Car Sick Cars - Zhongnanhai

[TheSunbau]

I really like the sound and the intensity of this band from China. I can hear influences from the 60s/70s garage/punk. Interesting! I´m a big fan of rock music from the 60s and my hobby is to rediscover all the great bands that did´nt "broke through". Listen for example to THE ZETTLERS from Scandinavia and their versions of "Skinnie Minnie" and "Beautiful Delilah. The recordings were made 1965. Super - with a bloody drive.

[mynamebestname]

can someone pls link to more awesome chinese and japanese music like this??

thank you so much :)

[painformypleasure]

i miss zhongnanhai cigarettes . American cigarettes fucking expensive.

[changchangqian]

吊。 loving dis song

[u87ufo]

yeah,最爱中南海！good work!

[sonywu]

PROUD

[changchangqian]

爱你们/loving ur guyz/mne nlavittsa

[187BRAWNY]

yeah!

[ThePoorhillbilly]

this sounds great

[B7Scorpio]

welcome to 1995

[djamesfrancis]

theres a band called GAR. same record label Maybe Mars brilliant 3 piece

[SEEPTHRU]

how was that their US tour? i want them to come to Japan!

[CalisCool]

Just saw them today for the first time. and it was AWESOME

[pepperminttpalsy]

soooooooo rimbaud came back from the dead?

[fugahsi]

@pepperminttpalsy actually finally getting to your question...sort of...it's my little incognito video name...i'm really glad i shot this video when i lived in Beijing! thanks!!!!!

[kwsn]

are p.k.14 going to be at the nyc carsick cars show???? they're listed as having 'special guests,' if p.k.14 are the special guests i am going to be SO STOKED

[ShunTouya]

zhongnanhai hahah, that's the name of a cigarette brand in china. funny stuff :D

[bamfireastound]

tang ina ang galing! shet!

[oceanskiies]

Love Carsick Cars!!!

[indigotribe]

yay!! indie bands exist in China!!!! This song makes me feel soooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!

[biantai888]

Awesome! This sounds heavily influenced by early New Order to me.

[lightningmetropolis]

av okubo

8 eye spy

24 hours

rustic

bigger bang

li tie quan

a parallel world where indie rock doesn't suck

[On1y1Ch1na]

this is amazing. china has band like Fusion, Super VC, Yu SiYuan & BIZ, i just read an article today. from guardian co uk:

"At Shanghai's Dream Factory concert venue, the local talent outshines western bands to such an extent it suggests the Chinese indie-rock revolution is imminent"

[tonyli3s]

can you give me the link?

[On1y1Ch1na]

and also. another 3 china indie bands just finished a HUGE usa tour september. they also came to washington DC. but i didnt have time to go to the concert. they were trying to raise money for aids. btw. just copy and paste what i wrote last time on google. and you might find the article.

[tonyli3s]

omg lucky how do you learn of these? I live in Canada I would love to go listen to some talented chinese bands when they come around. but I'm not sure if They ever are around or not.

[redpostit]

@ tonyli3s: are you asking for the link to the Sing for China tour (with Hedgehog, Queen Sea Big Shark, and Casino Demon)? That one ended already. Carsick Cars and P.K 14 are coming to the US in a 2009 tour, you can find more information on their record company Maybe Mars' website.

[nanashinano]

i agree with helincopter, this is a cool song but it sounds just like sonic youth...they definitely have great potential to grow.

[Zattryz]

on talk asia

[miniminiman78]

I watched them on CNN.

Nice indies.

[Yvankamanzi]

me to on talk asia right lol

[dreamEternal]

i don know why i just like it

[Jingrr]

太模仿那种twang的声音了吧 :P

[fatiaoniao]

Try "PK14", "Queen Sea Big Shark", "Re-TROS", "Joyside", "便利商店", "许巍"... there are lots out there

[helincopter]

fuckin uncanny. maybe a little too much like sonic youth, and def not better than. but really good for chinese rock. good to know it actually exists considering all the disgusting pop bull shit that dominates 99.9999999% of the chinese music industry.

[ericambrosecoon]

so agree

[sickofdao]

wow. this is really good. ive been looking for good examples of rock in china. anyone know any others?

[gravis121]

hedgehog

[littlekiana]

no,中南海。

[chenesverts30]

囧男孩？

[mirellahautala]

D22 LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

[Refused72]

This is the kind of energy I like....YES!!!

[chicaactiva92]

the best part is when the crowd chucks zhongnanhai yan at the stage

[ShunTouya]

i didnt see that, where?

[weiner66]

doesn't have a hook to speak of, like the worst Ramones B side filler

[stevelml]

太牛Ｂ了，我听的唯一一首中国摇滚．ＴＨＩＳ　ＩＳ　ＴＨＥ　ＲＥＡＬ　ＣＨＩＮＥＳＥ　ＲＯＣＫ！

[oOtanukiOo]

fantastic! sounds so fresh and crisp: something we somehow lost in most western rock. That drummer chick is great too!

[baoyaofei]

finally rockin chinese bands!

come to europe, show our europeans

what chinese rock is!

[KrankyClown]

Love these kids!! Great music!!!

[memphisand53rd]

these guys are great

[braddlac]

我喜欢中南海烟但是我讨厌这首歌

[ryzingsun11]

你真的不知道这首歌的美。再听吧。

[bubu94bubu]

awlsome!

[Jernklo2]

sounds like the music one can find in the game the Sims 2. And there is nothing bad about that.

[esquina7]

i like it, i like it, great sound

[esquina7]

i like it, i like it, great sound

[deepchina]

yes aweful zhong nan hai they come to changsha 1month ago hou hai da sha yu will come to changsha this friday perform in 4698 so,every friend ,come on,fairy high,natural way of staying high

[naituw]

fantastic!

I'm very proud of my country, my people!

[bonothequelove]

CHINESE BAND.

I AM JAPANESE. I LIKE IT.

[fugahsi]

very noble of you. very cool of you to say this. thanks for you comment!

[yuiarakaki]

@fugahsi I'm Japanese too, Beijing rock is great stuff. Actually a lot of Western magazines feature bands like the Carsick Cars, don't understand how they're not totally famous yet.

[fugahsi]

@yuiarakaki Yeah, I really dig both Japanese and Chinese noise alt rock, it's cool!

I hope Car Sick Cars tours the U.S.

Let me know if there are any cool bands I should know about.

Thanks!

[ayanuhito]

@yuiarakaki me, too. i'm from japan. Beijing rocks it! cause they're with

thicker bones!

[woolv]

can u recommend any Japanese indie band?

[ShinobiShinagami]

You would probably like the Hedgehogs as well

[jane1726]

it's not a Japanese band

[MaxwellZ0906]

It's Chinese Sonic Youth!

[fugahsi1]

hi . could you send me a message?I love it . could we become friends?

[fugahsi]

thanks for the comment!

[bobbyatopk]

i love it.. i got your cd from the sonic youth concert at the roundhouse and i listen to it nonstop :D

keep it up!

[rldhug]

Good show at SH on weekend guys, come back again soon!

[yu0004ng]

i gotta hit D22 nxt time i'm in Beijing

[raymondsexton]

Brilliant.

[victhrill]

Sorry to hear about the SY show cancellation - you guys sound great!!!!! - Vic THrill

[swirlingdownthedrain]

got any more of these videos?

[nataliekoehler]

you guys rock