P.K.14
Photo by Shi Xiaofan
"P.K. 14's thrashing chords, dark bass lines and frenetic beats resonate with echoes of Sonic Youth, the Pixies, Fugazi and the New York Dolls. But the
Beijing band's charismatic vocalist, Yang Haisong, 34, says he takes his lead from songwriters such as Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs and a
whole generation of protest musicians. Think of P.K. 14, in other words, as neither punk nor postpunk but postfolk."
- Lara Day, "Asia's Best Bands", Time Magazine
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From: Beijing, China
Genre: Chinese Rock, Post-Punk
Touchstones: Talking Heads, Television, Woodie Guthrie
Home page: http://maybemars.org/index.php/artists/pk-14/
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