When indie rock band Huxiaochun launched their first nationwide tour in 2019, the band’s four members had to take out loans of 2,000 yuan ($283) each just to afford to rent equipment and pay for the ...

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Young fans, some sporting spiky mohawks, slam-danced and stage-dived as the music blasted into the night. One wore a metal-studded jacket with what looked like vintage Sex ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) -China pressured a popular Taiwanese rock band to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key elections next month, according to sources with knowledge of the situation and a Taiwan ...

A woman sets a friend's hair during a punk festival in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Young fans, some sporting spiky mohawks, slam-danced and ...

The story of the Chinese metal scene is never finished. After writing so many articles about the bands coming out of the country, I naively thought that I could finally take a break and let other ...

People often say that music is the great unifier. For instance, you can go to a concert and be surrounded by hundreds or thousands of strangers but everyone has at least one thing in common—love for ...

In China, punk and hardcore shows are thrown at least as often as metal ones. Venues such as School Bar in Beijing and Prison in Wuhan, being smaller DIY venues, provided nightly platforms for punk ...

Ahead of crucial elections in Taiwan, China is reportedly asking Taiwanese rock band Mayday to voice pro-China sentiments. The move appears to be part of China’s attempts to influence the outcome of ...

When was the last time a new piece of music struck a chord with you? It’s OK — take your time. Surveys suggest that people stop discovering new music around the age of 30. Demanding careers, ...

TAIPEI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro-China comments ahead of Taiwan's key elections next month, according to sources with direct ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 ...