First something about Thursday’s gig at Mao. Snapline opened the show with electro-pop-rock and English vocals delivered in a “slowly going crazy” but yet charismatic manner. Next in line was what I came to see – Carsick Cars. As they entered I noticed that two of the members are actually shared with Snapline. The music, [...]
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Posted in Nonsense, tagged Beijing, Carsick Cars, China, Music on October 27, 2007 | 15 Comments »
Carsick Cars: who fucking smoke my Zhongnanhai?
Posted in Nonsense, tagged Beijing, Carsick Cars, China, Lyrics, Music on October 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Carsick Cars is a fairly new Beijing rock band which I discovered via MusicBrainz only yesterday. After listening to the repetetive lyrics and riffy guitar of 中南海 (Zhōngnánhǎi) I think I’m hooked! The title refers to the name of a popular brand of cigarettes, but Zhongnanhai is also the name of the area to the [...]
