Dan Shapiro

Tariff 2025: Panic Buying a Honda HR-V on the Eve of Economic Sanctions

It's a total zoo out there, so good luck, you’re gonna need it ...

Apr 3 • 

Dan Shapiro

June 2024

Remembering YuYinTang (Part 4): A Fairytale Ending For The Fever Machine

On that time I said goodbye …

Jun 30, 2024 • 

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Remembering YuYinTang (Part 3): Halloween Tribute Nights

On those times I brought KISS, The Clash, The Misfits, and more to Shanghai …

Jun 27, 2024 • 

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Remembering YuYinTang (Part 2): The Debut of Precious Chong

For one night only ...

Jun 25, 2024 • 

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Remembering YuYinTang (Part 1): Joyside & The Rogue Transmission (June 20, 2009)

On this very day, 15 years ago...

Jun 20, 2024 • 

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May 2023

Lost Weekend in Nanjing: Declaring Guerilla Warfare on the Censors with Little Dragon and The Morlocks

On that time I fought the Ministry of Culture and won …

May 31, 2023 • 

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April 2023

The Rock/Electro Ratio: Touring Through China Amid the Anti-French Movement

On that time I debuted at Beijing’s D-22 at the apex of a punk rock renaissance …

Apr 28, 2023 • 

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March 2023

Set Life: Filming Chinese Epic 'Mei Lanfang' with Chen Kaige

On that time I was left on the cutting room floor …

Mar 31, 2023 • 

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February 2023

Get In The Van: Making My Bones in the Shanghai Underground

On that time I jumpstarted an unlikely Chinese expat rock scene …

Feb 22, 2023 • 

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Karaoke, Big Bacon, and Mixed Martial Arts: Looking Back on the RUFF Million RMB Super Fight

On that time I helped launch an MMA promotion with the Chinese government ...

Feb 2, 2023 • 

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December 2020