Other scenes in Asia

From Rock in China Wiki

Despite China, there are numerous other underground music and youth scenes in Asia, be it in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam or India. Below is a collection of interesting websites telling you more about these scenes...

Contents 1 Youth scenes in Asia 2 Music scenes in Asia 2.1 Afghanistan 2.2 Bangladesh 2.3 Bhutan 2.4 Brunei 2.5 Buryatia 2.6 Cambodia 2.7 China 2.8 General Asia 2.9 Hong Kong 2.10 India 2.11 Indonesia 2.12 Iran 2.13 Japan 2.14 Kazakhstan 2.15 Korea 2.16 Kyrgyzstan 2.17 Laos 2.18 Malaysia 2.19 Maldives 2.20 Mongolia 2.21 Myanmar 2.22 Nepal 2.23 Pakistan 2.24 Philippines 2.25 Singapore 2.26 Sri Lanka 2.27 Taiwan 2.28 Tajikistan 2.29 Tatarstan 2.30 Thailand 2.31 Turkmenistan 2.32 Tuva 2.33 Uzbekistan 2.34 Vietnam 2.35 Yakutia (Republic of Sakha)

Youth scenes in Asia

• Asia Scout Network, with a focus on trends that shape the lives of the 18-35 year-old youth across Asia. By ‘trends’ we mean their lifestyle preferences, which broadly covers Music, Fashion & Arts, Tech, Sports, and Socializing.

Music scenes in Asia

Afghanistan

• White City, The only rock band in Kabul?

Bangladesh

• Bangla Music, Rock & Pop Bangla style

Bhutan

• Bhutan Music, Want some news about Sarcophagus, Thimpu's metal band?

Brunei

• Brunei Local Acts, Brunei's portal to rock and roll

Buryatia

• Imperia Snegov, crazy punk-folk-metal from Ulan-Ude

Cambodia

• Thom Thom, Garage rock and punk band from Phnom Penh

China

• Rock in China, our own page as the leading information source for China.

General Asia

• Get Asian Music, site dedicated to Asian music
• Discography of Asian Punk Rock, online discography of Asian punk music, by country, including China.
• TAM89 Records, Tajik punk, Uzbek punk, Kazakh punk, Myanmar punk, etc... on vinyl

Hong Kong

• Dragonradio (HK), a podcast serving Asian music from underground to major, rock, punk, electro, everything. Released in irregular intervals.

• Blackbird, the legendary political band of Hong Kong

• The Underground, rock venue in HK

India

General information & portals

• Gigpad, the leading portal for Rock in India
• RSJ Online, leading rock magazine in India

Some bands

• Blanknoize, hard rock
• Jal, rock

Indonesia

• Wasted Rockers, Indonesian music newsletter & distro

Iran

• Tehran Avenue, all the happenings in the arts and music/rock scene in Iran!
• Iranian Metal Centre, the portal for Iranian metal
• Persian Metal, Persian metal

Japan

• Benten Records, Fantastic Japanese indie! Ladies Rock!

Kazakhstan

• Aktyubinsk punk club (Kazakhstan), everything you want to know on the Kazakh punk scene
• Zapadnyi Front, Punk band from Kazakhstan

Korea

• Broke in Korea, Portal for punk, oi and ska in Korea
• GMC records, Punk records from Korea
• The Rock Tigers, Rock'n'roll not dead!
• Oh! Brothers, Rock'n'Twist in Korea

Kyrgyzstan

• Rock in Kyrgyzstan, everything you want to know on rock in Kyrgyzstan, in Russian

Laos

• Indee Records, Rock and pop label from Vientiane

Malaysia

• Ricecooker, The Malaysian underground and punk scene, Malaysian rock, check it out!

Maldives

• Music in Maldives, Rocking the Maldives!

Mongolia

• Zaazur, the portal for rock and pop in Mongolia

Myanmar

• Myanmar Rock bands, Get in touch with Myanmar rockers

Nepal

• Rai Ko Ris, Punk from Nepal

Pakistan

• Sifr, Metal from Pakistan

• The Underground Act, Portal for Lahore rock bands

• Pakistan Music, The history of rock in Pakistan

Philippines

• Middle Finger Productions, Punk in the Philippines

Singapore

• Lion City DIY, Singapore's punk portal

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Rock, THE portal for SL bands

Taiwan

• Spring Scream, THE underground rock festival in Taiwan
• ROC Steady Co., Indie underground label
• Island of Sound, Everything you want to know about Taiwan rock, in English
• Taiwan Colours Music, Great indie label

Tajikistan

• Parem, Parem and other Tajik rock and pop bands

Tatarstan

• Vitamin Rosta, Punk band from Nizhnekamsk

Thailand

• MetalThai, Thai metal website
• Hualampong Riddim, Thai indie record label
• Ebola, metal band from Thai
• December, metal band from Thai

Turkmenistan

• Relikt, An interview with one of the TWO metal bands in Ashgabat

Tuva

• Yat-Kha, Tuvan punk-folk madness and genious!!

Uzbekistan

• Hard Days, The portal for rock and metal in Uzbekistan

• Slyozi Solntsa, "Tears of the Sun", great punk/alternative band

Vietnam

• Da Vang, Heavy Metal in Ho Chi Minh City, Viêt Nam
• Rock Viet Nam, Rock Viet Nam, everything you want to know on the Vietnamese scene! (in Vietnamese)

Yakutia (Republic of Sakha)

• Cholbon, Shamanic rock from Yakutia

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