Beijing Beat

Playing Franz Ferdinand in Tehran

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:06:00 GMT

Iran's rockers feel the brunt of recent clamp-down - musicians want out of a society that was already difficult for alternative music, art

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:54:00 GMT

CD Launch at D-22 will bring out China's close-knit folk set

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:01:00 GMT

Her cover of First of the Gang is remarkable, but the shy folk singer's own works are just as likeable

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:18:00 GMT

Alan Dawa went from hits in China to the big time in Japan

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:24:00 GMT

Sunday show: 10 minutes of Cameron Diaz, no mention of Jacko

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:15:00 GMT

Saving the city's sounds, a Frenchman and a British sonic artist

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:34:00 GMT

Cream of local rock crop take to the boards to poke fun at all-dominant Chinese bubblegum pop scene

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:52:00 GMT

Tom Lee's in Hong Kong is easily the best music gear shop in China. Now it's going global

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:46:00 GMT

Sad, dreamy songs of a shy singer sung in the dank under passage of a Beijing shopping district

mark_godfrey@cluas.com — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:57:00 GMT

Ancient instrument enjoying a comeback