C4, Ep.66: Still Making Fun Of Chinese Football

By C4 July 13, 2013 11:00 am   Comments: 0

Today on C4: The crew blasts off into space, the final frontier... where the Chinese soccer team still can't win. At least China invented golf though.

Friday Night Musical Outro: Bands You Should See Get Together For Bai Xue Benefit Concert

By Anthony Tao July 12, 2013 11:30 pm   Comments: 0

The show of the weekend is at Yugong Yishan on Sunday at 8 pm, featuring, among others, Queen Sea Big Shark, The Face, Nova Heart, Girl Kill Girl, Rolling Bolling. That's one heck of a lineup. What's bringing these folks together?

Other China-Related “Empire State Of Mind” Parodies You Might Enjoy

By Anthony Tao July 10, 2013 11:00 pm   Comments: 5

The talk of the day has been Mark Griffith and Andrew Dougherty's brilliant music video Beijing State of Mind, a tribute to this city of ours, set to the beat of Jay-Z's famous homage to New York. The Brooklyn native's Empire State of Mind has, of course, inspired countless spin-offs, about Chinese cities other than Beijing, too.

Beijing State Of Mind, By Mark Griffith And Andrew Dougherty, Is Worthy Of Jay-Z

By Anthony Tao July 10, 2013 1:18 am   Comments: 10

Drop what you're doing and watch this, Beijingers. Mark Griffith, a photographer and videographer who used to live in Beijing, has just released the fruit of 15 months of work, "Beijing State of Mind," set to Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind. The project was the brainchild of Andrew Dougherty, an expat who'd lived off and on here for five years. Rapping alongside Princess Fortier (in the role of Alicia Keys), the duo take us on a trip from the Forbidden City to the hutongs to the Great Wall to The Place, and so many other places in between that make our Beijing experience what it is.

“Verax” Is The First Biopic Film About Edward Snowden

By Anthony Tao July 7, 2013 8:51 pm   Comments: 0

It's only five minutes and the acting is notional, but Verax is officially the first dramatization featuring NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The film, made by Hong Kong-based videographer Edwin Lee and friends, isn't completely about Snowden -- it's as much a paean to Hong Kong -- but it's received ample media attention nonetheless.

C4, Ep.65: Look At Rob’s Clothes

By C4 July 6, 2013 11:00 am   Comments: 0

Today on C4: In which we find out "Louis Vuitton" is much tougher to pronounce than "Chanel." And Rob flips out, sort of kind of. So unlike him.

Friday Night Musical Outro: Bonkers Goth Industrial Shit, Zaliva-D

By Morgan Short July 5, 2013 9:27 pm   Comments: 0

Hi, I'm Morgan. I work at SmartBeijing.com. Quick announcement: hardcore hesher types all over China HAVE SPOKEN and Metallica is playing a second show in Shanghai on August 14. If you live in Beijing and want to get some tickets, visit SmartBeeeej on Monday and we'll have an update for you on the ticket status. It's all being worked out. Seriously, this time though. We got your back. We'll have tickets for sale...

C4, Ep.64: In Which The Beckhams Look Really Bad In Photos

By C4 June 30, 2013 10:00 am   Comments: 1

Today on C4: We discover that David Beckham can look bad in photos; meanwhile, his wife could use a smile.

Saturday Night Musical Outro: The Twenties

By Anthony Tao June 29, 2013 9:30 pm   Comments: 2

Away for one more week. We'll catch up in time.

Friday Night Musical Outro: ‘dazeFeast Of The Senses

By Morgan Short June 28, 2013 9:30 pm   Comments: 2

Hey, I'm Morgan, blah, blah, blah… So Saturday is the return of Moroccan sausage Badr Benjelloun's 'dazeFeast, the all-day, all0night rock and / or roll party out there at 2 Kolegas. Tons of bands (check out the full line-up right here), some capoeira out on the grass, comedy, roasted animals, beer, dancing, good times, laughs, memories, surprises, and all manner of good things.