May 21st, 2012 | by Cynthia Li | published in Eat & drink, zS Blogs
Most of you will probably stop reading as soon as I mention my favorite part of this night: a live country band. But for those with an open mind, Southern Belle is one of those rare places that is good for dinner or drinks, any night of the week. In addition to their food, which is mostly […]
September 11th, 2011 | by Ryan Leas | published in Arts & Culture, zS Blogs
Ryan Leas on Peter Hook's DJ set at Shelter, a mix of classic Joy Division/New Order tracks and
August 22nd, 2011 | by Noor Chadha | published in Creative takes, Magazine
Noor Chadha's poetry (in Chinese and English), written as part of a larger multimedia project, "Fermata," documenting her semester at NYU Shanghai.
April 15th, 2011 | by zaiShanghai | published in Arts & Culture
Kush Rauhila writes about the pleasures of supplementing his NYU Shanghai courses with ECNU music and martial arts classes.
April 1st, 2011 | by zaiShanghai | published in Arts & Culture
Bo chats with the band about Shanghai's scene, where musicians experience opportunities, frustrations, inspiration and challenges in equal measure
March 26th, 2009 | by admin | published in Arts & Culture, zS Blogs
Here's a quiz: Who is the most popular Chinese-speaking male singer? A. Jay Chou ( 周杰伦) B. Lee-Hom Wang (王力宏） C. Neither of the above D. I don't know! Personally I'm a huge fan of Lee-Hom Wang, but I admit that Jay Chou is way much popular than Wang in Asia. Sad… Here comes a unofficial, incomplete introduction from a pop […]
November 17th, 2008 | by admin | published in Uncategorized
He picks up an oversized gothic style cross from a music stand and runs his fingers over it. It is not a religious symbol, but rather a gaudy heavy metal emblem. San sets down his beer and lights a cigarette as he explains that though some of his former bandmates had tried pursuing music careers after graduation, none of them were successful. "A couple guys wanted to play metal, but this is Shanghai.…