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2010-07-28
一篇老外评价我们的乐队
Pink Chimneys is a Beijing indie pop group. With four members and some cute ditties, they're a rough-around-the-edges but adorable play on the indie pop tradition.
去年的评论了,在这小贴一下。 -
2010-06-29
习惯
习惯了每天早晨被闹钟弄醒
习惯了迷迷糊糊的走进洗手间刷牙洗脸
习惯了出门涌进人群的大潮
习惯了变成沙丁鱼罐头中的一员
习惯了被人的潮流推着前进
习惯了赶在最后的几分钟踏上办公室的领土
习惯了开始一天漫长的工作
习惯了匆匆忙忙的完成午餐的任务
习惯了不看下班时间
习惯了晚上的饥饿
习惯了回到家里已经是10点
习惯了不怎么去弹我的吉他
习惯...
习惯是一种可怕的力量!
尼采说
也许 还好
还有一点音乐在陪着我
在路上
在心里...
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2010-05-23
音乐再次响起 - 小记新阵容第一次排练
音乐声再次响起,环绕在每个人心理! “那么长时间没有没有玩那些歌了,今天再次听起,非常舒服!” 鼓手对我说。是啊,好长时间没有玩了!我真开心乐队可以再次背上背包上路旅行了!
经过一段时间的调整,Pink Chimneys终于恢复了排练,加入的新成员是我们早已认识并看过我们演出的朋友, 来自荷兰的华裔女孩麦莎。麦莎是演奏萨克斯风的高手,对音乐有广泛的了解和喜爱,甚至她喜欢的音乐领域比我们其他每一个成员都宽广。她今天准备了四首歌, 分别是:《I Love You》、《唱片店》、《昨晚的梦》和《I Miss You》。由于鼓手的技艺见长,鼓的演奏呈现出一股霸气,使第一次排练的键盘显得比较单薄,主唱也有点跟不上了,贝司也忘记一些段落,而我居然也把演奏的 必需品忘带了!哈哈哈哈哈,这些并没有阻挡我们再次享受音乐的旅程,我相信每个人都排除了所有的顾虑并真正享受音乐的过程了,每个人都脸上都带来笑容!
音乐再次响起,我们又开始踏入新的旅程! -
2010-05-09
终于上班了!
自从去年十月为乐队辞职后
一直都没有正式的工作
之间经历了乐队新成员的磨合排练
首场演出的紧张、稚嫩的表现到
多场演出后成熟自信的演奏
还有录音
我们的第一次正式录音 室录音经历
在那些日子里
我们经历了很多
有开心的
也有很多不愉快的
也不知道是为了什么
也许是老天要考验我们吧
现在乐队在调整、在等待新的成员
新的机会
新的作品
而我个人的生活也开始慢慢的进入正轨
这么长时间我也终于上班了
这次的转行应该还是成功的
有很多东西去学
待遇虽然不是很理想
但相信会好的
期待五月给我们带来惊 喜
更期待六月给我们带来狂喜!
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2010-04-30
The Beatles-Please Please me

Artist: The Beatles
Album : Please Please Me(1963)
Label : Parlophone Records(Germany)
在这里推荐 The Beatles不仅因为他们是我的音乐启蒙,还有一个原因是我想让更多的人了解他们。注意是“了解”,不是“认识”。我想中国的乐迷现在已经有很少人不知 道The Beatles了,但我们现在所接触到的 The Beatles的音乐都是后来唱片公司为了盈利而没完没了的出版一些The Beatles的合辑。其实这也无可厚非,钱嘛,谁都想赚,但如果你真正的喜欢、欣赏一支乐队或一位音乐人的话,你应该去听他们的唱片。为什么?因为只有 去听他们的一张张唱片,才能真正的了解他们,了解他们的作品,了解他们的创造力、才华,了解他们的成长、他们的故事,了解他们想通过这一张张唱片传达什 么......
好了长话短说,这张是The Beatles在1963年发行的第一张大碟。好多年前和我一起玩音乐的吉他手曾经对我说“甲壳虫的那是儿歌啊。”我想他的这句话从另一个角度来说明了 The Beatles早期音乐的特点(虽然我不是很喜欢他那么说):简单、欢快、旋律上口,无忧无虑等。后来发行的四张大碟,包括同年的 《With the Beatles》,1964年的《Beatles for Sale》,1964年的《Hard Day's Night》,1965年的《Help!》都延续着这样的风格。虽然这张《Please Please Me》里没有很多后来发现的四张唱片里那些脍炙人口的金曲,但那是一个开始,而且似乎当年The Beatles在巡演的时候都会样这张唱片里的最后一首歌《Twist and Shout》,因为它很摇滚,哈哈。
小插曲:《Twist and Shout》也是The Beatles录这张唱片的最后的一首歌。当时John Lennon得了重感冒,嗓音比较沙哑,制作人George Martin就非常担心会录得非常糟糕。但后来事实证明录出来的效果是最好的,Martin 后来说: "I don't know how they do it. We've been recording all day but the longer we go on the better they get."(想不明白他们是怎么做到的,我们将尽录了一整天,但越是我们继续的工作,他们这帮小子反而做得更好)哈哈,他们是天才嘛!
专辑中的8首歌是John和Paul的原创,其他的是翻唱,具体细节如下:
All songs written and composed by McCartney/Lennon, except where noted.
Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "I Saw Her Standing There" McCartney 2:57
2. "Misery" Lennon and McCartney 1:50
3. "Anna (Go to Him)" (Arthur Alexander) Lennon 2:57
4. "Chains" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) George Harrison 2:26
5. "Boys" (Luther Dixon, Wes Farrell) Ringo Starr 2:27
6. "Ask Me Why" Lennon 2:27
7. "Please Please Me" Lennon with McCartney 2:03
Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
8. "Love Me Do" McCartney with Lennon 2:22
9. "P.S. I Love You" McCartney 2:05
10. "Baby It's You" (Burt Bacharach, Mack David, Barney Williams) Lennon 2:38
11. "Do You Want to Know a Secret" Harrison 1:59
12. "A Taste of Honey" (Bobby Scott, Ric Marlow) McCartney 2:05
13. "There's a Place" Lennon and McCartney 1:52
14. "Twist and Shout" (Phil Medley, Bert Russell) Lennon 2:33
来享受甲壳虫之旅吧!Enjoy!
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2010-04-30
The Owens - Swim For The Trees

来自挪威的Indie-pop乐团的第二张唱片听起来是那么的温暖、丰满,非常适合在这个春暖花开的季节里聆听,让人充满期望。帅气的主唱带着他那有点磁 性的嗓音演绎着这些有着怀旧情怀的优美旋律,能把你带到北欧洲。踏上他们的音乐之旅,映入你眼帘的是北欧那异国风情的人物风景:火车、海岸、沙滩、白色的 房子、美丽的鲜花、万里晴空的天...
很长时间没有听到一整张专辑有着同样让我感动的唱片了。他们不经让我想起我最喜欢的北欧独立乐团之一的Acid House Kings,他们有着同样的气质。在这里给大家推荐一下,听听吧。
试听地址 http://www.myspace.com/worldofowen
Tracklist
01 – Swim For The Tree
02 – Month Of September
03 – Pebbles
04 – The Piano
05 – Loveliest Day
06 – Kathys Song
07 – Lou Cigaloun
08 – Mess Of Everything
09 – Tonight
10 – Anything
11 – Violent Times
12 – Your Heart Is Mine -
2010-04-05
Pink Chimneys第一次被采访
2009年冬末,寒冷的冬天并没有淹没人们的热情。我和贝司手站在北京南锣鼓巷胡同前,看着眼前欢声雀跃逛街中外游客,等待着即将采访我们乐队的第一人, 北京噪音(Beijing Noise)网站的创办人卢克。
最后我们走进了南锣鼓巷的一间咖啡馆,温暖、舒适、淡雅的环境让我们没有初遇陌生人的那种拘谨,很快的我们开始这次采访。
卢克首先做了自我介绍。一位来之澳大利亚年轻、高挑的小伙子,从他背着的皮制挎包里拿出了他的笔记本和笔,披肩的金黄卷发挡不住他那漂亮的蓝色眼睛所 散发出来的文人气质。他说他来自澳大利亚,非常喜欢摇滚乐,目前他正独自一人制作北京噪音网站,主要是想介绍、推广北京的原创音乐。而他自己也刚刚开始玩 一个乐队并担任吉他手、词曲创作人。由于卢克只会说几句中文,所以那次的整个采访我们都是用英语沟通的,而整个过程也并没有我所想象的那样正式。卢克并没有拿着笔记本对我们问他所准备的 问题,反而我们更像结交新朋友一样轻松的聊起天来,在一些他觉得重要的细节上,他会拿起铅笔记录在他的本子上。像所有新认识的朋友一样,我们从互相介绍自 己,来之何处,喜欢什么样的音乐,什么时候开始了器乐演奏等等这些话题开始了这次谈话。
可惜的是乐队的其他成员因为自己的事情没有一起去聊聊音乐、乐队。那是一次愉快的被采访的经历、也是一次开心的结交 新朋友的经历。
谢谢你卢克。 -
2010-04-04
转 Beijing Noise 网站采访Pink Chimneys乐队文章
Pink Chimneys(粉红色的烟囱)是一支流行乐队。不知从什么时候开始,“流行”成为了平庸、恶俗的代名词,而不是真正受大家喜爱的意思。Pink Chimneys似乎并没有想过去改变或挽救这个代名词,实际上他们并不在乎人们把他们和小甜甜” 布兰妮·斯皮尔斯(Britney Spears)、贾斯汀 汀布莱克(Justin Timberlake) 联系在一起。“只有真正关心大众的人才能写出真正意义上受大家喜爱的 流行曲!”乐队的贝司手苇狄说, “有些人因为觉得流行歌太简单而不喜欢”。比起现在在排行榜上那 些伪R’n'B、舞曲、流行歌来说,Pink Chimneys 似乎对“流行”有着不一样的理解和看法。他们的音乐听起来像女版的Phil Spector(传奇制作人),或像来自新西兰和澳大利亚80年代的“Smart pop” 风格的 The Go-Betweens, The Clean, The Apartments, 和 The Bats 等 乐队,更或者像当代的 Twee pop 风格代表性乐队 Belle & Sebastian。
乐队目前的主要创作人是在17岁时写了他人生第一首歌曲的吉他手邱磊。由于他对甲壳虫乐队(The Beatles)、英式摇滚和欧洲独立音乐的热爱使他的作品影响着Pink Chimneys的 创作方向。他之前做的一些小样(例如目前在他们豆瓣音乐人主页上听到的两首小样)让他非常确定两件事情:创作音乐是他永远的追求;音乐的梦想使他来到了北 京。
Pink Chimneys 有一个简单的“宣言”,就是来之吉他手的“生活不总是那么美好、快乐的,但在音乐的世界里可以总是美好、快乐、简单 的!”所以他们的作品都是快乐、简单的。他们歌曲中温暖、带迷幻色彩的声音也许容易让人觉得过于简单化了,特别是他们那些天真的歌词,但就像贝司手苇狄所 说的,“创作一首好的流行曲是无法想象的难!” 毫无疑问的是,那些确实是非常棒的流行曲。
吉他手邱磊来到北京后不久就认识了荷兰籍华裔苇狄。他们俩开始 成为了Pink Chimneys乐队的核心。苇狄在荷兰演奏了10年车库摇滚的经验帮助他们组成了现在的乐队,并给这支乐队取了现在的名字Pink Chimneys (苇狄的前一支乐队叫 Chimney Brothers)。乐队成员经过一段时间的波动后,在2009年未形成了这样的阵 容: 主唱刘园、键盘赛琳、鼓手正中。
当我问到他们和北京各演出场所的合作情况时,他们都给出了乐 观、肯定的回答。在荷兰有着丰富演出经验的苇狄认为,现在北京摇滚乐的发展虽然不及西方的水平,但北京正在进步。他们坚信这里有很多的机会给予新的乐队, 而当代的演出场所也非常支持。自乐队成立以来,Pink Chimneys已经开始在各个不同的场 合演出。曾经和美国的组合La Loupe、北京的Pacalolo等 乐队同台演出。在北京的乐队中,他们比较喜欢刺猬和旅行团,苇狄说:“刺猬的音乐是来自于他们真实的内心感受的!”而他们和旅行团的关系也不仅仅停留在喜 欢上,旅行团的键盘手还是Pink Chimneys第一张唱片的录音师。“在中国你永远不能靠卖 唱片赚钱!”他们说,但这并不打扰他们继续音乐梦想的步伐。苇狄说:“这是一种很好的学习经验。”邱磊说:“你永远也不会对自己的作品满意。”
英文原版链接 www.beijingnoise.org
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2010-03-04
脆弱
从已经感觉像夏天的南方
又回到了这座北方的城市
好孤单
好多现实的事情去面对
还是没有能完全的适应这座城市
没有面包和爱情
音乐也燃烧不起来
无法驱赶的是泪水和孤独
还需要多长时间
我还能有多长时间
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2010-02-08
船长
船已出航
缓缓的扬起了帆
风和日丽
缓缓前行
作为船长
你必须要强大
这样才能不会碰上暗礁
作为船长
你必须要冷静
这样才能不走错航线
作为船长
你不能责备水手
只能指引他们方向
作为船长
你注定是孤独的
所有的痛楚、孤独与落寞
你注定是要去独自承受
没有真正意义上的伙伴
船在航行中
是否能发现新大陆
坚持吧
会的
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2010-02-04
谁与我疯狂
达不到完全的共识
为什么要我去承受所以的问题
而他们却正惬意的享受音乐、生活
做了一些妥协
开始变得不是我想要的
内心好挣扎
难受
一切是我的要求高?
是我太理想主义?
梦想怎么去实现?
谁又能与我疯狂?
一个孤单的背影在午夜北京的街头
背着吉他
走入黑铁般的未来
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2010-01-17
等待
今年的北京
下了好多场大雪
很美
很迷人
偶尔会想象
站在窗前
看见自己走在外面那美丽的
白色风景里
孤单的背景后面留下自己
渐渐消失的
足迹
也很美
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2009-11-15
我的蓝色台灯
接近午夜
我搭上11点20的地铁
穿梭于冬天北京城市的夜晚
回到我的小房间
打开那温暖的台灯
忽然想起朴树的第一张唱片《我去2000年》
那张震撼我心灵的唱片
记得在唱片内页他说道他的9W台灯
夜晚 窗下的台灯 温暖的光 和人
挺孤单的一个画面
画中人坐在台灯旁
漫无精心地拨动着吉他上的琴弦
窗外已经飘起了白雪
来到这个梦一样的城市
我是否还是像以前一样孤独
幸运 离我有多远
小小的音乐王国在缓缓的建起
可有时忧伤总离我不远
是否在思念着某个人
寻找记忆的深处
没有发现具体的影像
你为何而来
忧伤
是否想把我带到另一个世界
有没有答案
窗外的雪还在继续的下着
画中的人睡着在吉他旁
忘了关他那蓝色的台灯
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2009-11-03
雪
每天早晨醒来的第一件事情
是去厨房烧一壶开水
然后泡一杯热茶
带着我的吉他
坐在阳台上
让初冬温暖的阳光在我的琴弦上
舞蹈
十一月的第一天凌晨开始下起了雪
比我们预想中都早了许多
有时我会放着电影《天使爱美丽》的原声音乐
看着窗外的雪景
随着手风琴、弦乐和钢琴那些来自法国
的旋律
浮想联翩
驱散这初冬的寒意
亲爱的朋友们
原谅我没有把首演的消息告诉大家
对!我的乐队已经开始在北京演出了
到目前为止已经演了两场
发现自己并没有原来想的那么兴奋
会告诉每一个朋友
反而不想让朋友们知道
也许有太多的担心
总体两场演出下来还是不错的
第一场大家自我感觉都非常不错
第二场我真的是被气坏了
这都是好事
辞掉了工作
享受着这难得的悠闲时光
弹琴、听音乐、写歌
努力地把一些新歌的编曲做完
期待着下一次演出的到来
一年多了
来到北京
时间过得真快
像一次冒险
充满了惊奇
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2009-08-26
尼娜
尼娜
似乎成为了一个遥远的记忆
在梦中
她也离得好远好远
留下来是一堆忧伤的梦境
和歌
尘封在远古的深处
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2009-08-10
倦
Hate to go to work
So fucking tired.
挣扎啊!
从来没有过这种感觉
最近工作倒非常轻松
而自己不想上班的感觉却是那么强烈
来到这个城市也快一年了
自己想干的事情还要更多的努力
而工作?
太多的问号。
好倦
想睡觉
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2009-08-07
歌手 歌手
歌手 歌手
已经两个月了
乐队成员?
折磨人啊
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2008-10-07
Modern sky Music Festival
Modern sky Music Festival
Rock'n'Roll, passion, fashion!
During September 30th to October 2nd, more than 10 thousand people, Chinese, American, European, crowed to Haidian Park in Beijing and enjoyed the music, sunshine and the air! That was Modern sky Music Festival! (Modern sky, the most influential Chinese label for indie music).
Music+!What does “Music+!” mean? This is the concept of Modern sky Music Festival. It means there is not only music!
Music+Art: Art Exhibition. Music+Space: Original design decorations, T-shirts, handbags were selling. Music+imaging: Independent films. Music+Love: Environmental protection, energy conservation and panda conservation.
70 bands, artists and DJs performed their music from 1 p.m. to 11p.m.on main stage, rock stage and electronic stage, including nearly every music style: alternative rock, punk, hard-core, heavy metal, folk, brit-pop and electronica.
Main stage, He Yong, Zhang Chu and New Pants were three grand finales in every three days.
He Yong and Zhang Chu are the two long-not-seen prominent rock stars in China. Everyone who likes rock music knows them and their glory time in 1994. “Sister” is one of Zhang Chu’s famous songs. On the first night, the audience was at fever pitch when he was singing that song! All the audience was singing together. And He Zhang’s performance also killed the audience. His father, He Yu Sheng,who plays trichord, a kind of traditional musical instrument in Beijing, was playing in his son 's song “Bell and Drum towers”. The crowd cheered. They concern about our ordinary life and politics in their albums. They move the people’s heart.
New Pants is a punk band in new generation. Not like He Yong and Zhang Chun, it is a funny band. They concern about fashion, joy, love and enthusiasm. The singer also is an independent film director. On the third night, their playing was full of passion and craziness. People were singing, dancing and enjoying the music and enthusiasm.
There were still others great bands on rock stage. Most of them were young and rock. For instance, Convenient store, Milk@coffee, Yu Fei Men. They are the new power of Chinese independent music.
During those three days, my eyes were always attracted to colored hair, interesting T-shirts, tattoos, funny posters, skateboards and beautiful girls in fashionable clothing. People were enjoying Modern Sky music festival, no matter dark hair or blond hair. People were just talking, drinking and having fun with friends, family and lovers. Sometimes they were lying down, enjoying the music or looking at the blue sky and clouds; sometimes they were just playing games and taking pictures or hanging around, buying interesting decorations and CDs. Everybody was enjoying the sunshine, air, music, food, fashion and love. -
2008-09-01
孩子们
终于明白为什么说老师是天职
今天 我离开了那个学校
心理空荡荡的
本以为我会非常兴奋
但我却感到非常伤感
最恨的是 不能跟我那帮孩子们 说声
再见
太多深刻的没有说声再见 的 再见
回想这一年多的许多画面
他们黑漆漆的大眼睛
天真 纯洁 的表情
看我的眼神
其实这一年多来并不是我在教他们
而是他们在教我怎么样去体验生命的
精彩
希望他们永远不要长大!
-
2008-07-23
冷汗
我的歌手被人给来了一刀!!!
汗!!!!!!!!!!!!
幸好没有什么大事
还进了局子!
吓我一身冷汗!
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2008-06-22
小唱片在进行中
小唱片已经在录制女主音的过程中了
上个月的事儿
发了张广告招女歌手
结果有一个 也只有一个
非常个性的北京女孩给我发了email
喜欢摇滚!会弹钢琴!还能写歌!
把我乐坏了!
不过最让我高兴的是
她的声音非常适合我小唱片的感觉
于是我们合作了
目前录了两首大歌
在合作中
我们度过非常愉快的时光
虽然我们两个都不是开朗的人
并檫出了火花
一起合作共同写了一首歌的歌词
她还给我的吉他 话筒 风扇
取名为 小红 小黑 小紫
小唱片正在进行中
一个小小的心愿不久将会完成
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2008-06-09
Looking for the memories in Beijing
Looking for the memories in Beijing
One day my boss told me that I could take six days off. So I decided to go to Beijing visiting my friends and looking for my memory of Beijing.I bought the ticket and told two of my close friends that I was planning to go to Beijing. One of them said I could stay in his place.
May 3rd when I had finished my work, I carried my bag and took a taxi to the train station. I couldn't believe I was about to go back to Beijing when I was standing in the hall of Guilin Train Station. It was like a dream.
19:20 P.M. the train departed. It wasn't pleasant journey. I had to sit on the seat nearly 29 hours. During the time, there were two men who tried to grab my half seat and they succeed. Maybe because of the holiday, the train was crowded. A lot of people couldn't buy the tickets for seats. They could only buy the tickets for standing. I saw a very young mom holding her little baby and sitting on her stool in the aisle. I felt sad and that made me think a lot of about life. For those people maybe I was lucky.
May 4th 11: 40 P.M. I arrived at my friend's flat. Two of them had been waiting for me. When I entered the room, XiaoYu, one of my close friends, said: "Come, have a drink!" I threw my bag immediately. Three of us were holding the glasses, they said: "Welcome back to Beijing!"
Later we had a little party. I brought the demos of my home making album, which I haven't finished to them. They listened to it and said no bad, but they preferred to my new songs that I played to them after that. XiaoYu said it's been a long time! Haven't heard this kind of music that could make him feel so peaceful! He used an English word to describe it, pure! I guess he really likes those songs. Two of them always support me, encourage me and they are always nice to me. They are just like my brothers. That night we were drinking beer and whisky, talking music and life. Sometimes they talked about business, market that I don't understand at all. Then I realized "I am in Beijing now!"
May 5th. I planned to see the university I used to live and study. Two of my roommates who I haven't seen for four years said that they would meet me at that university. At noon I arrived first and I said I would be waiting at the gym. After a while, one of them, "fat boy", we call him, had arrived. He was scanning the crowd and couldn't find me. Just then, he saw a guy who was smiling at him and he thought "Is this guy?' Finally he recognized me. He said: " I can't nearly recognize you. You used to be having long hair." I said happily: " me too. You're fatter." "And you're thinner." So we kept talking, walking. A few minutes later, I met the other roommate. We had lunch together in the dinning hall four. That university has 8 big dinning halls. And now all of them are not as the same as they used to be. They are much modern and nicer.
"Do you remember that guy?" "Do you know how has he been?" "Oh, he is working for…?" We had a long lunch. After lunch, we were walking on the campus and
looking for our memories. On of my roommates said:" It's just like that all the things happened yesterday." And I agreed with him.
That day I felt I was in a dream and we just kept walking, talking, looking and laughing. I just enjoyed all the memories with them, sunshine and friendship.
May 6th. It was an amazing day.
At noon I went to see a girl who I can talk about poetry and literature with. We had lunch together and had a very nice conversation. She told me that she is getting married. I saw her happy facial expression and I felt so happy for her. After lunch she had to go back to work, so I planned to walk around. I got on the metro heading to Wang Fu Jing walking street. I like that place. I used to go there several times. Later I was there again, but I couldn't find the feeling I used to have. Anyway I just kept walking and taking pictures. Just then I was at the front door of Foreign Language bookstore. CD shops and bookstores, two kind of places I really like to go inside and take a look. It's a very nice place, quiet. I enjoyed walking, looking in there, even though I didn't have any specific books I wanted. I just scanned that great number of different books.A western guy was talking to a shop assistant. He tried to find some English studying books for his Chinese friend. I could tell they had a tiny problem of communication. So I went toward him and said: "Sorry to bother you, maybe I could help." Then we had a little conversation. I said the books which he was holding are good, good for the beginner of Chinese students who want to learn English." I asked him if he is French, because I could tell from his accent. He said yes. I also told him about myself, an English teacher, on my vacation… Before we said goodbye, he thanked for the help. After that I went the top of floor and bought a Chinese rock album, then I left that bookstore.
I got on the subway, decided to go to Tiananmen Square. I wanted to check National Museum, but unfortunately when I got there, I saw some solders were cleaning the square. The tourists were forced to leave the square. Two of western tourists still wanted to go there, but the solders didn't allow. They wanted to know why, but the solders couldn't let them understand. So I thought it was my show time. I translated that the solders wanted to tell them. "They said they have a activity." They also wondered what kind of the activity, they were curious. Then I translated again, "Foreign government officers come."
After that, one of them was kind to me. So we had a 7 or 8 minutes conversation. They told me that they had been here for only two days. They were from the U.S America. "It is very hard to find someone who can speak English." They said. They were very interested in some old Chinese building. They pointed at it and asked me what it was. I told them that was an old Chinese city gate. They also asked me something, but I couldn't understand. Then I realized I have to keep practicing my English.
8 P.M. I got back to my friend's flat and we had dinner together. He said: "Let's go to a concert today." So we went.
When we arrived at a bar, which is called "Jiangjinjiu", I saw two western people sat in front of the bar and played their music. I felt so exciting and couldn't wait to go inside, but my friend was taking pictures of me. I said: " Hurry up, Hurry up!" That day was Wednesday, so my friend said I was so lucky, because if we went at weekends, we wouldn't get any changes to get inside. That bar is too small, but we got two seats though that night. When those two musicians took a break, I went toward them talking with them. They are from Australia. “My first foreign English teacher is Australian and He is very nice to me. We still keep in touch!” “That’s why you can speak such a good English!” They said proudly. They were so nice to me and I told them about my songs and my dreams. I also sang my songs to them.
The most surprising thing is that the leader singer, Jane, her great-grandma was Chinese. That night we had a wonderful time together. Ian, one of them gave me his email address. My friend who can only speak a little English also joined the conversation. He said to Ian: “He is the best!” He put his hand on my shoulder, “You can become his music teacher and teach him to write good songs…” and Ian said: “I can give advice, hahahaha.” We had a long conversation and later we took some pictures altogether. I had never been so happy and exciting. I also could tell my friend from his facial expression, he was happy and exciting too.
When the concert was over, my friend decided to take me to another bar. Which usually has some Jazz concert. Unfortunately there was no concert that night. Anyway my friend took me some photos in front of the bar which is called "East shore."
What an amazing day!
May 7th. It was a great day too. I went to see a friend who used to be my guitarist. We haven't seen each other for four years. After that I became a tourist again. I was walking on the old clock tower street. I found a lot of interesting shops; things and I took a great number of photos.
In the evening I went back to my friend's apartment. We had a little concert. My friend and I were drinking beer and playing some old Chinese romantic songs, which both of us love, but to be honest, that was the worst concert you've ever seen. During the playing, we made a lot of mistakes, forgot the chords and something like that. But we enjoyed ourselves! We felt so happy and so glad to be together playing some music again. I shot our singing and playing. (I keep the video and saw it a lot of times when I got back. That made me not feels so lonely).
That night we were just singing, laughing and drinking. Later, we were talking about music, dreams, life, reality, poetry, philosophy, love, and girls.I said: "I am weak!" "I know" he said, "You're just like a simply boy who lives in his romantic dreams. French girls would like you." Yeah, I was so happy to hear that.
So my days in Beijing were over and I would always remember those days.
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2008-05-14
寻找北京的回忆
2008年5月3日下午18点30左右
我背着包 站在桂林火车站的电梯上
望着这个不大不小的车站顶棚
有点不敢相信自己要去那座
自己思念已久的城市
仿佛在梦里
接下来的旅程谈不上兴奋左边毕业不久的大学生们
对面的一对情侣
右边一些不知操着什么发言 皮肤黝黑的民工
坐在小板凳上年轻女人抱着她的孩子
我就坐在他们中间
听着他们的话语
观望着他们的神态与动作
仿佛在偷窥着他们的生活
我在静静地等待着2008年5月4日11点15分
火车终于到达了西客站
我迫不及待的下了火车
搭上出租车
出神的凝望着这即熟悉又陌生的
北京的夜色
11点40分左右我来到元古的家小宇早就到那等着我到来
我刚一进门看见小宇
他的第一句话是
“来,喝酒!”
于是我把行李一扔
拿起一杯酒
他们俩说
“欢迎再次来到北京!”
夜色虽然很晚但并没有冷却我们见面的热情
伴着我们最爱的燕京啤酒和威士忌
我弹起一些没有收录在正在做的DIY小唱片的歌
时间似乎没有了意义
5月5日上午 我搭上去北航的公交车准备去见见 在我梦中不知出现多少次的北航
公交车在北航的东南门停
我沿着 搜索到的大脑里的记忆
慢慢的走着
发现在东南门的左侧多了一座现代建筑
后来听朋友说那是全亚洲最大的教学办公楼
接着我来到了体育馆
记得当年没有什么事情的时候
我会坐在上面的台阶上
看着对面的人群发呆
就在这儿我见到了四年没见到
同寝室的哥们 胖子
他说他以当年我长发的形象来搜寻人群
并没有发现我
当他看见一个小伙对他傻笑的时候
他心里还在嘀咕
“是这小子吗?”
他看上去胖了许多
也许现在叫他胖子更合适些 呵呵
接着我见到了另一个同寝室的哥们曹
然后我们在以前四食堂的地方吃饭
当然它不再是以后的四食堂
而是非常现代化的食堂
午后我们在北京灿烂的阳光下散步着
回想起许多往事
“你还记得那个谁谁谁吗?
和他还有联系吗?”
有太多的人已经不在我的记忆里了
教学区还是那样的熟悉与亲切时隔四年有幸能再走在这里
此时的我 心里无比平静
享受着回忆 阳光 和友谊
这两哥们用了一天上班的时间来陪我
离别时我还是能感到这两位北方汉子
脸上的一丝的忧伤
谁也不能肯定下一次见面时什么时候
5月6日 奇遇的一天
午 会见一位唯一能与我谈诗歌的女孩
为她现在的幸福生活而感到高兴
午后 我第一次像一个游人一样
独自穿梭于这个硕大的北京城
书店 和 唱片店
唯一我会进去逛的地方
于是我走进了这个王府井的外文书店
安静 舒适的环境 大量的外文书籍
我悠闲的浏览着书架上的书
发现旁边一位不高的老外在问售货员
不甘寂寞的我主动搭上话了
从他的口音我听出他是法国人
他说是的 他在帮他的朋友找学习英语的书
就这样我和他闲聊了几句
友好的他也非常感谢我的帮助
之后我离开外文书店
我又走在王府井的街上
试图寻找一些当年在这里的一些感觉
但似乎找不着了
告别王府井 我搭上地铁来到所有中国人
都想来的天安门广场
想来这里是因为当年来国家博物馆
被这里宏伟的建筑所震撼
仿佛呆在一个巨大的迷宫里
那天似乎来得不是时候
或者说太走运了
广场开始禁严
多难得碰见一次啊
年轻的士兵们 守卫着这里的安全
游人慢慢的走出广场
两个老外似乎不明白怎么回事
其中一位用英语问一个年轻的士兵
后来我还是甘不住寂寞
帮忙翻译了一会
后来知道他们是来自美国的
来中国才两天
我问他们是不是为奥运会而来
他们说只是想来看看长城什么的
他们其中一位对我还是非常客气
大约聊聊七八分钟
我们分开了
我看看表 还有时间
于是我又搭上地铁 决定去西单看看
西单的时代广场 图书大厦都是不错的地方
唯一感到有些失望的是图书大厦的藏书似乎没有从前多
我当时还在怀疑我到了西单图书大厦没有
夜晚8点 我回到元古家吃饭我们决定今晚去泡吧 看演出
这么多年来我从来没有像那晚那样高兴与兴奋
那晚疆进酒酒吧的演出是两位澳大利亚的乐手
男的弹班卓琴 主音
女的是吉他和主唱
当我从窗外看到 听到他们的音乐时 我就兴奋不已
元古还在帮我拍相片 说效果不好 再来
但我已经迫不及待地想进去了
女歌手的声音非常棒
班卓琴也演奏得非常牛
歌曲的风格偏向美国的民谣
那个演出他们主要演女歌手的歌和一些老的Blues
女歌手Jane说她喜欢Neil Young
当然这是我在他们中场休息的时候
抓住机会和他们说话时知道的
我义无返顾的告诉他们我的梦 我的歌
我正在做的DIY小唱片
当我说我要找女歌手时
Jane 还说我唱得还行 He can sing 她对Ian说
我们还聊了很多
我说我的第一位外教也是澳大利亚人
他们似乎自豪的说
That's why you can speak English so well
非常让我惊喜的是
Jane说她的曾曾祖母是个中国人
演出完了后 我们坐在一起聊着
看得出元古那晚聊得也非常兴奋
用他非常牛的话说就是
他要让老外说中文
哈哈 他说高兴就好 喝酒
不用考虑他明天要上班的事
天下没有不散的宴席
分离后 元古还带我去一家他们经常去的Jazz吧 东岸
他说他在那里曾给崔健递过几次烟 但没有深聊
可惜的是周二没有Jazz演出
所以我也只能在门外拍拍相片 留念一下
2008年5月6日 奇遇的一天
5月7日 见见昔日曾合作过的吉他手白天还是一个人独自在北京城闲逛
在旧鼓楼大街上发现些多有意思的商店
夜晚 也是我在北京呆的最后一晚
我和元古弹起一些老狼的老歌
历史上最烂的演出 有视频为证
我们聊音乐 诗歌 哲学 梦想 现实 生活 音乐 爱情和女人
我说我很脆弱 元古说“我知道”
他说我是一个单纯的小孩活在浪漫的梦里
法国姑娘会比较喜欢我
他说我们应该把梦想放在最后一个抽屉里
他还说了很多 我也说了很多
可惜的是 还是时间太少了
我的寻找北京的回忆之旅就这样结束了
回来后似乎一切事情变得清晰了许多
嗯 我继续静静地等待着.......
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2008-04-28
The one I love
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love
Fire (she’s comin’ down on her own, now)
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I’ve left behind
Another prop has occupied my time
This one goes out to the one I love
Written by REM
Performed by Rosie Thomas -
2008-02-04
一缕阳光
这儿寒冷的冬天
她
一位异国的朋友
像一缕阳光
让我感到如此温暖
驱散我心中的冰冷
音乐
在这个寒冷的冬天
我们互相谈论着
快乐
音乐带给我们的
是真正的快乐
新年
祝福大伙
健康快乐
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2008-01-04
冰冷
心里很冰冷
发生了很多事情
大事小事 乱七八糟
一起来
也许这就是生活
冰冷
对什么都没有了激情
即使是正在做的小唱片
对它开始有点感到绝望
冰冷
讨厌工作
讨厌很多人
但还是要去面对
好像一切都没有了意思
变得冷漠
冰冷
没有新的音乐让我快乐
还是找回朴树的《我去2000年》
温暖的还是温暖
感动的还是感动
也许我一辈子也达不到他的水平
生命有太多的不定因素
我们像风中漂浮的尘土
那样脆弱
新的一年又到来了
时间在流逝
而留下来的是什么
什么留在了过去
而我也只能留在现在
什么又能去到未来
太多的感叹号!
太多的问号?
我也希望能
“面朝大海,春暖花开! ——海子”
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2007-12-28
松了一口气
上个星期的今天
我从家里回来了
母亲病了 非常吓人的名字
我在医院里陪着她老人家
幸好不是非常严重
我可以陪老妈聊聊天 说说笑话 开开玩笑
昨天 老妈打电话来说
她出院了
我松了一口气
血浓于水
在医院的时候觉得
除了母亲的健康 其他一切都不重要了
愿天下母亲 父亲 家里健康 快乐!
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2007-12-16
老天,希望这次你是跟我开玩笑!
老天,希望这次你是跟我开玩笑!
不要对我那么残忍
我相信你是跟我开一个玩笑
今天是你的生日
妈妈我很想你
想起年幼在你 温暖的臂膀里
直到有一天我长成
一张青春的脸庞
于是妈妈我要向你挥手告别
那么多年支撑我的
是妈妈你的眼泪
你的怀抱是温暖的海洋
童年欢乐的旧时光
你注 视我的慈祥的目光
伴随着歌声飘向了远方
今天是你的生日
妈妈我很爱你
长了这么大
第一次说给你听
妈妈我告诉你
我 找到了真正的爱情
她的模样就像年轻时候的你
当我降临到这个世上
你在身旁疲倦又安详
听见爸爸对你说
是个男孩
如今我已长成个青年
可我却不能陪在你身边
妈妈你等我回家
是否望眼欲穿
啦~啦~啦~ -
2007-12-11
胡说八道
突然发现自己很
丑!!
最近没有听到什么好的音乐
心情没有那么高兴
不知不觉
大半年过去了
又到了冬天
没有日子的概念
虽然日子在这么悄悄的过着
变得懒惰
做什么事情都没有激情
在街上遇到口语班的一个朋友
真是奇怪 一年没见
我以为我们不会再见面
原来她在读研究生
在这个校园里
也是在路上碰见久未见的人
也是以前口语班的 一个男生
也是一年没有联系
也许是运气
老天的安排让我解决了一个问题
希望真的能解决
发现在这个城市
我还是认识一些人的
还有一位去年冬天
常请我到她们那里吃东西的邻居
嘿嘿
自己瞎扯了一翻
也不知道自己在说些什么
哎~~~
就这么着吧
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2007-12-06
万晓利 - 这一切没有想象的那么糟
又是一张比较优秀的国内的
民谣唱片
低调 宁静 美丽
推荐曲目《鸟语》
他是世上惟一能懂鸟语的人
他心中有个愿望
在死后能够变成一只鸟
不管是什么鸟
麻雀也好燕子也好飞鹰也好
孔雀也好凤凰也好乌鸦也好
他每天过得非常快乐
因为他懂鸟的语言
有人曾走过他的窗前
听见他还唱歌呢
麻雀也好燕子也好飞鹰也好
孔雀也好凤凰也好乌鸦也好在梦里他舞动着翅膀
飞向美丽的地方
在雨后金色的阳光下
吸允泥土的清香
麻雀也好燕子也好飞鹰也好
孔雀也好凤凰也好乌鸦也好有一天满天的羽毛飞舞
夕阳染红大地
鸟儿们换成另外一种语言
至今没人能懂
na na na....







