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ISSUE 1MARCH 2024
From the 90s’ most prominent punk star to the best indie rock band of the 21st century, this newsletter explores the impact of censorship and authoritarian control on the yaogun community. Composed of translated excerpts from interviews, album booklets, and internet comments, accompanied by lyrical analysis and curated playlists.
New Little Bar music venue located in the Yulin Subdistrict of Chengdu. The original Little Bar location was the birthplace of underground music in Chengdu, China. Photographed by 蔡鸣 (Cai Min), 2009.
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WORKS CITED
Chuizi [锤子]. 2015. 《昨日不辞而别：废都摇滚记忆1990-2014》 [Yesterday Left Without Saying Goodbye: Memories of Rock and Roll in an Abandoned City 1990–2014]. Xiamen: Lujiang Publishing House.
Communist Youth League of the Hebei Province [河北共青团]. 2021. “That Man from Shijiazhuang Cannot be Killed [杀不死的石家庄人].”
Da, Ming [大鸣]. 16 September 2004. “摇滚人物 何勇 —— 十年生命之舞 两载北京病人 [Rock Figure He Yong —— Ten Years of Dance of Life, Two Years as a Beijing Patient].” Beijing Star Daily [北京娱乐信报]. https://ent.sina.com.cn/2004-09-16/0052505345.html
He, Yong [何勇]. 1994. “幽灵 [Ghost].” Magic Stone.
He, Yong [何勇]. 1994. “垃圾场 [Garbage Dump].” Magic Stone.
He, Yong [何勇]. 1994. “钟鼓楼 [Bell Drum Tower].” Magic Stone.
Huang, Hao. 2001. “Yaogun Yinyue: Rethinking Mainland Chinese Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Popular Music 20, no.1, pp.1–11.
Hai, Jie [ 海杰]. 21 March 2015. “中国摇滚的光辉道路纪实 [Documenting the Glorious Road of Chinese Rock and Roll].” XZXW [中国西藏新闻网]. https://www.xzxw.com/lyrw/2015-03/21/content_1173662.html
Langzi lanshan [浪子阑珊]. December 31, 2021. “河北共青团《杀不死的石家庄人》歌词 [The Communist Youth League of the Hebei Province and the Lyrics of “That Man from Shijiazhuang Cannot be Killed”].” Zhihu [知乎]. https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/451833214
Ma, Shifang [馬世芳]. 7 March 2012. “面訪萬能青年旅店（2012）[Interview with Omnipotent Youth Society]." GIGS Magazine [GIGS搖滾誌]. https://matters.town/@mafang/91825-%E9%9D%A2%E8%A8%AA%E8%90%AC%E8%83%BD%E9%9D%92%E5%B9%B4%E6%97%85%E5%BA%97-2012-bafyreibk2gntbb2liggh477oumjxdq4vyctmndxgzfztsam64uubt35udi
Interview regarding Omnipotent Youth Society’s interpretation of “tavern”
Omnipotent Youth Society [万能青年旅店]. 2010. “杀死那个石家庄人 [Kill That Man from Shijiazhuang].” Independent label.
Wang, Shuibo [王水泊]. 2014. SMZB纪录片: 绝不松开我的拳头 [SMZB Documentary: Never Release My Fist].
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