Jonathan Campbell moved to Beijing from Toronto in 2000 and immersed himself in China's rock scene as a drummer, writer and promoter. He has brought Chinese acts to the world stage and brought overseas bands to China. His writing has appeared in The Globe and Mail, Toronto Star and the South China Morning Post. He returned to Toronto in 2010. Rock and roll - rebellious, individualistic, explosive - seems incongruent with modern Chinese society. But as the music has evolved from a Western import into something uniquely Chinese, it has shaped and been shaped by China's unique system and its relationship with the outside world. Red Rock looks at the people and events that have created Chinese rock's unique identity and tracks its long journey from the Mao years to the present. After boiling below the surface for over twenty years and now emerging from a thriving underground scene, Chinese rock may be ready to smash its guitars on the global stage.
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"This is a rare China book that isn't focused on politics or profits, simply people yearning for change and a stage." --www.online.WSJ.com
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Excellent history of the Rock scene in China
4 Feb 2012
By kexj
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Red Rock captures modern China, how social changes happen and the impact of music. I was in Taiwan in the late 1980's and remember how when Cui Jian's "Nothing to Lose" would play everything froze. Never have I known a song to have such a strong impact on a entire society, especially after the events of June 4. Red Rock does an excellent job of covering the beginnings of this song/singer and other bands heavy metal, punk and pop as they awkwardly and haphazardly grew into the voice of post-Cultural Revolution China.
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I wish there were more Jonathan Campbells in the world!
3 May 2013
By Paul in Guangzhou
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This book is a great, great, great read for anyone interested in the current shifts in China's rock scene (and previous history with pop culture). Campbell even-handedly deals with a lot of sticky subjects, keeping a westerner's perspective without delving into impolite generalizations about this very complex country. He sums up, as best as he can, a sprawling music scene, and includes some very informative chapters about how the scene got to be here at all.
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22 April 2013
By douglas allen warren
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if you are into chinese rock history or rock history and knowledge in general...then this is a great book to read.
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