Depends what you mean by clubs. The swank high-roller set has one type of club but there are scattered more underground things happening from what I can tell, mostly hip hop and punk. Zachary Mexico is the pen name of a writer and musician who wrote an interesting book last year called Shanghai Underground that gets into this.
fh ----------------- >I think techno is quite popular over there - didn't Technasia have a >radio show that broadcasted all over techno? >But I think the clubs are prohibitively expensive to all but the richest >people, much like in Russia. > > >Rob Taylor >VT Librarian >x8599 >Hatch Desk x1088 > VT Library Users' Guide > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 08 September 2009 17:56 >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: (313) DJ Bones interview > >there is also the issue of 'accepting elitist techno' into Chinese >territory too, no? I was surprised that he was even allowed to play at >all... > >C > >> The man himself said he played to a mostly ex-pat crowd when he posted >the >> set he played in Shanghai to his site >> >> >> Rob Taylor >> VT Librarian >> x8599 >> Hatch Desk x1088 >> VT Library Users' Guide >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: JT Stewart [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: 08 September 2009 17:32 >> To: Robert Taylor >> Cc: list 313 >> Subject: Re: (313) DJ Bones interview >> >> Oh for f's sake. Replace "you" with "we". I'm speaking in >generalities. >> >> But you did seem to insinuating that only ex-pats would come out, as >> per your Surgeon example. Perhaps I read into that? It seemed to >> represent a larger point. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Robert >Taylor<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> It's hard to respond to your post when you seem to be replying to >things >>> I never said. >>> I didn't claim to understand politics there and neither did I say >that >>> real Chinese people wouldn't appreciate outside culture. >>> Maybe you're replying to the wrong person - it's hard to tell as you >>> haven't quoted anyone >>> >>> >>> Rob Taylor >>> VT Librarian >>> x8599 >>> Hatch Desk x1088 >>> VT Library Users' Guide >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: JT Stewart [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: 08 September 2009 17:19 >>> To: Robert Taylor >>> Cc: list 313 >>> Subject: Re: (313) DJ Bones interview >>> >>> China is a big country. In some places people are persecuted for >>> things they are not elsewhere. It's a very complex country and as >>> everyone knows it's in the midst of a rapid transformation. 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