The new and improved Dying Scene Radio is back with an all new episode! In this edition, Bob drinks a NOFX beer and gives his unsolicited opinion of it and Anarchopunk tokes up with the hardest working dude in punk rock, Mr. Chris Fox in Lancaster, California. Did we mention all of the new music […]
The new and improved Dying Scene Radio is back with an all new episode! In this edition, Bob drinks a NOFX beer and gives his unsolicited opinion of it and Anarchopunk tokes up with the hardest working dude in punk rock, Mr. Chris Fox in Lancaster, California. Did we mention all of the new music and scene news? Oh…well there’s tons of that, too! Put it all in yer ears, below!
A few weeks ago I did a write up on a Chinese punk band called SMZB. In the article I mentioned Demerit as one of the key band’s keeping the scene alive in Beijing. The band have announced they will be heading to the US for a tour later this year. They will be playing […]
A few weeks ago I did a write up on a Chinese punk band called SMZB. In the article I mentioned Demerit as one of the key band’s keeping the scene alive in Beijing. The band have announced they will be heading to the US for a tour later this year. They will be playing for a month straight, starting on October 5th in Seattle and will be supported by Ground Score and Escape From The Zoo. Check out the full list of dates below.
I was lucky enough to catch them playing last year and go out for a few beers with them after the show. They are a great bunch of guys and I hope as many people as possible can go support them. Being a punk band in China is not easy and the band has had problems with their lyrics being censored in the past. But they have been around for over 10 years now and are still going strong.
You can listen to my favourite album “Bastards Of The Nation” here.
I have been lucky enough to travel quite extensively; one of the things I enjoy the most is checking out the local punk scene wherever I am. I lived in China for several years and this post is about a very important band in the history of the Chinese punk scene. “Never Release My Fist” […]
I have been lucky enough to travel quite extensively; one of the things I enjoy the most is checking out the local punk scene wherever I am. I lived in China for several years and this post is about a very important band in the history of the Chinese punk scene.
“Never Release My Fist” is a documentary about Chinese punk pioneers SMZB, it was released in December 2016 but for some reason I have only just come across the full stream, which you can watch below.
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Wuhan, China based emo act Chinese Football are streaming their newest EP, titled “Here comes a new challenger!” You can listen below. You can find the tracklist in English below the stream. “Here comes a new challenger!” follows the band’s last release, a compilation they put together of bands they played with whilst touring across […]
Wuhan, China based emo act Chinese Football are streaming their newest EP, titled “Here comes a new challenger!” You can listen below.
You can find the tracklist in English below the stream. “Here comes a new challenger!” follows the band’s last release, a compilation they put together of bands they played with whilst touring across China, released on February 14, 2016 and titled “Come Together!”
Chinese label Real Deal Records have released what appears to be the first ever compilation of their country’s punk rock and hardcore music. Entitled “Stand As One” the record is available both online and via physical copies. You can enjoy all twenty four tracks of the compilation below. If you dig it, get over to […]
Chinese label Real Deal Records have released what appears to be the first ever compilation of their country’s punk rock and hardcore music. Entitled “Stand As One” the record is available both online and via physical copies.
You can enjoy all twenty four tracks of the compilation below. If you dig it, get over to Real Deal Records, buy a copy and support this awesome release and truly underground label.
Wuhan, China based emo act Chinese Football have premiered a music video for a new track titled “Dendou Shoujo,” or Electronic Girl in English. Check out the video below. The track comes from the band’s upcoming EP titled “Here Comes A New Challenger!” This new EP follows their last release, compilation “Come Together!” which featured […]
Wuhan, China based emo act Chinese Football have premiered a music video for a new track titled “Dendou Shoujo,” or Electronic Girl in English. Check out the video below.
The track comes from the band’s upcoming EP titled “Here Comes A New Challenger!” This new EP follows their last release, compilation “Come Together!” which featured songs from various bands they had met whilst on tour across China.
Ska punk act Safewerd have premiered a music video for their song “Chinese Finger Cuffs”. You can watch the video below. “Chinese Finger Cuffs” is taken from Safewerd’s latest album Fuckin’ Flawless, which was released last January.
Ska punk act Safewerd have premiered a music video for their song “Chinese Finger Cuffs”. You can watch the video below.
“Chinese Finger Cuffs” is taken from Safewerd’s latest album Fuckin’ Flawless, which was released last January.
Cover songs are like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. We here at Dying Scene love hearing punk bands do their own take on other band’s songs. Sometimes they pull off amazing interpretations of old classics, sometimes they’re not much more than humble tributes to a fellow artist, and […]
Cover songs are like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re going to get. We here at Dying Scene love hearing punk bands do their own take on other band’s songs. Sometimes they pull off amazing interpretations of old classics, sometimes they’re not much more than humble tributes to a fellow artist, and other times they’re just downright laughable renditions of otherwise great songs. Good or bad. Intriguing or mundane. We’ll let you be the judge.
Today’s song is “Chinese Rocks,” which has been performed by both Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers, and the Ramones. The song has a bit of a convoluted history: it was primarily written by Dee Dee Ramone with contributions from Richard Hell (something that both Ramone and Hell agreed upon), but when it was time to record the song the rest of the Ramones vetoed it so Dee Dee gave the song to Hell, who was then still a member of The Heartbreakers. Even after Hell left the group they continued to play it and recorded it for their debut (and only) studio album, 1977’s L.A.M.F., falsely crediting the song to Thunders and Heartbreakers drummer Jerry Nolan in addition to Dee Dee Ramone and Richard Hell (future pressings of the album would go on to credit the song to three of the Ramones, but not Hell).
The Ramones recorded their version for their 1980 album, End of the Century, with the title being changed to “Chinese Rock,” and a slight alteration in lyrics, removing Dee Dee’s name from the opening lines. You can listen to both versions of the song below, and read more about the song’s history here. [Read more…]
Hong Kong based hardcore act King Ly Chee has released a music video for a brand new song titled “Lost In A World” and it features vocals from none other than Sick Of It All’s Lou Koller. Check it out below. The song will appear on King Ly Chee’s new album “CNHC” currently available through […]
Hong Kong based hardcore act King Ly Chee has released a music video for a brand new song titled “Lost In A World” and it features vocals from none other than Sick Of It All’s Lou Koller. Check it out below.
The song will appear on King Ly Chee’s new album “CNHC” currently available through the band’s website.
In keeping with tradition Fucked Up has released the 5th of their (almost) annual zodiac 12″ singles to commemorate the Chinese new year. Clocking in at 15 minutes and featuring Jim Jarmusch, Austra, and Annie-Claude Deschênes of Duchess Says, this one is “Year Of The Tiger” and you can stream it along with the previous […]
In keeping with tradition Fucked Up has released the 5th of their (almost) annual zodiac 12″ singles to commemorate the Chinese new year. Clocking in at 15 minutes and featuring Jim Jarmusch, Austra, and Annie-Claude Deschênes of Duchess Says, this one is “Year Of The Tiger” and you can stream it along with the previous 4 singles right here.
The single will be officially released on February 21st.
The previous 4 years worth of singles were Year Of The Dog (2006), Year Of The Pig (2008), Year Of The Rat (2009) and Year Of The Ox (2010)