Red Rock in the News
(c) Jonathan Campbell all rights reserved
Library Journal Arts & Humanities Reviews, October 15, 2011:
...Drawing from a wealth of sources and personal experiences, Campbell explores the individuals and their philosophies...and raises provocative questions about how far yaogun has come and where it is going...This in-depth, thoughtful, and well-written book will appeal to those with an interest in rock ‘n’ roll and related genres of contemporary music on an international level. An especially welcome addition to world music collections.
A Selection of Reviews
Photo by Song Xiaohui
He Yong
Asia Society asks jWc about who will be China’s Psy – and more, Jan 2013
National Public Radio (NPR) and WNYC’s the Leonard Lopate Show sits down with jWc, Dec 2012
China Daily USA on yaogun and Red Rock, Dec 2012
Al Jazeera English on the “rise” of rock ‘n’ roll in China, Nov 2012
The Sydney Morning Herald (and the Age) on Asia’s musical output, Oct 2012
ABC Radio, Books and Arts, Oct 2012
ABC Television’s Newsline on yaogun, Oct 2012
jWc appears on Melbourne radio station RRR program Detour, Oct 17, 2012
jwc appears on PBS FM radio show Enter the Dragon, Oct 17, 2012
International Herald Tribune, Aug 2012
Los Angeles Review of Books review and interview, Aug 2012
CBC Music asks jWc about folk-rock outfit Hanggai, Aug 2012
The Wall Street Journal’s Scene Asia blog asks for five albums; jWc gives six, and receives a cartoon likeness, July 2012
The World of Chinese magazine, July 2012
China Digital Times, July 2012
The Wall Street Journal: WSJ review, WSJ Live (video), April 2012
Torontoist, April 2012
Metro (Toronto), March 2012
An Asia Society interview with jWc is reposted at the Atlantic, March 2012
Shanghai Daily, March 2012
An audio interview recorded post-Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club talk for Forbes Magazine
The Village Post, Feb 2012
Toronto Standard, Feb 2012
Bookclub in a Box, Feb 2012
Other People’s Books blog, Feb 2012
The Toronto Reference Library’s blog on jWc’s talk there, Feb 2012
Open Book Toronto asked jWc about his workspace in their “At the Desk” column, Feb 2012
Shanghai Talk, Feb 2012
Pengyou Project, Dec 2011
CBC Radio’s Day 6 on yaogun as a “winning” element of the most “winning” story of the year, China, Dec 2011
China Radio International, Nov 2011
the Beijinger, Nov 2011
Fairchild TV, Nov 2011 (Chinese)
Macleans magazine talks with jWc about Canadian musical impact in China
Public Radio International’s The World, Oct 2011
Radio Australia’s Connect Asia, Oct 2011
The Library Journal’s review (excerpted above)
Five major moments in yaogun’s long, strange march for Time Out (Beijing), Oct 2011
Global Times on Red Rock; and a companion piece on yaogun’s journey, Oct 2011
On Radiohead’s possible Chinese microblog account in the Guardian (UK), July 2011
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Wall Street Journal April 13-15, 2012:
...Few people are better positioned to compile the first comprehensive study of China's rock scene than [Campbell]... a page-turner... a rare China book that isn't focused on politics or profits, simply people yearning for change and a stage.
Booklist Reviews 2011 November #2
...As a participant in the music, Campbell is well situated to describe the bands, movements, and subgenres in the development of the music... The fact that there has often been a disconnect between when a Western act attains fame and when its stuff gets to China...merely adds to the fun. Excellent as a primer on a rising force in pop music, Campbell's efforts here constitute a labor of love. Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews.
jWc a-bloggin’ here
Post for ArtSpace China, June 2012
Article for Outlook magazine, in translation, Feb 2012
On Nevermind’s twentieth anniversary at PopMatters.com, Oct 2011
Campbell’s Foreign Devil column at PopMatters.com (2005-2007
A Selection of Media Clippings
A Selection of Writings by jWc
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