Young people in China are becoming more rebellious, questioning their nation’s traditional expectations of career and family

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[–] 53 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There was an explosion of Chinese punk/alt bands late 90s/ early 2000s but they gave way to hip hop/pop. Still a decent scene in Beijing. One of my favorite bands from that era is called Wood pushing melon (木推瓜).
https://youtu.be/j_dq-tQuNrA?si=3tEzKqRpgVUlm2yn

The lead singer left that band and started an incredible tribal folk group called Dawanggang next
https://youtu.be/toaZqu_4hMw?si=1XQP0yKpz3rsGTD0

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    Yep. There's a lot of Chinese punk, post-punk, goth, New Wave etc etc etc. sadly, outside of China you don't hear much about it because of the old firewall and of course language barriers.

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