How Xi Jinping's crackdowns have squeezed the life out of Beijing's indie rock scene
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- Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Not long ago, Beijing was considered home to one of the world’s most exciting underground music scenes. Venues and record labels proliferated. The music — new wave, post-rock, grunge, noise — was raw, loud and, above all, original, reflecting the angst and uncertainty of a city in the grip of constant change.