beijing's burgeoning music scene, as both a drummer and promoter. During my own time there (2005-09), I knew Campbell a bit - he played ...

“A brilliant exploration of the Chinese opening to rock & roll, from a keen observer on the front lines of cultural transformation.” – Ken Stringfellow, The Posies, R.E.M., Big Star "The ancient ...

Jonathan Campbell moved to Beijing in 2000 to study Chinese and "figure out what to do with" the Master's Degree in International Studies he received from the University of Washington. Almost ...

Reporting from BEIJING — In a country where the vast majority of pop music acts still seem prepackaged for the karaoke machine and syrupy anthems dominate the airwaves, China’s three-day Strawberry ...

If you believe Martin Atkins, even he isn’t sure why he decided to fly to Beijing in fall 2006 and record the best and brightest of the city’s nascent underground rock scene. He already knew the ...