Chinese Punk Bands

I found a copy of this Washington Post article from this summer a little while ago. Excerpt: "Most bands are into punk because it's fashionable. They are more like copy bands, cover bands that copy the lifestyle. Punk rock should be more dangerous, more deep. You should establish your own style," said Yang, the lead singer of P.K. 14, which has a sizable following and performed Saturday night at a bar in Beijing's Wudaokou district. "We want to be a dangerous band, like Fugazi or The Clash or Bob Dylan. Woody Guthrie's folk music influenced me a lot," Yang said. "But because the government doesn't care about us, we are not forbidden from playing. Maybe we are not dangerous. It's sad."

• Lots of good stuff at Rock in China, including downloads and a blog.
• Anna Sophie Loewenberg has written quite a bit on this and related topics.

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